Oskaloosa ? Megan Reed scored 20 points to lift Oskaloosa High’s girls basketball team to a 59-37 victory Monday over Topeka Cair Paravel.

Reed had 12 points in the first half, leading the Bears to a 37-13 halftime lead. She was complemented by April Kruse, who added 10 points.

Oskaloosa (4-5) will play Perry-Lecompton today in the Jefferson North Invitational.

Oskaloosa 59,

Topeka Cair Paravel 37

Cair Paravel 9 4 6 18 — 37

Oskaloosa 18 19 20 2 — 59

Oskaloosa — Taylor King 6, Kari Bellinger 3, Lindsey Ottensmeier 4, Erica Subelka 2, April Kruse 10, Ali King 6, Megan Reed 20, Whitney McGinnis 8.

De Soto 50, Belton, Mo., 32

Louisburg — De Soto’s Amy Petty scored 10 of her game-hgih 21 points in the third quarter of De Soto’s opening-round contest in the Louisburg Invitational.

The Wildcats went on a 16-3 run after halftime to secure their fifth-straight victory.

De Soto (7-3) will play the Osawatomie-Independence winner at 6 p.m. on Wednesday.

De Soto 50, Belton, Mo., 32

De Soto 9 13 16 12 — 50

Belton 10 8 3 11 — 32

De Soto — Carrie Buser 4, Amy Petty 21, Clarissa Kopp 2, Becca Davis 2, Lauren Hampton 1, Kira Gonzalez 11, Jackie Goleman 9.

Belton — Morgyn Bergschmeider 10, Abby Dickson 4, Meagan McDougal 7, Leah Reimnitz 3, Brittany Berenston 4, Paige Redditt 4.