By Rick Peterson
TopSports.news
The Rossville girls and Cair Paravel Latin boys basketball teams got tournament week off to a rousing start with a pair of big wins on Monday.
Rossville opened its girls title bid in the Jefferson County North Invitational with a 60-22 first-round win over the tournament hosts while Cair Paravel's boys rolled to a 64-30 first-round win over West Franklin in the Flint Hills League tournament at Emporia's White Auditorium.
Senior Rylee Dick scored 27 points Monday against JCN to move into the No. 3 spot on Rossville's all-time scoring list. [File photo/TSN]
Lady Bulldawg senior Rylee Dick scored 27 points in Rossville's win over JCN, moving into the No. 3 spot on Rossville's career scoring list with 1,281 points.
Rossville junior Nora Burdiek added 23 points as the Bulldawgs advanced to a 6 p.m. semifinal on Wednesday.
Cair Paravel's boys, playing West Franklin for the second straight game, took control early with a 19-7 first quarter before opening up a 39-16 halftime advantage.
Blaine Durbin led Cair Paravel with 17 points while Lucas Marichal added 14 points and Caleb Cleverson 13 with three 3-pointers.
Now 9-2 on the season, CPLS will play a semifinal at 7:30 p.m. Thursday against Lyndon.
Other area tournament pairings:
TOPEKA INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT
BOYS
At Highland Park
Thursday
3:30 p.m. -- Topeka High vs. Shawnee Mission East.
5 -- Lansing vs. Shawnee Mission North.
6:30 -- Topeka West vs. St. Thomas Aquinas.
8 -- Highland Park vs. Wichita Northwest.
Friday
3:30 p.m. -- Topeka High-SM East loser vs. Lansing-SM North loser.
5 -- Topeka West-St. Thomas Aquinas loser vs. High-Wichita Northwest loser.
6:30 -- Topeka High-East winner vs. Lansing-SM North winner.
8 -- Topeka West-St. Thomas Aquinas winner vs. Highland Park-Wichita Northwest winner.
Saturday
10 a.m. -- Fifth place (main gym); Seventh place (South gym).
11:30 -- Third place.
1 p.m. -- Championship.
BALDWIN INVITATIONAL
BOYS
Tuesday
5:30 p.m. -- Hayden vs. Wellsville.
7 -- Baldwin vs. Bishop Seabury.
Friday
5:30 p.m. -- Hayden vs. Bishop Seabury.
7 -- Baldwin vs. Wellsville.
Saturday
1 p.m. -- Wellsville vs. Bishop Seabury.
2:30 p.m. -- Hayden vs. Baldwin.
BILL HANSON MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT
At Pittsburg
BOYS
Thursday
4 p.m. -- Washburn Rural vs. Branson, Mo. (Mallatt gym).
5:30 -- Webster Groves, Mo. vs. Joplin, Mo. (main gym).
7 -- Olathe North vs. Willard, Mo. (Mallatt gym).
8:30 -- Pittsburg. vs. Wichita West (main gym).
Friday
3 -- Consolation semifinal (Mallatt gym).
4:30 p.m. -- Washburn Rural-Branson winner vs. Olathe North-Willard winner (main gym);
6 -- Consolation semifinal (Mallatt gym).
7:30 -- Pittsburg-Wichita West winner vs. Webster Grove-Joplin winner (main gym).
Saturday
10 a.m. -- Seventh place (Mallatt gym).
11:30 -- Third place (main gym)
1 p.m. -- Fifth place (Mallatt gym).
2:30 p.m. -- Championship game (main gym).
SHAWNEE MISSION WEST VIKING CLASSIC
BOYS
Thursday
3 p.m. -- Andover Central vs. Louisburg, 3 p.m.
4:30 -- Raymore-Peculiar, Mo. vs. Aurora, Mo.
6 -- Glendale, Mo. vs. SM West.
7:30 -- Blue Valley North. vs. Shawnee Heights.
Friday
3 p.m. -- Andover Central-Louisburg loser vs. Raymore-Peculiar, Mo.-Aurora, Mo. loser.
4:30 -- Glendale, Mo.-SM West loser vs Blue Valley North-Shawnee Heights loser.
6 -- Andover Central-Louisburg winner vs. Raymore-Peculiar, Mo.-Aurora, Mo. winner.
7:30 -- Glendale, Mo.-SM West winner vs. Blue Valley North-Shawnee Heights winner.
Saturday
10 a.m. -- Seventh place.
11:30 -- Fifth place.
1 p.m. -- Third place.
2:30 -- Championship game.
