Area basketball roundup: Eudora boys, girls beat Wellsville

Boys

Eudora 65, Wellsville 40

Eudora — The Cardinals broke the game open early with a 22-point first quarter and kept the Eagles at arm’s length for the remainder of the contest. Mitchell Ballock led all scorers with 21 points.

Eudora 22 13 15 15 — 65

Wellsville 9 10 6 15 — 40

Eudora: Ballock 21, Downing 15, Scroggin 9, Fawcett 6, Straub 4, Elston 3, Wellman 3, Byrne 2, Wray 2.

Wellsville: Kearney 13, Silsby 10, Mann 8, Klamm 5, Breithaupt 2, Meyer 2.

Ottawa 59, De Soto 53

Ottawa — Tyler Smith and Cole Bunce scored 14 points apiece to help keep the Cyclones (3-0) perfect.

Ottawa: Smith 14, Bunce 14, McCullough 10, Blaue 9, Matney 3, Stepp 3, Dayne 2, Rich 2, Silvey 2.

De Soto: Q. Verhulst 27, D. Verhulst 20, Stenzel 10, Johnson 7, Williams 3.

Girls

Eudora 36, Wellsville 19

Eudora — Makaila Garcia scored a game-high 14 points to lead the Cardinals past Wellsville.

Eudora (3-3) will be off until Jan. 7, when it plays at Baldwin.

Eudora 13 10 2 11 — 36

Wellsville 4 6 5 4 — 19

Eudora: Garcia 14, Richeson 8, T. Ballach 8, Lehmann 4, K. Ballach 2.

Wellsville: Sparks 10, Patton 3, Geist 2, Newhouse 2, Kayhill 1, Graniewski 1.

Holton 29, Perry-Lecompton 25

Holton — The Kaws came up just short of snapping Holton’s 113-game league winning streak.

Holton 6 6 6 11 — 29

P-L 10 7 2 6 — 25

Holton: Miller 11, Thompson 4, Boswell 4, T. Weilert 4, A. Weilert 3, Snepp 2, Mcmanigal 1.

Perry-Lecompton: Jones 8, Hess 6, Coyle 4, Bowser 3, Mallonee 2, Fuller 1, Jamison 1.

Ottawa 36, De Soto 25

Ottawa — Corrie Fischer’s nine points and five rebounds led Ottawa past De Soto.

Ottawa 8 13 10 3 — 36

De Soto 11 0 8 6 — 25

Ottawa: Fischer 9, Hadl 7, Foster 6, Lancaster 6, Moore 4, Natt 4.

De Soto: Bonar 8, Lancaster 6, Saucerman 5, Marshall 2, Titus 2.