A busy week lies ahead as postseason basketball begins for most area schools.
Iola High’s boys, who punched their ticket to the Class 4A Substate, will travel to Bishop Miege at 7 p.m. Wednesday.
Fifteenth seed Iola (6-14) has won four of its last five, and will take on the defending 4A champion and perennial sports power Stags squad. Miege (16-4) is the second seed.
The Iola High girls did not qualify for their 4A tournament, and will instead wrap up the 2021-22 campaign tonight against Blue Valley Southwest, a Class 5A school. Blue Valley was inserted into the schedule after Iola’s original opponent — Coffeyville’s Field Kindley — declined to participate in the extra contest.
ELSEWHERE, Humboldt High’s boys (12-7) are the third seed in their Class 3A Substate bracket, and will host Prairie View (8-11), the sixth seed.
The winner advances to Thursday’s semifinal round hosted by Prairie View, against either Girard or Osawatomie.
The Lady Cubs (6-13) are the seventh seed in their bracket and visit No. 2 seed Frontenac (12-5) at 7 p.m. Tuesday in first-round play. The winner will play either Girard or Anderson County at 7:30 p.m. Friday.
YATES CENTER’S boys (12-6) are seeded third in their Class 2A bracket and will host sixth seed Jayhawk-Linn (8-10) at 7 p.m. Tuesday, with the winner advancing to semifinal action Friday in Uniontown against either host Uniontown or Southeast.
The Wildcat girls are seeded seventh at 5-13 and will visit second seed Uniontown tonight at 7. The winner will play either Pleasanton or Southeast Thursday in semifinal play.
THE CLASS 1A schools have already opened their substate action, with Crest’s boys toppling Marmaton Valley Thursday evening, 44-41. The Lancers will take on host and top seed Olpe at 7:30 p.m. Thursday. The winner will play either Burlingame or Madison at 5:30 Saturday for a state playoff berth.
The only other 1A school still alive is Southern Coffey County High’s girls team, which defeated Chetopa, 48-27, Friday evening. The Lady Titans will travel to top seed and tournament host at 6 p.m. Friday.
The winner will play either Hartford or Waverly at 7 p.m. Saturday for a state playoff berth.
As reported elsewhere, Marmaton Valley’s girls saw their season end with a 36-35 loss to Olpe Friday, the Crest girls were felled by Madison Hamilton, 48-25, in their opener, and the Southern Coffey County boys dropped a 59-42 decision to Marais Des Cygnes Valley.
