MANHATTAN – “Take it to him,” shouted the Olpe fan.Sure enough, the Olpe Eagles took the basketball right at St. John-Hudson’s 6-foot-8 Dean Wade and the results were predictable – two blocks, several altered shots and missed opportunities.Four-time state champion St. John (24-0) secured its spot in the Class 2A championship game with a hard-fought 57-47 semifinal victory over Olpe. The Tigers played Plainville in Saturday’s Class 2A state championship game.Olpe’s boys have made 11 trips to the state tournament without a state championship.The Tigers had to battle for every point as a physical Eagle defense defended Wade and kept after the Tigers’ perimeter shooters. Wade finished with 15 points and three assists.