'Hawks move on in Sub-State

MOUND CITY -- Jayhawk-Linn shut out Herington in the third quarter of play but then had to hold off a fourth-quarter rally in order to prevail, 37-36, in an Osage City Class 3A Sub-State first-round game here Monday night.

The third-seeded Jayhawks (16-5) will move on to a 6 p.m. semifinal game Thursday night against Allen-Northern Heights. The No. 2-seed Wildcats (16-5) advanced with a 45-29 win over Pomona-West Franklin.

Cassie Rockers led the Jayhawks with 14 points followed by Taylor Dawson with 13.

The 'Hawks led 12-8 after one period of play but Herington (11-10) led 23-21 at halftime. Jayhawk-Linn outscored the Railers 8-0 in the third.

Only four players scored for Herington.

The other semifinal Thursday night will feature top-seeded Central Heights (17-4) against No. 5 Burlington. Central Heights -- which has beaten Jayhawk-Linn twice this season -- advanced with a 55-36 win over Council Grove. Burlington advanced with a 39-33 victory on the road over Osage City.

(6) HERINGTON: Strome 3 1-2 7, Makovec 6 0-0 13, Brockmeier 4 1-2 11, Bobbett 0 0-0 0, Parks 0 0-0 0, Erickson 0 0-0 0, Berndy 2 1-2 5, Gavdin 0 0-0 0, Jensen 0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 15 3-6 36.

(3) JAYHAWK-LINN: Rockers 7-9 0-0 14, Krull 0-1 0-0 0, Miller 1-6 2-2 4, Long 3-10 0-0 6, Dawson 5-16 3-4 13, Beckman 0-1 0-0 0, Pollard 0-0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 15-43 5-6 37.

Jayhawk-Linn..... 12 9 8 8 -- 37

Three-point field goals: Herington 3 (Brockmeier 2, Makovec), Jayhawk-Linn 0-3 (Miller 0-1, Long 0-1, Dawson 0-1).

Total fouls: Herington 6, Jayhawk-Linn 7. Fouled out: none.