Arnold sparks Chargers, 70-61

? Santa Fe Trail senior Janelle Arnold refused to let her Chargers lose.

Arnold scored a game-high 22 points to lead the top-seeded Chargers to 70-61 victory over Wamego in the first round of the Abilene Class 4A sub-state girls basketball tournament on Monday at SFT.

“You could see Janelle pick the team up and say, ‘We’re not going to lose this game,'” said SFT coach Brenda Dahl, whose squad has won nine in a row to improve to 20-1. “She had a great game.”

The Chargers, ranked No. 3 in the Class 4A coaches’ poll, led 49-33 entering the fourth quarter. Wamego erupted for 28 points in the final period.

“It was a lot closer than we wanted it to be,” Dahl said. “They played a great game and we weren’t at top of our defensive game and that hurt us.”

Three other Chargers scored in double figures. Lindsay Boss scored 14 points, Leslie Wurdeman 11 and Melissa Ball 10.

SFT will play the Chapman-Concordia winner at Thursday in the sub-state semifinals in Abilene. The Chapman-Concordia game Monday was postponed because of weather.

Santa Fe Trail 70, Wamego 61

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Santa Fe Trail 11 17 21 21Â70

Wamego  Peterson 19, Manor 17, Stallard 16, Eichman 5, Frey 2, Leonard 1, Martin 1.

Santa Fe Trail  Janelle Arnold 22, Lindsay Boss 14, Leslie Wurdeman 11, Melissa Ball 10, Alison Creek 7, Jennie Deitrich 4, Alexis Pryor 2.

Class 4A

Lansing 80,

Perry-Lecompton 41

Lansing  Kelli Craig scored 15 points to lift No. 2 seed Lansing to romp over No. 7 Perry-Lecompton in the first round of the Hiawatha Class 4A sub-state. Lansing led 35-24 at halftime before taking control with a 23-9 run in the third quarter. Junior Shannon Wilson scored 13 points to pace the Kaws, who finished with a 4-17 record. Senior Kirstie Skelton added 10 points for Perry.

Lansing 80, Perry-Lecompton 41

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Perry-Lecompton (4-17) Â Brandy Jones 4, Allison Lawrence 2, Heather Franz 3, Shannon Wilson 13, Kirstie Skelton 10, Stephanie Swafford 5, Heidi Wege 4.

Lansing  Emily Goodlin 2, Kendra Sickinger 1, Tonya Fladung 13, Megan Haurer 3, Nicole Parent 14, Cydia Stevenson 3, Jessica Haurer 1, Ashley Goodin 10, Megan Waller 4, Angie DiSalvo 5, Kelli Craig 15, Kelly Vosilus 9.

Holton 42, Tonganoxie 33

Tonganoxie  Sophomore Dannielle DeVader scored a game-high 25 points to lead No. 6 Holton past No. 3 Tonganoxie in the first round of the Hiawatha Class 4A sub-state. Senior Aimee Eisman scored 14 points to pace Tonganoxie, which finished the season at 7-14. Holton outscored THS 24-14 in the second half.

Holton 42, Tonganoxie 33

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Tonganoxie 16 3 11 3 Â33

Tonganoxie (7-14) Â Aimee Eisman 14, Laura Korb 1, Alicia Stauch 2, Keri Walker 8, Andrea Korb 7, Addie Heim 1.

Holton  McManigal 5, Bowser 3, Pilson 2, DeVader 25, Morris 3, Tuley 2, Watkins 2.

Class 2A

Jefferson North 57, McLouth 38

Winchester  Gina Hoffman erupted for 24 points and Stephanie Nichols contributed 19 to boost No. 4 seed Jefferson County North (12-9) past No. 5 McLouth in the first round of the Holton Class 2A sub-state. Junior Courtney Edmonds scored 10 points to lead McLouth, which finished the season at 10-11.

Jefferson North 57, McLouth 38

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McLouth (10-11) Â Courtney Edmonds 10, Kortney Smith 9, Sherri Braksick 6, Emma Prochaska 6, Emily Nitzsche 4, Nellie Ryan 2, Jodi Kitterman 1, Alayna Stewart 0.

Jefferson North (12-9) Â Gina Hoffman 24, Stephanie Nichols 19, Carrie Keirns 7, Judee Herring 3, Camille Manville 2, Randi Abramovitz 2.