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)
The St. Joseph School District announced on Tuesday that Paul Woolard will take over as the Activities Director at Lafayette High School next year.
Woolard has been the head football coach for the Fighting Irish for the last eight seasons. He takes over for Tim Nassen, who is retiring at the end of the school year.
Woolard will step down as the head football coach, so Lafayette will begin searching for his replacement immediately.
Woolard took over the Irish program in 2007 after Lafayette had won just one game in the previous three seasons.
He finished with a record of 45-40 and 29-26 in the MEC. Woolard won at least six games in each of his last five seasons, including four seven-win seasons. LHS finished 7-4 in 2014.
Nassen took over as the AD at Lafayette at the beginning of the 2010-2011 school year.
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)
BOYS
Lafayette 51 (14-4, 2-0 MEC)
Savannah 31
Park Hill 67 OT
Central 65 (6-11, 1-2 Suburban)
Benton 52 (11-7, 1-1 MEC)
Cameron 33
Bishop LeBlond 48 (12-8, 2-1 MEC)
Maryville 31
St. Joseph Christian 44 (8-6)
Rock Port 30
GIRLS
Benton 57 (17-2)
Excelsior Springs 19
East Buchanan 55
Bishop LeBlond 48 (12-8)
Lafayette 41 (13-5, 2-0 MEC)
Savannah 32
Rock Port 40
St. Joseph christian 37 (3-11)
BOYS
Central 69 (6-10, 1-1 Suburban)
Truman 60
Lafayette 79 (13-4)
Leavenworth (KS) 35
Benton 61 (10-7)
Pembroke Hill 41
CAMERON TOURNAMENT – CONSOLATION
Bishop LeBlond 54 OT (11-8)
Cameron 51
GIRLS
Liberty 61
Central 42 (5-11, 1-3 Suburban)
BOYS
Bishop LeBlond 41 (9-7, 1-1 MEC)
Cameron 33
CW STESSMAN INVITATIONAL @ LIBERTY – 3RD PLACE GAME
Lafayette 66 (12-4)
Hickman 57
CW STESSMAN INVITATIONAL @ LIBERTY – 7TH PLACE GAME
Central 50 (5-9)
Center 43
BOBCAT INVITATIONAL @ BASEHOR – 7TH PLACE GAME
Benton 50 (8-7)
Pembroke Hil 49
