McPherson ? Justin Narcomey scored 14 points and pulled down seven rebounds to lead Free State High’s boys basketball team past Buhler, 67-25, on Thursday night in the first round of the McPherson Invitational.

The Firebirds (7-4) will meet Wichita North at 8:15 p.m. today in the semifinals.

After Buhler scored the game’s first four points, Free State went on a 17-0 run for a 17-4 lead after one quarter.

“Once we got going, we played pretty well,” Free State coach Chuck Law said. “Defensively, we played a nice game.”

Weston Hack scored 11 points, and Blake Winslow had nine points for the Firebirds.

Box score

Free State 17 15 16 19 — 67

Buhler 4 8 4 9 — 25

Free State: Justin Narcomey 14, Weston Hack 11, Blake Winslow 9, Khadre Lane 6, Keegan McKinney 5, Tristan Garber 5, Shannon Cordes 5, Keith Loneker 4, Innocent Anavberokhai 4, Cole Moreano 2.

Buhler: Jace Williams 10, Quentin Henricks 2, Shawn Davis 6, Noah Webster 5, Hunter Wiehl 2.