Tuesday’s games (Jan. 30)
Girls
Oskaloosa 40, Jackson Heights 28
• The Bears pulled away in the second half to win by 12 and improve to 7-5. Junior Emily Heston scored 12 points in the win to lead Oskaloosa.
Troy 42, McLouth 26
• McLouth fell behind in the second quarter and couldn’t recover as Troy dropped the Bulldogs to 5-8. Junior Abby Annis led McLouth with 14 points.
Holton 54, Jefferson West 30
• Holton established a 19-4 lead after a quarter and coasted to the 24-point win. West dropped to 5-10. Junior Marcia Beecham led the Tigers with 8 points.
Wathena 52, Valley Falls 40
• Wathena inched away to some extent each quarter to win by 12 and drop Valley Falls to 4-10. Junior Rebekah Bunde led the Dragons with 10 points in the loss.
Doniphan West 46, JCN 42 (OT)
• North had a 4-point lead entering the fourth quarter but West forced overtime and got the win in the extra period. JCN moved to 4-10 with the loss. Freshman Mallory Grand Pre led JCN with 15 points and freshman Sara Navinskey added 10 in the loss.
Boys
Doniphan West 49, JCN 47
• North squandered a 10-point lead at the start of the second quarter by being outscored, 29-16, in the second half. Junior Luke Noll scored 15 points, senior Wes Weishaar scored 13 and senior Drew Kraxner scored 12 for North in the loss as the Chargers dropped to 8-5.
Holton 58, Jefferson West 56
• West came back from a 4-point halftime deficit to take a 1-point lead into the final quarter but couldn’t hold off the Wildcats. The Tigers dropped to 6-8. Junior Tom Shirley led the way for West with 28 points.
Troy 63, McLouth 51
• An 18-4 third quarter put it away for Troy as McLouth dropped to 5-7. Senior Andrew Booth led the Bulldogs with 15 points while senior Trevor Keling and junior Mike Rome scored 10 points each.
Jackson Heights 56, Oskaloosa 38
• Oskaloosa held an 11-point lead after a quarter but had lost it by halftime and was down by 12 entering the final quarter. The Bears moved to 2-10. Sophomore J.T. Thurston led Oskaloosa with 12 points.
Wathena 86, Valley Falls 44
• Valley Falls was down, 28-6, after one quarter and couldn’t recover. The Dragons dropped to 0-13. Sophomore Ray Cook scored 14 points to lead the team in the loss.
