Topeka — Kansas University women's basketball signee Crystal Kemp scored a game-high 26 points to lift Topeka High to a 60-43 nonleague victory over Lawrence High on Saturday in the Trojans' gym.
Kemp, a 6-foot-2 center, was a force inside for the No. 5-ranked Trojans (8-0). She made 10 of 15 free throws.
Topeka 60
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| LIONS (43) Leigh DeBiasse 1 0-0 3 Shari Lassiter 1 0-5 3 Erin Knight 1 0-0 3 Josie Polk 8 3-4 19 Rachel Klingler 3 0-2 6 Mandy Amyx 1 0-0 2 Jodie Cochrane 1 0-0 3 Jenna Wilcox 0 0-1 0 Ricks 1 2-2 4 Ashley Burnett 0 0-0 0 Hallie Fitzgerald 0 0-0 0 Rachel Severance 0 0-0 0 Totals 17 5-14 43. |
| Three-point goals DeBiasse, Lassiter, Knight, Cochrane. Fouled out Amyx, Klingler, Ricks. |
"We tried some things against Kemp, but she gets a lot of calls," LHS coach Kristin Mallory said. "I thought our team hung in there. Their guards were very fast."
Down 31-22 at halftime, LHS (3-4) couldn't catch Topeka in the second half. The Trojans thrived at the free-throw line, where they made 20 of 40 attempts.
"They got a lot of breaks," Mallory said. "We'd come down and look like we'd get a transition layup, then we'd get blocked and they'd get a layin. They had tons of layups."
Sophomore Josie Polk scored 19 points to lead Lawrence, which was coming off a victory over defending Sunflower League champion Shawnee Mission East.
"We didn't take a step back," Mallory said. "I thought we fought hard. We're going in the right direction."
Four different Lions Leigh DeBiasse, Shari Lassiter, Erin Knight and Jodie Cochrane made three-pointers against Topeka. Three Lions fouled out.
Next for LHS is a road game Monday at Shawnee Mission South. Tipoff is 7 p.m.
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