TOPEKA, Kan. - The Hays High Indians are the No. 3 seed and will open against No. 6 seed Topeka-Highland Park Wednesday at 8:15 p.m. in the 5A State Basketball Tournament at White Auditorium in Emporia.
The Indians, who are making their 20th state tournament appearance, are one of three teams with a 16-6 record but grabbed the higher seed by virtue of allowing fewer points during the season.
Andover (22-0) grabbed the top seed and opens with Overland Park-Blue Valley Southwest (9-13) at 3 p.m. Wednesday. No. 4 seed DeSoto (16-6) takes on Kapuan Mt. Carmel (16-6) in the second game at 4:45 p.m.
Basehor-Linwood (20-2) is the No. 2 seed and plays No. 7 Andover Central (14-8) at 6 p.m. followed by the Indians and Scots.
The winners of Wednesday's quarterfinal games will play in the semifinals Friday at 4:45 p.m. and 8:15 p.m. The two semifinal non-winning teams play for third place at 2 p.m. on Saturday with two winning teams playing for the 5A state title at 6:15 p.m.