Lawrence High junior Anthony Selden drives through the lane for a dunk in the Lions' 68-54 win over Leavenworth on Tuesday at LHS. Selden finished with 12 points.

The Lawrence High boys basketball team has prided itself on not relying on one individual player so far this season, and it showed in its 68-54 win over Leavenworth on Tuesday at LHS, as four different Lions scored in double figures.

Sophomore Clarence King scored 11 of his 18 points in the third quarter to lead the way for the Lions. Junior Anthony Selden followed with 12 points, and senior Jackson Mallory and sophomore Noah Butler added 11 apiece.

“We don’t have a true guy to go to,” said Mallory, who jump-started the Lions with seven points in the first quarter. “We have a couple of players that we can really go to at any given time.”

Selden also helped Mallory spark the Lions early, as he poured in 10 points before the break to pace the Lions. The 6-foot-5 junior highlighted his night with a one-handed jam late in the first quarter, and he nearly added another jaw-dropping dunk off of a Trey Quartlebaum miss in the fourth.

“He no doubt has came in and scored immediately,” said LHS coach Mike Lewis of Selden. “As a player when you do that, you immediately are just a little bit looser and feel a little better and you play better defense and you rebound better.”

Butler had a dunk of his own in the final minute, and it normally would not have meant much for the 6-foot-5 guard and the Lions with the game well in hand. While Butler’s minutes were still limited, he said the dunk helped show that the ankle that he injured back on Dec. 6 in the Lions’ 78-74 win over Lee’s Summit North is starting to feel much better.

“It’s great. I’ve been working hard,” Butler said. “My team has been riding me to get better. It’s all a team effort.”

The Lions (5-1, ranked No. 9 in Class 6A) will be back in action at 7 p.m. Tuesday when they play host to Olathe South.

LAWRENCE (68)

Braden Solko 0-3 0-0 0, Austin Miller 0-2 0-0 0, Clarence King 8-11 1-2 18, Jackson Mallory 4-10 2-2 11, Kobe Buffalomeat 2-5 0-0 4, Noah Butler 4-7 1-2 11, Brett Chapple 2-3 3-4 7, Trey Quartlebaum 2-5 0-0 5, Anthony Selden 6-8 0-0 12. Totals: 28-54 7-10 68.

LEAVENWORTH (54)

Gabe Bowen 1-1 0-0 2, Devin Johnston 1-1 0-0 2, Dejaun Sweet 3-5 0-0 6, Julian Williams 0-2 0-0 0, Michael Sauer 1-5 2-2 4, Kevin Payne 1-2 2-2 5, Zachary Thiel 5-7 1-3 11, Reece Williams 9-12 6-11 24. Totals: 21-33 11-20 54.

Lawrence 20 18 18 12 — 68

Leavenworth 9 16 16 13 — 54

Three-point goals: Lawrence 5-16 (Mallory, Quartlebaum, King, Butler 2); Leavenworth 4-9 (Thiel 3, Payne). Turnovers: Lawrence 9, Leavenworth 15.