DES MOINES -- North Mahaska will get a chance to write a perfect ending to its dream season.

Junior Mallory Boyle led a game-changing run in the third quarter and the top-ranked Warhawks advanced to the Class 1A state championship game with a 46-38 victory over No. 5 West Sioux.

North Mahaska recovered from a frigid start to remain unbeaten through 27 games and will play third-ranked Bedford for the title at 6 p.m. Friday. West Sioux finished 25-2 after playing in the state tournament for the first time.

Boyle led the winners with a strong stat line, putting up 12 points, six rebounds, four steals, three assists and two blocks. Kate Ray added 11 points and eight rebounds for the Warhawks and Hannah Ferguson scored eight. (Boxscore)

Dana Weerheim led West Sioux with 13 points. Brooke McManaman scored eight points for the Falcons, Carissa Anderson had seven and Jade Lynn Vlotho added six to go with 10 rebounds.

North Mahaska missed 12 of its first 13 shots and fell behind 11-3 after one quarter. The Warhawks kept West Sioux from pulling away by forcing turnovers and trailed just 17-16 at halftime. West Sioux led 21-19 early in the third quarter when North Mahaska made its move.

Ferguson hit a 3-pointer to put the Warhawks ahead and start a 15-0 run that stretched the lead to 34-21. Boyle was right in the middle of the action during that spurt, scoring six points, assisting on two baskets, making two steals and blocking a shot.

West Sioux recovered to get the lead down to seven by the end of the third quarter, but North Mahaska's Tara Smith converted a three-point play off a steal at the start of the final quarter and the Warhawks were in control the rest of the way.

BEDFORD 45, LE MARS GEHLEN 36 -- In its third state tournament appearance, Bedford has a chance to win its first championship.

The third-ranked Bulldogs got outstanding balance on offense, played solid defense and beat No. 9 Le Mars Gehlen Catholic to reach the Class 1A title game.

Bedford held Gehlen Catholic to one field goal during a 14-minute stretch while building a nine-point lead, then held off the Jays' comeback attempts down the stretch.

Savanna Thornton led Bedford with 11 points, while Caila Raymond scored 10 and grabbed 12 rebounds. Kayla Lindenmeyer added nine points for the Bulldogs, Peyton Russell scored eight and Kendyl Gruttemeyer scored seven to go with 10 rebounds. (Boxscore)

Katelin Langel scored 21 points for Gehlen Catholic. Amber Timmins added six points, nine rebounds four assists and four steals.

Gehlen Catholic jumped to a 7-0 lead and was up 11-4 after one quarter. But Bedford shut down the Jays for a long stretch after that and moved into the lead, going up 25-16 early in the second half on Thornton's 3-pointer.

Bedford maintained a lead of five to nine points until Gehlen Catholic made a late charge, drawing to 37-36 when Steph Rohe's two free throws capped a 6-0 run. But the Bulldogs stopped the threat there.

Russell drove for a layup to put the Bulldogs up three and they secured their big victory at the free throw line, Gruttemeyer sinking three, Thornton making two and Russell hitting one.

Bedford will take a 26-1 record into the championship game at 6 p.m. Friday. In its two previous state tourney trips, in 2007 and last year, Bedford lost in the first round.

Gehlen Catholic, in the tournament for the first time, finished 21-5.