By JIM MISUNAS
jmisunas@gbtribune.com

SALINA -- Great Bend Panther Bryce Moore stayed red hot with a 702 series that captured Thursday's 5A regional bowling medalist honors.

Moore led the Panthers to third place (3,195 pins) and a spot in the 5A state championship Feb. 28 at Wichita's Northrock Lanes.

Great Bend was the 5A state runner-up and Moore was the 5A state runner-up.

Salina South (3,342) and McPherson (3,266) finished first and second.

Cordell Stanley placed 10th (599). Others competing were Jordan Black (526), A.J. Roberts (598), Blake Sheets (485) and Dalton Dicks (495). Moore, Roberts and Stanley posted a pair of 200-plus games.

Dicks built momentum by converting a difficult 4/10 split in the third Baker game. The Panthers shot 212/146/199/206 (763) in Baker games.

“Dalton was a catalyst when he converted a 4/10 split,” said Great Bend coach Mike Perry. “A teammate told him to ‘go for it.’ He barely hit the 4-pin and that hit the 10-pin. The whole crowd was cheering for us. We followed with a ‘turkey.’

Perry said lane conditions were challenging.

“As long as you’re qualified for state, it doesn’t matter how you did it,” Perry said.

The Great Bend also qualified for 5A state with a third-place finish (2,711) behind Salina South (3,189) and Buhler (2,801).

Competing were sixth-place Paige Wagner (547), seventh-place Lexy Fox (532), Kristy Wittig (398), Nichole Griffin (472), Sarah Mehlhaff (426) and Shanaeia Mehlhaff (437).  Griffin scored a career best 192 game.

The Panthers posted Baker scores of 178/146/188/183 (695) to pikc up 90 pins on Buhler.

“We converted lots of spares and got some doubles,” Perry said. “Those were really good Baker scores for us.”

BOYS TEAM TOTALS—1—Salina South, 3,342 (902-844-798); 2—McPherson, 3,266 (789-907-812); 3—Great Bend, 3,195 (813-788-831); 4—Wichita Heights, 3,128 (756-841-717); 5—Salina Central, 3,061 (794-813-800); 6—Valley Center, 3,013 (721-770-857); 7—Buhler, 2,947 (721-797-699); 8—Newton, 2,768 (679-745-676); 10—Salina Sacred Heart, 2,544 (597-655-734); 11—Wichita Trinity, 2,323 (632-615-605); 12—Wichita Collegiate, 2,068 (700-688-680)

BAKER SCORES—Wichita Heights, 814 (168-241-217-188); Salina South, 798 (228-189-218-163); Great Bend, 763 (212-146-199-206); McPherson, 758 (176-169-190-223);  Buhler, 730 (200-182-177-171); Newton, 668 (180-144-164-180); Valley Center; 665 (147-221-150-147); Salina Central, 654 (152-141-193-168); ; Collegiate, 604 (144-145-133-182); Salina Sacred Heart, 558 (120-149-144-145); Wichita Trinity, 471 (124-127-104-116)

INDIVIDUALS—1--Bryce Moore, GB, 702 (259-208-235); 2—Griffin Peterson, SS, 679 (245-224-210); 3—Dylan Krehbiel, Mc, 650 (224-244-182);  4—Dalton Stelter, SS, 642 (221-214-207); 5—SQ Preston Miller, SC, 639 (201-205-233); 6—Matt Stiggins, Mc, 634 (166-254-214);  7—Taylor Miller, Mc, 626 (185-194-247);  8—SQ Brad Gawith, SC, 611 (218-188-205); 9—Carter Lambeth, SS, 602 (224-199-179);  10—Cordell Stanley, GB, 599 (172-201-226)

SQ—Cooper Watkins, VC, 592 (213-199-180);  Chris Marcum, WH, 592 (184-205-203); Mack Protheroe, WH (215-206-168); Wyatt Jones, VC, 586 (136-198-252)

GREAT BEND—11—A.J. Roberts 598 (222-192-184); 36—Jordan Black 526 (153-187-186); 49—Dalton Dicks 495 (160-184-151); 50—Blake Sheets 485 (160-177-148)

