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Cornerstone vs. Pleasant Ridge

Backed by a strong fourth quarter, the Pleasant Ridge girls’ basketball team advanced to the semifinals of the JCN Invitational with a 54-44 win over Cornerstone Tuesday night.

The Rams got off to a great start with sophomore Lindsey Heim and junior Grace Wagner combining to score 8 points in the first quarter. Pleasant Ridge led by as many as 12 points in the first, and took a 14-7 lead into the second.

Cornerstone, though, used free throw shooting to get back in the game, as sophomore point guard Allison Holloway went a perfect 7-for-7 from the charity stripe in the second quarter to trim the deficit to just one at halftime, 28-27.

The Saints took their first lead out of halftime with 7:30 remaining in the third quarter, but Pleasant Ridge battled back and took another one-point lead into the final stanza.

In the fourth the Rams made a concerted effort to get the ball down low to sophomore Julie Miller, and she delivered with 6 straight points to start the quarter while Heim went 3-for-4 from the line to ice the game down the stretch.

Pleasant Ridge: Lindsey Heim – 17, Julie Miller – 10, Kaija Nutsch – 9, Mallory Wagner – 8, Grace Wagner – 4, Ashley Nooner – 3, Allison Herbig – 3.

Cornerstone: Allison Holloway – 13, Anna Holloway – 10, Makayla Kramer – 7, Antonia Schwensen – 6, Eryka Britell – 6, Rachel Swickward – 2.

Jefferson County North vs. ACCHS

On Monday, the Jefferson County North girls’ basketball team was named the No. 5-ranked team in Class 2A by the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association.

The Chargers looked the part Tuesday night, holding the ACCHS Tigers scoreless until mid-way through the second quarter in a 47-22 win in Winchester.

JCN made a concerted effort to get the ball inside early on, with juniors Annabelle Vaught and Ravyn Jobbins combining to score 12 points in the first quarter which keyed a 19-0 run to begin the game stretching into the second quarter.

The Tigers first bucket came with 5:40 remaining in the first half on a layup from Georgia Appel, sparking an 8-2 ACCHS run capped off by a Jaycee Ernzen 3-pointer.

But, the Chargers answered right back with a run of their own to take a 30-9 lead into halftime.

From there the Tigers hung right with JCN for the remainder of the game only being outscored by 4 in the second half, but the damage was already too much for ACCHS to overcome.

JCN: Annabelle Vaught – 15, Josie Weishaar – 15, Ravyn Jobbins – 13, Madison Vaught – 2, Jentry Seichepine – 2.

ACCHS: Jaycee Ernzen – 7, Georgia Appel – 5, Karlie Parnell – 5, Katie Beien – 4, Jayden McNerny – 1.

Rossville vs. Oskaloosa

Behind 19-point second and third quarters, Rossville, ranked No. 5 in 3A, advanced to the semifinals of the JCN Invitational with a 60-37 win over Oskaloosa.

The Bulldawgs led just 7-4 after the first quarter, but a 19-10 second quarter allowed Rossville to take a 26-14 lead into halftime. Rossville was able to extend their lead to 19 heading into the fourth quarter by outscoring the Bears 19-12 in the third quarter, which proved to be too much for Oskaloosa to overcome.

Rossville: Amanda Hill – 21, Lora Shinn – 10, Jalyn Porter – 8, Maura Buhler – 7, Taylor Morelli – 6, Sara Shinn – 4, Meg Kirk – 4.

Oskaloosa: Jaden Courter – 10, Shelby Wright – 8, Jenna Pfau – 5, Brylee Bassett – 4, Mattie Molder – 3, Tomi Hickman – 3, Britt Pryor – 2, Megan Miller – 2.

Valley Falls vs. Perry Lecompton

Fresh off moving up to No. 8 in this week’s 2A state rankings, the Valley Falls girls’ basketball team advanced to the semifinals with a 54-40 win over Perry Lecompton.

The Dragons built a big lead early, scoring 15 points in the first quarter and 18 in the second to lead by 10 at the half, 33-23. Valley Falls then outscored the Kaws 14-9 in the third quarter to push the advantage to 15 heading into the fourth which Perry was never able to recover from.

Valley Falls: Reagan Kirkwood – 16, Drew DeLong – 9, Mallory Burns – 9, Rachel Frakes – 8, Allison Kearney – 5, Mallory Jepson – 3, Paige Wildeman – 3, Laikyn Hawk – 1.

Perry: Abbie Folks – 14, Jenna Keller – 8, Graci Folks – 7, Lexia Jamison – 6, Harleigh Robertson – 3, Megan Fast – 2.