CARBONDALE ? Ailing Lindsay Boss played just the final 6 1/2 minutes Monday night, but she sparked Santa Fe Trail to a 34-30 sub-state victory over Holton.

SFT coach Brenda Dahl put Boss in with the Chargers trailing by five, despite the fact she had been hobbled by an ankle injury.

“My thoughts were absolutely not to put her in,” Dahl said. “She had been cleared to go, but we weren’t going to take any chances. But with about 61/2 minutes left, we were down five, and it got to a point it was do-or-die. She was cleared to go and she wanted to be in there. She sparked us, absolutely.”

Boss gave the Chargers the lead for good with a three-pointer and finished with six points. Tori Rutter led SFT with nine, and Brea Rutter contributed seven.

“It was nice to see the other girls step up and do a nice job,” Dahl said. “We got the lead, then it was down to the free-throw line and holding onto the ball and taking care of it.”

Santa Fe Trail, 13-7 and the sub-state’s third seed, Thursday will face second-seeded Hiawatha at Royal Valley. Hiawatha advanced with a 65-29 thumping of Perry-Lecompton.

Santa Fe Trail 34, Holton 30

Holton 4 7 15 4 — 30

Santa Fe Trail 2 14 7 11 — 34

Holton — Nelson 9, K. Middlemist 8, Lutz 6, Zibell 5, Strader 2.

Santa Fe Trail — Tori Rutter 8, Brea Rutter 7, Lindsay Boss 6, Alexis Pryor 4, Katie Barezinski 4, Micala Stallbaumer 2, Brooke Pryor 1.

De Soto 55, Basehor-Linwood 41

De Soto — Allie Heinen collected 23 points and 20 rebounds, and five De Soto players scored at least six points each.

“It’s nice,” De Soto coach Dwight Spencer said. “The only one that’s probably below her average was Amy Petty, and I’m sure she’ll bounce back Thursday and have a bunch of points.”

De Soto (19-2) will face Kansas City Ward in Thursday’s second round at Lansing.

De Soto 55, Basehor-Linwood 41

Basehor-Linwood 7 15 7 12 — 41

De Soto 14 10 15 16 — 55

Basehor-Linwood — Peterson 6, Kenney 4, Kirk 10, Jeannin 5, Schaffer 6, Beebe 2, Burchfield 8.

De Soto — Lisa Lambert 6, Amy Petty 7, Becca Davis 6, Kira Gonzalez 10, Laurie Wilson 3, Allie Heinen 23.

Horton 50, McLouth 30

Horton — Taylor Renfro had a team-high 16 points, and Leigh Anna Thompson had four points nine rebounds and four assists, but it wasn’t enough to extend McLouth’s season. The Bulldogs finished 3-18.

Horton 50, McLouth 30

McLouth 8 8 8 6 — 30

Horton 16 11 16 7 — 50

McLouth — Renfro 16, L. Thompson 4, Prochaska 4, Mills 2, S. Thompson 2, Alloway 2.

Horton — Lott 14, Bruning 13, Bunck 8, M. Erickson 6, Compton 4, A. Erickson 2, L. Rice 2, K. Rice 1.

Boys

Wellsville 56, Pomona 55, OT

Pomona — Ryan Oshel scored five of his 16 points in overtime as Wellsville stunned host Pomona in overtime. Gary Van Horn also had 16 for Wellsville, and Zach Pearce added 10.

Wellsville 56, Pomona 55, OT

Wellsvile 9 15 16 8 8 — 56

Pomona 17 13 8 10 7 — 55

Wellsville — Ryan Oshel 16, Gary Van Horn 16, Zach Pearce 10, Thatcher Starling 5, Austin Bloss 5, Danny Erlacher 2, Cody Canterbury 2.

Pomona — Abe Friedene 13, Dakota Criqui 9, Brian Green 9, Zach Crooks 8, Brian Thompson 7, Trevor Anderson 4, Dylan Fracks 3, Demeter 2.