1A GIRLS STATE BASKETBALL
DODGE CITY UNITED WIRELESS ARENA
WEDNESDAY'S GAMES
3 p.m.—Rural Vista 24-0 vs. Waverly 20-3
RURAL VISTA—Regionals—def. Lebo, 63-25; def. Burlingame, 62-33; Substate—def. Southern Cloud, 64-29; def. Frankfort, 60-43
Last Appearance—2018, 1A-1, lost 48-44 to Thunder Ridge
State Appearances 2—2017, 2018. 6—White City, 1978, 3rd in 1A; Hope, 1974, 0-1; 1980, 2-1, 3rd; 1995, 0-1; 2002, 2-1, 3rd; 2013, 0-1; Rural Vista 2— 2017, 0-1; 2018, 0-1.
State Tournament—0-2
WAVERLY 20-3—Regionals—def. Marmaton Valley, 58-24; def. Hartford, 57-45; lost to Olpe, 58-34; Substate—def. Chase County, 33-29; def. Argonia, 53-50
Last Appearance— 2017, 1A-2, def. Wheatland, 54-49, in championship game.
State Tournaments 9—1982, 1986, 2003, 2005, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017
State Championships 1—2017
State Runner-up 1—2016, lost to Centralia, 54-36, 1A-1
State Tournament—8-8
4:45 p.m.—Olpe 22-0 vs. Hanover 22-3
OLPE 22-0—Regionals—def. Coffey County, 69-24; def. Waverly, 58-34; substate—def. Sedan, 68-12; def. Caldwell, 55-26
Last Appearance— 2018, 3rd place, 2A; def. Hill City, 69-44.
State Tournaments— 28
State Championships 3—1981, 2010, 2011
State Runner-up 5—2004, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017
State Tournament—37-26
Hanover def. Olpe 50-47 in 2017 1A-1 championship game. Olpe def. Hanover, 56-40 in 2013; Olpe def. Hanover 67-46 in 2006
Olpe has 3 undefeated seasons—1981, 2010, 2011.
HANOVER 22-3—Regionals—def. Linn, 61-23; def. Clifton-Clyde, 54-14; def. Frankfort, 46-36; Sub-State-def. Doniphan West, 53-21; def. Beloit-St. John’s/Tipton, 55-34.
Last Appearance— 2018, 1A-1; def. St. Paul 48-26 in championship
State Tournaments 8—1993, 2006, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
State Championships—2017—1A-1; def. Olpe, 50-47; 2018—1A-1, def. St. Paul, 48-26
State Tournament—6-5
6:30 p.m.—Central Plains 24-0 vs. South Gray 20-4
CENTRAL PLAINS 24-0—Regionals—def. Victoria, 91-31; def. Otis-Bison, 62-32; Sub-State-def. Osborne, 91-22; def. Atwood-Rawlins County, 69-13
Last Appearance—2018—2A; Champions, def. Valley Heights, 48-32
State Championships—Claflin 2005-2006, 1A; Central Plains, 5; 2A—2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018. Claflin and Central Plains are 7-0 in state championship games.
SOUTH GRAY 20-4—Regionals—def. Moscow, 73-15; def. Minneola, 70-25; Sub-State-def. Cunningham, 54-43; def. Spearville, 41-40
Last Appearance—2010, 1A state champions; def. Argonia, 57-51, OT. 2010 state champions were undefeated at 26-0.
State Appearances 3—2008, 2009, 2010
State Championships 2—2008, def. Weskan, 61-47, 2010
State Runner-up—1, 2009 lost to St. John, 46-35
State Tournaments—30-14 (Central Plains 16-2; Claflin 12-11; Quivira Heights 2-1)
Since 2014, Oilers are 153-1; 26-0—2014; 25-1—2015; 26-0—2016, 26-0—2017, 26-0—2018; 24-0—2019. Oilers won state record 108th consecutive game Saturday, 69-13, over Rawlins County. Broke Hoxie’s record of 107 set from 2013 to 2015. Last loss was Feb. 24, 2015, 66-58, to Ellinwood. Oilers won 2015 state 2A title; then unbeaten in 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019.
Central Plains has won 15 straight state tournament games, tied with Moundridge for second all-time behind Miege’s 23 (1989-1997)
8:15 p.m.—Coldwater South Central 22-2 vs. Kensington Thunder Ridge 20-2
SOUTH CENTRAL 22-2—Regionals—def. Attica, 56-33; def. Cunningham, 51-29; Substate—def. Minneola, 57-20; def. Pretty Prairie, 53-45
Last Appearance—2018, 1A-1, 3rd place, def. Thunder Ridge, 63-29
State Tournaments 6—Coldwater 3—1990, 1991, 1993; South Central 3—2011, 2017, 2018
State Runner-up—Coldwater, 1991; lost to Baileyville, 55-52
State Tournament—8-8
THUNDER RIDGE 20-2—Regionals—def. Stockton, 64-37; def. Osborne, 57-23; Sub-State—def. Otis-Bison, 49-40; def. Golden Plains, 46-33.
Last Appearance— 2018, 1A-I, 3rd place, lost to South Central, 63-29.
State Tournaments 6—West Smith County 1991; Thunder Ridge 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019
State Tournament—3-6
The eight teams are 173-15—92 percent