By Joanna Chadwick
Class 6A girls, Class 5A boys and Class 4A girls will be playing for a sub-state title tonight.
These final two days of sub-states are rife with hope, excitement, sadness.
Boys
BV Southwest 70, Pittsburg 42
DeSoto 50, Shawnee Heights 37
Highland Park 89, KC Piper 52
Hillsboro 60, Sedgwick 26
Kapaun 61, Valley Center 42 — Henry Thengvall scored 28 points to lead Kapaun in the win, and Will Anciaux had 14. Noah Simmons scored 12 for Valley Center.
Maize 59, Andover Central 50 — Jaden Gustafson led Maize with 21 points, and Kyle Grill had 14. Kobe Smith scored 33 points for Andover Central.
St. James 52, Basehor-Linwood 35
Sedan 31, Conway Springs 30 — Lyndon Sears got a steal and layup with 10 seconds to go in the win over Conway Springs.
Topeka Seaman 61, Hays 44
Topeka West 73, Andover 59
Girls
Andale 46, Augusta 29
Bishop Miege 67, Topeka Hayden 31
Blue Valley 43, Olathe Northwest 41
BV North 51, SM Northwest 43
Burlingame 37, Madison 31
Clay Center 31, Clearwater 30 — Carli Carlson had 11 points for Clearwater.
Derby 62, East 19 — Destiny Smith hit 4 of 4 three-pointers in the second quarter as Derby went on a 33-4 run in the first half. Smith finished with 23 points and Maryn ARcher had 12.
Dodge City 52, Heights 46
Elyria 68, Stafford 20
Eudora 54, Paola 38
Eureka 55, Burlington 46
Hesston 29, Cheney 27 — Hesston scored the winning basket with 10 seconds to go. Brooklyn Wewe had 11 points for Cheney.
Hugoton 50, Holcomb 38
Hutchinson Central Christian 53, Chase 18
Labette County 49, Fort Scott 41
McPherson 43, Rock Creek 38
Nickerson 63, Trinity Academy 32 — Ava Jones scored 36 points to lead Nickerson.
Olathe North 48, Olathe West 39
Pretty Prairie 49, Wichita Classical 13
Riley County 39, Smoky Valley 28
SE-Saline 40, Beloit 27
Topeka 67, Liberal 46
Wamego 53, Holton 25
Washburn Rural 47, Manhattan 27
Wellington 58, Circle 29 — Brit Zeka scored 15 points to lead Wellington and Airalyn Frame had 10.