The Red Oak girls basketball team  used a second quarter run to take control of the game and defeated Atlantic 62-50 in a Class 3A Region 8 Semifinal on Wednesday night.

The Tigers grabbed a 7-0 lead right out of the gate and were ahead 20-8 late in the first quarter. Atlantic then ripped off a 12-0 run to tie the game at 20 early in the second period. Red Oak responded in a big way with a 14-0 run of their own to seize control of the game. The Trojans would trim the lead down to 9 a couple times in the third but would never get any closer.

The Tigers had three players finish in double-figures led by 18 from Ellie Rengstorf. Chloe Johnson had 14 and Lexi Johnson scored 12. The Tigers improve to 20-3 on the season and advance to the Region 8 Final on Saturday night. The Tigers will face Creston in that Final at Southwest Valley High School in Corning at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Panthers advanced with a 51-44 win over West Marshall.

The Trojans got 20 points from Haley Rasmussen and 16 from McKenzie Waters. The Trojans end their season with a record of 9-14 and say goodbye to Waters and fellow senior Corri Pelzer. The Trojans 9 wins is equal to their win total for the past three seasons combined.