VERONA, Mo. — Second-seeded College Heights Christian held on late for a 61-59 win over third-seeded Purdy on Wednesday night in a semifinal contest of the Class 2 District 12 boys basketball tournament at Verona High School.
The Cougars will meet No. 1 seed Marionville at 6 p.m. on Friday in the district championship game.
On Wednesday, Purdy led 19-18 at the end of the first quarter, but CHC had built a 33-28 lead by intermission.
College Heights held a 43-39 lead by the end of the third period.
The Cougars were clinging to a 47-45 lead with five minutes to play and they were up 58-56 with a minute to play on their way to a close win.
Purdy finished the season with a record of 17-11.
College Heights is now 23-5 on the season. Ranked sixth in Class 2, Marionville is 25-2.
Marionville beat fifth-seeded Verona 77-50 in the other semifinal.
