Gallery by Heather Belcher
Charleston – Petersburg used a late second-quarter run to distance itself and held off a late surge to beat No. 3 St. Marys 48-40 in the Class AA semifinal Wednesday at the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center.
With the win the sixth-seeded Vikings advance to Friday’s Class AA state semifinal for the third consecutive season where they’ll face the winner of Ravenswood-Wyoming East.
Abby Alt led the effort for Petersburg with 18 points while Nellie Whetzel scored 10 points.
Addie Davis led St. Marys with 17 points in the loss.