And then there were eight. Here are the 2019 KSHSAA Class 2A basketball state tournament pairings and schedules for the girls’ and boys’ championships.
All games will be held in Hays at Gross Memorial Coliseum and are scheduled to be played Mar. 6-9.
Quarterfinals
Thursday, Mar. 7
Wabaunsee 91, Olathe-Heritage Christian Academy 42
Garden Plain 52, Howard-West Elk 40
WaKeeney-Trego Community 49, Johnson-Stanton County 33
Sterling 66, Jackson Heights 58
Semifinals
Friday, Mar. 8
Garden Plain 55, Wabaunsee 51 F/OT
Sterling 67, Trego Community 49
Third Place
Saturday, Mar. 9
Wabaunsee vs. WaKeeney-Trego Community, noon
Championship
Saturday, Mar. 9
Garden Plain vs. Sterling, 4 p.m.
Quarterfinals
Wednesday, Mar. 6
Hutchinson-Trinity Catholic 49, Eskridge-Mission Valley 23
Pittsburg-St. Mary’s Colgan 48, McLouth 41
Inman 71, Plainville 56
Ness City 63, Lawrence-Bishop Seabury 61 F/OT
Semifinals
Friday, Mar. 8
Trinity Catholic 36, St. Mary’s Colgan 31
Ness City 71, Inman 66
Third Place
Saturday, Mar. 9
St. Mary’s Colgan vs. Inman, 2 p.m.
Championship
Saturday, Mar. 9
Trinity Catholic vs. Ness City, 6:15 p.m.