CLASS 6A – KOCH ARENA, WICHITA
BOYS
1st: Wichita Heights 67, OP-Blue Valley Northwest 60
3rd: Blue Valley North 75, Topeka 59
Semifinals
OP-Blue Valley Northwest 56, Topeka 44
Wichita Heights 73, Blue Valley North 61
Quarterfinals
OP-Blue Valley Northwest 63, Dodge City 38
Topeka 40, Olathe South 35
Wichita Heights 52, Olathe East 31
OP-Blue Valley North 76, Wichita North 49

GIRLS
1st: Wichita Heights 64, Olathe Northwest 46
3rd: Maize 56, Olathe South 38
Semifinals
Olathe Northwest 60, Maize 35
Wichita Heights 63, Olathe South 47
Quarterfinals
Maize 51, Shawnee Mission Northwest 31
Olathe Northwest 62, Wichita South 41
Olathe South 61, Manhattan 40
Wichita Heights 62, Shawnee Mission South 28

CLASS 5A -LANDON ARENA, TOPEKA
BOYS
1st: Kapaun Mt. Carmel 68, KC Harmon 57
3rd: Bishop Carroll 57, Lansing 47
Semifinals
Kapaun Mt. Carmel 72, Lansing 49
KC Harmon 55, Bishop Carroll 51
Quarterfinals
Lansing 66, Liberal 34
Kapaun Mt. Carmel 48, St. Thomas Aquinas 44
Bishop Carroll 62, Goddard-Eisenhower 55
KC Harmon 52, Highland Park 46

GIRLS
1st: Kapaun Mt. Carmel 51, Blue Valley-Stilwell 40
3rd: St. Thomas Aquinas 42, Topeka Seaman 37
Semifinals
Blue Valley-Stilwell 46, Topeka Seaman 44
Kapaun Mt. Carmel 43, St, Thomas Aquinas 38
Quarterfinals
Blue Valley-Stilwell 39, Newton 36
Seaman 46, Andover 37
Aquinas 38, Salina Central 36
Kapaun Mt. Carmel 52, Highland Park 35

CLASS 4A – BICENTENNIAL CENTER, SALINA
BOYS
1st: Basehor-Linwood 57, Ottawa 52
3rd: Fort Scott 54, Pratt 53
Semifinals
Basehor-Linwood 55, Pratt 49
Ottawa 60, Fort Scott 31
Quarterfinals
Pratt 85, Coffeyville 70
Basehor-Linwood 67, Wichita Collegiate 58
Fort Scott 72, Abilene 63
Ottawa 64, McPherson 39

GIRLS
1st: McPherson 34, Holton 27
3rd: Ottawa 49, Bonner Springs 48
Semifinals
McPherson 49, Bonner Springs 40
Holton 53, Ottawa 32
Quarterfinals
Bonner Springs 51, Pratt 44
Holton 69, Chanute 27
McPherson 79, Girard 61
Ottawa 48, Wellington 39

CLASS 3A – SPORTS ARENA, HUTCHINSON
BOYS
1st: Scott City 61, Nemaha Valley 47
3rd: Central Heights 61, Rock Creek 45
Semifinals
Nemaha Valley 50, Central Heights 47
Scott City 64, Rock Creek 49
Quarterfinals
Central Heights 61, Pittsburg Colgan 50
Nemaha Valley 51, Conway Springs 46
Rock Creek 49, Moundridge 41
Scott City 72, Beloit 63

GIRLS
1st: Silver Lake 51, Burlington 47, OT
3rd: Hillsboro 42, Atchison County 38
Semifinals
Burlington 52, Hillsboro 38
Silver Lake 56, Atchison County 46
Quarterfinals
Burlington 62, Holcomb 47
Hillsboro 48, Caney Valley 39
Atchison County 31, Beloit 27
Silver Lake 55, Garden Plain 49, OT

CLASS 2A – BRAMLAGE COLISEUM, MANHATTAN
BOYS
1st: Sterling 71, Meade 49
3rd: Berean Academy 50, Madison 38
Semifinals
Meade 71, Madison 50
Sterling 50, Berean Academy 44
Quarterfinals
Meade 51, Ell-Saline 28
Madison 47, Ness City 43
Berean Academy 37, Lyndon 36
Sterling 64, Jefferson North 62, OT

GIRLS
1st: Jefferson County North 51, Olpe 40
3rd: Republic County 48, Central Plains 47
Semifinals
Olpe 57, Central Plains 46
Jefferson County North 61, Republic County 43
Quarterfinals
Central Plains 46, Oakley 35
Jefferson County North 81, Madison 29
Olpe 59, Meade 29
Republic County 38, Lebo 35

