Area high school basketball roundup: Tongie, De Soto boys win
Tonganoxie — With a little help from its role players, the Tonganoxie High boys basketball team handed Lansing its first Kaw Valley League loss of the season on Tuesday, 57-55.
Boys
De Soto 47, Eudora 30
Eudora — Jordan Ballock scored 14 points and Andrew Ballock 10 in Eudora’s loss.
Perry-Lecompton 61, Royal Valley 59
Perry — Jeremy Immenschuh scored 16 points to lead the Kaws to their second victory of the season.
Atchison County 60, McLouth 37
Effingham — McLouth couldn’t stop undefeated Atchison County (17-0).
Oskaloosa 55, K.C. Christian 54, OT
Oskaloosa — Oskaloosa led 30-24 at halftime, but Kansas City Christian pulled within one after the third quarter.
Baldwin 37, Louisburg 35
Louisburg — Baldwin nearly let a 13-point fourth quarter lead slip away in the final minutes.
Girls
De Soto 51, Eudora 38
DeSoto — Eudora’s Allie Webb scored 13 points, while Valerie Pringle and Victoria Lehmann scored nine apiece.
Osawatomie 52, Wellsville 35
Wellsville — Krista Hinman led Wellsville with seven points.
Atchison County 66, McLouth 23
McLouth — McLouth’s 10 points in the fourth were the most it scored in a quarter.
Oskaloosa 37, Kansas City Christian 31
Oskaloosa — Kansas City Christian cut the lead to just two points after the third quarter.
Tonganoxie 59, Lansing 51
Tonganoxie — With its starting frontcourt out to prove a point, Tonganoxie attacked the paint.
Baldwin 46, Louisburg 36
Louisburg — A rare four-point play by Baldwin sophomore Kailyn Smith was the highlight of the game.