Smith's 29 leads Chester to semifinals

<span style="font-weight: 400;">CAMPBELL HILL -- Savion Smith a game-high scored 29 points, and Chester took control in the second half of a 61-41 win over Trico on Monday in the quarterfinals of the Pioneers' own Class 2A regional.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">It was the fourth time the Yellow Jackets had beaten Trico this season and the first half was definitely the closest of the series. Chester led by six, 20-14, midway through the second quarter, but the Pioneers put together a 10-4 run to tie the game at 24 at halftime.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">"I felt like we had to make adjustments throughout the game, but I felt like with us keeping the tempo on-ball and the pressure on-ball, allowed us to do some things and play into our gameplan a little bit," said Chester coach Brad Norman. "I definitely felt like the tempo was sped up a little bit and I think that played into our favor."</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Josh Haberberger added 10 points for the Yellow Jackets (20-9), including six on back-to-back 3-pointers that allowed Chester to stretch its lead to 10, 36-26, late in the third quarter.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">See more details from the game in Friday's&#160;print and E-edition versions of the Herald Tribune.</span>

<strong> Steeleville 66, Elverado 49</strong>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">MARION -- Owen Gross scored 20 points to lead four players in double figures and Steeleville advanced to Wednesday's semifinals of the Crab Orchard Regional with a win over Elverado on Monday.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Reid Frederking (15), Dusty Sutton (12) and Andrew Grafton (12) also reached double digits for the Warriors (20-9), who led 35-16 at halftime.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Steeleville moved on to face Christopher (15-12) in Wednesday's 6 p.m. regional semifinal. The winner of Wednesday's game earns a berth in Friday's regional championship at 7 p.m.</span>

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