Friday sub-State tournament updates
Wilson’s Katie Hoch (15) prepares to make a bucket past a Natoma defender March 4 in the 1A Division II Palco sub-State tournament in Palco. /I-R photo by Mark McCoy.
PALCO — The Lady Dragon bench was the key to their 46-40 win over Northern Plains League rival Natoma (15-7) Friday in the 1A Division II sub-State tournament in Palco.
The Lady Dragons will play their arch-rivals, the Lady Mustangs of Sylvan-Lucas Unified at 6 p.m. Saturday in the championship match.
Palco will play the Sylvan-Lucas Unified Mustangs in the boys’ championship match at 7:30 p.m.
ST. JOHN — The top-ranked and undefeated 2A Oilers trounced Central Prairie League rival Ellinwood 60-30 Friday, in the 2A St. John-Hudson basketball tournament in St. John.
The O-men will play their arch-rivals and defending 2A champions, the fourth-ranked Tigers of St. John-Hudson at 7 p.m. in the championship match.
It will be the fourth meeting of the teams this season. The Oilers have defeated St. John-Hudson three times this season
The top-ranked, undefeated and two-time defending champion 2A Lady Oilers of Central Plains will play South Central at 6 p.m. Saturday in the championship match at St. John.
The Lady Timberwolves are ranked eighth in the state by the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association.
The “Jungle”, home of the St. John-Hudson Tigers, is an extremely loud venue during a Tigers versus O-men game. Hearing protection is advised.
Good luck to all three teams in their championship quests.
NORTON — The Lady Monarchs of Thomas Moore Prep will play Beloit at 6 p.m. in the 3A sub-State tournament in Norton.
Top-seeded and seventh-ranked Norton will play a fifth-ranked Thomas Moore Prep team in the championship match at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in Norton.
Read about these games in the March 10 edition of the I-R.
