By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Senior Rylee Dick scored 23 points to reach the 1,500-point career milestone Tuesday night on the road as No. 9 Class 2A seed Rossville girls basketball topped No. 1 seed Kansas City Christian 71-49 in a sub-state semifinal.
Senior Rylee Dick reached the 1,500-point milestone Tuesday night in Rossville's 71-49 Class 2A sub-state win over No. 1 seed Kansas City Christian. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
Rossville junior Nora Burdiek backed Dick with 22 points while Bristol Miller added 16 points as the Bulldawgs improved to 13-10.
With Tuesday's win Rossville advanced to Friday's 7:30 p.m. sub-state championship game at Mission Valley to face No. 4 seed Maur Hill-Mt. Academy.
Silver Lake boys advance with 58-39 win over Sabetha
No. 2 Class 3A boys sub-state seed Silver Lake is a win away from making a return trip to the state tournament after 58-39 home win over Big East League rival Sabetha.
Now 18-6 on the season, Silver Lake advanced to a 7:30 p.m. sub-state championship game at Sabetha to face Perry-Lecompton, a 62-41 winner over Jefferson West.
The Eagles and Bluejays were tied 12-12 at the end of the first quarter and Silver Lake led by just a 20-18 margin at halftime.
Silver Lake opened up a 36-28 advantage by the end of the third quarter and doubled up Sabetha 22-11 over the final eight minutes to turn the game into a rout.
Junior Camden Kruger led Silver Lake with 18 points on six 3-pointers while senior Dayne Johnson added 15 points.
Scots drop 5A sub-state decision to KC-Washington
Kansas City-Washington took a 68-38 Class 5A sub-state semifinal win over Meadowlark Conference rival Highland Park Tuesday night on the Wildcats' home floor.
Washington improved to 16-8 on the season while Highland Park ended its season 7-17.
Washington advanced to a 6 p.m. sub-state final on Friday, hosting 14-10 Basehor-Linwood, a 63-47 win over Pittsburg.
Hayden girls advance to Friday final with forfeit win
Due to a shortage of available players, Atchison girls forfeited Tuesday's Class 4A sub-state game at Hayden.
With the forfeit win the Wildcats improved to 18-6 and will host Baldwin (11-13) at 6 p.m. Friday.
Baldwin upset Independence 48-38, with the Bulldogs falling to 18-5.
