A third-quarter comeback and clutch fourth-quarter shooting carried West Sioux to a victory in its first-ever state tournament game.

Jade Lynn Vlotho scored 18 points and grabbed 15 rebounds and fifth-ranked West Sioux rallied from an eight-point halftime deficit to beat No. 4 Lynnville-Sully 54-43 in a first-round Class 1A game.

Dana Weerheim added 16 points for the Falcons, including a key 3-pointer and four big free throws in the fourth quarter. Carissa Anderson helped out with 11 points, while Shannon Kots grabbed 13 rebounds to go with seven points.

West Sioux improved to 25-1 and will play a semifinal game at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Lynnville-Sully, in the tournament for the third straight year and ninth time overall, finished 23-3. Brianna James led the Hawks with 20 points and 11 rebounds, while Brittany Bryan scored 11 points. It was the final high school game for both, with James finishing her career with more than 1,000 points.

Lynnville-Sully scored the final nine points of the first half to open a 26-18 lead and take momentum into the second half. But West Sioux responded with a 14-0 run in the third quarter to go up 34-28 and led the rest of the way.

The Hawks stayed within striking distance, cutting the lead to 42-38 on Bryan's 3-pointer midway through the fourth quarter. Weerheim answered with a 3-pointer of a her own, then sank four straight free throws after Lynnville-Sully drew to 47-42 on James' basket inside. Weerheim finished 9-for-10 at the line.

Three more free throws wrapped it up for the Falcons, whose only loss this year has been a 55-52 setback to MMC late in the regular season.