Olathe ? Lawrence High sophomore Trey Quartlebaum can be very animated on the court, particularly when he misses shots.

After his 3-point attempt from the left wing rattled around the rim, Quartlebaum trotted back to the defensive end and clapped his hands in frustration. Fortunately for Quartlebaum and his boys basketball team, his misfire in the second quarter was the only shot of his that didn’t fall.

Quartlebaum nailed all but one of his seven shot attempts to lead LHS past Olathe East, 67-50, Wednesday, in a makeup game from earlier this month. Quartlebaum and senior Austin Miller each netted a team-high 16 points — finishing a combined 11-of-16 — at Olathe East.

“I do (get frustrated) when I miss my shots,” Quartlebaum said. “Especially when I’m wide open. I expect to make them because I work hard at it. So when I miss, it’s kind of frustrating. I just focus more on my shot.”

The victory was much needed for Lawrence (9-3, No. 8 in 6A) after going 1-2 during last week’s Topeka Invitational, including a 76-70 loss to Topeka High to end the tournament, which was squandered away after a lackluster third-quarter performance.

For a brief moment, it looked as if the third quarter might just come back to haunt the Lions yet again.

The Hawks floored out to a 12-4 run to open the second half. As a result, Lawrence watched its four-point advantage at the intermission turn into 35-31 deficit in a matter of minutes.

“This was much needed,” Lawrence coach Mike Lewis. “We needed a game where we could get out and feel good at the end. The timing was good and attempt to get a little bit of momentum back and then dig in and get ready for February.”

With 4:15 to go in the third period, Quartlebaum got the offense rolling with a pull-up jumper to trim the deficit to two. His second bucket of the evening sparked a 15-0 run by the Lions to close out the third quarter.

Jackson Mallory, Clarence King and Anthony Selden were all responsible for the barrage of buckets over the four-plus minutes of domination by the visitors.

They were not done there.

Quartlebaum netted the first basket of the final quarter with a 3-pointer. After Olathe East ended the drought on the next possession, Quartlebaum scored the team’s next two fields goals and assisted senior Kobe Buffalomeat on the third. LHS never looked back.

“I do know when I’m feeling it. Every time it’s in my hands it feels like it’s going in,” Quartlebaum said. “When my shot isn’t falling then I’ll do other stuff for my team.”

Quartlebaum knocked down all four shots in the final period, while also hitting two of his four attempts at the free-throw line. Miller on the other hand, scored seven of his 16 points in the second period to help Lawrence get out to an early advantage.

Mallory was the team’s only other double digit scorer, adding 10 points. King and Buffalomeat each recorded eight points. All three of whom normally lead the way in scoring, however, took a backseat for Quartlebaum’s near flawless night.

“He’s a really hard working kid,” Lewis said. “Offensively, he hasn’t been at his best this year. I’m just proud of the way he’s hung in there and worked at it each day.”

Lawrence will travel to Shawnee Mission South on Friday, Feb. 3. Tipoff is at 7 p.m.

LAWRENCE (67)

Braden Solko 0-1 0-1 0, Brett Chapple 1-1 1-1 3, Clarence King 2-7 3-5 8, Jackson Mallory 3-8 3-5 10, Kobe Buffalomeat 4-6 0-1 8, Anthony Selden 2-7 0-0 4, Austin Miller 5-9 5-5 16, Noah Butler 0-1 2-2 2, Trey Quartlebaum 6-7 2-4 16. Totals 23-47 16-24 67.

OLATHE EAST (50)

KT Raimey 1-5 0-0 3, Luke Stuewe 4-13 4-8 15, Dakote LaGore 5-8 0-0 12, Kaleb Mackey 3-7 0-0 6, Broderick Nelson 2-2 0-0 4, Robert Kullberg 3-5 0-0 6, Charlie Bell 2-3 0-0 4. Totals: 20-43 4-8 50.

Lawrence 12 15 19 14 — 67

O-East 9 14 12 15 — 50

Three-point goals: Lawrence 5-13 (King, Mallory, Miller, Quartlebaum 2); Olathe East 6-14 (Stuewe 3, LaGore 2, Raimey) Fouled out: Macey, OE. Turnovers: Lawrence 7, Olathe East 10.