Tongie boys triumph
Tonganoxie ? Carl Hecht led the Chieftians with 16 points in a 65-60 victory over Metro Academy on Thursday in their second round win of their home boys basketball tournament.
Tonganoxie 18 15 11 21 — 65
Metro Acad. 15 15 13 17 — 60
Tonganoxie: Carl Hecht 16, Brady Swedo 12, Jared Sommers 12, Tyler Novotney 7, Dylan Rinne 7, Greg DeVeau 6, Devan Smith 5.
Metro Academy: Alex Goertz 20, Clay McCullough 16, Nick Volz 11, Ethan Toman 5, Sterling Knight 4, Nathan Rector 2, Jared Hill 2.
De Soto 53, Jefferson West 45
Tonganoxie — Connor Strouse led all scorers with 19 points to push De Soto past Jefferson West in the second round of the Tonganoxie Invitational.
De Soto 17 12 9 15 — 53
Jeff West 12 6 6 21 — 45
De Soto: Connor Strouse 19, Nick Mullen 7, Justin Johnson 7, Nick Irons 6, Isaac Albert 6, Cooper Hancock 3, Adam Wilcox 3, Jacob Schnieders 2.
Jeff West: Jacob Dickey 18, Grady Middendorf 12, Conner Mickens 4, Chord Livingston 4, Hunter OVerstreet 3, Hunter Williams 2, Keishon Brown 2.
Girls
St. Mary’s 48, Seabury 14
McLouth — Seabury Academy fell to St. Mary’s in the McLouth Tournament.
The Seahawks (1-8) will play at 6 p.m. today in the consolation bracket.
Seabury 3 4 5 2 — 14
St. Mary’s 9 11 20 8 — 48
Seabury: Kayliegh Boos 6, Celia Taylor-Puckett 5, Regan Zaremba 2, Reilly Malone 1.
Jefferson West 36, Eudora 20
Tonganoxie — Makaila Garcia and Tierra Balluch scored six points apiece, but Eudora fell to Jefferson West in the second round of the Tonganoxie Invitational.
Jeff West 12 8 6 10 — 36
Eudora 3 3 6 8 — 20
Jeff West: Olivia Brees 14, Danielle Slimmer 8, Faith Becker 6, Mariah Murdie 4, Tayler Metzger 2, Madelyn Broxterman 2.
Eudora: Makaila Garcia 6, Tierra Balluch 6, Sadie Pittman 4, Corrinne Yoder-Mulkey 2, McKayla Maples 2.
Tonganoxie 46, Atchison 38
Tonganoxie — Taylor Lee’s 11 points highlighted a balanced offensive performance for the Chieftians in the second round of their home invitational.
Tonganoxie 14 6 9 17 — 46
Atchison 2 11 13 12 — 38
Tonganoxie: Taylor Lee 11, Mackenzie Price 10, Tressa Walker 9, Kaitlin Hall 7, Sarah Ahart 6, Sophia Breedlove 2, Cheyenne Ford 1.
Atchison: Laurene Cushinberry 23, Dezman Duncan 6, Kate McCoole 5, Makenzie Dougherty 2, Libby Harper 2.