East Liverpool’s Ava Green shoots over Carrolton’s KJ Roudebush (right) and Kylie Ujcich in district play Wednesday at Minerva High School. (The Review/Jimmy Joe Savage)

Carrollton 48, East Liverpool 29

MINERVA — Ninth-seeded East Liverpool hung around with top-seeded Carrollton for most of the first half of Wednesday’s Division IV district semifinal.

The Potters were held to 18 points in the final three quarters and dropped a 48-29 decision to the Warriors at Minerva High School.

Carrollton improves to 16-8, including a pair of three-point losses to West Branch. West Branch and Carrollton finished one-two in the Eastern Buckeye Conference.

Carrollton outscored East Liverpool 26-11 in the middle two quarters to pull away.

East Liverpool lost seven of its last eight to finish the season with a 7-17 record.

Carrollton advances to play fourth-seeded Millersburg West Holmes for the district championship at 1 p.m. Saturday at Dover High School. West Holmes topped fifth-seeded McConnelsville Morgan, 45-41, Wednesday.

EL: 11- 7- 4-7–29

CA: 17-12-14-5–48