Thursday at the Boys State Basketball Tournament in Des Moines semifinals action took place. In Class 2A Central Lyon edged Pella Christian 56-55 and Western Christian beat Roland-Story 79-61; in Class 3A Bondurant-Farrar topped North Polk 54-45 and Xavier outscored Bishop Heelan 72-59; in Class 4A West Des Moines Valley beat Pleasant Valley 58-51 and Waukee Northwest bested crosstown rival Waukee 66-46.
Championship games for all classes take place Friday.