Haston Gerencir scored 28 points to lead Charleston Catholic to a 70-46 win over defending champion Madonna in the boys Class A semifinals Friday.Gerencir's three-point play with 2:47 left in the third quarter put second-seeded Charleston Catholic ahead for good.

The Irish scored 19 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to earn their seventh title-game berth in the last eight years.

 Keaghan Ritchie scored eight of his 12 points during the key run.

 Charleston Catholic (23-3) is looking for its first title since winning back-to-back championships in 2006 and 2007.

Clay Rokisky led third-seeded Madonna (23-4) with 15 points. Drazen Frankovitch was in foul trouble for most of the game and finished with one point. He had 23 points and 14 rebounds in a quarterfinal win over Trinity.