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Schlagle upsets Salina Central in state boys basketball match
by Brian Turrel
The Schlagle High School boys basketball team upset Salina Central High School 56-53 in the first round of the Class 5A state playoffs March 9 in Topeka.
Schlagle, the seventh seed, made enough free throws to keep its lead over Central, which was the second seed of the tournament.
With 8 seconds remaining, Central had a last-chance shot to tie the game with a long three-pointer, but missed the mark.
Down by 5 with three minutes remaining in the game, Central shifted to a hacking strategy to conserve the clock, fouling the Schlagle ball handler immediately off the inbounds pass. As a result, Schlagle took 34 free throw shots for the game, versus 12 for Central. Schlagle made 20 of 34.
Schlagle moves on to face Wichita Heights in the tournament semi-finals on March 10. The game will be at 4:45 p.m. today at the Kansas Expocentre in Topeka.