Class 1A and 2A semifinals will take place Friday at the Girls State Basketball Tournament.
Here’s what happened Thursday in the State Semifinals: in Class 5A Johnston beat Ankeny Centennial 62-41 and Dowling topped Waukee Northwest 52-47; in 4A Xavier beat Norwalk 70-60 and North Polk got by Dallas Center-Grimes 52-30; and in Class 3A Mount Vernon edged Esterville-Lincoln Central 35-34 and Wahlert beat Williamsburg 52-34.