Chilly Friday night turned frigid inside Free State High’s gym.

• 6Sports video: Lions knock out Bulldogs (12-02-05)
• 6Sports video: Junior Blues clip Firebirds (12-02-05)
• 6Sports video: Washburn Rural thumps Free State (12-02-05)
• Slow start for city (12-03-05)
• Lawrence boys open with victory (12-03-05)
• Tentative Firebird boys take tumble (12-03-05)
• Sorry second half dooms FSHS girls, 38-33 (12-03-05)
• Photo Gallery: Free State vs. Washburn Rural

There, the Firebirds’ boys and girls basketball squads couldn’t seem to score, and each lost its season-opening game to Washburn Rural.

The FSHS boys scored just three points in the first quarter and fell, 51-39; Free State’s girls made just one of 15 second-half shots in a 38-33 loss to the Junior Blues.

It wasn’t all bad, though, as Lawrence High’s boys squad got off to a good start with a 54-47 victory over Kansas City Wyandotte in the Lions’ season-opener at LHS.

The LHS girls will kick off their season at 3 p.m. today with a game at Kansas City Christian.

Also Friday, Veritas Christian’s boys and girls each won at the Shea Tournament in Manhattan. The Eagles boys beat Derby Christian, 54-49, and the Veritas girls shut down Topeka Cornerstone, 39-20.

Seabury Academy wasn’t as successful. The Seahawk boys and girls each fell to Williamsburg – 48-20 and 35-27.