Eaglecrest and Smoky Hill in Class 6A and Vista PEAK Prep in 5A all made the semifinals and were oh-so-close to playing for state titles. Eaglecrest had the area’s transcendent individual talent in junior LaDavian King, whose perimeter prowess very nearly got the program back to its first state championship game since 2017. The Centennial League Player of the Year finished with 31 points — four shy of his season high — in Eaglecrest’s biggest game