Staff photo / Brian Yauger. Springfield’s Carson Cunningham dribbles to the basket in the team’s district semifinal loss to LaBrae on Tuesday. Cunningham scored 11 in the loss.

LEAVITTSBURG — LaBrae’s offense was a well-oiled machine on Tuesday, spreading the ball around and scoring when it counted.

Five players recorded points for the Vikings, all of whom reached double figures. LaBrae rode that offensive performance to a 70-34 victory over Springfield to punch its ticket to the Division VI district final in Salem.

“We’re moving the ball,” Vikings coach Chad Kiser said. “We’ve got two of the best scorers in the area and they both can shoot and they both can drive. Sometimes we look to get some points instead of moving the ball. When we share the ball and move the ball, we’re really tough to stop.

“Just like tonight, with all those guys in double digits, we got two guys that can really post up strong and finish with either hand. We passed the ball well out of the post and we’re shooting the ball really well right now.”

Derek Wilson led the pack with 18 points, while Austin Rowe had 17, Owen Boone had 14, and the post duo of Dan McLaughlin and Lukas Glaser scored 11 and 10, respectively.

LaBrae’s second quarter was a coach’s dream. They moved the ball well, dove after every loose ball and outscored the opposition 27-6 to go into halftime with a 41-17 advantage.

Despite facing heavy pressure from Springfield’s aggressive defense, the Vikings scored almost at-will. A big part of that was through Glaser and McLaughlin, who spelled each other in the paint.

“I was really pleased with our offense tonight. I know they were face guarding, and we were able to go ahead and pound the ball inside,” Kiser said. “McLaughlin and Glaser on the inside really controlled the game for us on the offensive end, and then we did a good job getting rebounds in transition and beating their press for some easy ones.”

Beating that aggressive defense is a good omen for the Vikings as their next opponent, Campbell, is another up-tempo, high-pressure team.

“That’s what we’re going to see a lot of come Saturday with Campbell. They’re going to be a tempo, pressing team with a lot of pressure,” Kiser said. “We have a lot of opportunities there. We have to handle the ball against that pressure there late, which gives a little bit of prep work and I liked the way we finished and attacked down on the press.”

Carson Cunningham and Aiden Appel led the way for Springfield, each scoring 11 points.

The Tigers’ season ends with a 13-11 mark. Springfield ended the regular season strong after a blowout loss to McDonald in January changed the team’s course. The Tigers won six of the next seven games, including a triple-overtime game against Valley Christian to set up Tuesday’s matchup with LaBrae.

“We had a nice run there at the end of the year, which was nice to see our guys finish with such success,” Springfield coach Jeff Brink said. “We had a great, great tournament win over a four seed, but unfortunately we didn’t play very well tonight. When you’re playing a good team and have a bad game, that’s what happens.”

Saturday’s district title contest at Salem will serve as a de-facto Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference championship game. LaBrae and Campbell finished as champions of the respective tiers. Start time is set for 7 p.m.