WINCHESTER ? McLouth High girls basketball coach Vicki Bechard decided to mix things up Friday in her team’s semifinal against Atchison Mount Saint Scholastica in the Jefferson County North Invitational.

After all, a man-to-man defensive scheme worked well last week, when McLouth cut an enormous Scholastica lead before losing 55-44 in Atchison.

It wasn’t so Friday. The man-to-man defense failed, and the Ravens routed the Bulldogs, 55-32, behind pounding physical play and superior shooting.

“They’re a really good team,” said Bechard, whose 5-7 squad will play in today’s 5 p.m. consolation game against Atchison, which was defeated in the other semifinal by Jefferson West, 53-31.

“We got kind of frustrated because of their physical play, and we don’t play well mad.”

Bulldog senior Courtney Edmonds, with 18 points, again shouldered the scoring load for McLouth. But she couldn’t escape Scholastica’s constant double-teaming, and she also seemed fatigued after guarding Scholastica’s Jill Garrett, who scored a game-high 20 points.”

“They’re just awesome,” said Edmonds, who had accounted for eight of McLouth’s 12 first-half points. “I don’t think there was a single time when they didn’t take advantage of our defense by hitting open shots.”

Mount Saint Scholastica 55, McLouth 32

McLouth 4 8 13 7 — 32

Scholastica 8 14 19 14 — 55

McLouth — Alayna Stewart 2, Emily Nitzsche 6, Courtney Edmonds 18, Emma Prochaska 6.

Scholastica — Jessica Langan 6, Jesse Perdue 2, Jill Garrett 20, Mallory Pickman 10, Madeline Cairney 3, Melinda Morrison 14.

Perry-Lecompton 61, Oskaloosa 55

The Kaws hung on for their third victory of the season — and third in four games — and will play for fifth place this afternoon, despite being outscored 21-16 in the fourth quarter Friday.

Perry-Lecompton, with four players scoring in double figures, was able to withstand the fourth-quarter charge after opening a 47-34 lead at the end of the third quarter.

Freshman Haley Wilson led the Kaws with 17 points, while Jamie Amerine scored 11.

Shannon Wilson and Casey Amerine each contributed 10 points for Perry

The Kaws will play Valley Falls in the fifth-place game at 3:30 p.m. today.

Perry-Lecompton 61,

Oskaloosa 55

Perry-Lecompton 13 16 18 14 — 61

Oskaloosa 10 15 9 21 — 55

Perry-Lecompton — Haley Wilson 17, Jamie Amerine 11, Shannon Wilson 10, Casey Amerine 10, Brandy Jones 7, Tonya Gimzo 3, Megan Blosser 2, Heidi Wege 1.

Oskaloosa — Aubree Harsh 22, April Kruse 6, Megan Reed 5, Erika Houk 5, Molly Pruitt 4, Leigha Thomas 4, Julie Norman 4, Jessica Layden 3, Krishna Beach 2.