ST. JOHN 50, MOUNDRIDGE 27
INMAN — All-stater Dean Wade scored 21 poins to lead No. 1 ranked St. John rolled past Moundridge 50-27 in Class 2A Inman basketball substate.
St. John (22-0)  outscored the Wildcats in all four quarters to steadily build its lead. Jorge Calleros scored 10 points. Cole Kinnamon dished out three assist in the low-possession game.
Wade accounted for 17 first-half points with six baskets and five free throws and a slam dunk.  The Tigers adjusted after halftime as Wade contributed just two of 15 third-quarter points. Jorge Calleros and Jacob Milton each scored four points.
Moundridge (14-8) was led by Alejandro Jimenez with 12 points, but he committed eight turnovers.
St. John      11  13  15   11 — 50
Moundridge  6    6     6    9 — 27
Moundridge—Jimenez 6-9 0-0 12, Otte 3-8 1-2 7, Frazier 3-4 0-1 6, Holloway 1-1 0-0 2; Eichelberger 0-5 0-0 0; Stucky 0-3 0-0 0; Lange 0-0 0-2 0; Totals 13-30 1-5 27.
St. John—Dean Wade 8-12 5-7 21; Jorge Calleros 3-7 4-4 10; Milton 2-4 2-2 6; Kinnamon 1-4 1-2 4; Gera Calleros 2-3 0-2 5; Long 1-1 0-0 2; Fisher 1-2 0-0 2; Smith 0-1 0-0 0; Woodward 0-1 0-0 0; Totals 18-37 12-17 50.

MACKSVILLE 59, FAIRFIELD 53
PRATT — Macksville’s girls made an improbable run to the substate championship for the second straight year with a 59-53 victory over fairfield in the Class 1A basketball substate. The Mustangs (8-13) have won six of seven games. They will face LaCrosse (16-5) in Saturday’s championship game.
Raelee Ibarra led Fairfield (10-11) with 19 points.
Macksville 15 11 18 15 — 59
Fairfield     9 6 16 22 — 53
Fairfield—Ibarra 19, E. Schwertfeger 2, E. Schwertfeger 10, Soellner 5, Harner 8, Serviss 1, Espinosa 8

MOSCOW 61, PAWNEE HEIGHTS 12
FOWLER — No. 1 ranked Moscow rolled past the Pawnee Heights girls  61-12 in the Class 1A-Div. 2 basketball substate semifinals. The Tigers (3-17) were paced by Bailey Seltmann with six points.
Moscow (19-2) was led by Kelsi Mueller with 18 points and Morgan Robson added 10 points.
Pawnee Heights  2  2 4  4 – 12
Moscow          24  13  17  7 – 61
Pawnee Heights—Seltmann 6, Polson 4, Carlson 2
Moscow—Mueller 18, Robson 10, Cecenas 9, Dobie 8, Gonzalez 7, Fankhouser 4, Fleming 4, Moran 1

MAiZE SOUTH 72, GREAT BEND 36
MAIZE — Top-seeded Maize South sped to a 17-0 lead and ran past the Great Bend Panthers 72-36 in the Class 5A Maize basketball substate. The Mavericks led 17-0 after one quarter and 40-14 at halftime.
Great Bend (2-19) was paced by Jacob Murray with eight points and a pair of 3-pointers. Quinton Elliott added six points. Great bend committed 16 turnovers. The Panthers ended the season on a 10-game losing streak.
Paul Reichenberger led Maize South (19-2) with 19 points and Cole Koster added 16 points. The Mavericks converted 32 field goals compared to 12 of 36 field goals by the Panthers.
Great Bend  0  14  12    10 — 36
Maize South 17  23  19 13 — 72
Great Bend—Murray 8, Elliott 6, Crosby 5, Smith 3, Basye 3, Ireland 3, Ibarra 2, Sullivan 2, Wondra 2, Bryant 2.
Maize South—Paul Reichenberger 8-8 3-3 19; Cole Koster 7-11 1-3 16; Payten Ricks 5-6 0-0 11; Alex Martin 5-8 1-2 11; Domnick 0-1 0-0 0;; Jennings 2-6 0-0 ; Mormando 1-2 0-0 2; Lee 1-1 0-0 2; Kordonowy 2-8 0-0 4; Caldwell 1-3 0-0 3; Veenis 0-3 0-0 0; Totals 32-57 5-8 72.

