Lady Pintos fall to Lady Jays in overtime

The California Lady Pintos faced Jefferson City in the semifinal round of the California 20th Annual Girls Basketball Tournament Wednesday night, where the second-seeded Lady Pintos lost a hard-fought battle to the third-seeded Lady Jays in overtime, 38-36.

California will play fourth-seeded Battle for third place at 2 p.m. Saturday.

Other Wednesday night action at the tourney included the following: Moberly defeated Fulton 50-46; Boonville defeated Battle 55-47; and Southern Boone defeated Harrisonville 56-42.

Fifth-seeded Fulton will play seventh-seeded Southern Boone for the consolation at 6 p.m. Friday. Third-seeded Jefferson City will play top-seeded Boonville for the championship at 5 p.m. Saturday.