Shawnee Mission Northwest and Miege girls win hoops semifinals, will play for titles
Several more Kansas City high school basketball teams made it to the 2021 Kansas state finals and were to play for championships on Saturday.
The Shawnee Mission Northwest girls team remained unbeaten this season at 22-0, dispatching Olathe West 59-45 in the Class 6A semifinals at Wichita’s Koch Arena Friday afternoon.
Colorado Buffaloes-bound Shawnee Mission Northwest senior Kennedy Taylor led the way with 23 points and 19 rebounds. Ella Mackiewicz added 12 points for Shawnee Mission Northwest. The Cougars were to play Topeka for the title Saturday.
The Bishop Miege girls also won to reach their Class 4A title game. Miege beat Andale 55-40 in the Class 4A semifinals at Salina’s Tony’s Pizza Events Center, joining the Stags’ boys team, a winner there Thursday, in Saturday’s championship round.
Miege senior Payton Verhulst, who will play at Louisville next season, was 10 of 17 for 23 points. Miege led Andale 35-10 at halftime. Adrianna Smith added 10 points for Miege, which was to play McPherson, a 58-46 winner over Louisburg Friday night, for the title.
Topeka West beat De Soto 61-57 in a boys 5A semifinal that was close throughout in Emporia. Here’s a rundown of who was set to play in the Saturday afternoon/evening state finals:
- Boys 6A: Blue Valley North vs. Campus
- Girls 6A: Shawnee Mission Northwest vs. Topeka
- Boys 5A: Maize vs. Topeka West
- Girls 5A: Andover Central vs. St. Thomas Aquinas
- Boys 4A: Bishop Miege vs. Louisburg
- Girls 4A: Bishop Miege vs. McPherson
- Boys 3A: Hesston vs. Galena
- Girls 3A: Cheney vs. Sabetha
- Boys 2A: Waubansee vs. Hillsboro
- Girls 2A: Sterling vs. St. Mary’s Colgan
- Boys 1A-Div. I: Montezuma-South Gray vs. Olpe
- Girls 1A-Div. I: Olpe vs. Norwich
- Boys 1A-Div. II: Hanover vs. Elyria
- Girls 1A-Div. II: Central Plains vs. Cunningham
This story was originally published March 12, 2021 at 4:48 PM with the headline "Shawnee Mission Northwest and Miege girls win hoops semifinals, will play for titles."
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