Girls KVL standings

Justin Nutter

Kara Banks had a career-high 20 points in Tonganoxie's 59-50 win Thursday against Lansing.

Team, KVL, Overall

Piper, 10-0, 15-2

Bonner Springs, 8-3, 12-5

Basehor-Linwood, 7-3, 11-5

Mill Valley, 7-3, 11-6

Lansing, 5-6, 8-9

Tonganoxie, 4-7, 7-10

Bishop Ward, 1-9, 4-12

Turner, 0-11, 1-16

Kara Banks scored a career-high 20 points and the Tonganoxie girls avenged two earlier losses to Lansing with a 59-50 win Thursday at THS.

The Chieftains (7-10, 4-7 Kaw Valley League) jumped out to a 16-6 lead early in the second quarter, but the Lions (8-9, 5-6) scored the 10 to force a tie. The teams battled for the remainder of the half and went into the locker room tied at 27-27.

Tonganoxie opened up a 38-30 lead midway through the third quarter, but Lansing answered with a 13-4 run to take its first lead of the half with 6:34 left in the fourth quarter. The Chieftains rebounded, scoring the next 10 points to take the lead they wouldn’t again relinquish.

Despite struggling at the free throw line for most of the season, THS hit several to stay in front in the game’s final minutes. As a team, the Chieftains went 27-of-37 from the charity stripe, led by Banks’ 12-of-15 effort.

Katelyn Waldeier just missed a double-double with 13 points and a team-high nine rebounds. Emily Soetaert and Tressa Walker added 12 and 11 points, respectively. Lansing’s Mikayla Zielinski led the Lions with 13 points.

THS will play its third game in four days when it faces Bishop Ward Friday at Kansas City Kansas Community College. The Chieftains defeated the Cyclones in their first meeting on Jan. 7, 53-31.

Score by quarters

Lansing 6 21 12 11 — 50

Tonganoxie 14 13 13 19 — 59

Individual scoring

LANSING — Mikayla Zielinski 5-10 1-1 13, Emily Babcock 4-13 0-0 8, Jasmine Meyer 3-5 1-3 7, Kija Cammock 3-3 0-1 6, Madelyn Moya 3-6 0-0 6, Destini Mathis 2-3 0-0 5, Madison Bosworth 1-8 3-5 5.

TONGANOXIE — Kara Banks 4-8 12-15 20, Katelyn Waldeier 5-7 3-3 13, Emily Soetaert 3-7 5-8 12, Tressa Walker 2-8 6-9 11, Cheyenne Ford 1-1 0-0 2, Sarah Ahart 0-2 1-2 1.

LANSING BOYS 72, TONGANOXIE 47

Lansing raced out to a 20-10 lead after one quarter and Tonganoxie couldn’t find an answer in a 25-point loss to the state’s top-ranked team in Class 5A.

The Chieftains (8-9, 5-6 KVL) fell behind by double digits just six minutes into the game and weren’t able to dig their way out of the early hole. The Lions (17-0, 11-0) continued to pile it in before halftime and went into the locker room with a 40-19 lead. The deficit grew to as many as 28 late in the second half.

James Grizzle led Tonganoxie with 14 points on a 6-of-6 shooting effort. He was the only Chieftain to reach double figures. Khalil Bailey led Lansing with 16 points, 11 of which came in the first half.

Score by quarters

Lansing 20 20 18 14 — 72

Tonganoxie 10 9 15 13 — 47

Individual scoring

LANSING — Khalil Bailey 6-9 2-5 16, Joe Schneider 4-10 5-7 13, Zach Jackson 3-6 3-3 11, Joe Lendway 4-4 0-0 8, Krystian Abbott 2-5 2-2 8, Kenneth Banks 0-2 6-7 6, Ben Johnson 1-2 3-4 5, Sam Lorenzen 1-1 0-0 3, Trevor Young 1-2 0-0 2.

TONGANOXIE — James Grizzle 6-6 2-3 14, Carl Hecht 2-5 3-4 7, Jared Sommers 2-2 2-5 6, Brady Swedo 2-10 2-3 6, Jack Dale 1-6 1-2 4, Tyler Ford 0-3 4-6 4, Devan Smith 1-2 0-0 2, Greg DeVeau 1-2 0-0 2, Ben Johnson 1-2 0-1 2.