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City High School Basketball Scores – Thursday, Dec. 29

BOYS

WILLIAM JEWELL TOURNAMENT

Central 58
Park Hill South 52

NEOSHO TOURNAMENT

Lafayette 43
Neosho 34

U.S. BANK HOLIDAY INVITE @ ROLLA

Benton 61
Salem 69

BISHOP LEBLOND TOURNAMENT

St. Joseph Christian 45
Falls City (NE) 58

Bishop LeBlond 42
East Buchanan 40

GIRLS

PENN VALLEY TOURNAMENT

Lafayette 31
Notre Dame de Sion 53

BISHOP LEBLOND TOURNAMENT

Bishop LeBlond 23
Maryville 43

STATE FARM HOLIDAY HOOPS INVITE @ JEFFERSON CITY

Benton 47
Mount Mercy (NE) 31

Central boys win at Kearney; Benton girls cruise past Harrisonville

The Central boys’ basketball team improved to 3-0 with a 55-47 win at Kearney Friday night.

The Indians used a 10-0 first quarter run to take a 14-7 lead and then never trailed again.  They led 29-24 at halftime and scored 11 of the first 13 points of the second half to build a 14-point lead, 40-26, before Kearney battled back.

The Bulldogs pulled within three points, 47-44, early in the fourth quarter but never got any closer.

Shun Williams led Central with 16 points, while Elijah Lee and Derek Gray each scored nine points.

Also Friday, the Benton girls earned their first win of the season with a 52-34 victory over Harrisonville.  The Cardinals imrpove to 1-1.

Benton led 20-14 at halftime, but outscored Harrisonville 15-8 in the third quarter and cruised to the win.

Lauryn Dooland and Erin Riddle led the cards with 17 points each, whiel Andee Wahlert scored eight points.

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