Wellsville ? Eudora High’s girls basketball team couldn’t overcome its slow start in the Top Gun Invitational.

Gardner-Edgerton bolted to a 14-point halftime lead, then held on for a 56-47 victory Tuesday over the Cardinals.

“Basically we did ourselves in by the way we played in the first half,” said EHS coach Cara Kimberlin, whose team fell to 4-7. “We played well in the second half and outscored them. But we put ourselves in position where we had to foul at the end.”

And in the end, Gardner-Edgerton’s free-throw shooting — which was far from spectacular overall, as the Trailblazers were just 12 of 30 — was too much to overcome.

The Trailblazers sunk seven from the charity stripe in the final minutes to claim their sixth victory of the season.

Eudora committed 20 turnovers in the first and second quarters, and Trailblazer Erin Johnson took advantage.

The junior scored 12 of her 16 points in the first half and guided Gardner-Edgerton’s pressure defense, which hounded Eudora point guard Michelle Deluna.

Deluna scored a game-high 17 points, but Kimberlin said Deluna pressed when the Trailblazers began pressing her.

“She didn’t have a real good first half. She committed some costly turnovers,” said Kimberlin, whose team will play Anderson County Thursday at 6 p.m. in Wellsville’s Blue Gym. “They were pressing, and she would try to beat them by dribbling out of it, instead of reversing the ball for easy shots.”

Junior Lauren Kracl scored 10 of her 16 points in the second half before leaving late because of a sprained ankle, but it wasn’t enough for the Cardinals.

“It was too little too late when we finally decided to play like we’re capable of,” Kimberlin said.

Gardner-Edgerton 56, Eudora 47

Eudora 6 11 16 14 — 47

Gardner-Edgerton 12 19 14 11 — 56

Eudora — Rachel Abel 1, Michelle Deluna 17, Kayla Moyer 2, Tina Lauber 4, Jody Wingebach 4, Lauren Kracl 16, Mallorie Cleveland 3.

Gardner-Edgerton — Kayla Byler 7, April Taylor 3, Katie Berg 5, Jessica Stewart 7, Amber Howard 3, Erin Johnson 16, Jackie Haberock 16.

Ottawa 75, KC Piper 47

Ottawa quickly disposed of Kansas City Piper on Tuesday to advance to Thursday’s semifinal against Saint Marys, a 40-33 winner over Wellsville.

Three Cyclones scored in double figures, led by Liz Burks’ team-high 18 points. Megan Ramsey added 16 points, while Jenny Heck tallied 10.

Ottawa (7-4) built a 48-23 halftime lead and canned seven three-pointers in the process.

Ottawa 75,

Kansas City Piper 47

KC Piper 9 14 8 16 — 47

Ottawa 24 24 11 16 — 75

KC Piper — Amy Hollander 2, Ashley Boczek 6, Catelin Marcano 6, Allison Kaminski 2, Allison Brown 3, Ashley Sanders 21, Laura Bennett 2, Kathy Kiblinger 3, Melissa Green 2.

Ottawa — Liz Burks 18, Jenny Heck 10, Jara Vance 8, Laura O’Connor 3, Amanda Guenther 4, Julie Heck 4, Caitlin Smith 3, Janeece Toland 1, Rae Ann Tharp 7, Megan Ramsey 16, Kelsie Studley 1.

Saint Marys 40, Wellsville 33

The hometown Eagles couldn’t hold on to their halftime lead.

Saint Marys went on 24-16 spurt in the final 16 minutes, which helped negate Wellsville’s Wendy Moore’s 20 points.

The Eagles (1-9) will play Kansas City Piper in the consolation semifinals at 7:30 p.m. Thursday.

Saint Marys 40,

Wellsville 33

Wellsville 7 10 10 6 — 33

Saint Marys 4 12 13 11 — 40

Wellsville — Stacia Moore 2, Michelle Moss 2, Kimberly Hughes 1, Dani Patton 4, Wendy Moore 20, Lacey Roecker 4.

Saint Marys — Claire Ashby 4, Jenny Quintanillia 4, Ashley Blair 1, Mandi Lasswell 4, Brooke DeVader 9, Megan Maylan 8, Heather McAfee 10.

Baldwin 64,

Anderson County 33

Top-seeded Baldwin didn’t waste any time with Anderson County.

BHS (12-1) built a 10-point first-quarter lead, then put away Anderson County in the second quarter with a 20-7 run.

Emily Brown scored a game-high 22 points, and Anna Skaggs added 12 for Baldwin, which will play Gardner-Edgerton at 6:15 Thursday in the Red Gym.

Baldwin 64, Anderson County 33

Anderson Co. 7 7 8 11 — 33

Baldwin 17 20 12 15 — 64

Anderson Co. — Jill Fursman 2, Audrey Oestreicher 4, Rachel Rockers 9, Ashli Bowman 10, Kelli Bunnel 3, Danielle Rhoades 4, Kelsi Suderman 1.

Baldwin — Anna Skaggs 12, Katie Martin 6, Kayla Pringle 8, Leslie Gillispie 3, Kari Garrison 7, Kallie Harris 4, Emily Brown 22, Katelyn Miles 2.