CLASS 1A DIVISION I – WHITE AUDITORIUM, EMPORIA
BOYS
1st: Ashland 67, Udall 55
3rd: Hoxie 55, Burrton 49
Semifinals
Ashland 64, Hoxie 57
Udall 34, Burrton 32
Quarterfinals
Ashland 51, Lawrence-Seabury Acacemy 50
Hoxie 68, South Gray 59
Burrton 55, Lakeside-Downs 49
Udall 69, Centralia 64, OT

GIRLS
1st: Hoxie 55, St. John 45
3rd: Waverly 60, Spearville 59, 2OT
Semifinals
Hoxie 68, Spearville 56
St. John 54, Waverly 43
Quarterfinals
Hoxie 71, Centre 29
Spearville 51, Pike Valley 43
Waverly 46, Centralia 36
St. John 44, Caldwell 17

CLASS 1A DIVISION II – GROSS COLISEUM, HAYS
BOYS
1st: Frankfort 62, Otis-Bison 53, 2OT
3rd: Fowler 46, Hope 41
Semifinals
Frankfort 50, Fowler 39
Otis-Bison 54, Hope 47
Quarterfinals
Fowler 67, Cunningham 31
Frankfort 74, Crest 60
Hope 43, Wheatland-Grinnell 23
Otis-Bison 63, Greeley County 51

GIRLS
1st: Wallace County 48, Central Christian 46
3rd: Wetmore vs. Ingalls 55, Wetmore 42
Semifinals
Wallace County 46, Wetmore 45, OT
Central Christian 51, Ingalls 50
Quarterfinals
Wetmore 40, Logan 29
Wallace County 53, Norwich 45
Ingalls 70, Colony-Crest 24
Central Christian 60,Victoria 46

A year after falling in the first round of the 2A state tournament in Manhattan, the Ness City Eagles made the trip back to state looking to better last season’s performance. The Eagles, at 20-3 matched up with the Madison/Hamilton Bulldogs who were also 20-3, in the four vs. five game.

After opening with a pair of Collin Foos free throws, the Eagles led 2-0. Madison answered back with a 6-0 run to lead 6-2. Dalton Gantz gave the Eagles a 9-8 lead with a three-pointer, Gantz poured in seven of his 10 points in the first quarter. The Bulldogs finished the first quarter on a 6-2 run and led 17-13 after one.

Madison opened the second quarter with a 19-13 lead; six would be the largest lead of the game. Madison led 21-15 before the Eagles came streaking back, putting together a 6-0 run to take a 22-21 lead behind four points from Wyatt Beckman. The two teams traded the lead to end the second quarter before Madison’s Tyler Williams scored his ninth point of the game giving Madison a 25-24 halftime lead.

The Eagles opened the second half on a 9-2 run and took their largest lead of the game at 33-28. Beckman and Collin Foos combined for eight points giving the Eagles a 34-33 lead after three quarters. After outscoring the Bulldogs in the second and third quarters the Eagles jumped out to a 38-35 lead to begin the fourth quarter, but that would be the last time the Eagles would lead in the game.

Madison’s leading scorer Tyler Williams pulled down three offensive rebounds in the final period and poured in 14 of his game-high 25 points helping the Bulldogs outscore the Eagles 14-9 in the fourth quarter as Madison picked up the 47-43 win.

Wyatt Beckman was six-of-eight from the free throw line and had a team high 12 points for the Ness City Eagles. Collin Foos chipped in 10 points and six rebounds and Drew Clarke pulled down a game-high 10 rebounds. Ness City’s season comes to an end at 20-4.

Both championship games from the class 2A sub-state in Ellis featured the number one seed versus number two. In the girl’s game it was a NWKL matchup between the Oakley lady Plainsmen and the Rawlins County Lady Buffaloes.

Rawlins County jumped out to an early 6-2 lead behind Hillary Chavatal who scored the first six points for Rawlins County. Oakley answered back with a 5-0 run of their own and took a 7-5 lead. With the game tied at nine Oakley went on a 6-2 run and built their lead to 16-15 after the first quarter . Oakley’s Laura Dennis had six first quarter points and Rawlins County’s Hillary Chavatal scored 12 of her game-high 24 in the first quarter. Oakley ended first and began the second quarter on a 10-4 run and built a 26-19 lead behind four from both Brooke Hemmert and Carrie Pilkington and led 26-21 at halftime.

Rawlins County got three-pointers from Keisha Green and Abbey Wolters and began the second half on a 10-4 and tied the game at 31. Marlee Rath hit a three-pointer and helped Oakley answer back with a 9-2 run and lead 40-33. Rawlins County cut the lead to 43-39 after three quarters and that would be the closest the Lady Buffs would get. Oakley closed out the fourth quarter outscoring Rawlins County 10-2 and picked up the 53-41 win.

