McPherson ? Free State High’s boys basketball team went the first four minutes of the fourth quarter without a field goal and lost to McPherson in the McPherson Invitational title game, 63-54.

FSHS senior Hunter Gudde scored a game-high 25 points, while senior Drew Tochtrop had seven points, and senior Chrision Wilburn had six points and eight rebounds. Gudde and Tochtrop were named to the all-tournament team.

The Firebirds (9-2) will play Lansing at 7 p.m. Tuesday at FSHS.

FREE STATE (54)

Kristian Rawls 2-4 0-0 4, Chrision Wilburn 3-4 0-0 6, Sloan Thomsen 2-4 0-0 6, Jacob Pavlyak 0-2 2-2 2, Hunter Gudde 9-14 6-6 25, Simon McCaffrey 0-0 0-0 0, Jay Dineen 0-1 0-0 0, Drew Tochtrop 3-5 0-0 7, Shannon Cordes 0-1 0-0 0, Darian Lewis 1-1 0-0 2, Cameron Clark 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 21-37 8-8 54.

MCPHERSON (63)

Marcus McDaniel 2-4 0-0 5, Jacob Loecker 0-2 0-0 0, Drew Pyle 9-18 0-0 20, Ben Pyle 5-1 11-14 23, Spenser Wine 2-7 3-4 7, Drew Labertew 2-2 0-0 5, Jake Alexander 1-2 0-2 3, Caleb Spaich 0-0 0-0 0, Wyatt Seidl 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 21-46 14-20 63.

Free State 18 10 16 10 — 54

McPherson 18 9 20 16 — 63

Three-point goals: Free State 4-9 (Thomsen 2, Gudde, Tochtrop); McPherson 7-16 (D. Pyle 2, B. Pyle 2, McDaniel, Labertew, Alexander). Turnovers: Free State 16, McPherson 3.