The Liberty-Benton girls basketball team advanced to the Final Four with a 61-47 defeat of Centerburg in the Division III regional final at Lexington, Saturday, March 10.

The Eagles (23-2) play Anna (26-0) in a state semifi nal, Thursday, March 15, 8 p.m., in Columbus. Anna finished number one in the Associated Press poll, while Liberty-Benton finished seventh.

In the other D-III state semifinal, Smithville (26-0) plays Columbus Africentric (21-4), Thursday at 6 p.m. Smithville finished third in the AP poll, while Africentric finished 10th.

The state championship game is Saturday, March 17, 2 p.m.