The Bracken County Polar Bears led 27-4 at the end of the first quarter and defeated the St. Patrick Saints 81-49 in a semifinal game of the 39th District Tournament at The Fieldhouse tonight.
Bracken County scored 28 points off St. Patrick's 21 turnovers.
Devante Jefferson led the Polar Bears in scoring with 16 points. Blake Reed added 15 points.
St. Patrick junior Braxton Swanger was 5-of-5 on 3-pointers and had a game-high 17 points. Chase Walton had a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds for the Saints. Allan Briseno followed with 10 points
Bracken County will play Mason County in the district championship game Thursday night.
Bracken County 27 15 23 16 -- 81
St. Patrick 04 12 22 11 -- 49
Bracken County -- B. Reed 15, Commodore 5, Reynolds 2, C. Reed 8, N. Jefferson 8, Norton 4, Teegarden 6,
D. Jefferson 16, Benedict 2, Burlew 2, Hesler 7, Schultz 6
St. Patrick -- Briseno 10, Swanger 5, Walton 14, Roush 3, Fields 17