GIRLS TEAM SCORES—1—Salina South, 3,189 (); 2—Buhler, 2,801 (761-755-680); 3—Great Bend, 2,711 (618-724-674); 4—Valley Center, 2,457 (629-540-657); 5—McPherson, 2,448 (625-661-576); 6—Salina Central, 2,416 (654-549-582); 7—Newton, 2,337 (591-602-563); 8—Wichita Heights, 2,316 (708-567-562); 9—Wichita Trinity, 2,211 (579-509-523); 10—Wichita Collegiate, 2,048 (571-495-547); 11—Holcomb 1,929 (499-527-462)

BAKER SCORES—Salina South, 840 (255-202-190-193); Great Bend, 695 (178-146-188-183); Salina Central, 631 (144-188-163-136); Valley Center, 631 (179-147-113-192); Buhler, 605 (131-138-156-180); Wichita Trinity, 600 (120-178-158-144); McPherson, 586 (143-146-133-164); Newton, 581 (122-158-163-140); Wichita Heights, 479 (122-115-121-121); Holcomb, 441 (101-173-79-88); Collegiate, 435 (97-122-121-95)

INDIVIDUALS—1—Lauren Lust, SS, 641 (225-227-189); 2—Bella Olson, SS, 605 (188-179-238); 3—Mary Chambers, Buhler, 592 (21-21-21); 4—SQ Shaniah Moore, WH, 582 (238-185-159); 5—McKenzie Billings, SS, 563 (225-166-172); 6—Paige Wagner, GB, 547 (167-199-184); 7—Lexy Fox, GB, 532 (182-174-176); 8—Adria Huiett, Buhler, 524 (163-204-157); 9—McKinley Cross, Buhler, 523 (197-147-179); 10—Stella Gestl, SS, 521 (171-181-169)

SQ—Kailee O’Connor, SC, 510 (226-145-139); Jessica Kirkpatrick, VC, 503 (175-130-198); Taylor Schiltz, Holcomb (156-182-157); Brooke Miller, Mc, 473 (175-130-168); Haylee Busch, Mc, 472 (160-190-122)

GREAT BEND—19—Nichole Griffin 472 (122/191/158); 27—Shanaeia Mehlhaff 437 (134/144/159); 30—Sarah Mehlhaff 426 (135/159/132); 40—Kristy Wittig 398 (128/137/133)

5A GIRLS STATE QUALIFIERS

BUHLER (2,801)—Mary Chambers, McKinley Cross, Alyssa Herl, Adria Huiett, Jaiden Montandon, Sidney Ropp

DESOTO (2,321)—Maddie Beal, Maddy Calvello, Ella Fixsen, Riley Harmon-Moore, Mason Johannes, Tiye’ Kindred

EMPORIA (2,731)—Lexie Adams, Laney Dobson, Kinsey Miller, Maddie Munoz, Libby Ross, Beth Schwerdtferger

GREAT BEND (2,711)—Paige Wagner 547, Lexy Fox 532, Nichole Griffin 472, Shanaeia Mehlhaff 437, Sarah Mehlhaff 426, Kristy Wittig 398

KC TURNER (2,277)—Juliana Bloomer, Megan Fabac, Toiyana Guliford, Ashlyn Page, Rylee Saragusa, AnnAlise Willis

LANSING (2,572)—Aubree Dutton, Jenna Hagan, Cynthia Phillips, Brynne Qualley, Paige Sorensen, Kyah Surritte

SALINA SOUTH (3,189)—Bailey Barry, McKenzie Billings, Stella Gestl, Lauren Lust, Bella Olson, Yessica Salinas

SHAWNEE HEIGHTS (3,160)—Cayla Bortz, Kylan Huntley, Maddie Liby, Erin Mayfield, Brylee Prockish, Megan Stretton

TOPEKA SEAMAN (3,092)—Caitlin Charity, Brianna Evans, Kaitlyn Evans, Brooklyn McCracken, Makenzie Millard, Brooke Prescott

WICHITA CARROLL (2,757)—Brianna Ast, Kaylee Back, Alex Carter, Jade Pham, Rebecca Ring, Laura Seiler

