Hartford made up a nine-point halftime deficit, rallying for the 54-48 victory over Burlingame.
The Jaguars used a 16-7 third-quarter run to tie it, then out-scored Burlingame 17-11 in the final stanza.
“Our team defense in the second half was outstanding,” Hartford coach Chuck Ewy said.
Burlingame, meanwhile, never fully recovered from the loss of its point guard Chris Walker. The senior left with an injury in the second quarter. After that, Burlingame played primarily with a six-man rotation.
“We had trouble finding the bucket,” Burlingame coach Creighton Winters said. “They just wore us down.”
The Bearcats shot just two free throws in the second half of a game that Winters said was one of the most physical he’d ever seen.
Taylor Heckathorn led Hartford with 22 points, while Justin Farr added 10. Adam Ewy also added three fourth-quarter steals that helped seal the win.
Chris Patterson was the leading scorer for Burlingame with 19 points. Joel Bevitt contributed double figures with 10.
Hartford boys 54, Burlingame 48
Friday at Burlingame
Hartford 12 9 16 17 — 54
Burlingame 14 16 7 11 — 48
Hartford (4-1) — Ewy 2 0-3 5, Smith 1 0-0 2, Cartee 2 0-0 5, Barrett 3 1-2 7, Heckathorn 10 2-4 22, Farr 5 0-2 10, Grieder 0 1-2 1, Thomson 1 0-0 2.
Burlingame (2-3) — Walker 2 1-1 5, Droege 1 0-0 3, Masters 0 4-4 4, Smart 3 1-2 7, Patterson 7 3-4 19, Bevitt 5 0-0 10.
Halftime — Burlingame 30-21. Total fouls — Burlingame 16, Hartford 15. Fouled out — None.
MdCV 60, Lyndon 49
Marais des Cygnes Valley used a dominant third quarter to run away from Lyndon in an 11-point victory.
The Trojans out-scored the Tigers 20-9 in the third quarter to turn a 25-23 deficit into a 43-34 lead.
“At halftime, we talked about slowing things down and being more deliberate offensively,” MdCV coach Thad Thurston said. “We were more effective doing that.”
MdCV (3-0) also was effective when getting it to their big guys inside.
Chisom Spencer led the way with 20 points, while fellow forward Dennis Becker added 18.
Derek Banzhaf posted a team-high 19 points for Lyndon (0-3).
MdCV boys 60, Lyndon 49
Friday at Melvern
Lyndon 13 12 9 15 — 49
MdCV 11 12 20 17 — 60
Lyndon (0-3) — Jeremy Testerman 2, Derek Banzhaf 19, Shea Kirsop 3, Dylan Filburn 5, Keene Niemack 7, Quinton Testerman 4, Alex Wendling 5, Will Whitaker 4.
MdCV (3-0) — Mike Schmidt 3, Chisom Spencer 20, Mike Spillman 8, Brandon Litch 6, Drew Woodruff 5, Dennis Becker 18.
Halftime — Lyndon 25-23. Total fouls — Lyndon 26, MdCV 16. Fouled out — Lyndon: Kirsop; MdCV: Schmidt.
Madison 60, Lebo 54
The Madison boys held their composure and also held on against Lebo, keeping their fourth-quarter lead in a six-point victory.
The Bulldogs led 43-33 heading into the fourth quarter when the ghosts of Tuesday started to dance in their minds.
On that day, Madison surrendered a 24-point lead in a 59-55 loss to Olpe.
“I told our players, ‘Gentleman, just remember,’” Madison coach Alan Brown said.
The Bulldogs heeded the warning, holding their own at the end of Friday’s game.
Eric Porter hit 4 of 4 free throws in the fourth quarter, while Michael Luthi hit 3 of 4 and reserve player Kale Schankie was 2-for-4.
Brown also credited Henry Ott, who took over ball-handling duties after starters Kaleb Schankie and Caleb Hamilton fouled out.
Kaleb Schankie ended as Madison’s high scorer with 19 points. Porter added 16, while Luthi had 13.
Lebo’s Blake Jones led all scorers with 27 points, which included four 3-pointers.
Cameron Smith added 14 points.
Madison boys 60, Lebo 54
Friday at Lebo
Madison 13 12 18 17 — 60
Lebo 10 15 8 21 — 54
Madison (4-1) — Kaleb Schankie 8 3-4 19, Eric Porter 5 4-4 16, Michael Luthi 5 3-5 13, Kale Schankie 1 6-11 8, Sid Childers 2 0-0 4.
Lebo (3-2) — Blake Jones 9 5-8 27, Cameron Smith 5 4-8 14, Craig Woods 1 2-2 5, Calvin Perry 1 1-2 3, Dylan Smith 1 1-1 3, Devin Johnston 0 2-2 2.
Halftime — Tied at 25. Total fouls — Madison 24, Lebo 21. Fouled out — Madison: Kaleb Schankie, Hamilton; Lebo: Smith.
Northern Heights 47, Herington 34
In a physical and sloppy game, Northern Heights built a first-half lead and coasted in the 13-point victory.
The Wildcats started the game with a 14-5 first-quarter run then extended that advantage to 27-13 at the break.
“Neither team had a good night,” Heights coach Lanny Massey said. “We played very good defense but were not able to convert on the offensive end the way we would like.”
Haydon Parks finished with 15 points and nine rebounds.
Pete Symmonds was the only other Wildcat in double figures with 12 points on a perfect 6-of-6 shooting from the field.
Northern Heights boys 47, Herington 34
Friday at Herington
Northern Heights 14 13 9 11 — 47
Herington 5 8 10 11 — 34
Northern Heights — Haydon Parks 15, Pete Symmonds 12, David Hanks 5, Michael Glass 5, Tyler McClellan 4, Levi Hizar 4, Kenneth Bronson 2.
Herington — Dustin Geissert 11, Anthony Scott 10, Ryan Parks 5, Jake Meyer 4, Cody Byrd 2, Tyler Barber 2.
Halftime — Heights 27-13. Total fouls — Heights 12, Herington 11. Fouled out — None.
Olpe 52, Waverly 37
The Olpe Eagles took a 19-point lead into halftime and went on to defeat the Waverly Bulldogs, 52-37, Friday night at Waverly.
The Bulldogs were never able to recover from the halftime hole despite out-scoring the Eagle’s 23-19 in the second half.
“I thought Olpe played really well in the first half, especially in the second quarter,” Waverly coach Mike Hevel said. “But we played better in the second half.”
Olpe’s offense suffered a dropoff in production in the second half, scoring just 19 points after scoring 33 in the first half — including 21 in the second quarter.
Alex Medenciy and Cole Krueger paced the Eagles (3-0) on offense, scoring 16 and 13 points, respectively.
Waverly (1-4) was led by Kale Hamm, who finished with 15 points.
Olpe boys 52, Waverly 37
Friday at Waverly
Olpe 12 21 9 10 — 52
Waverly 5 9 11 12 — 37
Olpe (3-0) — Medenciy 16, Krueger 13, Klumpe 11, Argabright 8, Redeker 2, Schneider 2.
Waverly (1-4) — Hamm 15, Site 6, Schmidt 4, Hevel 3, Sarver 3, Foster 3, Fleming 2.
Halftime — Olpe 33-14. Total fouls — Olpe 15, Waverly 15. Fouled out — Waverly: Sarver.
• Erica Bennett and Jesse Newell contributed to this report.