CAVE CITY -- The Gosnell Junior Pirates advanced to the 3-4A District Tournament championship game on Thursday night with a 50-48 win over Westside.
With the game tied 48-48, Brayden Burcham swiped a steal and fired it ahead to Rashon Gates for the go-ahead layup with four seconds left.
Gosnell trailed 15-12 at the end of the first quarter, but bounced back to lead 27-20 at halftime.
Westside had the advantage, 39-36, going into the final period.
Caleb Brown led Gosnell with 17 points, including four three-pointers, while Jydarian Young added 16 and Jordan Lewis 8.
The Junior Pirates improved to 22-4 on the season and face the winner of Brookland and Highland in the title game at 4:15 p.m. Saturday.