The No. 4-seeded Cougars, defending state champions, beat No. 5 seed Mill Valley at Koch Arena. The Jaguars won the regular-season matchup on a buzzer-beater, but not this time. Junior Ethan Taylor, who was injured in the teams’ prior meeting, made his presence known with eight first-quarter points and finished with 20 overall.

Teams are punching their tickets Friday to play for state championships in the Kansas high school basketball playoffs. Below is an updated list of semifinal scores with schedules for playoff games played around the state tournaments.