CARBONDALE ? Santa Fe Trail’s defense was the difference Friday night in a 58-49 high school boys basketball victory over Perry-Lecompton.

The Chargers (9-9) picked up the intensity at halftime to build on its slim two-point advantage.

Jake Carter scored 18, and Curtis Musgrave added 13 in the victory.

Perry-Lecompton 10 12 14 13 – 49

Santa Fe Trail 15 9 19 15 – 58

Perry-Lecompton – Gantz 11, Ketter 11, Bowman 9, Morgison 7, Foltz 5, McPherson 4, Denton 2.

Santa Fe Trail – Carter 18, Musgrave 13, Fannin 12, Conklin 8, Wells 2, Boss 2, Hollar 2, Sadler 1.

Boys

Mill Valley 64, Tonganoxie 33

Shawnee – The inside combination of Michael Mahan and Kyle DeBerg overpowered Tonganoxie in the 31-point victory. Mahan had 20 points and DeBerg 19 as the Jaguars improved to 17-1. Mill Valley used a full-court press to outscore Tongie 20-3 in the second quarter.

Tonganoxie 10 3 15 5 – 33

Mill Valley 15 20 18 11 – 64

Tonganoxie – Pistora 4, Miles 17, Hughes 0, Balabrajic 2, Krause 4, Morris 0, Kissinger 3, Herron 3.

Mill Valley – Collins 0, Scott 2, Johnson 11, Novak 1, Eli 3, Gracy 3, Meddaugh 5, Jared Smith 0, Wendorff 0, Koch 0, DeBerg 19, Mahan 20, Caleb Smith 0.

Wellsville 51, Central Heights 49

Wellsville – With the game tied, Thatcher Starling grabbed an offensive rebound and put in the game-deciding two with four seconds remaining as Wellsville escaped with the win. The Eagles (12-6) trailed by three entering the fourth quarter, but outscored Heights 19-14 in the final frame. Starling and Colin Wright scored 11 apiece for Wellsville.

Central Heights 16 14 5 14 – 49

Wellsville 8 14 10 19 – 51

Central Heights – White 7, Adkinson 10, Wilson 8, Sluder 6, Bestneicher 13, Kratzberg 5.

Wellsville – Josh Phillips 1, Scott Samsel 5, Kyle Rush 6, Austin Bloss 9, Thatcher Starling 11, Kyle Wright 8, Colin Wright 11.

De Soto 50, Louisburg 47

De Soto – The Wildcats (11-8) overcame a six-point deficit with just over three minutes remaining to take the three-point triumph. Louisburg had a shot to tie it at the buzzer, but the half-court attempt failed. Scott McElvain led De Soto with 16 points.

Louisburg 15 11 12 9 – 47

De Soto 17 8 12 13 – 50

Louisburg – White 11, Spralding 10, Carron 2, Stenbough 2, Bishop 1, Wagner 2, Hoeppner 4, Embers 7, Koechner 8.

De Soto – Childers 4, Crow 1, Morse 11, Thompson 2, Linzy 6, Hill 2, Burnett 8, McElvain 16.

Garnder-Edgerton 56, Baldwin 51

Gardner – Baldwin couldn’t hold onto a seven-point fourth-quarter lead in the setback. Turnovers down the stretch doomed the Bulldogs, who dropped to 12-6. Aaron Hannon had high-point honors with 13.

Baldwin 9 9 17 16 – 51

Gardner-Edgerton 15 5 15 21 – 56

Baldwin – Jeremy Wright 9, Ryan Jorgensen 10, Aaron Hannon 13, Blake Wieden 7, Sam Scott 6, James Hightree 6.

Gardner-Edgerton – Scott 6, George 3, Beets 6, Bechard 9, Newhouse 10, Adams 4, J. Turpin 18.

Oskaloosa 47, Jackson Heights 43, OT

Holton – Oskaloosa came back from a halftime deficit, forced overtime and won it in the extra frame. The Bears were led by Joe Crawford, who scored 16, and Cody Heston, who chipped in 13. Oskaloosa (10-9) will play a home game against Horton on Tuesday

Jackson Heights 5 20 9 5 4 – 43

Oskaloosa 12 10 15 2 8 – 47

Jackson Heights – Rostetter 2, Hufford 5, Williams 7, Burdiek 1, Schreiber 2, Schmitz 24, Ryeschick 2.

