Doniphan West Captures Sub-State Title to Advance to 2A State Tournament

The Doniphan West girls basketball team are back in the state tournament, but this time it'll be in Class 2A. 

The Mustangs won the 1A-I state title two seasons ago and this season they have qualified in the 2A ranks by beat Wabaunsee in the sub-state title game on Saturday night 39-35. 

D-West, the #8 ranked team in 2A, defeated Pleasant Ridge 60-19 and Jackson Heights 52-30 in the first two rounds of the sub-state tournament. 

Doniphan West started the season winning eight of their first nine games with the lone loss in that stretch against undefeated and #2 ranked in 1A-I Centralia. 

They finished third place in the TVL mid-season tournament beating Valley Heights in that third place game. 

They would follow that up with three straight wins before dropping three straight games to Centralia, Clifton-Clyde, and Hanover. 

Since that loss to Hanover, the Mustangs have won five straight games heading into the state tournament in Manhattan. 

The record heading to Bramlage Coliseum sits at 17-5 overall.