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Benton uses late run to hold off Sion and advance to Class 4 Semifinals

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BentonThe Benton girls’ basketball team ended their Class 4 Quarterfinal game Saturday with Notre Dame de Sion on a 15-0 run and they defeated the Storm, 48-31, inside the Independence Events Center.

The Cardinals advance to the Class 4 Semifinals for the first time since winning a state championship in 2007, and they’re now 20-8 overall.

Benton will face Dexter (26-3) in the Final Four Friday at 2:30 PM inside Mizzou Arena at Columbia.

The game was tie 7-7 after the first quarter and Sion took a one-point lead early in the second, but that was their final lead of the game.

The Cardinals used a 6-0 run to take the lead and eventually led 16-11 at halftime.

Benton’s lead grew to as many as nine points in the second half, but Notre Dame de Sion went on a 7-0 run to pull within two points, 33-31, with about three minutes left.

It was all Benton after that as the Cards scored the final 15 points of the game to win their 10th consecutive game.

Morgan Domann led the way and she had a career-high 19 points and a career-high 13 rebounds.  Mallory McAndrews added 13 and Lindsey Doolan scored 10 points.

Benton’s game with Dexter on Friday at 2:30 PM will air live on 680 KFEQ and also here on stjosephpost.com.

Lafayette beats Liberty North to advance to Class 4 Quarterfinals

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LafayetteThe Lafayette boys’ basketball team led wire-to-wire Thursday against Liberty North in their Class 4 Sectional game at Staley High School as they beat the Eagles 53-41.

The Fighting Irish improve to 23-4 this season and advance to the Class 4 quarterfinals for the second time in four years.

Lafayette led 10-9 after the first quarter, but then outscored Liberty North 20-5 in the second quarter to take control of the game and they led 30-14 at halftime.

Xavier Kurth scored 18 first half points as the Irish went 8-for-13 from the field in the second quarter and they made four three-point field goals.

Lafayette extended its lead to 18 points in the third quarter before Liberty North chipped away.

The Eagles pulled to within nine points in the fourth quarter but that was as close as they’d get.

Kurth ended the game with 21 points, while Gary Wilkinson scored 11 and Billy Cook added nine points.

It’s the 14th consecutive win for Lafayette as they will face Grandview in the quarterfinals on Saturday at 7:45 p.m. inside the Independence Event Center.  The game will be broadcast on 680 KFEQ and on stjosephpost.com.

Benton uses dominating second half for sectional win over Lincoln Prep

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BentonThe Benton girls basketball team advanced to the Class 4 quarterfinals for the first time in seven years as the Cardinals defeated Lincoln Prep, 39-25, in their sectional game at Staley High School Wednesday.

It’s the ninth consecutive win for Benton as they improve to 19-8 and they’ll play Notre Dame de Sion in the quarterfinals at Independence Events Center on Saturday.

The Cardinals struggled in the first half against Lincoln Prep and fell behind 20-16 at halftime, but things quickly changed in the second half.

Benton outscored the Tigers 14-1 in the third quarter and 23-5 in the second half to get the 14-point win.

The Cardinals held Lincoln Prep to 2-for-12 shooting after halftime.

Mallory McAndrews led Benton with 20 points, while Morgan Domann added eight and Daejah Bernard scored six points.

Benton will play Notre Dame de Sion at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday and the game will be broadcast on 680 KFEQ and here on stjosephpost.com.

Ross resigns as boys’ basketball coach at Benton

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BentonGeorge Ross Jr. has resigned as the boys’ basketball coach at Benton High School.

Ross just wrapped up his third season as head coach of the Cardinals as he finished with an 11-64 record and a 6-15 mark in the Midland Empire Conference.

Ross was a head coach at Atchison High School and served as an assistant at Benedicine College before taking over the Benton program prior to the 2011-2012 season.

The Cardinals went 2-23 in Ross’ first season, 5-20 last year and they finished 4-21 this past season.

Benton lost in the first round of district play in each of his three seasons, including a 56-50 loss to Smithville last week.

The search for his replacement will begin immediately.

Fighting Irish use big second half to defeat Savannah and win district title

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LafayetteThe Lafayette boys basketball team won its second consecutive district championship Friday night as they defeated Savannah in the Class 4 District 16 title at Lafayette high school, 48-35.

