CARTHAGE GIRLS 70, PITTSBURG 31
PITTSBURG, Kan. — Carthage started fast and never looked back in a 70-31 win over Pittsburg on Friday during consolation play of the girls Bill Hanson Memorial Tournament at Pittsburg High School.
The Tigers (8-7) jumped out in front quickly in the first quarter after outscoring the Dragons 22-11 through the first eight minutes.
Carthage kept the pedal to the floor in the second quarter and pushed the lead to 55-23 heading into halftime. The Tigers limited the Dragons to eight points total in the second half while cruising to victory.
“I’m extremely proud of how we played tonight,” Carthage coach Scott Moore said. “We dominated for four quarters and played one of our best games yet. All nine girls scored and all nine played with energy for 32 minutes. That’s exactly what we asked them to do in our pre-game talk.”
Kianna Yates led Carthage with 17 points, while Lauren Choate finished with 13 points and Maggie Boyd had 11. Carthage finished with four players in double figures as Landry Cochran added 10 points in the win.
Carthage plays the winner of Olathe North and Webster Groves at 1 p.m. in the fifth-place game on Saturday.
WEBB CITY GIRLS 51, BRANSON 39
ROGERSVILLE, Mo. — Webb City ended the Lady Wildcat Classic on a positive note by beating COC rival Branson in the tourney’s third-place game on Friday at Logan-Rogersville High School.
The Cardinals improved to 12-5 on the season.
Webb City scored 10 unanswered points late in the first quarter. Malorie Stanley hit a pair of 3-pointers, Sami Mancini scored inside and Kirra Long made two free throws.
The Cardinals led 22-12 at the end of the opening frame.
Webb City went up 31-22 after two hoops from Stanley and a free throw from Izzy Lopez, but the Pirates scored the final five points of the first half. With that, the Cardinals held a 31-27 halftime advantage.
The game was deadlocked at 31 in the third period before Webb City closed the quarter on an 11-2 run to go up 42-33. Mancini, Stanley and Long accounted for all 11 points during the spurt.
In the fourth quarter, Kate Brownfield knocked down two 3-pointers to give Webb City a 49-37 advantage with 2:34 remaining.
A junior guard, Stanley scored 17 points to lead the Cardinals.
Mancini added 15 points and Long also reached double figures with 11 points.
Also for the Cardinals, Brownfield scored six and Lopez and Mia Robbins added one point apiece.
NEVADA GIRLS 58, FRONTENAC 55
FRONTENAC, Kan. — After beating the tourney hosts in the semifinals, Nevada’s girls basketball team will meet Blue Springs in the championship game of the Four State Raider Classic.
Saturday’s title game is scheduled for 1 p.m. at Frontenac High School.
Nevada (15-3) led 16-11 at the end of the first period, 30-26 at halftime and 45-34 at the end of the third quarter.
Clara Swearingen scored 24 points for Nevada, while Maddy Majors added 13 points.
Hattie Pyle scored 28 points for the Raiders.
NORTHEAST (ARMA) GIRLS 43, THOMAS JEFFERSON 35
LIBERAL, Mo. — The Thomas Jefferson girls basketball team fell 43-35 in the Tony Dubray Classic on Friday.
Northeast took a five-point into the second period before the Warriors rallied to hold a 26-25 advantage by the intermission. Northeast started the second half like it did the first, outscoring Thomas Jefferson (8-6) by five, with the Vikings expanding the margin down the stretch.
Gabbi Hiebert led the Cavaliers with 14 points, knocking down three 3-pointers. Sarah Mueller also made three 3-pointers on the way to 11 points in the loss. Lannah Grigg added eight points.
The Vikings were led in scoring by Liberty Signing’s 12 points, while Mackenzie Jackson had 11 points for Northeast.
Thomas Jefferson is on the road against Jasper on Tuesday.
PARSONS GIRLS 58, COLLEGE HEIGHTS 56
CHEROKEE, Kan. — College Heights’ late comeback fell just short in the semifinals of the Lancer Classic.
The Vikings built an 18-11 lead by the end of the first period, and Parsons was up 37-23 at halftime.
The Cougars trailed 50-39 at the end of the third period.
College Heights rallied in the fourth quarter, outscoring the Vikings 19-8 in the final eight minutes. However, it wasn’t enough, as the Vikings held on.
“Parsons is a very athletic team,” College Heights coach John Blankenship said. “They have great athletes in the post position coupled with a lot of 3-point shooters. They are difficult to defend. We trailed by 14 at the half. My kids made some great defensive adjustments in the second half, which slowed them down and allowed our offense to get us back in the game. We kept chipping away at the lead. Jayli Johnson and Addie Lawrence had great shooting nights for us. The rest of the team contributed with defense and rebounding allowing us to have a great fourth quarter.”
Blankenship noted there were many positives his team can take from Friday’s contest.
“Parsons is a much larger school and a very good team,” he said. “I am so proud of our team for battling all game. We showed a lot of heart tonight. It was great having Lauren Ukena return to action in limited minutes tonight after recovering from a wrist injury. She makes us better and gives us a lot of speed on the defensive end.”
Johnson scored 20 points, grabbed seven rebounds and handed out six assists for the Cougars, while Libby Fanning recorded yet another double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds.
Lawrence contributed nine points and four steals, Ava Lett scored five points and Maddy Colin compiled six rebounds, four points and two steals.
College Heights (9-7) will play for third place on Saturday.
MCAULEY CATHOLIC GIRLS 36, EVERTON 21
McAuley’s girls basketball team extended its winning streak to five with Friday’s victory.
Kloee Williamson scored 10 points to lead the Warriors, while Lily Black added seven points, Brooke Righter had six and Kendall Ramsey and Vanessa Diaz contributed five points apiece.
McAuley led 19-14 at halftime and extended the lead to 10 by the end of the third period at 28-18.
The Warriors limited Everton to three points in the fourth quarter.
McAuley Catholic (6-11) will host Wheaton on Tuesday.
