"We were great in that third quarter," Blue Valley coach Brad Burkdoll said. "We were active and played with the confidence we played with (Friday)."
Blake Fronce led the Rams with 14 points, while Ryan Lund added 12.
Both the Frankfort and Blue Valley girls teams lost in their quest for regional titles Saturday. The Wildcats fell 50-33 to No. 1-seed Centralia at the Centralia regional. Frankfort (18-5) suffered three of its five losses to Centralia this season.
The Rams lost a close game 42-40 to No. 2-seed Southern Cloud in the Wakefield regional. Blue Valley (11-11), the No. 4 seed, upset No. 1-seed Wakefield in overtime on Thursday to earn the spot in the championship game.
FRIDAY
Centralia 55, Frankfort 51
The Frankfort Wildcats kept their regional matchup with Centralia close all game long, but it wasn't enough.
Centralia grabbed a slim four-point lead and held on to it throughout the second half to win 55-51 at Centralia.
The Wildcats (16-6) were by Mark Wulscleger's 15 points, while Wade Ahlvers added 14 and Caleb Broxterman 11.
Centralia didn't need many double-digit scorers as Ben Steinlage came up with 28 points.
Blue Valley 79, Wakefield 45
Even though they were the No. 1 seed, the Blue Valley Rams had to travel to Wakefield for Friday's regional game.
The Rams (18-3) had no problems playing on the road as they knocked off Wakefield 79-45 and advanced to the regional championship.
Jacob Tucker led the way for Blue Valley, scoring 21 points, while Ryan Lund added 18 points and Blake Fronce 16.