McPHERSON INVITATIONAL
BOYS
Thursday
3 p.m. -- Derby vs. Lawrence Free State.
4:35 -- Seaman vs. Hutchinson.
6:10 -- St. James Academy vs. Bishop Carroll.
7:45 -- Blue Valley vs. McPherson.
Friday
3 p.m. -- Seaman-Hutchinson loser vs. Derby Free State loser.
4:35 -- St. James Academy-Bishop Carroll loser vs. Blue Valley-McPherson loser.
6:10 -- Seaman-Hutchinson winner vs. Derby-Free State winner.
8 -- St. James Academy-Bishop Carroll winner vs. Blue Valley-McPherson winner.
Saturday
11 a.m. -- Seventh place.
12:35 p.m. -- Fifth place.
2:10 -- Third place.
3:45 -- Championship game.
JEFFERSON COUNTY NORTH INVITATIONAL
GIRLS
Monday
6 p.m. -- Jefferson County North vs. Rossville (high school); Atchison vs. Valley Falls (middle school).
7:30 -- Perry-Lecompton vs. Atchison County (high school); Oskaloosa vs. Northeast Kansas Homeschool (middle school).
Wednesday
6 p.m. – Perry Lecompton-Atchison County winner vs. Jefferson North-Rossville winner (high school); Consolation semifinal (middle school).
7:30 -- Oskaloosa-Northeast Kansas winner vs. Atchison-Valley Falls winner (high school); Consolation semifinal (middle school).
Friday
3:30 p.m. -- Seventh place.
5 -- Fifth place.
6:30 -- Third place.
8 -- Championship.
BURLINGTON INVITATIONAL
BOYS
Tuesday
5:05 p.m. -- Girard vs. Sabetha (high school); Labette County vs. Independence (middle school).
8:15 -- Burlington vs. Ottawa (high school); Silver Lake vs. Paola (middle school).
Friday
5:05 p.m. -- Burlington-Ottawa winner vs. Labette County-Independence winner; Consolation semifinal (middle school).
8:15 -- Girard-Sabetha winner vs. Silver Lake-Paola winner; Consolation semifinal (middle school).
Saturday
1:35 p.m. -- Third place (high school); Seventh place (middle school).
4:45 -- Championship (high school); Fifth place (middle school).
GIRLS
Tuesday
3:30 p.m. -- Independence vs. Labette County (high school); Silver Lake vs. Sabetha (middle school).
6:40 -- Burlington vs. Sabetha (high school); Ottawa vs. Girard (middle school).
Friday
3:30 p.m. -- Silver Lake-Paola winner vs. Ottawa-Girard winner; Consolation semifinal (middle school).
6:40 -- Burlington-Sabetha winner vs. Independence-Labette County winner (high school); Consolation semifinal (middle school).
Saturday
12 p.m. -- Third place (high school); Seventh place (middle school).
3:10 -- Championship (high school); Fifth place (middle school).
FLINT HILLS LEAGUE
At White Auditorium, Emporia
BOYS
Monday
3 p.m. -- Lyndon vs. Chase County.
4:30 -- Osage City vs. Mission Valley.
6 -- Cair Paravel vs. West Franklin.
7:30 -- Wabaunsee vs. Council Grove.
Thursday
3 p.m. -- Lyndon-Chase County loser vs. Osage City-Mission Valley loser.
4:30 -- Cair Paravel-West Franklin loser vs. Wabaunsee-Council Grove loser.
6 -- Osage City-Mission Valley winner vs. Wabaunsee-Council Grove winner.
7:30 -- Cair Paravel-West Franklin winner vs. Lyndon-Chase County winner.
Saturday
10:30 a.m. -- Seventh place.
1:30 p.m. -- Fifth place.
4:30 -- Third place.
7:30 -- Championship.
GIRLS
Tuesday
3 p.m. -- Mission Valley vs. Chase County.
4:30 -- Lyndon vs. Cair Paravel.
6 -- Osage City vs. Council Grove.
7:30 -- Wabaunsee vs. West Franklin.
Friday
3 p.m. -- Consolation semifinal.
4:30 -- Consolation semifinal.
6 -- Lyndon-Cair Paravel winner vs. Wabaunsee-West Franklin winner.
7:30 -- Osage City-Council Grove winner vs. Mission Valley-Chase County winner.
Saturday
9 a.m. -- Seventh place.
12 p.m. -- Fifth place.
3 -- Third place.
6 -- Championship, 6 p.m.; Third place, 3 p.m.; Fifth place, noon; Seventh place, 9 a.m.
