On a night where both teams struggled to find the bottom of the basket, the Maur Hill-Mount Academy Lady Ravens used a strong first quarter to knock off the Troy Lady Trojans 34-25 Friday night in Atchison.

The MH-MA girls dominated all facets of the game early with junior Hana Ronnebaum leading the way scoring seven first quarter points. The Lady Ravens used a 16-2 run in the first to jump out to a 14 point lead heading into the second.

Neither team was able to generate offense in the second quarter, as the two teams combined for eight total points with MH-MA taking a 22-8 lead into the break.

Troy did manage to trim the deficit to 10 after the third quarter off five points by senior Holly Whetstine, but the Lady Ravens kept the Lady Trojans at arm’s length the rest of the way.

Up next for MH-MA (8-1, 7-1) is Heritage Christian at the Immaculata Invitational Tuesday. Troy (4-4, 3-2) takes on Wetmore to open up the TVL Tournament Saturday (1/16).

 MH-MA: Avery Lewman – 14, Hana Ronnebaum – 9, Mary Colwell – 4, Carly Taylor – 3, Lexi Griffin – 2, Grace Siebert – 2.

Troy: Madi Marriott – 9, Blair Weishaar – 6, Holly Whetstine – 5, Kassi Meng – 5.

BOYS

After a season to remember on the football field, Troy junior guard Cuttar Huss has backed that up with a strong start to his basketball campaign.

Heading into the Trojans’ matchup with Maur Hill-Mount Academy, Huss was averaging near 24 points per game with games of 37, 30, and 29 so far on the year.

Friday night, Huss poured in 27 as the Trojans held off a solid Raven performance for a 55-46 road win.

Huss got Troy off to a strong start scoring eight first quarter points, but MH-MA kept the Trojan lead to just four after the first, countering with eight points in the paint.

Both sides traded baskets in the second with MH-MA junior Luke Ervin tallying seven points, as the Troy lead remained four, 28-24, at the break.

 The Trojans were able to extend the lead to six after three, before extending their advantage to double digits in the fourth on eight fourth quarter points from Huss.

Troy (7-1, 4-1) heads to the TVL Tournament Saturday, Tuesday, and Friday. MH-MA (5-4, 5-3) travels to the Immaculata Invitational Tuesday to take on Heritage Christian.

Troy: Cuttar Huss – 27, Brody Winder – 10, Reid Greaser – 8, Wil Smith – 6, Luke Smith – 4.

MH-MA: Luke Ervin – 19, Kevin Lykins – 10, Canyon Miller – 7, Colton Kocour – 4, Wyatt Funk – 3, David Olberding – 2.