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.