By JUSTIN BURKHARDT
TopSports.news
Highland Park's girls, ranked No. 7 in Class 5A by the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association, jumped out to a 33-4 first-quarter lead over Kansas City-Wyandotte Friday night and never looked back, posting an 85-17 Meadowlark Conference win at Highland Park.
The Lady Scots allowed just one point in the second quarter to take a 56-5 lead into halftime and rolled from there en route to the 68-point win.
Junior Amelia Ramsey scored 28 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in Highland Park's 85-17 win over Wyandotte Friday night. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
Coach Rob Brown's Highland Park girls improved to 3-0 with Friday's 85-17 Meadowlark Conference win over KC-Wyandotte. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
“I’m excited for us to get our first conference win, that’s a big deal for us,'' Highland Park coach Rob Brown said. "I feel like the girls played the right way from start to finish. We are 3-0 going into Christmas break, we are going to have good practices during the break and keep grinding.”
The Lady Scots got big nights again from junior Ameila Ramsey and freshman Pearmella Carter.
“I’m excited about these two,'' Brown said. "Mella being a freshman and Millie being a veteran, she has been a great leader in helping Mella transition to high school ball and you can see she is starting to get comfy.”
The 5-foot-10 freshman Carter had 18 points and 12 rebounds on 10 of 13 shooting.
“The ball felt good, last game I didn’t get as much but tonight the ball was falling easier,” Carter said.
“She’s very important to me,'' Ramsey said of Carter. "I look at her like a sister, she’s a very huge asset to the team as well with her size and just what she can do for us.”
Ramsey had 28 points and 10 rebounds on 12 of 15 shooting with three free throws.
“It was a great game for us to get better,'' Ramsey said. "We all played well and everybody got a chance to score and play the right way.
“I love seeing all the freshman and underclassmen do things well and gain confidence in themselves every day.''
The Lady Scots next game after winter break is January 5 against Atchison.
LADY SCOTS 85, KC-WYANDOTTE 17
Wyandotte (0-4) – Sanford 4-10 2-3 10, Burton 1-6 2-6 4, Johnson 0-2 2-4 2, Harbin 0-3 1-2 1, Carrera 0-1 0-0 0, Rogers 0-2-0-0 0 Totals 5-24 7-15 17.
Lady Scots (3-0) – Ramsey 12-15 3-5 28, Carter 10-13 0-0 18, Grace 4-6 1-2 11, Broils 5-13 0-0 10, Sanders 3-8 1-2 7, Austin 2-3 1-2 5, Rice 2-5 0-0 4, Barnett 1-1 0-0 2, Atkins 0-1 0-0 0 Totals 39-65 6-11 85.
3 Point goals – Highland Park 3 (Grace 2, Ramsey). Total Fouls – Wyandotte 7, Highland Park 17.
