LHS girls upset No. 5 Maize
Topeka ? E’lease Stafford scored 18 points and Lawrence High’s girls basketball team upset the fifth-ranked team in Class 5A, Maize, 60-56 in the Capital City Classic on Thursday at Topeka Seaman.
Freshmen Hannah Stewart and Chisom Ajekwu, along with junior Skylar Drum, each scored 11 points.
The Lions (5-6) will face Wichita Heights (8-3, ranked No. 8 in 5A) at 7 p.m. today.
Lawrence 13 19 9 19 — 60
Maize 5 15 14 22 — 56
Lawrence — E’lease Stafford 18, Hannah Stewart 11, Chisom Ajekwu 11, Skylar Drum 11, Olivia Lemus 9.
Maize — HaLee Roland 16, Brecken Roe 10, Lauren White 10, Taylor Holmes 9, Caitlyn Stewart 6, Alexis Snodgrass 5, Bailey Stedman 1.