SPRINGFIELD — For Madison High School’s girls basketball team, this was more like it.

One year after getting stung by Georgetown in the Division III district finals, the Mohawks returned to Springfield on Saturday afternoon and crushed Summit Country Day 58-27 for their third district title in four seasons.

“It’s awesome,” said Madison junior guard Meghan Miller, who tallied a game-high 18 points. “Coming back here and winning after what happened last year, it feels great. I feel like people underestimated us at the beginning of the year. We’re proving that we’re better than some people think.”

Josey Harding scored 14 points and grabbed a school-record 21 rebounds for the Mohawks (23-1), and Brittany Shields added 10 points, four boards and four assists.

Madison will meet Casstown Miami East (23-1) in an 8 p.m. regional semifinal Wednesday at Springfield.

“I can’t say enough about how proud I am of our kids,” Mohawks coach John Rossi said. “We’re going to enjoy it for a day or two and that’s it. Obviously there’s bigger fish to fry as we keep progressing through this, but the kids played really well today.”

“We didn’t know who they were,” Harding said of SCD. “They were just a faceless opponent. We were going to come out and do what we do.”

Harding, a 6-foot-2 junior, snared eight boards in the first quarter and easily won her matchup against Jen List, the Silver Knights’ 6-3 center. She had six points and four caroms.

“Sweet,” a smiling Harding said when she was told about her school record. “I just kept grabbing the ball. I guess I can beat my record next game. It’s something to work for.”

Madison never trailed and pulled away from a 6-6 deadlock by scoring the last 14 points of the first period. Summit (17-7) committed 21 turnovers and got flustered by the Mohawks’ pressure.

“We told the girls our defense was going to be our best offense,” Rossi said. “We didn’t want to give them any second chances.”

Amauria Campbell paced the Silver Knights with 10 points. Junior point guard Izzie Englehart did not play for personal reasons, according to Summit coach Beth Simmons.

“We were overmatched,” she said. “We were lacking leadership out there, but I’m not going to take anything away from Middletown Madison. They’re experienced. They have size. They have depth.”