ELLINWOOD GIRLS 54, SMITH CENTER 31—The Ellinwood girls coasted past Smith Center 54-31 in the 2A Smith Center basketball substate to qualify for Friday's showdown against Hays Thomas More Prep.
It marks the fourth time in school history the Eagle girls have qualified for a substate championship game.
Ellinwood's Julia Schlessiger and Brynn Widener each scored 13 points. Avery Panning hit a pair of 3-pointers.
Smith Center's Leah McKelvey scored 13 points and Kayln Ifland added 10 points.
Smith Center 5 9 12 5 —31
Ellinwood 7 14 18 15—54
SMITH CENTER (14-10)—McKelvey 6 (1) 0-2 13, Ifland 3 4-8 10, Pruden (1) 0-0 3, Ochoa 0 1-2 1, Archer 0 4-4 4, Totals 31
ELLINWOOD (24-1)—Schlessiger 6 1-2 13, Brynn Widener 5 (2) 1-4 13, Panning (2) 0-0 6, Joiner 2 (1) 0-0 5, Regan Widener 2 1-2 5, Maxwell 2 0-0 4, Ritchie 2 0-0 4, Reese Stickney 0 2-2 2, Batchman 1 0-0 2, Totals 22 (5) 5-10 54
2A SMITH CENTER GIRLS
SMITH CENTER A (3-6)—1—Ellinwood (24-1) vs. 5—Hays Thomas More Prep (16-7); SEMIFINALS Ellinwood 54, Smith Center 31; Hays TMP 57, 4—Medicine Lodge 33; FIRST ROUND—Ellinwood 64, Hutchinson Trinity 25; Smith Center 45, Rawlins County 28; Medicine Lodge 55, Plainville 17; Hays TMP 56, Sterling 33
SMITH CENTER B (3-6)—1—Hoxie (24-1) vs. 3—Oakley (21-4); SEMIFINALS Hoxie 63, Stanton County 36; Oakley 49, Trego 34; FIRST ROUND—Hoxie 77, Sublette 28; Stanton County 43, Syracuse 34; Oakley 46, Ell-Saline 10; Trego 45, Wichita County 43
2A GIRLS SUBSTATES
ARMA (3-6)—Pittsburg Colgan (22-2) vs. Dexter/Cedar Vale (13-10); Eureka (21-2) vs. Arma Northeast (20-5)
ELBING (3-6)—Moundridge (22-2) vs. Hillsboro (18-4); Salina Sacred Heart (21-4) vs. Conway Springs (20-3)
ESKRIDGE (3-6)—Atchison Maur Hill (18-7) vs. Rossville (13-10); Lyndon (19-6) vs Valley Heights (17-7)
