By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Washburn Rural put on a shooting clinic in Wednesday's Class 6A state tournament girls quarterfinal, with the No. 4-seeded Junior Blues rolling to the state semifinals with a 66-43 romp past No. 5 Dodge City at Wichita State's Koch Arena.
Sophomore Zoe Canfield was the ringleader for the 21-2 Junior Blues, who advanced to a 6 p.m. semifinal Friday to face 23-0 and No. 1 seed Olathe North.
Canfield hit six of seven 3-pointers en route to a game-high 23-point night as Washburn Rural shot 59.5 percent from the field overall (22 of 37) and hhit eight of 11 3-point attempts, as junior MaRyah Lutz added a pair of 3-pointers for the Junior Blues.
Washburn Rural sophomore Zoe Canfield puts up a shot in Wednesday's 66-43 Class 6A state tournament win over Dodge City at Wichita's Koch Arena. Canfield hit 6 of 7 3-pointers and finished with a game-high 23 points. [Photo by Selena Favela/Special to TSN]
Washburn Rural's bench roots on its Junior Blue teammates during Wednesday's 66-43 Class 6A state tournament win over Dodge City in Wichita. [Photo by Selena Favela/Special to TSN]
Junior Brooklyn DeLeye, whose status was uncertain after a late-game injury in Rural's sub-state championship game last Friday, joined Canfield in double figures with 11 points and also grabbed a game-high seven rebounds and blocked a pair of shots.
Seniors Emma Krueger and Katelynn Brogan added nine and eight points, respectively, for Washburn Rural, with Krueger adding six assists and three steals.
Washburn Rural jumped out to a 16-11 first-quarter advantage and boosted its lead to 31-21 at the half.
Rural increased its cushion to 51-36 at the start of the fourth quarter and outscored the Red Demons 15-7 over the final eight minutes to pull away for the rout.
Dodge City, which finished its season 19-4, got 21 points from senior Camree Johnson, but Johnson was the only Red Demon with more than seven points.
On Friday Dodge City will face an Olathe North team in the semifinals that advanced with a 54-51 first-round win over No. 8 seed Blue Valley North.
WASHBURN RURAL GIRLS 66, DODGE CITY 43
Dodge City 11 10 15 7 -- 43
Washburn Rural 16 15 20 15 -- 66
Dodge City (19-4) -- Unruh 2-7 0-0 5, Johnson 8-13 4-8 21, Clark 2-6 2-2 6, Gonzalez 0-5 0-0 0, Perez 3-7 0-0 7, Potts 1-2 0-0 2, Gere 0-0 0-0 0, Landa 0-0 0-0 0, Lembright 0-0 0-0 0, Pfaff 1-1 0-0 2, Gamez 0-0 0-0 0, Hernandez 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 17-41 6-10 43.
Washburn Rural (21-2) -- Lutz 2-6 0-1 6, Krueger 4-6 1-1 9, Canfield 6-9 5-6 23, Ingram 3-5 1-2 7, DeLeye 4-7 3-4 11, Bagshaw 0-0 2-2 2, Carlgren 0-1 0-0 0, Brogan 3-3 2-3 8, Whitmore 0-0 0-0 0, Schuler 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-37 14-19 66.
3-point shots -- Dodge City 3-7 (Unruh 1-2, Johnson 1-3, Perez 1-1, Gonzalez 0-1), Washburn Rural 8-11 Canfield 6-7, Lutz 2-3, DeLeye 0-1). Total fouls -- Dodge City 17, Washburn Rural 9. Fouled out – Johnson, Gonzales. Technical fouls -- none.
