It took 12 minutes for Dadeville to make its first basket inside the paint against Providence Christian in the Class 3A Southeast Regional semifinal Saturday. That did not stop the Tigers’ offense from getting things done as their first 18 points came from beyond the arc.

Dadeville (19-7) used its outside shooting to build a lead in the first half and it never looked back on its way to a 41-38 win over the Eagles. The Tigers made eight 3-pointers in the game to help secure a spot in Wednesday’s regional final at Garrett Coliseum in Montgomery.

Caleb Turrentine is a sports writers at Tallapoosa Publishers, Inc.