Lansing ? Free State High’s girls basketball team raised its record to 4-0 with a 59-51 victory over Lansing on Saturday.

Madison Piper led the Firebirds with 16 points, Sarah Coversup added 13 points, and Jaycie Bishop scored 10.

Free State trailed 18-10 after one quarter but outscored Lansing in each of the next three quarters, including 17-8 in the third.

Free State will host city rival Lawrence High at 5:30 p.m. Friday.

Free State 10 16 17 16 — 59

Lansing 18 12 8 13 — 51

Free State: Cameryn Thomas 2 3-11 7, Jaycie Bishop 3 2-2 10, Adriana Jadlow 2 3-4 7, Madison Piper 5 4-4 16, Hannah Walter 0 4-4 4, Sarah Coversup 4 4-6 13, Hannah Shoemaker 1 0-0 2. Totals 17 20-31 59.

Lansing: E. Babcock 3 1-4 9, C. Bohannon 2 1-2 5, M. Moya 7 4-6 19, K. Cammock 4 2-7 10, M. Cooper 1 0-0 2, D. Mathis 3 0-0 6. Totals 20 8-19 51.

Girls

Topeka Heritage 45, Veritas 38

Eudora — Veritas Christian Academy’s girls basketball team suffered its first loss of the season.

Veritas head coach Kevin Shelton credited Heritage Christian for hitting timely shots when VCA would begin to cut into the lead, but cited his team’s defensive effort as the main reason for the loss.

“We had several breakdowns defensively,” Shelton said. “Every time we would make a run, they would make a big shot.”

Tori Huslig led Veritas with 18 points.

Veritas (3-1) will try to bounce back against Christ Prep at 7:30 p.m. Thursday.

Heritage 4 18 10 13 — 45

Veritas 6 10 7 15 — 38

Veritas: Tori Huslig 18, Emma Wilson 7, Alyssa Krestan 6, Macie Dressler 4, Delaeny Shelton 3.

Heritage: Courtney Doss 18, Desirae Mills 11, McKenna Ward 8, Taylor Mingus 6, Reagan Cowsert 2.

Axtell 59, Seabury 28

Regan Zaremba scored 13 points, and Reilly Malone added 11 in the Seahawks’ loss to Axtell at Seabury.

Seabury (1-2) will play Jan. 13 against Kansas City East at Seabury.

Axtell 20 15 16 8 — 59

Seabury 8 6 8 6 — 28

Axtell: Schmitz 3, Talbot 17, A. Buessing 4, P. Heineman 2, M. Heineman 2, C. Heineman 8, An. Buessing 9, M. Buessing 8, Ronnebaum 2, Mathewson 4.

Seabury: Regan Zaremba 13, Reilly Malone 11, Kayleigh Boos 4.

Boys

Seabury 80, Axtell 53

Sophomore Mikey Wycoff and freshman Zach McDermott combined for 52 points to lead Bishop Seabury Academy’s boys basketball team past Axtell.

The Seahawks clamped down defensively to jump out to a 20-6 advantage after the first quarter and stayed consistent on offense from wire to wire.

“We were sharing the ball and hitting our shots,” Seabury coach Ashley Battles said.

Wycoff scored 27 points, and McDermott added 25 points for the Seahawks.

BSA remains undefeated at 3-0 and will not play again until Jan. 9 at Mount Vernon (Missouri).

Seabury 20 22 20 18 — 80

Axtell 6 20 13 14 — 53

Seabury: Mikey Wycoff 27, Zach McDermott 25, Bryce Stewart 11, Thomas Uhler 8, Charlie Arnold 5, Tomas Dizerega 4.

Veritas 47, Topeka Heritage 27

Eudora — The Eagles held Heritage to one point in the second quarter and cruised to a 20-point victory.

Chad Stieben led Veritas with 15 points, and Mark Weinhold added eight points.

Heritage Christian 7 1 11 8 — 27

Veritas 10 7 8 22 — 47

Heritage: Colby Currant 3, Caleb Curren 10, H. Cowin 5, C. McElroy 5, Wineinger 4.

Veritas: Trey Huslig 7, Chad Stieben 15, Isaiah Garrett 5, Michael Rask 7, Mark Weinhold 8, Drake Napier 5.