Lansing ? Free State junior Garrett Luinstra had two options as he glided up the middle of the court with the ball in his possession. He could either pass to senior Jay Dineen on his right, or senior Cameron Clark on his left.

Luinstra opted for a no-look pass to Clark, resulting in a thunderous two-handed dunk, and a frenzied bench celebration to cap off a 31-point quarter for the Firebirds. From there, Free State cruised to a 74-42 road win Tuesday over Lansing (2-8).

“Like I told them, I liked the way we played this last weekend,” Free State coach Sam Stroh said, “and I think it rolled over into tonight.”

Although Luinstra was a passer in the biggest highlight of the night, it was his stellar shooting that stole the show. He was one of three players in double figures for Free State (7-4) with 23 points on 9-of-9 shooting, and he was one missed free throw away from a perfect shooting game.

“He’s a shooter,” Stroh said. “That’s what we see in practice.”

Luinstra made three shots from beyond the arc and two mid-range jumpers, but he got four layups off back cuts from the wing. He said the Firebirds work on that every day in practice, and are expected to look for the backdoor cut before running a play each possession.

But it wasn’t just Luinstra, the entire FSHS team made a living on backdoor cuts, especially early in the contest.

As a result, the Firebirds opened up a 20-6 lead after the first quarter. They took a 35-13 lead into halftime, and ultimately put the game well out of reach with 31-point third quarter.

“I liked the way we started the game,” Stroh said, “and I liked the way we started the half. We were able to extend the lead, and that was one of the goals at halftime.”

Seven different players scored for the Firebirds in the third quarter, with senior Shannon Cordes and Clark leading the offensive onslaught.

Cordes scored nine points and Clark scored eight points in the quarter. Both players finished the game with 13 points.

Now that the Firebirds have put their two heartbreaking losses from last weekend behind them with a resounding win, their focus shifts back to Sunflower League play.

“We knew we had to come down here and take care of business,” Luinstra said. “We can’t be satisfied. We have Olathe Northwest next so we have to keep working hard.”

Free State will play host to Olathe Northwest at 7 p.m. Tuesday.

FREE STATE (74)

Jared Hicks 2-2 1-1 6, Garrett Luinstra 9-9 2-3 23, Simon McCaffrey 1-1 2-2 4, Kyle Abrahamson 0-2 0-0 0, Jay Dineen 2-5 3-3 7, Sloan Thomsen 1-4 0-0 3, Shannon Cordes 5-8 2-2 13, Jake Baker 0-1 0-0 0, Jax Dineen 1-1 0-0 3, Cameron Clark 6-7 1-2 13, Jalan Robinson 1-1 0-0 2. Totals: 28-41 11-13 74.

LANSING (42)

Connor Couch 2-3 0-0 6, Jonavan Hunley 0-5 0-0 0, Louie Dill 3-7 1-3 8, Josh Robinson 1-6 2-4 4, Dylan Jenkins 5-8 2-4 14, Quinton McQuillan 3-7 0-1 7, Konner McQuillan 1-3 1-3 3. Totals: 15-40 6-15 42.

Lawrence 20 15 31 8 — 74

Lansing 7 6 22 7 — 42

Three point goals: Free State 7-14 (Luinstra 3, Hicks, Thomsen, Cordes, Jax Dineen). Lansing 6-17 (Couch 2, Jenkins 2, Dill, Quinton McQuillan). Turnovers: Free State 8, Lansing 7.