Green survived a late run by Clay to advance to a sectional final after defeating the Panthers 49-42 on Monday at Valley High School.

Chris Willard led the Bobcats with 14 points and three steals. Randy Ratcliff scored 12 points with 11 rebounds for a double-double.

The Panthers were led by Evan Keaton and T.J. Mershon, each of who scored 15 points.

Green plays East next Monday at Valley for the sectional championship.

Clay 10 12 6 14 - 42

Green 13 15 11 10 - 49

Clay - Keaton 7 1 15, Mershon 7 1 15, Clevenger 2 0 5, Keen 1 0 2, Crapyou 1 2 4, Ratliff 0 1 1. Totals 18 5 42.

Green - Clarke 3 0 7, Tyler 0 2 2, Willard 5 1 14, Pierce 2 0 5, Pollard 4 3 12, Ratcliff 2 5 9. Totals 16 11 49.

3-pointers - Clay 1 (Clevenger); Green 6 (Willard 3, Clarke, Pollard, Pierce)

Record - Green 9-12

Peebles 58, Lynchburg-Clay 53

Peebles pulled an upset on Monday at Waverly, defeating No. 4 seeded Lynchburg-Clay by five points to advance to a sectional championship.

Blake Justice led the Indians with 23 points, five rebounds, three steals and six crucial free throws down the stretch. Andrew Seaman had nine points and eight rebounds while Tyler Arnold scored 12 points with seven assists.

Peebles 15 16 15 12 - 58

Lynchburg Clay 14 17 14 8 - 53

Peebles - Stephens 1 2 4, Caudill 2 0 4, Justice 8 6 23, Arnold 5 1 12, Seaman 4 0 9, Meade 3 0 6. Totals 23 9 58.

Lynchburg Clay - Gorman 4 3 13, Watson 3 0 7, Patton 1 0 2, J. Dehaaf 1 0 3, Hawk 4 4 12, Ja. Dehaaf 8 0 16. Totals 21 7 53.

3-pointers - Peebles 3 (Justice, Arnold, Seaman0; Lynchburg Clay 4 (Gorman 2, Watson, Jo. Dehaaf)

Record - Peebles 10-11; Clay 15-6