BOYS
CLASS 5 DISTRICT 16 FIRST ROUND @ CENTRAL
Central 48 (10-15)
Oak Park 29
Central vs. Park Hill South – Thursday, 5:30 PM
CLASS 4 DISTRICT 16 FIRST ROUND @ SAVANNAH
Platte County 56
Benton 42 (14-11)
Lafayette vs. Platte County – Thursday, 5:30 PM
BOYS
Liberty 65
Central 57 (8-15, 3-6 Suburban)
Staley 67
Benton 65 (14-10)
CLASS 3 DISTRICT 16 1ST ROUND @ EAST BUCHANAN
Bishop LeBlond 70 (15-11)
Lathrop 47
GIRLS
Benton 52 (23-2)
Staley 40
CLASS 1 DISTRICT 14 1ST ROUND @ PATTONSBURG
Winston 55
St. Joseph Christian 43 (4-17)
BOYS
Benton 62 (14-9, 4-3 MEC)
Bishop LeBlond 45 (14-11, 3-4 MEC)
Lafayette 49 (19-4, 7-0 MEC)
Smithville 34
Park Hill 64
Central 42 (8-14, 3-5 Suburban)
East Buchanan 71
St. Joseph Christian 41 (11-9)
GIRLS
East Buchanan 47
St. Joseph Christian 32 (4-16)
GIRLS
Benton 52 (22-2, 7-0 MEC)
Bishop LeBlond 34 (15-10, 4-3 MEC)
Lafayette 55 (16-7, 5-2 MEC)
Smithville 46
Park Hill 57
Central 46 (6-16, 2-6 Suburban)
BOYS
Park Hill South 52 OT
Central 50 (8-13, 3-4 Suburban)
Benton 59 (13-9, 3-3 MEC)
Savannah 42
Lafayette 65 (18-4, 6-0 MEC)
Chillicothe 57
Smithville 54
Bishop LeBlond 41 (14-10, 3-3 MEC)
GIRLS
Benton 61 (21-2, 6-0 MEC)
Savannah 27
Chillicothe 49
Lafayette 45 (15-7, 4-2 MEC)
Bishop LeBlond 50 (15-9, 4-2 MEC)
Smithville 40
BOYS
Lafayette 58 (17-4, 5-0 MEC)
Bishop LeBlond 27 (14-9, 3-2 MEC)
Maryville 60
Benton 46 (12-9, 2-3 MEC)
BOYS
Central 57 2OT (8-12, 3-3 Suburban)
Truman 55
St. Joseph Christian 59 (10-8)
North Nodaway 44
GIRLS
Lafayette 48 (15-6, 4-1 MEC)
Bishop LeBlond 42 (14-9, 3-2 MEC)
Benton 54 (20-2, 5-0 MEC)
Maryville 31
Truman 63
Central 43 (5-15, 1-5 Suburban)
North Nodaway 40
St. Joseph Christian 30 (4-14)
GIRLS
Benton 43 (19-2, 4-0 MEC)
Lafayette 28 (14-6, 3-1 MEC)
Bishop LeBlond 46 (14-8, 3-1 MEC)
Cameron 39
St. Joseph Christian 63 (4-13)
Nodaway-Holt 61
BOYS
Central 72 (7-12, 2-3 Suburban)
Ruskin 59
Bishop LeBlond 55 (14-8)
Pembroke Hill 37
St. Joseph Christian 45 (9-8)
Nodaway-Holt 34
The Lafayette boys’ basketball team led wire-to-wire Monday night against their crosstown rivals as they rolled to a 75-48 victory over Benton inside Lafayette High School.
The No. 1 The Fighting Irish have now won five consecutive games as they improve to 16-4 and 4-0 in the MEC. Benton had its five-game win streak snapped as they’re now 12-8 and 2-2 in league play.
Lafayette built a quick nine-point first quarter lead before leading 18-12 after one. The lead grew to as many as 13 in the first half before taking a 36-25 lead to the locker room.
The Cardinals never got closer than nine points in the second half and Lafayette outscored Benton 22-10 in the fourth quarter to blow the game wide open.
Freshman Diego Bernard led the Fighting Irish with 15 points, while Chester Goudeau added 14 and Caleb Bennett scored 12 points.
Fabian Smith and Saxton Thuston each had 15 points to lead Benton.
Lafayette is on the road Friday when they travel to Bishop LeBlond, while the Cardinals travel to Maryville Friday.
Elsewhere Monday night, the Central girls suffered their sixth consecutive loss as they fell at Ruskin, 43-42. The Indians drop to 5-14 and 1-5 in the Suburban League.
BOYS
Benton 51 (12-7, 2-1 MEC)
Chillicothe 43
Lafayette 62 (15-4, 3-0 MEC)
Cameron 27
Bishop LeBlond 53 (13-8, 3-1 MEC)
Savannah 38
Liberty 52 OT
Central 50 (6-12, 1-3 Suburban)
North Andrew 65
St. Joseph Christian 52 (8-8)
GIRLS
Lafayette 50 (14-5, 3-0 MEC)
Cameron 32
North Andrew 70
St. Joseph Christian 32 (3-13)
