Providence used a pair of 18-point quarters to create separation from Class 2A, No. 9 Triton Central Wednesday and never relinquished the lead in a 58-47 victory in the Arrow Container Classic hosted by Hauser.

The Pioneers (9-6) hit six three-pointers and sank 16 of 22 free-throw attempts to advance to today’s championship game to face Seeger (12-4).

Kaia Kailer and Avery Smith each scored 15 points for Providence, who defeated Lawrenceburg earlier Wednesday to reach the semifinal round against Triton Central. Addison Smith and Jayda Kempf each finished with 12 points in the win that snapped the Tigers’ 10-game win streak.

Freshman Quinn King scored a career-high 16 points for Triton Central (11-3). Maryrose Felling had 10 points and Brooklyn Bailey finished with nine points.

Triton Central opened the Arrow Container Classic with a 51-22 win over South Decatur. The Tigers held the Cougars (8-8) scoreless in the second quarter to build a 33-8 lead.

Bailey had a game-high 18 points. Felling and Hailey Harris each scored 10 points.

Paige McQueen led South Decatur with nine points.

The two-day tournament concludes today with four games.

In the seventh place game, Greenwood Christian (4-10) takes on South Decatur. The fifth place game follows with Eminence (12-4) battling Lawrenceburg (8-7).

Triton Central will face Hauser (4-13) for the second time in a week. The Tigers defeated the Jets, 53-21, on Dec. 21. The winner today at 4 p.m. will secure a third-place finish in the tournament.

In the championship game at 6 p.m., Seeger faces Providence.

In a boys basketball tournament Wednesday:

New Castle Tournament

The boys basketball program at Triton Central suffered a pair of losses at the New Castle Fieldhouse.

The Class 2A, No. 10 Tigers opened the one-day tournament against the host Trojans but fell behind by 11 points after three quarters of play.

Triton Central rallied in the fourth quarter and trailed by two points and had possession of the ball with 30 seconds left on the clock but failed to get a shot off.

New Castle iced the win from the free-throw line and prevailed 48-44.

Colin Taylor and Tucker Griffin each scored 16 points for New Castle. Mason Miller had 10 points.

Eli Sego led Triton Central with 17 points. Silas Blair followed with 16 points.

In the consolation game, Norwell used a 16-point second quarter to open up a 21-16 halftime lead. The Knights backed that effort with 17 more points in the third quarter and never let the Tigers get into a rhythm.

Adam McBride had 14 points to lead Class 3A Norwell (6-3). Ashton Federspiel finished with 13 points and eight rebounds.

The Knights lost to Decatur Central, 57-45, in their semifinal game Wednesday afternoon.

Eli Sego had 15 points to lead Triton Central (7-3) in the consolation game loss. Blair added 11 points.

In the championship game, Decatur Central improved to 6-2 with a 64-60 win over New Castle (4-6).

Triton Central returns to action on Jan. 5 in the semifinal round of the Shelby County Tournament at Southwestern High School. The Tigers will face Waldron (3-3) in the 6 p.m. game. The Tigers defeated the Mohawks, 63-53, on Nov. 30.

The other semifinal game on Jan. 5 pits Morristown (0-7) against the host Spartans (0-6).

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