Ottawa ? Ottawa High’s boys basketball team made 20-of-29 free-throw attempts Friday night and edged Atchison, 80-73, for the Cyclones’ eighth straight victory.

Ross Thompson and Lee Baldwin both scored 21 points to lead Ottawa, which improved to 9-1 overall and 2-0 in the Huron League.

Andrew Maxwell added 14 points and Jarod Sigmund seven for the Cyclones.

Atchison’s Marquette Jones led all players with 23 points, but the Redmen made only 1-of-9 foul shots.

Ottawa will play Baldwin Tuesday in the first round of the Baldwin Invitational Tournament.

Ottawa 80, Atchison 73

Atchison 26 13 12 22 — 73

Ottawa 19 19 24 18 — 80

Atchison: Marquette Jones 23, Justin Downing 16, Tyler 12, Wes Downing 8, Boldridge 5, Webb 5, Barnhardt 4.

Ottawa: Ross Thompson 21, Lee Baldwin 21, Andrew Maxwell 14, Jarod Sigmund 7, Clint Bones 6, Drew Waldron 5, Gabe Sheffield 4, Michael Cation 2.

Gardner-Edgerton 58, Baldwin 51

Baldwin — Trailing by four points entering the fourth quarter, Gardner-Edgerton outscored Baldwin, 20-9, to pick up the victory.

“It’s very disappointing because we played good enough to win,” BHS coach Jeff Haas said.

Of the fourth quarter, Haas carefully explained, “Gardner shot a lot of free throws, and shot them well.”

The Bulldogs were led on offense by Joe Gipp’s 18 points, followed by Andy Hannon with 14 and Brian Lauridsen with 11.

Baldwin (2-8) plays host to Riley County tonight.

Gardner-Edgerton 58, Baldwin 51

Gardner 12 14 12 20 — 58

Baldwin 11 17 14 9 — 51

Gardner — Berg 2, Lane 12, Nellor 12, Thomas 5, Strack 5, Highfill 6, Ballew 15, Kjelshus 1.

Baldwin — Joe Gipp 18, Micah Mason 4, Andy Hannon 14, Brian Lauridsen 11, Ben Knoll 4.

Troy 78, McLouth 63

McLouth — Five different players scored in double figures for McLouth, but the Bulldogs were dumped by Troy. Travis Steffey scored a team-high 14 points for McLouth (4-4).

Troy 78, McLouth 63

Troy 14 23 21 20 — 78

McLouth 17 14 20 12 — 63

Troy — McNemee 12, Sutherland 19, Engemann 20, Giaul 10, Franken 4, Johnson 4, Stock 7, Clary 2.

McLouth — Gardner 13, T. Steffey 14, J. Steffey 4, Trackwell 10, Fixico 12, Subelka 10.

KC Piper 61,Perry-Lecompton 41

Kansas City, Kan. — Piper scored 27 points in the third quarter and pulled away from Perry-Lecompton.

“We’ve been so good defensively,” P-L coach Pat Hupfauf said. “The last four games we’ve been so solid, but tonight we didn’t play as good as we have been so that’s disappointing.”

The Kaws received 14 points from Spencer Kennedy and 11 from Jacob Landis.

P-L (2-5) will play Effingham on Tuesday at the McLouth Tournament.

KC Piper 61, Perry-Lecompton 41

Perry-Lecompton 6 10 15 10 — 41

KC Piper 4 18 27 12 — 61

Perry-Lecompton — Spencer Kennedy 14, Jacob Landis 11, Drew Robbins 4, David Higgins 6, Jason Holladay 2, Paul Foltz 2, Luke Tyner 2.

KC Piper — Young 18, Rezin 13, Carr 10, Reitemeier 7, Mosier 4, Zimmerman 3, Simmons 2, Bruenn 2, Smith 1, Wille 1.

Mill Valley 63, Lansing 54

Lansing — Jacob Eaton and David Woods each scored 15 points, leading Mill Valley to victory.

Hosea Morgan had 14 points and Brian Kern 12 for Lansing, which only trailed by four points going into the fourth quarter.

Mill Valley 63, Lansing 54

Mill Valley 15 16 12 20 — 63

Lansing 12 13 14 15 — 54

Mill Valley: B. Farrell 0, J. Pingleton 3, T. Fitzgerald 0, R. Gracy 0, S. Scott 12, B. White 0, D. Woods 15, B. Smith 8, R. Draper 3, J. Summerlin 3, W. Reeves 0, J. Eaton 15, T. Corley 4.

Lansing: Hunter Martin 0, David Jackson 10, Alex Riemann 0, Kyle Davoren 0, Hosea Morgan 14, Jo Jo Haines 5, Brian Kern 12, Matt Bunce 4, Eric Wilson 4, Jon Garrett 0, Billy Morehead 5, Daniel Kenner 0.