Shawnee ? The Free State High girls basketball team erased an early deficit and beat Shawnee Mission Northwest, 37-36, in an overtime thriller on the road Monday.

Lauren Kimball hit a free throw with four seconds remaining in the overtime, then the Firebirds clinched the victory when Kelsey Harrison deflected SM Northwest’s last-chance inbounds pass from three-quarters court.

“We were very composed throughout all four quarters,” FSHS coach Bryan Duncan said. “We got down, and it didn’t bother us.”

Free State (8-7) was down 28-24 after three quarters, but an 8-4 advantage in the fourth forced the overtime. A back-and-forth extra frame came down to the final seconds, when Kimball was fouled on the floor before going up for a shot. She hit the first one to ice the victory.

Kimball led all Firebirds with 16 points, while Jenna Brantley added 13.

Free State (8-7) will play at Leavenworth on Friday, perhaps with a little more hop to the step, according to Duncan.

“We beat a ranked team on the road,” Duncan said. “That’s a big victory for us to get us going on into sub-state.”

Free State 37, SM Northwest 36, OT

Free State 10 6 8 8 5 – 37

SM Northwest 12 7 9 4 4 – 36

Free State: Allie Hock 2, Lauren Kimball 16, Kelsey Harrison 2, Jenna Brantley 13, Sarah Craft 3, Banaka Okwuone 1.

SM Northwest: Hunt 3, Jones 4, Bocquin 13, Roberts 8, White 8.

SM South 56, LHS 45

Overland Park – Lawrence High had trouble containing an inside post presence and eventually fell to Shawnee Mission South.

South senior Dana Olsen, a Southern Illinois signee, scored 28 points and hit 12 free throws, helping keep Lawrence High comfortably behind.

“There was a stretch where we turned the ball over three times in a row, and they got layups off of them,” LHS coach Kristin Mallory said. “You can’t do that when you’re trying to crawl back in the game.”

Danielle Bird scored 19 points to lead Lawrence, including three three-pointers, but the Lions were unable to climb out of an early hole.

Drew Huff added 11 points for the Lions (7-8).

Shawnee Mission South 56, Lawrence 45

Lawrence 8 14 10 13 – 45

SM South 13 10 14 19 – 56

Lawrence: Drew Huff 11, Sydney Wilson 5, Lindsey Lawrence 2, Sydnei Tolefree 4, Sarah Johnson 2, Katelyn Hobbs 2, Danielle Bird 19.

SM South: Gilrespie 9, Cummings 6, Goebel 4, Loe 7, Whetstone 2, Olsen 28.

Midland Academy 57, Veritas 24

Adi Willems just missed a triple-double with 17 points, 11 rebounds and eight steals as Veritas (8-9) routed Midland Academy at the East Lawrence Center.

“We came out in a full-court press, and they could not handle that at all,” Veritas coach Kevin Shelton said. “We were very aggressive in steals. And they’re young. We got a lot of good playing time for our bench and worked on several different defenses. I’m happy we stayed focused.”

Veritas 57, Midland 24

Midland 8 2 8 6 – 24

Veritas 15 20 9 13 – 57

Midland – Perry 9, Christian 7, Adams 6, Christian 2.

Veritas – Adi Willems 17, 11 rebounds, 8 steals; Kristie Tiegreen 12 points, 9 rebounds, 3 steals; Susan Wilson 9 points, 4 rebounds, 3 steals; Grace Barclay 4 points; Marteka Carlton 4 points; Becky Finger 7 points, 6 rebounds; Taelyr Shelton 3 points, 2 rebounds; Kirsten Bennett 1 point, 8 rebounds.

Veritas record: 8-9. Next for Veritas: 6 tonight at Olathe Berean.