Kingsley-Pierson overcame a slow start and a record scoring performance to win at the state tournament for the first time.

Junior center Addison Hirschman put up a double-double and Kingsley-Pierson beat Marquette Catholic of Bellevue 65-61 in a 

first-round Class 1A game.

Marquette's Marissa Schroeder scored 38 points, the most ever in a 1A game since the tournament went to five classes, but it wasn't quite enough.

   Hirschman, a 6-foot-2 junior who has committed to South Dakota State, scored 22 points, pulled down 10 rebounds, handed out seven assists and blocked four shots in a solid all-around effort. Teammate Bri Jensen added 18 points and seven rebounds to help send the seventh-ranked Panthers into a semifinal game at 10 a.m. Thursday against top-ranked and defending state champion Springville.

  Kingsley-Pierson had been 0-3 at state and immediately fell into a big hole, falling behind 10-0. But Hirschman began finding the range on mid-range jumpers and the Panthers clawed back. 

   They never trailed after taking a 24-22 lead midway through the second quarter and got the breathing room they needed with a brief burst in the final four minutes. 

  Kingsley-Pierson led 54-52 when Jensen's 3-point shot from the left corner kissed off the glass and dropped through. A couple of free throws pushed the lead to 59-52 and Jensen helped the Panthers wrap it up by sinking six of eight from the line in the finale 1:06.

Teona Richman added 13 points and 10 rebounds for sixth-ranked Marquette, which finishes 21-4. Kingsley-Pierson moves on with a 24-1 record.

Schroeder had 18 points by halftime and finished 13-of-24 from the field and 12-for-14 on free throws. The old 1A record was 27 points by Burlington Notre Dame's Taylor Hickey in 2014.