Eudora ? The roads weren’t the only slick things in Eudora Tuesday night.

So was the ball for Eudora High’s boys basketball team late in the fourth quarter against Topeka Highland Park.

Eudora gave Highland Park a game early in the Cardinal Invitational, but in the end the Scots were just too quick, too athletic, too tall — too everything — and the Scots rolled over the Cardinals, 60-38.

“I thought we played well for the three-and-a-half quarters,” EHS coach Scott Stein said. “The last half quarter, we did some dumb things. We didn’t do anything in the last four minutes.”

Highland Park (2-1) had scored 60 points the previous night in 60-43 defeat of Baldwin.

The Cardinals (2-1) for the most part were able to keep up with the fast-paced play of the Scots, but fatigue became a factor for Eudora, while Highland Park — the No. 1-ranked team in Class 5A — kept on rolling to the basket for easy lay-ups.

The Scots had runs of 6-0 and 8-0 late in the fourth quarter.

“It kind of puts the fire out in you, kind of shuts you down,” EHS senior forward Chris Gabriel said.

Despite the 22-point setback, Eudora was only down by six at halftime thanks to timely shooting. Gabriel had eight going into the break, and most of those buckets came in the paint.

“Going into halftime knowing we were just there … we played well,” said Gabriel, who finished with a team-high 17 points,.

At 6-foot-3, Gabriel is one of just four Cardinals taller than 6-foot. The Scots have eight players 6-foot or taller.

And though the Cards played with the Scots most of the game, Stein isn’t about to accept a moral victory.

“I expected to execute,” Stein said. “I expected to win this ballgame. The last four minutes really frustrated me, but hopefully you learn something by playing good teams.”

Baldwin 62, Kansas City Ward 44

Baldwin’s win over K.C. Ward proved what a difference a timeout can make.

Seeing his club down 6-2 and playing sluggishly at best, Baldwin coach Jeff Haas called a timeout midway through the first quarter.

“This was our third game of the year,” Haas said, “and in all three games we started slow. That’s something we didn’t want to see today.”

After the talk, the Bulldogs (2-1) finally started scoring consistently, but still trailed 11-8 going into the second quarter, plagued with five turnovers in the first quarter.

But Baldwin managed to coast from there. Sophomore guard Jeremy Wright caused havoc for the Cyclones (0-3) with four steals and 17 points, with 10 of them coming the fourth quarter off two steals.

“Once we got going, everyone just started following along, and then it just snowballed from there,” Wright said.

Baldwin senior Andy Harmon chipped in 14 points with three steals. Senior Micah Mason contributed 11 points, and junior Ben Knoll added 10.

Baldwin will play Paola at 5:30 p.m. Thursday in the consolation-bracket final.

Eudora will take on K.C. Piper in the third-place game about 7 p.m.

In Tuesday’s other games, Belton, Mo., beat Kansas City Piper, 76-31, and Paola edged K.C. Turner, 42-37.