Monday’s games (March 2)
Girls
3A substate quarterfinals
JCN 65, Pleasant Ridge 37
• The top-seed Chargers took an 18-6 lead after a quarter and coasted to the win to improve to 21-0. They were set to play Riley County in Thursday’s semifinals in Marysville. Sophomore Katie Noll led the Chargers with 13 points while senior Amelia Noll and junior Mallory GrandPre scored 12 each, freshman Jordan Kramer scored 11 points and senior Lisa Weishaar scored 10 points.
Oskaloosa 47, Rossville 36
• The second-seed Bears pulled away each quarter to win by 11 and improve to 18-3. They moved on to play KC Christian in the semifinals in Silver Lake Thursday. Senior Nicole Rockhold led the Bears with 21 points and sophomore Hailey Kelly scored 12 in the win.
McLouth 48, Silver Lake 45
• The fourth-seed Bulldogs trailed by 2 at halftime and 1 after three quarters but came back to win and improve to 11-10. They moved on to play the winner of Rock Creek and Mission Valley, who were playing Tuesday. Junior Missy Rome led McLouth with 19 points while junior Kylie Shufflebarger scored 16 points.
Boys
4A substate quarterfinals
Perry-Lecompton 48, Hiawatha 34
• The fourth-seed Kaws led by 5 at halftime and pulled away in the fourth quarter to win and improve to 12-9. They moved on to take on top seed Basehor-Linwood in Thursday’s semifinals in Perry. Senior Shane Gimzo led Perry-Lecompton with 12 points while senior Joel Gantz scored 11 points.
Holton 59, Jefferson West 54
• The sixth-seed Tigers’ season ended at 6-14.
2A substate quarterfinals
Valley Falls 55, Wabaunsee 51
• The Dragons took the lead in the second quarter and held off Wabaunsee in the second half to move to 11-11. They were set to play top seed St. Marys in Thursday’s semifinals in Lyndon. Junior Riley Bunde led the Dragons with 14 points while senior Ray Cook scored 13 points and sophomore Brooks Glassel scored 11.
