Blue Springs South freshman Kevin Puryear stood in the the Independence Events Center, answering each question like a cagey veteran./ppOne by one, he listed off the same talking points his coach had been preaching for the previous month./ppBlue Springs South coach Jimmy Cain had told his team that the Jaguars reserves would be tested at some crucial moment this postseason. It could mean the difference between victory and a solemn bus ride down Interstate 70. That moment had come on Wednesday afternoon, and Puryear, a 6-foot-6 post player, delivered with 15 points off the bench in a 68-42 victory over Fort Osage in a Class 5 sectional game./ppEverybody on the bench has to contribute, Puryear said./ppOn Wednesday afternoon, Puryear did a little more than that. With the Jaguars trailing 24-23 at halftime and senior forward Wes Poke wading through foul trouble for most of the game, Puryear answered with 13 second-half points./ppAnd this wasnt just some freshman lucking his way into a few stickbacks and garbage buckets around the rim. This was a precocious talent showing off his entire offensive repertoire. In the span of a few minutes, Puryear scored on a drop step to his right shoulder, a baby hook and a 15-foot jumper from the elbow./ppWe know what kind of talent he is, Cain said. And I think when the season progressed, the seniors really took him under their wing. And they believe in him, and he knows that now./ppPoke and junior Carl Martin each added 11 points as the Jaguars, 23-5, advanced to the Class 5 state quarterfinals for the first time since 2000. Fort Osage junior Austin Regier finished with a team-high 11 points as the Indians finished the season 14-14./ppspan class=”subhead”LS West girls 86, St. Joseph Central 67/span/ppThe entrance to the floor at the Independence Events Center should have come with a warning sign: Run with Lees Summit West at your own risk./ppSt. Joseph Central learned that the hard way as Lees Summit West rolled into the Class 5 quarterfinals for just the second time in the schools eight-year history. The Titans, 25-3, will face Blue Springs South on Saturday./ppOnly a seven-minute lull midway through the second half kept this from being a total knockout. After Lees Summit West built a 56-30 lead early in the third quarter, St. Joseph Central crept back into the game, cutting the lead to 72-59 with more than five minutes left in the fourth quarter./ppSophomore forward Dale Brown led four Titans in double figures with 21 points, while senior Shaquille Harrison filled the stat sheet with 17 points and a handful of acrobatic layups.