Area Girls Roundup: Pair leads Charger punch

Ball, Pryor combine for 43 in SFT win; P-L, Eudora victorious

? For Santa Fe Trail, it just took two.

Melissa Ball scored 23 points and Alexis Pryor added a career-high 20, outscoring Paola by themselves and helping the Chargers improve to 9-1 with a 58-42 victory Tuesday.

The two each have racked up big numbers before, but Santa Fe Trail coach Brenda Dahl said it was a treat to have them do so together.

Pryor added 16 rebounds for the Chargers, who shot 75 percent from behind the free-throw line.

Santa Fe Trail plays Labette County at 3:30 p.m. Friday in Burlington.

Paola dropped to 3-5.

Santa Fe Trail 58, Paola 42

Santa Fe Trail 11 11 16 20 — 58

Paola 11 8 6 17 — 42

Santa Fe Trail: Melissa Ball 23, Alexis Pryor 20, Jennie Dietrich 4, Allison Creek 3, Brea Rutter 3, Lindsay Boss 3, Brianna Brown 2.

Paola: Tamara Guenther 9, Colleen Richardson 9, Rachel Hubacek 8, Allison Banks 7, Yurchak 4, Kathleen Julyan 3, Sarah Wright 2.

Perry-Lecompton 41, Oskaloosa 35

Perry — Shannon Wilson scored a game-high 21 points, and Perry-Lecompton pulled away with a 25-14 second half to claim its second straight win.

“We just got rolling in the second half,” Perry-Lecompton coach Kevin Bost said. “It was a very physical game.”

The Kaws (2-7) hit 11 of 15 free-throw attempts.

Bost lauded the play of Wilson, Perry-Lecompton’s all-time leading scorer.

“She just does everything,” he said of his 5-foot-9 senior guard-forward. “There were a couple of college coaches here watching her.”

Casey Amerine added nine points for the Kaws.

Perry-Lecompton 41, Oskaloosa 35

Oskaloosa 11 10 3 11 — 35

Perry-Lecompton 7 9 13 12 — 41

Oskaloosa — Aubree Harsh 12, Erika Houk 10, Megan Reed 5, Julie Norman 4, Jessica Layden 2, Molly Pruitt 2.

Perry-Lecompton — Shannon Wilson 21, Casey Amerine 9, Jamie Amerine 3, Heidi Wege 3, Tonya Gimzo 3, Brandy Jones 2.

Pleasant Ridge 58, Tonganoxie 55

Leavenworth — Madison Weller scored 10 points and Addie Heim added nine, but the Tonganoxie girls came up short in the Raider Classic.

“Offensively it was our best game,” said Tonganoxie assistant coach Sue Walker, who said the team was hurt by the absence of starter Laura Korb, out because of a torn anterior cruciate ligament.

Tonganoxie (4-6) plays again at 4 p.m. Friday against Shawnee Maranatha.

Pleasant Ridge 58, Tonganoxie 55

Pleasant Ridge 12 21 7 18 — 58

Tonganoxie 21 14 9 11 — 55

Pleasant Ridge: K. Barnes 16, S. Lorenzo 2, M. Gwartney 12, A. Howard 6, M. Silvivs 4, C. Ernzen 18.

Tonganoxie: Michelle McWilliams 6, Addie Heim 9, Madison Weller 10, Katie Jeannin 6, Kelly Breuer 7, Hannah Heintzelman 4, Jennifer Reischman 7, Sarah Holliday 6.

Eudora 55, Louisburg 51, OT

Eudora — She didn’t score the most points, but Eudora’s Kayla Moyer saved the game.

Moyer scored six of her eight points in overtime, shooting 2-of-2 from the field and from the foul line.

Louisburg was forced to foul, ensuring the victory for the Cardinals.

Lauren Kracl led Eudora with 23 points.

“This is a team that we were very well-matched against,” Eudora coach Cara Kimberlin said.

Both teams stand at 4-6, and both scored 16 points from the free-throw line.

The Cardinals’ next game is against Gardner at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Wellsville.

Eudora 55, Louisburg 51, OT

Eudora 18 6 15 6 10 — 55

Louisburg 10 14 11 10 6 — 51

Eudora: Rachel Abel 8, Michelle Deluna 8, Kayla Moyer 8, Lauren Kracl 23, Mallorie Cleveland 8.

Louisburg: Westhoff 6, Didier 12, Higgins 4, Donner 10, Creamer 6, E. Gettler 4, J. Gettler 3, Donaldson 6.