Belfry held off a furious fourth-quarter surge by Pike Central to win the 60th District championship, 72-67, in a matchup played at the Hawks Nest on Friday night.
Sal Dean led a balanced scoring attack for the Pirates (16-9) with 20 points. DeMahjae Clark followed with 19 and Tyler Chaffin tossed in 14.
Josh Du Toit paced the Hawks, now 16-10, with a game-high 26 points. Jaylan Rigdon tallied 18 and Latee Childress added 12. Kasope Lawrence chipped in eight.
Belfry will begin 15th Region tournament play against Shelby Valley (17-8) on March 23. Game time is 6:30 pm.
The Hawks face Betsy Layne (12-10) at 8:15 m on March 22.
At Buckleys Creek
(60th District championship)
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
PC (16-10)….16 10 9 32 – 67
BF (16-9)……22 12 16 22 – 72
Scoring:
Pike Central (67) – Josh Du Toit 6(2) 8-11 26; Jaylan Rigdon 6 6-10 18; Latee Childress 3(2) 0-1 12; Kasope Lawrence 4 0-2 8; Jaden Stewart 1 1-2 3; and Bryce Adkins 0 0-1 0. Totals: 20(4) 15-27 67.
Belfry (72) – Sal Dean 8(1) 1-2 20; DeMahjae Clark 6 7-10 19; Tyler Chaffin 3(2) 2-4 14; Bol Kuir 3 1-3 7; Ben McNamee 3 1-2 7; Caleb Spears 1 2-4 4; and Steven Banks 0 1-2 1. Totals: 24(3) 15-27 72.
Next up: Pike Central (16-10) vs. Betsy Layne (12-8), 15th Region tournament, 8:15 pm, Mar. 22; Belfry (16-9) vs. Shelby Valley (17-8), 15th Region tournament, 6:30 pm, Mar. 23.