The Kansas State High School Activities Association released their basketball Sub-State assignments on Wednesday. Full assignments can be found at https://www.kshsaa.org/Public/Basketball/pdf/SSAssignments21.pdf
There are several changes coming to the postseason in basketball. The changes are similar to how postseason volleyball was played.
In each classification there will be geographical tournaments. Classes 3A and below remain with up to eight in each Sub-State juast as before. Classes 4A, 5A, and 6A had been seeded 1-18 in based on an east and west formula. They will placed in groups of four or five schools.
Winners from each classes eight Sub-States will not move onto the State Tournament site. Instead group 1 will play group 2, group 3 v group 4 and so on. The higher seed will host in each matchup.
The four winning teams will move on to the State Tournament site later in the week. Semi-finals will be played on Friday and Championships on Saturday. There will be no third place games. Third place trophies and medals will be given to the two teams not advancing from the semi-finals.
Hays High is in group 1 of 5A with Great Bend, Salina Central and Salina South. The higher seed will host each game.
TMP is in group 2 of 3A with Beloit, Colby, Goodland, Minneapolis, Norton, Phillipsburg and Russell. The Sub-State is hosted by Norton where the semi-finals and finals will be played.