Eudora’s Mitchell Ballock (24) looks for a teammate while under pressure from a Scott City defender in the state-championship game of Class 4A-II on Saturday, March 15, 2014, in Park City.

Eudora’s Mitchell Ballock (24) looks for a teammate while under pressure from a Scott City defender in the state-championship game of Class 4A-II on Saturday, March 15, 2014, in Park City.

Park City ? Eudora High senior Andrew Ballock and his freshman brother Mitchell Ballock knew the Class 4A-II state basketball championship contest would be their last game together as teammates. They left everybody wanting more.

Mitchell Ballock scored a team-high 20 points, while Andrew chipped in 19 as the Cardinals beat Scott City, 71-58, to win their first state title in school history on Saturday night at Hartman Arena.

The Cardinals finished with a 20-5 record.

“It’s bittersweet, but it was nice to get a state title. I’ve been wanting one of those for a long time in any sport,” said Andrew Ballock, who also had six rebounds and five assists. “It’s just been fun playing with (Mitchell) all year and fun playing with our team. I’m going to miss a lot of those guys. I love this team.”

Eudora’s 13-point lead at halftime dwindled to two points after the Beavers (21-4), who entered the season as a three-time defending state champion in Class 3A, went on a 21-5 run over the last 5:45 of the third quarter.

The Cardinals turned the ball over on their first possession of the fourth quarter before Mitchell Ballock blocked a shot on the defensive end and made a turnaround jumper in the low post. Scott City junior Brett Meyer responded with a three-pointer, and Eudora sophomore Austin Downing answered, converting a layup while drawing the foul and making the free throw.

The Beavers added another bucket on the next possession before the Cardinals started a 16-5 run to end the game.

“Basketball is a game of runs, so you just have to keep your composure and keep playing,” Mitchell Ballock said. “We kept playing, started hitting some shots, getting to the rim and played some solid defense.”

Andrew Ballock started the decisive run with a layup before Zachary Scroggin made two free throws, and Mitchell Ballock followed up a missed dunk with a rebound and a layup.

Meyer hit another three-pointer to cut Eudora’s lead to 61-56 with 4:17 remaining, but Andrew Ballock grabbed a steal on Scott City’s next possession and ran past the defense for a layup. The Beavers wouldn’t get closer as the Cardinals then hit six free throws down the stretch.

“The crowd was getting us into it,” Andrew Ballock said. “Our team was amped up, and that just started our run. We said in the timeouts that we just need to lock up and get stops, and we’re going to win this game, and that’s what we did.”

Eudora coach Kyle Deterding added: “Those kids played their tails off, man. They played hard, especially on the defensive end of the floor.”

Andrew Ballock scored 11 points in the first quarter on 5-of-7 shooting before Mitchell added 10 points in the second quarter, helping the Cardinals to a 36-23 halftime lead.

Eudora extended its lead to 18 points with a 9-4 run to open the second half, highlighted by senior Skyler Shockley, who scored five points over three possessions.

“It’s a great accomplishment,” said Downing, who scored 14 points. “We worked all year knowing that we wanted to get here, and then to finally get here, it’s amazing.”