Day: January 21, 2022

 

PITTSBURG, Kan. — Carl Junction’s girls rode a pair of first half runs to a convincing 57-27 win over the Pittsburg Purple Dragons on Thursday night in the opening-round of the Bill Hanson Memorial Tournament.

Carl Junction scored 16 unanswered points in the first period and then rattled off 14 straight in the second quarter to take a comfortable 37-9 lead at the break. 

With eight points apiece from Destiny Buerge and Klohe Burk, the Bulldogs were up 18-6 by the end of the opening period.

Hoops from Buerge, Hali Shorter, Ellie Lawson and Kylie Scott extended Carl Junction’s lead past 20 at 28-6.

The Bulldogs, who outscored the Dragons 19-3 in the second quarter, led by 28 at intermission.

Carl Junction’s lead was 52-16 at the end of the third quarter.

Buerge scored 21 points to lead Carl Junction, while Scott had nine and Burk added eight. Lawson contributed seven points and Shorter had five. 

Megan Johnston scored 13 points to lead Pittsburg. 

The Bulldogs will meet Carthage in the tourney semifinals at 5:30 on Friday at Pittsburg High School. 

 

MCAULEY GIRLS FALL AT BUZZER, CHC EARNS WIN

CHEROKEE, Kan. — Alex Pasquarelli hit the game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer to lift Erie’s girls basketball team past short-handed McAuley Catholic 48-45 on Thursday night in the semifinals of the Lancer Classic.  

The Warriors had only six players available for the game.

“Another skeleton crew,” McAuley coach Mike Howard noted, adding the team had just one guard available. “We played with five players the entire game. We were missing our top two guards. We still almost pulled it out.  I’m so proud of their fight tonight.”   

Kennedy DeRuy poured in 27 points for the Warriors, while Lily Black scored eight, Avery Gardner had seven and Avery Eminger chipped in three. 

McAuley point guard Kloee Williamson missed the game due to an illness. The Warriors were also without standout Kayleigh Teeter, who is out for the season with a knee injury. 

Sarah Stark scored 15 points for the Red Devils.

Erie led 12-11 at the end of the first quarter, 25-19 at halftime and 37-33 at the end of the third quarter.

The Warriors outscored the Red Devils 12-11 in the fourth period, but it wasn’t enough.

McAuley (12-3) will play Columbus for third place at 3 on Saturday. 

 

CHC GIRLS EARN WIN

In other action at the Lancer Classic, College Heights earned a hard-fought 44-39 win over Baxter Springs.

“It was a great team effort tonight,” College Heights coach John Blankenship said. “We only shot 24% from the floor, but once again, our defense kept us in the game. We were much more aggressive in attacking the basket and getting to the foul line, which was key down the stretch.”

Lauren Ukena scored 14 points for CHC, while Jayli Johnson compiled eight points, four assists and four steals. 

Libby Fanning contributed eight points and 10 rebounds, while freshman post player Molly Long had seven points and four steals.

“Along with Lauren, Molly played great defense,” Blankenship noted. 

The Lions led 10-9 at the end of the first period, but the Cougars were up 17-16 at halftime.

College Heights used a 15-9 third period to take a 32-25 lead into the fourth quarter. The Lions won the final frame 14-12, but the Cougars never gave up their lead.

College Heights (5-5) hosts Lockwood at 6 on Friday night. The Cougars will conclude play at the Lancer Classic at 11:30 on Saturday in the invite’s fifth-place game. 

 

EAST NEWTON GIRLS WIN IN 2OT

JAY, Okla. — East Newton’s girls earned a 52-51 double overtime win over Talequah Sequoyah in the first round of the Jay Tournament.

Three players scored in double figures for the Patriots, as Shaw Coburn led the way with 15 points, while Josie Guinn added 14 and Kylee Cole had 13.

The Patriots will play at 7 on Friday in the semifinals.

 

 

FRONTENAC, Kan. — A strong finish to the first half propelled the second-seeded Webb City boys basketball team to a 70-29 victory over seventh-seeded Nevada on Thursday in the first round of the Four State Raider Classic at Frontenac High School. 

In a rematch of last year’s tourney championship, the Cardinals were clinging to a six-point cushion in the second quarter when they finished the first half on a game-changing 17-1 run.

During the surge, Cohl Vaden, Isaiah Brisco and Trey Roets made free throws, while Dante Washington hit a 3-pointer, Roets had a putback and Max Higginbotham knocked down two treys to give the Cardinals a 35-13 lead at intermission. 

The Tigers, who had two key players pick up three fouls in the first half, were limited to three points in the second quarter. 

The Cardinals scored the first 10 points of the third period to extend the lead past 30, as a dunk from Turner capped the spurt and made it 45-13.

Webb City’s advantage was 57-21 at the end of the third quarter and there was a running clock in the final frame. 

Webb City hiked its record to 10-4, while Nevada fell to 3-13.

Twelve different players scored in the game for the Cardinals. Vaden, Turner and Holton Keith scored 10 points apiece to lead Webb City, while Higginbotham added nine points on a trio of 3-pointers. Washington and Roets contributed seven points apiece. Roets grabbed seven rebounds, while Vaden handed out five assists. 

Brice Budd scored 12 points to lead Nevada, while Evan Rea added six. Leo Gayman had seven rebounds.

The Cardinals will take on either Providence Academy from Rogers, Arkansas, or Oklahoma City’s Christian Heritage Academy in the semifinals at 8:30 on Friday night. 

Nevada will play at 7 p.m. on Friday in the old gym in the consolation semifinals.

 

FULL STATS: Webb City HS (webbcitycardinals.com)