By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Olathe West outscored Washburn Rural's boys 35-15 in the middle two quarters to take control in a 62-49 first-round win Monday in the Basehor-Linwood Invitational.
Washburn Rural, which fell to 5-2, led 14-13 at the end of the first quarter, but the 5-3 Owls outscored the Junior Blues 19-7 in the second quarter to take a 32-21 halftime lead and boosted their lead to 48-29 with a 16-8 third quarter.
Senior Jack Hutchinson led Washburn Rural with 11 points, including 3 3-pointers, while senior Joe Berry added 9 points.
Senior Carter Lightsinn scored a game-high 21 points for Olathe West while senior Aidan Sturdivan added 10 points.
Washburn Rural will play a 3:30 p.m. consolation game Wednesday.
MAIZE SOUTH BOYS 52, SHAWNEE HEIGHTS 29
Shawnee Heights was still in the hunrt against Maize South through three quarters, trailing 28-22, but the Mavericks outscored the T-Birds 24-7 over the final eight minutes to take a 52-29 McPherson Invitational victory.
Heights, which fell to 3-3, strugged offensively, hitting just 12 of 38 field goals (31.6 percent) and 3 of 19 3-point attempts (15.8 percent).
Nate Pewe and Harvey Davis scored 6 points apiece for Shawnee Heights.
Maize South (5-4) got 16 points from Quincy Gholar and 14 from Parker Scott.
Shawnee Heights will play host McPherson at 7:30 p.m. Thursday.
OLATHE WEST BOYS 62, WASHBURN RURAL 49
Olathe West 13 19 16 14 -- 62
Washburn Rural 14 7 8 20 -- 49
Olathe West (5-3) -- Dennis 1 0-0 2, Sturdivan 3 2-2 10, Faseru 3 2-3 8, Suwareh 1 0-0 2, Lightsinn 9 1-2 21, Anderson 3 0-0 7, Robinson 2 0-0 6, Zimmerman 0 0-0 0, Blakeney 2 0-0 6. Totals 24 5-7 62.
Washburn Rural (5-2) -- Bachelor 1 0-0 2, Kidd 3 0-0 7, Berry 3 3-6 9, Hutchinson 4 0-0 11, Patterson 0 0-0 0, Morrow 1 0-0 3, Williams 1 2-4 4, Brady 2 0-0 4, Morris 1 0-0 3, Howard 0 2-2 2, Hanks 1 2-3 4. Totals 17 9-15 49.
3-point goals -- Olathe West 9 (Robinson 2, Sturdivan 2, Blakeney 2, Lightsinn 2, Anderson), Washburn Rural 6 (Hutchinson 3, Kidd, Morrow, Morris). Total fouls -- Olathe West 14, Washburn Rural 12. Fouled out -- none.
MAIZE SOUTH BOYS 52, SHAWNEE HEIGHTS 29
Shawnee Heights 3 8 11 7 -- 29
Maize South 10 10 8 24 -- 52
Shawnee Heights (3-3) -- Pewe 3-8 0-0 6, Harrison 0-3 0-0 0, Sanders 1-1 0-0 3, Dodge 1-4 0-0 2, Showalter 2-6 0-0 5, Jones 0-0 0-0 0, Rantz 2-4 0-0 4, Ginter 1-3 0-0 3, Davis 2-9 2-3 6, Ward 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 12-38 2-3 29.
Maize South (5-4) -- Scott 4-7 5-6 14, Atwater 3-11 1-2 9, Homan 1-2 1-1 3, Askren 0-3 0-0 0, Lynch 0-1 0-0 0, Gholar 6-13 2-2 16, Steinhoff 0-1 2-2 2, Sheilds 1-2 0-0 2, Clyne 2-4 1-2 6, Queen 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 17-45 12-15 52.
3-point goals -- Shawnee Heights 3 (Sanders, Showalter, Ginter), Maize South 6 (Atwater 2, Gholar 2, Scott, Clyne). Total fouls -- Shawnee Heights 15, Maize South 10. Fouled out -- none.
