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Ellinwood girls qualify for 2A substate finals
julia schlessiger
Ellinwood's Julia Schlessiger shoots against Hill City Saturday.

ELLINWOOD GIRLS 54, SMITH CENTER 31—The Ellinwood girls coasted past Smith Center 54-31 in the 2A Smith Center basketball substate to qualify for Friday's showdown against Hays Thomas More Prep. 

Smith Center 1 1 1 1 —31

Ellinwood 1 1 1 1—54

SMITH CENTER (14-10)—Pruden, Hrabe, Herredsberg, Ochoa, Attwood, Ifland, Archer, Harley Lehmann, Emersyn Lehmann, McKelvey, Totals 31

ELLINWOOD (24-1)—Schlessiger, Maxwell (), Joiner, Jacobs, Ritchie, Regan Widener, Addi Stickney, Reese Stickney, Brynn Widener, Wirtz, Batchman, Panning, Totals 54

2A SMITH CENTER GIRLS

SMITH CENTER A (3-6)—1—Ellinwood 24-1 vs. 5—Hays Thomas More Prep 16-7; SEMIFINALS Ellinwood 54, Smith Center 31; Hays TMP 57, 4—Medicine Lodge 33; FIRST ROUND—Ellinwood 64, Hutchinson Trinity 25; Smith Center 45, Rawlins County 28; Medicine Lodge 55, Plainville 17; Hays TMP 56, Sterling 33

SMITH CENTER B (3-3)—1—Hoxie 23-1 vs. 7—Stanton County 15-9; 3—Oakley 20-4 vs. 11—Trego 12-12; FIRST ROUND—Hoxie 77, Sublette 28; Stanton County 43, Syracuse 34; Oakley 46, Ell-Saline 10; Trego 45, Wichita County 43