Rawlins County’s Hillary Chavatal led all scorers with 24 . Oakley’s Laura Dennis scored a team-high 16 points, Brooke Hemmert added 14 and Carrie Pilkington had 10. Oakley improved to 18-5 and will play at the 2A state tournament in Manhattan next week while Rawlins County finished their season 16-7.

The boys championship game would come down to the final shot between the Plainville Cardinals and the Ness City Eagles. The top seed Cardinals started the game on a 9-2 run behind four points from Jameson Klein who scored seven in the first quarter. Ness City would hang around because of the play of Collin Foos. Foos had nine points in the first quarter and Plainville led 14-12 after the first quarter.

Ness City scored the first five points of the second quarter and took a 15-14 lead. Ness City extended their lead to 22-18 before Plainville forced back-to-back turnovers that led to Kyle Becker layups that kicked off a 6-0 run that gave the Cards a 24-22 lead. After four lead changes to close out the first half Ness City led 30-28.

Ness City began the third quarter on a 12-2 run sparked by a Dalton Gantz three-pointer, he hit three in the game and finished with nine points, as the Eagles lead grew to their largest lead of the game at 12. Plainville closed the quarter on a 6-0 run, four coming from Hadley Gillum, and the Cards trailed 42-36. After Ness City went back up by six, at 44-36 to begin the fourth quarter Plainville stormed back and took a 45-44 lead as Hadley Gillum scored six in the fourth quarter to finish with 12 points. Ness City answered with a Collin Foos layup and a Drew Clarke three-pointer to take a 50-45 lead. Plainville regained the lead with a 6-0 run to lead 51-50. Collin Foos then gave Ness City the lead with a pair of free throws, at 52-51. Ness City’s lead grew to 54-51 in the closing minutes of the fourth quarter before Plainville’s Jameson Klein complete on a three-point lead to close within one at 54-53. Plainville sent Ness City’s Koltyn Ratliff to the line for a one-and-one and he missed the front end. Plainville’s Kyle Becker rushed down the floor and put up a shot as time expired that came up short giving Ness City the 54-53 win.

Ness City’s Collin Foos led all scorers with 24 and Drew Clarke added 16 points. Plainville’s Andrew Casey had a team-high 14 points before fouling out early in the fourth quarter, Hadley Gillum added 12 and Jameson Klein finished with 10.

The Ness City Eagles improved to 19-3 with the win and will play at the 2A state tournament in Manhattan next week. The Plainville Cardinals finished the season 21-2. Plainville has a 40-4 over the past two years.

Girls Highlights
GOTW Girls Highlights 3-3

Boys Highlights
GOTW Boys Highlights 3-3

The top two seeds on the boy’s side advanced to the sub-state Championship game with semifinal wins on Friday night. In the first game of the night the two seed, Ness City took on the three seed Hill City.

Hill City jumped out to a 5-3 lead after Matt Craig a three-pointer and they led 7-5 but that would be their only lead of the game. Ness City finished the first quarter on an 11-2 run behind four from Colin Foos and Drew Clarke and they led 16-10 after the first quarter. The second quarter was more of the same for the Eagles. Drew Clarke hit two three-points and Colin Foos added four more points as Ness City outscored Hill City 19-8 in the second quarter and led 35-18 at halftime.

Hill City came out swinging in the second half cutting the deficit to 10 at 44-34, hitting their first five field goal attempts in the quarter. But Ness City Dalton Gantz hit his second three of the night and Drew Clarke added seven more in the third quarter and Ness City led 51-34 after three.

Hill City began the fourth quarter on a 9-2 led by three-pointers from Matt Craig and Solomon Wilson and they cut the Eagle lead to 53-45. But in the end the Ness City attack was just too much as they earned the 65-53 victory.

Ness City’s Drew Clarke led all scorers with 22 points, Collin Foos added 13 and Koltyn Ratliff and Tucker VonLehe both chipped in nine. Hill City’s Matt Craig finished with 19 points, Adam Pfeifer had 11 and Solomon Wilson added nine before fouling out.

Hill City’s season comes to an end with a 17-6 record while the Ness City Eagles are 19-3 and they will take on the Plainville Cardinals in the sub-state Championship game Saturday night in Ellis.

In the second game of the night the Plainville Cardinals proved to be too much for the Ellis Railroaders. Plainville’s Andrew Casey scored five of the first seven points as the Cardinals jumped out to a 7-2 first quarter lead. Ellis close the gap to 13-7 on a Luke Lohrmeyer layup and free throw but that was a close as they would get the rest of the way. Plainville used a 24-8 run to end the first quarter and the entire second quarter to take a 35-15 lead at halftime. The second half was more of the same for Plainville in the second half as Plainville cruised to a 63-38 win.

Plainville’s Andrew Casey led all scorers with 19 points, Hadley Gillum added 11 points and Nolan Weiser had 10. Cole Pfeifer led the Railers with 13 points and Luke Lohrmeyer finished with six points.