Thursday's tournament roundup: Maize beats Northwest in first round
Keiryn Swenson scored 16 points and Paige Stewart scored 15 as Maize’s girls defeated Northwest 60-31 in the first round of the Glacier’s Edge tournament in Emporia on Thursday.
Swenson scored 11 of her points in the first half when Maize zipped to a 34-20 halftime lead. Longwitz hit 7 of 8 free throws as Maize made 21 of 32 free throws.
Berean Academy
Berean Academy 49, Trinity Academy 22 — Mallory Zuercher scored 14 points and host Berean cruised into Saturday’s final. Berean will face Hutchinson Central Christian, a 50-39 winner over Word of Life.
El Dorado
East 37, Valley Center 27 — Relina Johnson scored 17 points as the Blue Aces made a big second-half rally to overtake Valley Center. With 10 first-half points, East outscored Valley Center 27-10 in the second half. Madison Wedekind scored 10 for the Hornets.
Mill Valley 77, West 25 — Aujanae McCoy had 13 points to lead West, which trailed 31-7 after the first quarter.
Collegiate 55, El Dorado 47 — Keli Dunn had 16 points for Collegiate, while teammates Eledria Franklin and Jerica Skar had 11 each. Hannah Helferich had 19 to lead El Dorado.
Haven
Ulysses 43, Cheney 24 — Payton Scheer had nine points to lead Cheney, which fell into the losers bracket.
Conway Springs 41, Halstead 19 — Britney May had 10 points to lead Conway Springs. Only three players scored for Halstead.
Lawrence Free State
Carroll 55, Junction City 30 — Jana Richenberger scored 12 of her game-high 14 points in the second half to help Carroll. Kayle Demel scored all 10 of her points in the first quarter as the Eagles raced to a 16-2 lead en route to their fifth straight victory.
All 12 of the Carroll players scored, hitting a season-best 81 percent at the free-throw line (17 of 21).
Pratt
North 79, Chaparral 32 — Jayden Dennis and Naomi Rosales each scored 16 points as the Redskins advanced. Amanda Edwards added 14 points and Maddie Northcutt had 13.
Topeka West
Heights 68, Topeka 32 — Katie Palmer scored 16 points and Joyea Marshall had 12 as Heights breezed past Topeka. The Falcons face Shawnee Mission East tonight.
Blue Valley 52, Derby 34 — Derby trailed 27-15 at halftime. Alyxis Bowens had nine points to lead the Panthers.