By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Rossville's girls basketball snapped a five-game losing streak in Monday's opening round of the Jefferson County North Invitational, with sophomore Emma Mitchell powering the Bulldawgs to a 55-49 win over Perry-Lecompton.
Mitchell led the Bulldawgs with a game-high 25 points as Rossville improved to 5-6 on the season.
Emma Mitchell
Rossville trailed the Kaws 16-12 at the end of the first quarter but the Bulldawgs used a 19-13 second quarter to take a 31-29 halftime advantage.
The Bulldawgs pushed their lead to five points with a 10-7 third quarter and held on for the win, outscoring Perry-Lecompton 14-13 over the final eight minutes.
Mitchell scored 12 points in the first half and 13 after halftime, including 10 in the fourth quarter.
Mitchell went nine of 11 at the free throw line as the Bulldawgs hit 19 of 23 charities as a team.
Sophomore Kinley Porter joined Mitchell in double figures with 10 points while senior Caylee Douglas and sophomore Kinsey Perine added eight points apiece.
The Bulldawgs will play the NEK Saints at 6 p.m. Thursday and will play a place game on Saturday.
The fifth-place game is set for 12 p.m. Saturday, followed by the third-place game at 1:30 and the championship game at 3 o'clock.
