THS girls, boys lose in tournament semis
Shelby Trout drained a three-pointer with 7.5 seconds remaining to propel Chanute past Tonganoxie in Friday’s Tonganoxie Invitational semifinal, 40-39.
The Blue Comets (10-2) led by six points at the start of the fourth quarter, but THS (8-2) used an 11-3 run to take a 39-37 lead with 26 seconds left. Trout connected from the corner on Chanute’s next possession, and a potential game-winning shot by Tonganoxie’s Emily Soetaert bounced off the front of the rim as time expired.
Trout score a game-high 16 points to pace CHS, which will play De Soto in Saturday’s final. Jenny Whitledge led Tonganoxie with 11 points. The Chieftains will play Silver Lake in the third-place game.
Score by quarters
Chanute 13 9 12 6 — 40
Tonganoxie 13 9 6 11 — 39
Individual scoring
CHANUTE — Shelby Trout 5-12 3-6 16, Darian Rubow 3-9 1-2 7, Macy Flowers 2-2 1-2 5, Anna Bagshaw 2-8 0-0 5, Brenna Olson 2-10 0-0 5, Katie Martin 1-1 0-0 2.
TONGANOXIE — Jenny Whitledge 5-16 1-3 11, Madee Walker 3-9 2-2 9, Katelyn Waldeier 4-7 0-0 8, Hannah Kemp 2-7 2-2 6, Emily Soetaert 1-8 0-0 3, Kara Banks 1-5 0-0 2.
BLUE VALLEY SOUTHWEST BOYS 57, TONGANOXIE 45
Tonganoxie High went nearly 10 minutes before getting on the scoreboard and couldn’t overcome an early 15-point deficit in semifinal action against Blue Valley Southwest.
The Chieftains (6-4) failed to score in the first quarter, which allowed BVSW (8-2) to take a 13-0 lead. The Timberwolves’ advantage grew to 15 before Ben Johnson finally scored for THS with 6:11 left in the second quarter. THS battled in the second half, but never got closer than eight points.
Colton Miller and Dominique O’Connor led BVSW with 15 points apiece. The Timberwolves will play Lansing in Saturday’s championship game. Johnson and Jack Dale had 12 each to lead THS, which will take on Holton for third-place honors.
Score by quarters
Blue Valley SW 13 14 15 15 — 57
Tonganoxie 0 11 20 14 — 45
Individual scoring
BLUE VALLEY SW — Colton Miller 6-14 1-2 15, Dominique O’Connor 5-11 4-6 15, Anthony Miller 5-7 0-3 10, Aaron Rogers 3-6 2-3 9, Mark McCafferty 1-1 0-0 2, Donnell Bronson 1-3 0-0 2, Nash Bostwick 1-4 0-0 2, Sam Randall 1-5 0-0 2.
TONGANOXIE — Ben Johnson 5-7 2-4 12, Jack Dale 5-8 1-1 12, John Lean 1-10 5-8 7, James Grizzle 3-5 0-0 6, Eric Tate 2-3 2-2 4, Tyler Ford 2-8 0-1 4.