LHS boys top seed in 6A

Lawrence High’s boys basketball team earned the top seed in the Class 6A state tournament and will play eighth-seeded Dodge City in the first round at 3 p.m. Thursday at Wichita State’s Koch Arena.

The Lions enter the tournament with the best record, 20-2, in the 6A field. If they beat the Redmen (12-10), they will face fourth-seeded Wichita Southeast (18-4) or fifth-seeded Olathe East (18-4) in the semifinals at 4:45 p.m. Friday.

The third-place game is slated for 2 p.m. Saturday and the semifinal winners will play at 6:15 p.m.

In 2A, Bishop Seabury’s boys basketball team (18-3) was seeded seventh and will open against No. 2 Central Plains (23-0) at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan.

Among area teams: Eudora High’s boys (16-6) were seeded sixth and will face No. 3 Bishop Miege (19-3) in the 4A-I opener at 4:45 p.m. Thursday at the Salina Bicentennial Center; the No. 7 De Soto girls (14-8) will play Wellington at 3 p.m. Wednesday at 4A-I state in Salina; Baldwin is sending both of its boys and girls teams to 4A-II state at Emporia’s White Auditorium. The fourth-seeded girls (19-3) will play No. 5 Clay Center at 8:15 p.m. Wednesday, and the No. 8 boys (7-15) will meet No. 1 Girard (22-0) at 3 p.m. Thursday.

Mill Valley qualified its boys and girls teams for 5A state the Topeka Expocentre. The fourth-seeded boys (16-6) open against fifth-seeded Salina Central (16-6) at 4:45 p.m. Wednesday, and the No. 5 girls (18-4) will start against No. 4 Salina Central (18-4) at 4:45 p.m. Thursday.

And Wellsville’s boys (17-6) were seeded eighth and will play top-seeded Osage City (22-1) at 3 p.m. Wednesday in 3A state at Hutchinson Sports Arena.