Tonganoxie girls fall to Wamego on Thursday; Bonner, Blue Valley West to meet in tourney finals
Shawn F. Linenberger
Tonganoxie girls basketball vs. Wamego, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023The Tonganoxie High girls basketball team was within striking distance heading into halftime Thursday against Wamego in the Tonganoxie Invitational consolation semifinals.
A dismal third quarter, though, kept THS from getting any closer.
WHS led, 23-11, at halftime and then outscored Tonganoxie, 21-2, in the third on its way to a 56-15 victory.
THURSDAY’s GIRLS SCORES
Wamego 56, Tonganoxie 15
Louisburg 50, Eudora 28
Bonner Springs 63, Holton 41
Blue Valley West 53, Piper 47
SATURDAY’S SCHEDULE
Seventh place
Eudora (5-6) vs. Tonganoxie (1-9), 10 a.m., West Gymnasium
Fifth place
Blue Valley West (6-14) vs. Piper (7-4), 10 a.m., Chieftain Arena
Third place
Holton (4-7) vs. Piper (7-4), 1 p.m., Chieftain Arena
Championship
Bonner Springs (8-2) vs. Blue Valley West (7-2), 5 p.m., Chieftain Arena
WAMEGO 56, TONGANOXIE 15
Score by quarters
Wamego 11 12 21 12 — 56
Tonganoxie 3 8 2 2 — 15
Individual scoring
WHS — Lexi Hecht 5(3) 0-0 13, Grier Panzer 1 0-0 2, Addison Denney 4(2) 2-4 12, Maya Gallagher 1 2-4 4, Ashten Pierson 1 1-2 3, Isabella Wilber 2 0-0 4, Rylie Meindhardt 1 0-0 2, Trista Hoobler 5 4-6 14, Sara Springer 1 0-0 2. Totals: 21(5) 9-16 56
THS — Alyssa Schoeneck 1 1-3 3, Macey Lynne 2(2) 0-0 6, Mariah Herrera 1 0-0 2, Sierra Innis 2 0-0 4. Totals: 6(2) 1-5 15