Kansas high school basketball state results: Maize boys capture third place in 6A
A little more than two months ago, the Maize boys basketball team was outclassed by Wichita Heights in a 17-point loss.
How much difference two months can make.
When the two teams squared off again in the third-place game at the Class 6A state tournament at Koch Arena on Saturday afternoon, Maize showed off its improvement in a 57-52 win over the Falcons.
It capped one of the most impressive midseason turnarounds, as the eighth-seeded Eagles (18-7) won 11 of their final 13 games, including a No. 1 seed upset of Shawnee Mission South in the opening round of the state tournament.
Heights (21-4) held a close lead for the majority of the game, but Maize finally spurted ahead on a steal and bucket by Alec Grill to put the Eagles up 50-49 with 3:39 remaining.
After the Falcons tied the score on a free throw, Maize took the lead for good on an alley-oop pass from Brayden Myovela and dunk by Alan Hanna, who scored a game-high 24 points, for a 52-50 lead with 2:43 to play. Charles Sharp added another score on a backcut, then Heights star Chase Robinson scored to trim the deficit to 54-52 with 24.6 seconds left.
Hanna split a pair of free throws with 14 seconds left, which gave Heights a final look at a potential game-tying 3. But the shot missed, Maize rebounded and threw ahead to Hanna, who ended the game with an emphatic slam dunk.
It was the final game on the sidelines of legendary Heights coach Joe Auer, who announced his retirement earlier in the season. He led the Falcons to six state championships and finished his career as the all-time wins leader in the City League.
Below is an updated list of championship scores for playoff games played on Saturday, March 15, in the Kansas high school state basketball tournaments.
Class 6A state basketball scores
Note: All games played at Koch Arena in Wichita.
Boys 3rd: No. 8 Maize 57, No. 3 Wichita Heights 52
Girls 3rd: No. 2 Wichita Heights 50, No. 5 Olathe North 47
Boys 1st: No. 4 Shawnee Mission Northwest 63, No. 7 Olathe North 56
Girls 1st: No. 3 Blue Valley North 65, No. 1 Derby 39
Class 5A state basketball scores
Note: All games played at White Auditorium in Emporia.
Girls 3rd: No. 3 Andover 74, No. 4 Spring Hill 55
Boys 3rd: No. 5 Kansas City Piper 69, No. 3 Andover 57
Girls 1st: No. 8 St. Thomas Aquinas 68, No. 2 Topeka Seaman 61
Boys 1st: No. 2 Kapaun Mt. Carmel 58, No. 1 Topeka Highland Park 55 (OT)
Class 4A state basketball scores
Note: All games played at Tony’s Pizza Events Center in Salina.
Boys 3rd: No. 1 Ottawa 61, No. 3 Andale 36
Girls 3rd: No. 2 Topeka Hayden 57, No. 5 Buhler 23
Boys 1st: No. 4 McPherson 53, No. 2 Rock Creek 44
Girls 1st: No. 1 Wellington 53, No. 6 Bishop Miege 48
Class 3A state basketball scores
Note: All games played at Hutchinson Sports Arena.
Girls 3rd: No. 1 Hesston 56, No. 6 Colby 50
Boys 3rd: No. 7 Silver Lake 63, No. 1 Galena 50
Girls 1st: No. 2 Halstead 48, No. 4 Silver Lake 45
Boys 1st: No. 4 Hesston 51, No. 6 Goodland 46
Class 2A state basketball scores
Note: All games played at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan.
Boys 3rd: No. 3 Ell-Saline 109, No. 4 Valley Falls 74
Girls 3rd: No. 5 Inman 60, No. 2 Pittsburg-St. Mary’s Colgan 57
Boys 1st: No. 2 Sterling 56, No. 1 Moundridge 45
Girls 1st: No. 1 Moundridge 62, No. 6 Doniphan West 51
Class 1A Division 1 state basketball scores
Note: All games played at United Wireless Arena in Dodge City.
Girls 3rd: No. 3 Troy 50, No. 5 Quinter 36
Boys 3rd: No. 3 South Gray 66, No. 4 Central Plains 56 (OT)
Girls 1st: No. 2 Centralia 50, No. 1 Little River 43
Boys 1st: No. 1 Olpe 47, No. 2 South Central 34
Class 1A Division 2 state basketball scores
Note: All games played at Colby Event Center.
Girls 3rd: No. 2 Lebo 61, No. 5 Attica 47
Boys 3rd: No. 4 McPherson Elyria Christian 59, No. 3 Dighton 57
Girls 1st: No. 3 Hanover 46, No. 8 Linn 35
Boys 1st: No. 2 Axtell 57, No. 1 Cunningham 39
This story was originally published March 15, 2025 at 5:17 PM.
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