Meade Girls Eliminated in First Round

Top-seeded Jefferson County North defeated the Meade girls 62-42 Thursday afternoon in Manhattan. Top seeded North jumped all over Meade early as it built a 20-12 first-quarter lead and led 29-21 at halftime.

North stayed consistent in the second half as it held Meade to a second half that reflected the first exactly with 12 points in the first quarter of the half and 9 points in the last quarter of the half. North used a big fourth quarter to pull away for the opening-round victory.

North’s Jacee Kramer dropped 32 points on the Lady Buffaloes as teammate Heather Polson scored 15. Meade was led by Bailey Olvera with 15 points. She was the only Meade player to score in the double digits.

The 23-0 Meade boys face 19-5 Moundridge Friday at 4:45 in the semifinals of 2A.

Here are Thursday’s state scores.

BOYS’ BASKETBALL
Class 1A State Tournament
Division I
Quarterfinal
Centralia 59, Olpe 54
South Haven 54, Minneola 48
St. John 68, Burrton 44
Stockton 58, Hoxie 42
Division II
Quarterfinal
Axtell 63, Hutchinson Central Christian 58
Fowler 67, Cunningham 50
Wallace County 72, Crest 62
White City 48, Dighton 39
Class 3A State Tournament
Quarterfinal
Humboldt 41, Salina Sacred Heart 37
Nemaha Valley 53, Wichita Independent 47
Scott City 61, Pittsburg Colgan 48
Silver Lake 52, Beloit 50
Class 5A State Tournament
Quarterfinal
Kapaun Mount Carmel 62, Emporia 54
Lansing 59, Hays 42
Mill Valley 56, Andover 46
SM South 82, Salina South 38
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
Class 2A State Tournament
Quarterfinal
Jefferson North 62, Meade 42
Moundridge 54, Northern Heights 38
Smith Center 61, Sedan 35
Sterling 63, Republic County 47
Class 4A State Tournament
Quarterfinal
Fort Scott 45, Clearwater 36
McPherson 70, Labette County 34
Paola 55, Tonganoxie 38
Wamego 54, Pratt 36
Class 6A State Tournament
Quarterfinal
BV North 58, Olathe Northwest 55, OT
Wichita Heights 50, Olathe South 43
Wichita South 36, Blue Valley Stilwell 31