Wellsville ? Scott Samsel scored 14 points, and Austin Bloss added 12, leading Wellsville High’s boys basketball squad to a 56-55 victory Saturday over Osage City in their Class 3A sub-state championship game at Wellsville’s gym.

The Eagles (5-18) advanced to the 3A state tournament in Hutchinson and will play top-seeded Minneapolis (22-1) at 3 p.m. Thursday at Hutchinson Sports Arena.

Travis Messer and Dan Erlacher each added nine points for Wellsville, which trailed after three quarters, but rallied to pull ahead in the fourth.