Northwest falls on Lawrence three-pointer
Lawrence junior Shane Willoughby hit a three-pointer at the buzzer, his only field goal of the game, to cap a comeback and lead Lawrence past Wichita Northwest 57-56 in the first round of the Topeka Invitational on Thursday night.
The Lions (5-4) trailed by 24-12 in the second quarter and were down 51-44 with less than three minutes to play before charging back.
Lawrence tied the game with 14 seconds remaining on a three-pointer by senior Logan Henrichs, but Northwest (7-2) got a dunk from senior Spenser Gales with three seconds left to put the Grizzlies up 56-54.
Lawrence called a timeout with 2.5 seconds left and got the ball to Willoughby, who got off a contested shot as time ran out. Northwest argued that Willoughby was not behind the three-point line, but after a brief conference the officials ruled the shot worth three.
Senior Kendrick Miller scored 16 points for Wichita Northwest while senior Craig Nicholson added 12 points.
| Lawrence | 12 | 12 | 16 | 17 | — | 57 |
| Wichita Northwest | 15 | 13 | 16 | 12 | — | 56 |
LAWRENCE: Mosiman 2 0-0 5, Pritchard 8 1-3 21, S. Willoughby 1 1-2 4, Buffalomeat 1 0-0 2, Henrichs 5 2-2 14, T. Willoughby 3 4-5 11, Smith 0 0-0 0, Jenkins 0 0-0 0. Totals 20 (9) 8-12 57.
NORTHWEST: Nicholson 4 2-2 12, Miller 6 4-5 16, Carter 2 2-2 8, Tuggle 4 0-1 9, Gales 4 0-1 8, Smith 0 0-0 0, Jones 1 0-0 3, McIntrye 0 0-0 0, Moncada 0 0-0 0. Totals 21 (6) 8-11 56.
Other City League
Carroll 50, Claremore (Okla.) 30 — Tanner Palmore scored 12 points and Brandon Newell added 10 as Carroll won in the first round of the Catoosa (Okla.) tournament.
AV-CTL
Maize South 44, Bluestem 31 — The Mavericks won the fourth quarter 20-8 to pull away from Bluestem. Brett Barney had 14 for Maize South.
Mulvane 76, Arkansas City 36 — Ty Redington and Nolen Smith each scored 14 points to spark Mulvane in the first round of the Chaparral tournament.. Redington scored 13 of his points in the first quarter, helping Mulvane to a 21-4 lead.
Rose Hill 61, Douglass 58 — Kyle Anderson scored 19 points to lead the Rocketts in a losers bracket game at the Adolph Rupp tournament in Halstead.
Central Plains
Remington 60, Wichita Independent 47 — Ty Redington Caleb Tanner and Caleb Cherryholmes combined for 36 points in the semifinals at Sterling.