Oskaloosa – Weis 5, Crawford 16, McGinnis 9, Metzger 4, Heston 13

McLouth 67, Cair Paravel 65

McLouth – McLouth overcame a seven-point deficit entering the fourth quarter.

Cair Paravel 18 16 18 13 – 65

McLouth 12 24 9 22 – 67

Cair Paravel – Aadalen 21, Letch 13, Williams 8, Wynne 6, Honaker 2, Sawyer 8, Patton 4, Packer 3.

McLouth – Booth 19, K. Stewart 10, M. Stewart 4, Keling 11, Steffey 21, Kelley 2.

Girls

Tonganoxie 57, Mill Valley 38

Shawnee – Ali Pistora couldn’t wait to get the offense jump-started after picking up two fouls in the first two minutes.

After sitting the rest of the half, the junior scored 12 third-quarter points to lead the Chieftains to the 19-point victory.

Tongie (17-1) fell behind 7-0 and scored only four first-quarter points during its sluggish start.

Rachel Bogard contributed 11 points, while Elizabeth Baska added 10.

Tonganoxie 4 14 28 11 – 57

Mill Valley 9 5 11 13 – 38

Tonganoxie – Heilman 8, Pistora 12, Baska 10, Carlin 4, Stauch 3, Re. Bogard 9, Ra. Bogard 11.

Mill Valley – McDonald 3, Garlington 11, White 8, O’Hare 3, Umbarger 2, Stacy 5, Jonusas 4, Sherdian 2.

De Soto 52, Louisburg 45

De Soto – Kira Gonzalez kept up her string of solid outings, scoring a game-high 18 points in the victory. De Soto (11-8) made good on its free-throw attempts down the stretch to secure the lead.

Jackie Goleman added 15 points for the Wildcats, who will take a week off before traveling to face Eudora next Friday.

Louisburg 6 10 11 18 – 45

De Soto 6 16 10 20 – 52

Louisburg – Kreiser 4, Tuter 2, Bowden 12, Stacks 12, Brown 10, Noble 1, Volker 3, Hampton 1.

De Soto – Stephanie Hoover 4, Jessica Blankenship 4, Sam Johnson 7, Kira Gonzalez 18, Christina Davis 4, Jackie Goleman 15.

Oskaloosa 62, Jackson Heights 42

Oskaloosa – The Bears’ fast-paced offense was too much for the Cobras in the 20-point victory. With more players available off the bench, Oskaloosa (11-8) wore down a tired Heights team, outscoring it 36-22 in the second half. Megan Reed scored a team-high 23 for the Bears, while Taylor King added 14.

Jackson Heights 13 7 9 13 – 42

Oskaloosa 15 11 19 17 – 62

Jackson Heights – Tanking 23, Hankerson 8, Wilhelm 4, Anderson 4, Messer 3.

Oskaloosa – Megan Reed 23, Taylor King 14, Kristy Seifert 8, Nicole Rockhold 6, Ali King 5, Lindsey Ottensmeier 2, Rachel Cunningham 2, Kayla Newell 2.

Baldwin 33, Gardner-Edgerton 28, OT

Gardner – Kelsey Verhaeghe hit a driving layup at the buzzer to send it to overtime, and Ellie Meinen connected on four free throws in the extra period to give Baldwin the win. The game remained close throughout, as the teams ended each of the first four quarters with a tied score. Verhaeghe’s 13 points paced Baldwin (15-3).

Baldwin 4 6 7 8 8 – 33

Gardner-Edgerton 4 6 7 8 3 – 28

Baldwin – Ellie Meinen 10, Colby Heckathorne 6, Katelyn Miles 2, Kelsey Verhaeghe 13, Denise Orloff 2.

Gardner-Edgerton – George 2, Morrison 2, Hansen 4, Bissonnette 2, Brewer 2, Shore 7, Washington 9.

Santa Fe Trail 48, Perry-Lecompton 23

Carbondale – Tori Rutter and Hannah Hicks each scored 12 points, and Santa Fe Trail limited Perry-Lecompton to single-digit scoring in each of the first three quarters.

Perry-Lecompton 2 7 3 11 – 23

Santa Fe Trail 11 17 13 6 – 48

Perry-Lecompton – Allen 8, Blosser 7, McPherson 4, Smith 2, Turpin 2.

Santa Fe Trail – Tori Rutter 12, Hannah Hicks 12, Brooke Pryor 8, Sara Weber 4, Whitney Headlee 4, Johnna Long 4, Chelsea Luther 2, Katie Barezinsky 2.