WICHITA KAPAUN-MT. CARMEL (2,711)—Abegail Aguilar, Paige Birmingham, Chloe Ciecko, Virginia Holzman, Helen Tran, Georgiana Wilhelm

WICHITA NORTHWEST (3,090)—Victoria Alvarez, Kiana Haden, Abby Kennedy, Halee Murphy, Kaylie Nelson, McKenzie Womack

INDIVIDUALS—Andover Central—Jadyn Barr; Erica Bush; Atchison—Alyssa Durkin; Augusta—Kassidy Miller, Sarai Alvarado; Circle—Kaelin Tabor; Eisenhower—Lizzy Beck; Goddard—Rylie Osterman; Highland Park—Kaci Vinsonhaler; Holcomb—Taylor Schlitz; KC Piper—Brooklynn Lamberd, Abigayle Berner; KC Schlagle—Mai Koa Yang; KC Sumner—Saida Soriano; Maur Hill—Nikki Miele; McPherson—Brooke Miller, Haylee Busch; Maize—Mary Rozner; Mulvane—Addyson Schiffelbein; St. Thomas Aquinas—Julia Thomas; Salina Central—KaiLee O’Connor; Shawnee-Maranatha—Cindy Hou; Valley Center—Jessica Kirkpatrick; Wichita Heights—Shaniah Moore

5A BOYS STATE QUALIFIERS

ANDOVER CENTRAL (3,121)—Tim Blount, Dylan Chavez, Jared Cromly, Caleb James, Kisan Patel, Blake Robison

DESOTO (3,092)—Brayden Baxter, Sean Cauthron, Michael Dittemore, Tyler Lovegren, Cole Proctor, Alex Wright

EL DORADO (3,062)—Ian Bullock, Tucker Cook, Mahlon Hart, Forrest Parker, Tristen Rogers, Braxton Taylor

GREAT BEND (3,195)—Bryce Moore 702, , Cordell Stanley 599, A.J. Roberts 598, Jordan Black 526, Dalton Dicks 495, Blake Sheets 485

KC PIPER (3,141)—Brendyn Bard, Cody Davis, Kyron Fergus, Aaron Slaughter, Logan Vogel, John Webb

LANSING (2,864)—Garrett Carl, Kenden Coleman, Hayden Hurley, Wes Miros, Dakota Sill, Cody VanderStaay

MCPHERSON (3,266)—JC Becker, Tytin Goebel, Dylan Krehbiel, Taylor Miller, Blake Snyder, Matthew Stiggins

MULVANE (3,207)—Gauge Harness, Clement Heck, Joel Hileman, Jason Mills, Eian Roach, JD Titus

SALINA SOUTH (3,342)—Jordan Anderson, Kadin Berry, Andrew Froetschner, Carter Lambeth, Griffin Peterson, Dalton Stelter

TOPEKA SEAMAN (3,306)—Noah Belt, DJ Birkenbaugh, Koby Hoar, Cody Mzhickteno, Sturgis Streeter, Trent Turkin

TOPEKA WEST (3,073)—Skylar Barnes, Austin Blazier, Justin Brookens, Connor Brown, Zachary Phillips, Steven Riley

WICHITA NORTHWEST (3,165)—Gabe Alvarez, Brandon Bonta, Layken Clark, Ethan Dingus, Ethan Smith, Jonathan Turner

INDIVIDUALS—Augusta—JC Roberts, Grant Scrivner; Atchison—Colby Burge, Noah Carter-Martin; Bonner Spring—Zach Reno, James Reno; Emporia—David Dix; Goddard—Brandon Collins, Dallas Bishop; Goddard Eisenhower—Peyton Montgomery; KC Turner—Cody Grasmick; KC Washington—Mekhi Brening; Maize—Grayson Graham; Salina Central—Preston Miller, Brad Gawith; SM Miege—Kaleb Odums, Hunter O’Shea; Topeka Hayden—Colton Broxterman; Valley Center—Cooper Watkins; Wyatt Jones; Wichita Carroll—Blake Albers; Wichita Kapaun-Mt. Carmel—Sam Calderon; Wichita-Heights—Chris Marcum, Mack Protheroe