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LJWorld.com Area Basketball Roundup

One night after a hard-fought loss, the Bishop Seabury boys basketball team bounced back in a big way with a 74-19 win over Northland Christian Tuesday night.

The Seahawks, who dropped a 52-47 decision to Maur Hill (No. 1 in Class 3A) Monday night, were in control from the start. Bishop Seabury jumped out to a 27-2 advantage by the end of the first quarter, increasing its lead to 47-5 by the intermission.

“Really proud of the way we put last night behind us and got better today,” head coach Jonathan Raney said. “Obviously, it was an emotional game last night that we felt like we let slip away. We could have come out tonight and felt sorry for ourselves and not given a good effort, but we didn’t. We competed on both ends of the floor, especially in the first half.”

Four players scored in double figures, including a game-high 17 points from Miles Branch.

Bishop Seabury plays host to Metro Academy at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Bishop Seabury (74)

Stavian Jones 5, Joao Carlos Ramirez 10, Sam Bayliss 8, Zach Bloch 10, L. Nelson 2, Chris Green 8, Miles Branch 17, Luke Hornberger 12, J. Krach 2.

Veritas 64, Baldwin 51

The Veritas boys basketball team took down Baldwin, 64-51, in a battle between two area teams.

Veritas jumped out to an 11-10 lead in the first quarter, and led by a 26-24 margin at the half. The Eagles then created some cushion with a 20-point effort in the third period before closing things out with an 18-13 run in the final frame.

The tandem of Tucker Flory and Trey Huslig led the way on the offensive end. Flory scored 31 points on 13-of-17 shooting, while Huslig finished with 15 points on a 4-for-9 effort from the floor. Nathan Cessna and Matthew Garber each scored 11 points for the Bulldogs.

Veritas will play a pair of road games this weekend, while Baldwin will take on Louisburg at 7:30 p.m. Thursday.

Baldwin (51)

Monroe Morgan 5, Nathan Fursman 4, Hunter Peacock 6, Nathan Cessna 11, Cam Dillon 1, Jordan Barth 4, Ethan Eckman 4, Matthew Garber 11, Andrew Woshee 5.

Veritas (65)

Trey Huslig 15, Jackson Rau 6, Will Rau 8, Scott Weinhold 4, Tucker Flory 31.

Perry-Lecompton 59, Jefferson West 45

Tuesday’s tilt carried a little more weight for the Perry-Lecompton boys basketball team.

The Kaws extended their win streak to 10 games with a 59-45 victory over Jefferson West. It was an impressive statement, as the last loss for Perry-Lecompton came at the hands of Jefferson West in December.

It also helped PLHS maintain its lead in the league standings.

The Kaws (12-2) were locked in out of the gate, claiming a 17-9 advantage in the opening period. Blake Farmer led the way with 18 points, while Connor Anderson scored 16 points. Conner Morgison tallied 11 points to join his teammates in double figures.

Perry-Lecompton plays host to Hiawatha at 7 p.m. Friday.

Perry-Lecompton (59)

Parker Stone 3, Conner Morgison 11, Dawson Williams 5, Colton Mallonee 6, Connor Anderson 16, Blake Farmer 18.

Jefferson West 58, Perry-Lecompton 26

Perry-Lecompton’s girls basketball team dropped a 58-26 decision Tuesday night at Jefferson West.

The Kaws jumped out to an early 10-8 lead in the opening period, but were held scoreless in the final period of the double-digit defeat. In a losing effort, senior Allison Nally led the way with 12 points. She was the only PLHS player to score in double figures.

Perry-Lecompton plays host to Hiawatha at 5:30 p.m. Friday.

Perry-Lecompton (26)

Allison Nalley 12, Jenna Keller 7, Campbell Keller 3, Katy Hurd 4.