The Fighting Irish improve to 22-4 this season and they’ll play a Class 4 sectional game Wednesday at Staley high school against either Liberty North or Lincoln Prep.

Savannah jumped out to a 10-0 lead Friday night as they played well early, but Lafayette answered with their own 10-0 run to end the first quarter and the game was tied after one.

The Irish extended their run in the second quarter as it grew to a 19-2 run before Savannah scored the final six points of the half and LHS led 19-18 at halftime.

After the break, it was all Lafayette.

The Fighting Irish opened the third quarter on a 17-0 run and they were threaten by Savannah in the second half as they cruised to the district title.

Billy Cook, Xavier Kurth and Gary Wilkinson each scored 11 points for Lafayette.

Bert Ernst led the Savages with 17 as Savannah ends its season 16-11.

Benton girls hold off Lafayette to win district championship

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Benton7The Benton girls basketball team won its first district title in four years as the Cardinals beat their cross-town rival Lafayette, 37-31, in the Class 4 District 16 championship at Lafayette High School.

Benton improves to 18-8 and they’ll play either Liberty North or Lincoln Prep in a Class 4 Sectional game at Staley High School on Wednesday.

The Cardinals led the Irish after one quarter, 8-4, and then extended their lead to seven points in the second before Lafayette scored the final five points of the half and BHS led 15-13 at the break.

Lafayette took a 21-19 lead late in the third quarter before Benton scored five straight points to close the quarter, including a three-pointer at the buzzer from Maleah Lankford.

The Cardinals never trailed again.

Benton extended its lead to ten points in the fourth quarter and Lafayette never got closer than six the rest of the way.

The Cards’ Mallory McAndrews led all scorers with 13 points, while Lindsay Doolan added 10.

Lafayette ends its season 17-9 and they were led by Ashlyn Dotson’s eight points.

Lafayette defeats Chillicothe in district semifinal; will meet Savannah for title

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LafayetteThe Lafayette boys’ basketball team advanced to the Class 4 District 16 tournament championship with a 54-40 victory over Chillicothe Thursday night.

The Fighting Irish improve to 21-4 and they’ll play Savannah in the title game Friday night after the Savages beat Smithville 56-50 in the second semifinal at Lafayette High School.

Lafayette fell behind early to Chillicothe 12-5, but they used a 19-2 run and eventually led 24-17 at halftime.

After the Hornets pulled to within four points early in the third quarter, the Irish went on an 18-4 run and their lead grew to as many as 20 points, 46-26, before winning by 14.

Billy Cook, Chester Goudeau and Xavier Kurth led Lafayette as they each scored 12 points.

In the second semifinal, Savannah trailed 10-8 early in the second quarter, but used a 7-0 run and never gave the lead back.

Bert Ernst led the way for the Savages with 18 points and Jesse Dickens scored 13.

Savannah improves to 16-10 this season.

The two championship games on Friday from the Class 4 District 16 tournament will be live on 680 KFEQ.  The girls title game will tip at 5:30 p.m. as Benton will meet Lafayette.  And then Lafayette battles Savannah in the boys championship at 8:00 p.m.

Elshwere Thursday night, the Central girls had their season come to an end as they fell to North Kansas City, 67-57, in the Class 5 District 15 semifinals.

The Indians finished with a 15-11 record.

Bishop LeBlond boys fall to Barstow in Class 3 sectional

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BishopLeBlond2The Bishop LeBlond boys’ basketball team had its season come to an end Wednesday night as they lost to Barstow, 73-55, in the Class 3 sectional hosted by Excelsior Springs.

The Eagles finish the season with a 15-12 record, while Barstow improves to 25-2 and they’ll meet Summit Christian Academy in the quarterfinals Saturday.

Barstow ended the first quarter on a 10-1 run to take a 14-6 lead after one.

LeBlond pulled to within five points, 31-26, at halftime and got to within two points in the third quarter, but that’s as close as the Eagles would get.

Barstow’s Jacob Gilyard hit a three-pointer at buzzer to close out the third quarter and Bishop LeBlond trailed 58-47.

Quinten Obermier led the Eagles with 12 points and Connor Haynes added 11.

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