The Hays High Indians are the No. 2 seed and will play Salina Central at 6:30pm Wednesday in the opening round of the 5A state basketball tournament at the Kansas Expocentre in Topeka. The Indians are one of two unbeaten teams in the field. Lansing is the top seed and opens with St. Thomas Aquinas (11-11).
This will be the second meeting this season between the Indians and the Mustangs with HHS winning in overtime in Salina.
#1 Lansing (22-0) vs. #8 St. Thomas Aquinas (11-11), 3pm
#4 Goddard-Eisenhower (21-1) vs. Wichita Heights (18-4), 4:45pm
#2 Hays (22-0) vs. Salina Central (13-9), 6:30pm
#3 Highland Park (21-1) vs. KC-Washington (17-5), 8:15pm
Victoria Girls Seeded 7th at 1A Division I
The Victoria girls’ are the No. 7 seed in the 1A Division I state tournament at White Auditorium in Emporia and will open against 22-1 Blue Rapids-Valley Heights in the 3pm game Thursday. Hoxie is the No. 1 seed and Osborne the No. 5 seed.
#2 Blue Rapids-Valley Heights (22-1) vs. Victoria (14-9), 3pm
#3 St. Paul (21-2) vs. #6 Caldwell (17-6), 4:45pm
#1 Hoxie (23-0) vs. #8 Spearville (13-9), 6:30pm
#4 Lost Springs-Centre (20-3) vs. #5 Osborne (19-3), 8:15pm
1A Division I State Tournament Bracket
Plainville boys seeded 3rd, Ellis girls’ 6th in 2A
The Plainville boys draw the No. 3 seed and will play Meade in the 8:15 game Thursday at the 2A state tournament Thursday at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan. The Ellis girls’ are the No. 6 seed and will open with Washington County in the 8:15pm game Wednesday.
2A Girls – Wednesday
#1 Claflin (23-0) vs. #8 Pittsburg-St. Mary Colgan (14-9), 3pm
#4 Olpe (20-3) vs. #5 Meade (19-4), 4:45pm
#2 Jefferson County North (23-0) vs. #7 Hillsboro (18-5), 6:30pm
#3 Washington County (20-2) vs. #6 Ellis (19-4), 8:15pm
2A Boys – Thursday
#1 St. John-Hudson (23-0) vs. #8 Washington County (14-8), 3pm
#4 Olpe (20-3) vs. #5 Hillsboro (20-3), 4:45pm
#2 Valley Falls (22-1) vs. #7 Pittsburg St. Mary’s Colgan (18-4), 6:30pm
#3 Plainville (21-2) vs. #6 Meade (20-3), 8:15pm