Baldwin girls claim crown
Wellsville ? Baldwin High’s girls basketball team separated from Bonner Springs in the fourth quarter Saturday to claim the championship game of the Wellsville Top Gun Classic, 54-45.
The teams traded the lead eight times in the first half, with Bonner Springs holding a 23-21 halftime lead.
Bonner slowed the Bulldogs with a 3-2 zone defense and a patient offense against Baldwin’s man-to-man defense.
Maddie Ogle led Baldwin with 16 points, and Madeline Neufeld added 15.
Bonner’s Julianne Jackson scored a game-high 23.
Baldwin 9 12 14 19 — 54
Bonner Springs 13 10 13 9 — 45
Baldwin: Taylor Cawley 9, Kyna Smith 5, Alexia Stein 9, Maddie Ogle 16, Madeline Neufeld 15
Bonner Springs: Caitlin Reed 2, Julianne Jackson 23, Kennedy Bacon 3, Miyah Hightower 12, Mikaela Bennett 3, Morgan Lawrence 2.