Tuesday’s games (Jan. 12)
Girls
Oskaloosa 56, Jackson Heights 34
• The Bears improved to 5-1 overall with the road win. Four Bears were in double figures led by 13 points from sophomore Rachel Schmanke. Junior Hailey Kelly scored 11 and senior Kyra Coffman and sophomore Haley Pfau scored 10 each.
KC Christian 62, JCN 51
• The Chargers suffered their first regular-season loss since 2008 as KCC avenged a loss in the league tourney semifinals. JCN moved to 4-1. Sophomore Jordan Kramer scored 16 points for North while senior Mallory GrandPre scored 14 points.
Perry-Lecompton 38, Bonner Springs 36
• The Kaws improved to 3-1 with the win.
McLouth 60, Wathena 35
• The Bulldogs outscored Wathena, 37-17, in the second half to improve to 4-3. Senior Missy Rome led McLouth with 25 points while senior Kylie Shufflebarger scored 11 points.
Immaculata 43, Valley Falls 34
• A 9-1 first quarter and 17-6 third quarter did in the Dragons as they dropped to 3-4. Junior Abbey Kearney led the way for Valley Falls with 17 points. Sophomore Macie Herrig scored 9 points.
Jefferson West 40, Nemaha Valley 35
• West came back from a 5-point deficit entering the fourth quarter to win and move to 2-5. Senior BriAnna Ploude led West with 16 points.
Boys
Jackson Heights 66, Oskaloosa 31
• The Bears dropped to 5-2 as Heights led, 25-2, after one quarter and didn’t look back. Junior Adam Bowser scored 13 points and junior Levi Wade scored 10 in the loss.
KC Christian 53, JCN 37
• North dropped to 3-2. Sophomore Dalton Minor led the Chargers with 14 points.
Nemaha Valley 45, Jefferson West 44
• West fell to 3-4 as the Tigers squandered an 8-point lead starting the second quarter and a 5-point lead entering the fourth quarter. Junior Dillon Roy led West with 13 points and senior Alex Baker scored 10 points.
Wathena 51, McLouth 35
• The Bulldogs dropped to 2-6.
Bonner Springs 68, Perry-Lecompton 36
• The Kaws dropped to 0-5. Senior Shelby Politte scored 10 points to lead the Kaws.
Thursday’s games (Jan. 14)
Girls
JCN 51, McLouth 35
• North got back on the winning track in a makeup game versus McLouth. The Chargers improved to 5-1 while McLouth fell to 4-4. Kramer scored 24 points while GrandPre scored 15 for North. McLouth was led by 16 points from Rome.
Boys
JCN 41, McLouth 31
• North improved to 4-2 while McLouth fell to 2-7. North built a 17-point lead entering the final quarter before McLouth tightened it late. Minor scored 10 points to lead the Chargers. The Bulldogs were led by 13 points from sophomore Alen Kramer and 12 points from senior Cole Batman.
Friday’s games (Jan. 15)
Boys
Doniphan West 50, Oskaloosa 48
• The Bears dropped to 5-3.
JCN 47, Horton 42
• The Chargers held off Horton to improve to 5-2. Junior Jeff Hale led the way for North with 18 points.
Royal Valley 52, Jefferson West 50
• The Tigers dropped to 3-5 as Royal Valley came back from a 9-point halftime deficit to win. Baker scored 14 points while senior Adam Fechter scored 10 points in the loss.
Pleasant Ridge 56, Valley Falls 28
• The Dragons fell to 3-5. Junior Brooks Glassel scored 14 points to lead the Dragons.
Immaculata 65, McLouth 59 (2OT)
• The Bulldogs dropped to 2-8 as a tight game was decided in double overtime. Batman scored 20 points and junior Trevor Roberts added 13 points in the losing cause.
Santa Fe Trail 58, Perry-Lecompton 26
• The Kaws fell to 0-6. Senior Brad Phillips was the high scorer for Perry-Lecompton with 5 points.
Girls
Oskaloosa 57, Doniphan West 28
• The Bears improved to 6-1 overall as a 22-6 first quarter set the tone in the win. Pfau led the Bears with 23 points while Kelly poured in 21.
JCN 58, Horton 48
• North improved to 6-1 with the victory. Kramer paced the Chargers with 29 points and GrandPre scored 10 in the win for North.
Perry-Lecompton 47, Santa Fe Trail 31
• The Kaws improved to 4-1. Junior Abbey Bays, sophomore Natasha Carver and senior Jessica Christman scored 12 points each to lead the Kaws.
McLouth 76, Immaculata 71 (3OT)
• The Bulldogs lost a 6-point lead entering the fourth quarter but got the game won in triple overtime to improve to 5-4. Rome set a school single-game record with 39 points and Shufflebarger scored 14 points in the win.
Valley Falls 43, Pleasant Ridge 29
• The Dragons improved to 4-4 with the win. Kearney scored 16 points for the Dragons.
Jefferson West 36, Royal Valley 35
• The Tigers improved to 3-5.
