Area basketball roundup: Eudora girls fall; boys beat Louisburg
Girls
Louisburg 58, Eudora 44
Eudora — Despite a game-high 16 points from Abby Richeson, Eudora High lost to Louisburg in girls basketball on Tuesday.
Eudora (2-3) plays Friday at Wellsville.
Jefferson West 34, Perry-Lecompton 28
Perry — The Kaws jumped to a 9-4 lead against Jefferson West in the first eight minutes, but were outscored in each of the remaining quarters.
Jefferson West 4 4 12 14 — 34
Perry-Lecompton 9 3 4 12 — 28
Jefferson West: O. Brees 9, V. Johnson 5, T. Metzger 5, E. Broxterman 4, M. Broxterman 4, M. Greene 4, M. Jernberg 3.
Perry-Lecompton: K. Jones 7, D. Bowser 6, L. Jamison 5, A. Mehl 4, S. Mallonee 3, M. Hess 3.
KC Piper 45, Tonganoxie 40
Kansas City, Kan. — Tonganoxie bounced back from a slow start but ultimately came up short in a loss at Piper.
Emily Soetaert led Tonganoxie with 16 points.
THS (0-2) will host Anderson County at 5:45 p.m. Thursday.
Tonganoxie 6 11 15 8 — 40
Piper 17 6 11 11 — 45
Tonganoxie: Emily Soetaert 7-13 1-2 16 Katelyn Waldeier 5-9 2-2 12, Kara Banks 2-4 2-2 6, Sarah Ahart 0-4 3-4 3, Tressa Walker 1-3 0-2 2, Cheyenne Ford 0-3 1-2 1.
Piper: Haley White 6-10 2-2 16, Tori Webb 4-11 0-3 8, Megan Woolley 3-11 1-1 7, Carley Zwart 3-5 1-2 7, Lexsi Owens 1-2 0-0 3, Jordan Wagner 1-3 0-0 2, Courtney Wagner 1-4 0-0 2.
Santa Fe Trail 60, Royal Valley 44
Carbondale — Santa Fe Trail won its third straight to begin the season behind a team-high 18 points from Amber Moore.
The Chargers will play Friday at Jefferson West.
Boys
Eudora 65, Louisburg 42
Eudora — The Cardinals’ Andrew Ballock led all scorers with 25 points.
Eudora 14 23 17 11 — 65
Louisburg 6 12 17 7 — 42
Eudora: Ballock 25, Scroggin 12, Fawcett 7, Downing 6, Straub 4, Walman 3, Byrne 3, Elston 3, Wray 2.
Louisburg: Wertz 17, Sander 10, Ribordy 7, Lambeth 5, Moore 2, Dunn 1.
Baldwin 52, Paola 51
Paola — Quinn Twombly scored 18 points, and Michael Burton added 15 for Baldwin in a come-from-behind victory at Paola.
Baldwin (5-0) plays next against Eudora on Jan. 7.
Baldwin 13 11 10 18 — 52
Paola 8 15 14 14 — 51
Baldwin: Cornell Brown 10, Tim Craig 3, Luke Fursman 6, Michael Burton 15, Quinn Twombly 18.
Paola: Criddel 10, Henn 6, Jorgensen 7, McDow 14, Wilson 12, Long 2.
Perry-Lecompton 47, Jefferson West 46
Perry –Drew Scrimsher drilled a three-pointer at the buzzer to give the Kaws a victory.
Perry-Lecompton 15 12 7 13- 47
Jefferson West 10 11 13 12- 46
Perry-Lecompton: Linquist 17, Morgison 10, Surface 7, Scrimsher 6, Johanning 3, Eddy 2, Hemelrick 2.
Jefferson West: Miller 16, Roberts 9, Dickey 8, Mullins 6, McMahon 4, Overstreet 3.
Royal Valley 71, Santa Fe Trail 58
Carbondale — Santa Fe Trail (2-1) was handed its first loss of the season. Weston Gloss topped all scorers with 23 points.
Royal Valley 18 16 15 22 — 71
Santa Fe Trail 18 8 12 20 — 58
Royal Valley: Link 20, Z. Rottinghaus 12, T. Rottinghaus 9, Popkess 7, Spoonhunter 7, Teffendorf 7, Chapman 4, Roy 3, Collin 1.
Santa Fe Trail: Gloss 23, Ullery 9, Weschsler 7, Logan 6, Stout 5, Mundy 4, Coltraine 3, Watkins 1.
KC Piper 78, Tonganoxie 49
A 25-4 first-half scoring burst set the tone as Piper rolled over Tonganoxie (0-2) in its home opener.
Tonganoxie 12 15 10 12 — 49
Piper 22 26 10 20 — 78
Tonganoxie: Tyler Ford 1-2 12-14 14, Jack Dale 1-10 9-11 11, James Grizzle 4-8 0-0 9, Jared Sommers 3-5 2-4 8, Eric Tate 1-5 2-3 4, Carl Hecht 1-2 0-2 2, Ben Johnson 0-6 1-2 1.
Piper: Lukas Long 5-10 1-1 15, Dominique Jennings 6-12 1-3 13, Khalin Williams 4-8 0-0 10, Claude Harper 3-7 1-3 7, Vincent Eskina 2-6 2-2 7, Darius Drew 3-4 0-2 6, Tyler Owens 3-5 0-0 6, Cameron Walker 2-3 0-0 5, Brendon Rogers 1-2 2-3 5, Colton Walker 2-4 0-1 4.