Anna Jones scored 14 of her 21 points in the second half to help Flanagan beat Jacksonville Routt 45-42 Friday in the Class 1A girls basketball semifinals at Redbird Arena.
The Falcons (26-9), who finished fourth in Class A two years ago, will play Newark in Saturday’s 12:45 p.m. championship game.
Routt (23-9) held a 23-14 lead at halftime, but Flanagan cut the deficit to 30-28 going into the fourth quarter. Two free throws by Flanagan’s Caitlyn Jones broke a 37-37 tie with 2:51 left and Routt, which finished third in Class A last season, trailed the rest of the way.
Anna Jones, who has committed to Iowa Wesleyan and was selected by the Associated Press as a first-team 1A all-stater, also had 10 rebounds, three steals and two assists. Katie Lindsey and Melissa Nichols each scored 17 for Routt.
Routt will play Moweaqua Central A&M for third place in 1A at 11 a.m. The attendance for the two 1A semifinals was 3,662.