MACKSVILLE 49, OTIS-BISON 43
PRATT -- Macksville High’s boys avenged a 23-point loss to top-seeded Otis-Bison with a 49-45 upset to advance to the finals of the Class 1A Skyline Div. 1 basketball substate. The Cougars beat the Mustangs 50-27 Feb. 17.
Macksville (8-14) will play Skyline High School (11-10) in Saturday’s finals at Pratt. The Mustangs qualified for the Class 1A state tournament last year.

HUGOTON 55, LARNED 24
LARNED -- No. 1 ranked Hugoton rolled past Larned’s girls 55-24 to advance to the finals of the Class 4A DIv. 2 basketball substate. Hugoton (18-2) will meet Pratt (16-5) for a state berth.
The Eagles led 22-9 after one quarter. The Eagles put together a 31-8 scoring burst for a 41-15 halftime lead. Katy Heger scored 17 points and Dallie Hoskinson added 12 points.
Haley Skelton led Larned (4-17) with seven points and Ally Aldrich added five points. The Indians committed 22 turnovers.
Hugoton   22 19 13 1 -- 55
Larned      9 5 7 3 -- 24
Hugoton--Hager 17, Hoskinson 12, Scott 10, Sosa 5, Rawlins 3, Pena 1, Armendariz 2, Fabela 5.
Larned--Skelton 7, Aldrich 5, Bryant 4, Parr 2, Lessard 2, Smith 2, Bright 1, Clark 1.

PRATT 64, HOLCOMB 50
LARNED -- Pratt beat Holcomb 64-50 to advance to the finals of the Larned Class 4A-Div. 2 basketball substate. Pratt (16-5) plays No. 1 ranked Hugoton (18-2) in the finals.
Destani Garten led Pratt with 15 points. Holcomb’s Taylor Deniston scored 28 points.
Holcomb 2 23 12 13 -- 50
Pratt       11 14 16 23 -- 64
Holcomb--Deniston 28, Jarnagin 12, Engler 6, Sapien 4.
Pratt--Garten 15, Becker 13, Hook 12, Flemming 9, Bailey 8, Potter-Smith 7.

ELLINWOOD 81, CANTON-GALVA 63
CLAFLIN -- Delaney Beckwith scored a career high 28 points to boost No. 1 ranked Ellinwood past Canton-Galva 81-63 in the Class Central Plains basketball substate. Ellinwood (21-1) will meet defending Class 2A state champion Central Plains (21-1) for a state berth. The Eagles beat the Oilers 66-58 Feb. 24.
Ellinwood led 50-46 after three quarters before outscoring Canton-Galva 31-17 in the fourth quarter. Rachel Doll scored 22 points and Blake Wilt added 11 points.
Canton-Galva 8 19 19 17 -- 63
Ellinwood     17 14 19 31 -- 81
Canton-Galva--Enns 14, Haydon 12, Wesley 8, Nightengale 7, Wilhelm 6, Johnso 4, Unrh 4, Nordstrom 4.
Ellinwood--Beckwith 28, Rachel Doll 22, Wilt 13, Panning 8, Arndt 6, Beck 4.

CENTRAL PLAINS 64, PLAINVILLE 36
CLAFLIN -- Taylor Rolfs scored 21 points to lead No. 3 ranked Central Plains past Plainville 74-36 in the Class 2A basketball substate. Defending state champion Central Plains (22-1) will meet Ellinwood (22-1) for a state berth.
Rolfs converted five 3-pointers. Reagan Phelan scored 14 points and dished out several assists. Cassidy Crites (14) and Breanna Schartz (10) scored in double figures. The Oilers scored 17 straight points in the first half.
Plainville         8 16 7 5 -- 36
Central Plains 20 22 20 2 -- 64
Plainville--Lyric Dewey 12, Brianna Casey 5, Amy Casey 4, Junkermeier 4, McQueen 3, Crawford 2, Mason Dewey 2, Werner 2, Augustine 2.
Central Plains--Rolfs 21, Phelan 14, Crites 14, Schartz 10, Janae Ryan 3, 2, Kasselman 2.