Bonner Springs ? Free State High’s girls basketball squad got off to a good start at the Bonner Springs Tournament, beating Lansing, 61-37, on Thursday.

Jenna Brantley set the pace for the Firebirds, scoring 14 points and grabbing six steals. Lauren Kimball added 10 points, and Kelsey Harrison had six points and five steals.

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Banaka Okwuone added eight rebounds for Free State (1-1).

“We put pressure on them early in the game, and I think we wore them down,” Free State coach Bryan Duncan said.

“Our pressure really hurt them.”

Free State jumped to a 31-16 halftime lead, then widened the gap to 50-24 after the third quarter.

“Defensively we played real well in the first three quarters and were able to get a lot of points out of our defense,” Duncan said.

The Firebirds will play Topeka Seaman today in the tournament semifinals. Gametime is set for 3 p.m.