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Pawnee Heights girls lose in substate finals
Pawnee Heights Tigers

ASHLAND GIRLS 49, PAWNEE HEIGHTS 37

MOSCOW — Ashland's MacKenzie Walker scored 24 points and McKenzie Cramer netted 21 points as the Bluejays raced past the Pawnee Heights girls 49-37 in Saturday's 1A Division 2 Moscow basketball substate. Ashland scored nine first-half points off turnovers to lead 21-17. Walker converted back-to-back 3-pointers as the Bluejays took control.

Pawnee Heights' Olivia Hands scored 14 points with double digit rebounds. Madison Polson added 11 points and a trio of 3-pointers. The Tigers (10-10) reached the substate championship after the Tigers were able to recruit seven players to play a basketball season.

Ashland swept three games from the Tigers after earlier winning 55-42 and 41-28. Ashland (13-7) plays Cunningham (20-2) in Monday's 1A state quarterfinals. 

Pawnee Heights 7 10 9 11 — 37

Ashland 13 8 14 14 — 49

PAWNEE HEIGHTS (10-10)—Hands 5-10 4-8 14, Polson 3-5 2-5 11, Carlson 2-7 2-2 7, Yeimi Cordero 1-3 0-0 3, Joselyn Cordero 0-1 2-2 2, Rasmussen 0-1 0-0 0, Rios-Valles 0-1 0-0 0, Totals 11-28 10-17 37

ASHLAND (13-7)—Walker 7-19 7-7 24, Cramer 7-14 6-8 21, Gibson 1-5 0-0 2, McPhail 1-1 0-0 2, Milburn 0-6 0-4 0, Meza 0-3 0-0 0, Berryman 0-1 0-0 0, Totals 16-49 13-19 49

3-pointers—PH 5-14 (Polson 3-4, Y. Cordero 1-3, Carlson 1-4, J. Cordero 0-1, Rasmussen 0-1, Hands 0-1); A 4-12 (Walker 3-8, Cramer 1-4, Meza 0-2)

MONDAY'S 1A DIVISION 2 GIRLS QUARTERFINALS

Dighton 14-9 at Golden Plains 22-0

St. Paul 14-3 at Central Plains 19-3

Wetmore 16-7 at Beloit St. John's 17-1

Ashland 13-7 at Cunningham 20-2

1—ATTICA—Cunningham 36, Central Christian 33; Central Christian 50, Argonia 42; Cunningham 46, Attica 37; Attica 52, South Haven 47; Hutchinson Central Christian 49, Stafford 29; Argonia 48, South Barber 34 

2—MOSCOW—Ashland 49, Pawnee Heights 37; Pawnee Heights 53, Rolla 10; Ashland 57, Moscow 22; Moscow 50, Fowler 13; Rolla 48, Deerfield 15  

3—DIGHTON—Dighton 53, Weskan 40; Weskan 40, Wallace County 22; Dighton 53, Wheatland 45; Wallace County 54, Otis-Bison 40; Dighton 52, Greeley County 19; Wheatland 53, Western Plains 20 

4—REXFORD—Golden Plains 42, St. Francis 30; Golden Plains 43, Cheylin 28; St. Francis 43, Logan/Palco 28; Cheylin 65, Brewster 24; Logan/Palco 30, Northern Valley 19 

5—AXTELL—Hanover 33, Wetmore 32; Hanover 72, Blue Valley 38; Wetmore 34, Linn 30; Blue Valley 53, Axtell 44; Linn 55, Pike Valley 17 

6—WAKEFIELD—Beloit St. John's 43, Tescott 28; St. John's 52, Wakefield 37; Tescott 31, Southern Cloud 23; Wakefield 41, Wilson 24; Tescott 49, Natoma 21 

7—PEABODY—Central Plains 50, McPherson Elyria 31; Central Plains 70, Hartford 18; McPherson Elyria 37, Centre 16; Hartford 36, Burrton 31; Centre 52, Chase 4 

8—ST. PAUL—St. Paul 53, Waverly 29; St. Paul 43, Coffey County 17; Waverly 52, Marais Des Cygnes Valley 25; Coffey County 32, Marmaton Valley 30; Marais Des Cygnes Valley 35, Chetopa 31