BY JIM MISUNAS jmisunas@gbtribune.com SALINA — Ellinwood's girls converted seven free throws in the fourth quarter to hold off Rossville's upset bid 55-48 in Thursday's 2A state basketball quarterfinals. Ayla Ritchie and leading scorer Brynn Widener each converted three free throws as the Eagles overcame 1 of 12 field shooting in the fourth quarter. "The girls showed some toughness," said Ellinwood coach Greg Maxwell. "We had girls step up and make some plays." Rossville's versatile Rylee Dick poured through 31 points and scored 24 of Rossville's 27 points after halftime. Rossville 13 8 18 9 — 48 Ellinwood 13 19 14 9 — 55 ROSSVILLE (15-11)—Rylee Dick 9-23 (6-11) 7-8 31; Burdick 3-12 (0-3) 3-5 9; Miller 3-9 (1-3) 0-2 7; Sanders 0-0 1-2 1; Totals 15-44 (7-17) 11-17 48 ELLINWOOD (26-1)—Brynn Widener 7-11 (3-6) 4-7 21, Maxwell 4-13 (1-7) 1-2 10, Ritchie 2-7 4-10 8, Batchman 2-4 (1-3) 0-0 5, Schlessiger 2-10 0-0 4, Joiner 1-5 (0-2) 0-0 2, Regan Widener 1-4 0-0 2, Panning 1-2 (1-1) 0-0 3, Totals 20-56 (6-19) 9-19 55 2A STATE —SEMIFINALS—Ellinwood (26-1) vs Eureka (23-2); QUARTERFINALS—Ellinwood 54, Rossville 48; Eureka 51, Oakley 45; Moundridge (23-2) vs Valley Heights (18-7), 6 p.m.; Pittsburg Colgan (23-2) vs Salina Sacred Heart (22-4), 4 p.m.