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Girls 3A Semifinal in Hutchinson: Silver Lake 65, Hesston 58

In a rematch of last year's State Championship game in which Silver Lake won 66-61, the highly anticipated rematch took place in the semifinals this season. 

Hesston entered the game the #1 seed and ranked #1 in the class with a record of 24-0 while Silver Lake entered the contest on Friday night ranked #6 in the class at 22-2. 

It was great action with good pace in the first quarter as the Swathers would lead the Eagles 16-13 after the first eight minutes. 

Not much different in the second quarter as Silver Lake outscored Hesston 16-15 with Hesston leading the game 31-29 at halftime. 

It wasn't looking good for Silver Lake in the third quarter as Hesston would build their largest lead of the game at 11. 

During that stretch, Silver Lake All-State point guard Kailyn Hanni went down with an injury and had to leave the game but returned just a few minutes later. 

The Swathers outscored the Eagles 17-11 in the third quarter and led the game 48-40 going into the fourth quarter. 

The Eagles would save their best quarter for last as they would put together a massive rally to outscore the Swathers 25-11 to secure their spot in their second straight State Championship game. 

The Eagles offense was elite in that fourth quarter hitting 4-of-5 shots including 3-for-3 from three-point range. The bulk of that fourth quarter scoring came from the free throw line as the Eagles went a perfect 14-for-14 from the stripe. 

Silver Lake is one win away from claiming their second straight State Championship and standing in their way is #2 ranked Halstead who defeated Colby in their semifinal contest. 

The game is scheduled to tip-off at 4:00 PM on Saturday afternoon in Hutchinson with the broadcast available on 103.9 KNZA. 

NAPA Auto Parts in Sabetha Starting Line-Up and Top Performers' Stats 

Kailyn Hanni (SL) 28 points 6 assists 4 rebounds (6-9 FG, 1-2 3pt, 15-17 FT) 
Ella Bolan (SL) 14 points 4 rebounds (4-7 3pt) 
Karys Deiter (SL) 10 points 7 rebounds 3 assists 3 steals (8-10 FT) 
Kendal Brueggen (Hess) 27 points (20p 1H) 5 rebounds (10-22 FG, 5-5 FT) 
Kaycee Mason (Hess) 14 points (4-5 FG, 6-8 FT) 
Abby Proctor (Hess) 8 points 2 steals (3-8 FG, 1-2 3pt) 

Team Totals 
Silver Lake: 16-43 FG (37.2%), 8-20 3pt (40%), 25-33 FT (75.8%) 
Hesston: 20-43 FG (46.5%), 4-12 3pt (33.3%), 14-17 FT (82.4%) 

Picture courtesy of Ernie Porter