Kyle Smith whooped and hollered all the way back down the court after drilling a three-pointer from the top of the key late in the first half to lift Olathe East to a double-digit lead against top-seeded Olathe Northwest in the Class 6A, bracket A substate final at Leavenworth.
Smith and the Hawks served notice right away Saturday that they had no intention of rolling over for the Ravens, who battled back to take the lead in the fourth quarter but couldn't hold it.
For the second straight season, Olathe East ended the state dream for Olathe Northwest, but this time it wasn't a one-man show - senior Tyler Kalinoski dominated last season's meeting - that doomed the Ravens.
Instead, ...