LONGVILLE — The St. Louis Lady Saints clinched a share of the District 4-3A title with a 73-49 win over South Beauregard on Friday night.

St. Louis (24-3, 8-0) closed the first half with a 33-7 run to take command. Freshman guard Paris Guillory scored 15 points in the first half to lead the Saints, who scored repeatedly in transition after forcing turnovers and missed shots.

Anaiya Turner scored 10 points in the second quarter, when the Saints outscored the Lady K’s 27-7.

Guillory and Myca Trail finished with 17 points each. Turner added 16 and Tia Ledet finished with 10.

Kayleigh Hudler led South Beauregard (16-13, 5-3) with 17 points while Dayla Simon added 15.

The Saints can clinch the title outright with a win over Westlake on Tuesday. South Beauregard was eliminated from the title race.

St. Louis 79

S. Beauregard 68, OT

St. Louis (19-3, 5-1) blew a six-point lead in the last 2 minutes of regulation but dominated the extra frame to take sole possession of first place in District 4-3A.

South Beauregard (14-10, 4-2) trailed by six with 2:19 left but forced overtime on 3-pointers by Jayden Derouen and Collin Gunter.

The Saints started the overtime with a 9-2 burst and never trailed. Jadon Johnson scored seven straight points and finished with a team-high 23 points. Terry Shearman added 14, Kaelin Hardy scored 11 and Nic Ughovwa scored 13.

Gunter scored a game-high 30 to lead the Golden Knights, including nine in the fourth quarter.

South Beauregard led by as many as 11 in the first half, but Johnson scored 11 off the bench for St. Louis in the second quarter, including a 3 at the buzzer to tie the score at 28.

The second half featured 10 lead changes snd seven ties.