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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.