Junior center Chisom Ajekwu scored 19 points and Lawrence High’s girls basketball team picked up a 51-39 victory over Blue Springs (Mo.) South in the fifth-place game of the Truman Tournament on Saturday.

The 6-foot-3 Ajekwu had 12 points in the second half. Senior wing E’lease Stafford added 12 points and Talima Harjo scored seven as the Lions improved their record to 8-3.

“I’m really proud of the girls for battling back on day three of a long tournament,” LHS coach Jeff Dickson said. “Chisom really competed and battled and led the way with her toughness. E’lease was solid as usual and Tyrin Cosey really gave us a lift with her defense and quickness.”

The Lions will play host to Harmon at 7 p.m. Thursday.

Blue Springs South (39)

Eden Tolliver 1 0-0 2, Kaylee Connors 7 2-2 20, Logan Abernathy 0 0-0 0, Derrian Ford 1 0-0 3, Lea Stanton 3 0-0 8, Sarah Elliott 0 0-0 0, Sophie Lopez 1 2-2 5, Olivia Michael 0 0-0 0, Lauren Gillig 0 0-0 0, Elizabeth Ernsting 0 1-2 1. Totals 13 5-6 39.

Lawrence (51)

Hannah Stewart 1 0-0 2, Leslie Ostronic 1 0-0 3, Talima Harjo 3 0-0 7, E’lease Stafford 6 0-1 12, Chisom Ajekwu 9 1-2 19, Ella Stewart 0 0-0 0, Sammy Williams 1 0-0 2, Sophie DeWitt 0 0-0 0, Tyrin Cosey 2 0-0 5, Asia Goodwin 0 1-2 1. Totals 23 2-5 51.

BS-South 14 5 8 12 — 39

Lawrence 7 19 11 14 — 51

Three-point goals: Blue Springs South 8 (Connors 4, Stanton 2, Ford Lopez); Lawrence 3 (Ostronic, Harjo, Cosey).