And then there were eight. Here are the 2019 KSHSAA Class 5A basketball state tournament pairings and schedules for the girls’ and boys’ championships.
All games will be held at Emporia at White Auditorium and are scheduled to be played Mar. 6-9.
CLASS 5A Girls
Quarterfinals
Wednesday, Mar. 6
McPherson 57, Topeka-Seaman 41
Overland Park-St. Thomas Aquinas 47, Maize South 29
Overland Park-Blue Valley Southwest 36, Goddard 34
Kansas City-FL Schlagle 69, Wichita-Heights 67
Semifinals
Friday, Mar. 8
OP-St. Thomas Aquinas 44, McPherson 36
OP-Blue Valley Southwest 43, K.C.-FL Schagle 41
Third Place
Saturday, Mar. 9
McPherson vs. K.C.-FL Schlagle, noon
Championship
Saturday, Mar. 9
OP-St. Thomas Aquinas vs. OP-Blue Valley Southwest, 4 p.m.
CLASS 5A Boys
Quarterfinals
Thursday, Mar. 7
Maize 83, Lenexa-St. James 56
Andover Central 78, Pittsburg 61
Wichita-Bishop Carroll 87, Bonner Springs 70
Basehor-Linwood 60, Salina-Central 46
Semifinals
Friday, Mar. 8
Andover Central 74 Maize 66
Basehor-Linwood 69, Bishop Carroll 68
Third Place
Saturday, Mar. 9
Maize vs. Bishop Carroll, 2 p.m.
Championship
Saturday, Mar. 9
Andover Central vs. Basehor-Linwood, 6:15 p.m.