EMPORIA - Manhattan High has nothing to be ashamed of today.

The Riley County girls may have played one of their better games of the year, but it still wasn't enough against No. 1-seed Hays Thomas-More Prep on Thursday night as the Falcons lost 57-47 in the opening round of the Class 3A State Championship at the Hutchinson Sports Arena.

Behind a 28-point effort by senior Dane Brinker, No. 8 seed Nemaha Valley provided the first upset of the night in the boys Class 2A STate Championship Thursday afternoon at Bramalge Coliseum, defeating the No. 1 seed Spearville 52-48 in quarterfinals.

The Valley Heights girls had the upset in their hands. They didn't have the quickest start, and they weren't playing their best basketball, but the chance for the victory over No. 2-seeded Hill City was there on Wednesday in the first round of the Class 2A State Championship at Bramlage Coliseum.

AJ Stitt's shot hasn't always been there this season.

At Randolph, the Blue Valley boys and girls basketball teams hosted Bern on Thursday, and picked up a pair of wins.

At Hope high school, the Blue Valley-Randolph Rams' struggles continued Friday night as they dropped fell to Hope 46-0.

At Baileyville, the struggles for Blue Valley Randolph continued Friday night as it fell to B&B 54-0 and dropped its fourth consecutive game of the season.

Underneath an approaching lightning storm at Schroeder Field in Frankfort, the Wildcats ran past Blue Valley-Randolph Friday evening, handing the Rams their second consecutive mercy rule loss, 58-8.

At Randolph, the Blue Valley Rams dropped their season opener Friday night to Clifton Clyde 74-28.

EMPORIA - Manhattan High has nothing to be ashamed of today.

AJ Stitt's shot hasn't always been there this season.

The first time Manhattan played Wichita Heights, MHS coach Tim Brooks said his team wasn't scared.

The Manhattan High bowling team traveled to Wichita on Thursday and Friday for the Class 6A state meet at Northrock Lanes.

WICHITA — Wichita Southeast provided an athletic, tall and lengthy test for the Manhattan High boys' basketball team on Saturday night.

The Riley County girls may have played one of their better games of the year, but it still wasn't enough against No. 1-seed Hays Thomas-More Prep on Thursday night as the Falcons lost 57-47 in the opening round of the Class 3A State Championship at the Hutchinson Sports Arena.

Riley County coach Harold Oliver and his Falcons are very familiar with the Class 3A state basketball tournament scene.

At Centralia, playing an always tough Centralia on the road, the Frankfort girls pulled off a 37-33 win on Friday night.

At Flush, the Rock Creek boys' basketball team picked up their third league victory Friday evening as they defeated Wabaunsee 65-21.

At Flush, the Rock Creek girls' basketball team continued their undefeated season as they pulled away from the Wabaunsee girls in the fourth quarter to preserve a 48-39 league victory.

After the final game of the Valley Heights girls basketball regular season, coach Ryan Noel didn't think his team was in a good place.

In Flush, for 20 games this season, Rock Creek was perfect. The Mustangs were ranked the No. 2 team in Class 3A in the state. But when postseason play comes around, none of that matters.

FLUSH — Rock Creek girls' head coach Mike Zabel knows this season has been special. It became even more so last week.

The Rock Creek girls' basketball team polished off a 20-0 regular season record on Tuesday night, with a 55-37 win over Rossville at home.

In Canton, Rock Creek got a huge performance from senior Pake Ebert, who scored 25 points, as the Mustangs defeated SE Saline in the first round of the Canton-Galva Invitational on Tuesday night.

TOPEKA — It wasn't his team on the court, and Wamego head coach Troy Hemphill knew it.

WAMEGO — As he's done all season, Lane Lindhorst set the tone for the Red Raiders on Tuesday night in Wamego's opening round game of substate.

WAMEGO — In a tight, defensively dominated battle, the Red Raiders girls' basketball team fell to the Silver Lake Eagles 35-30 on Friday night.

WAMEGO — Perhaps senior Wamego's Lane Lindhorst has a little extra motivation on Friday night.

WAMEGO — Wamego High girls' basketball head coach Travis Hardenburger met with his young team prior to its league contest on Friday night with Marysville to discuss a topic he knew would become essential during the game — perseverance.