TOPEKA, Kan. - Due to the Coronavirus pandemic the Kansas State High School Activities Association announced changes to the class 6A post season basketball format.&nbsp;As part of the changes, eight sub-state pools of either four or five schools in each "pod," have been created.&nbsp;Locally, the Junction City High School Blue Jays and Manhattan High School Indians have been placed together in the Topeka-Washburn Rural Sub-State also including Lawrence Free State, and Topeka High School.&nbsp;From the KSHA site: "

Classes 4A, 5A and 6A will be grouped geographically into groups of four or five schools. The groups that have 5 teams will play the #4 vs. #5 seed game on Saturday, February 27. Semi-final games will be played on Tuesday, March 2 and Wednesday, March 3 at the higher seeded team. Finals will be played on Friday, March 5 and Saturday, March 6. State quarterfinal games will be played on Monday, March 8 and Tuesday, March 9 at school sites. Four teams will advance to the state sites."

KSHSAA Announces Sub-State Groupings