The Madison Bulldogs needed three overtimes but ended the night with an 80-76 victory over Cair Paravel Friday night at Madison.
The game was a physical battle, with the teams combining for 74 free-throw attempts. In addition, Cair Paravel had three players foul out.
“They didn’t have some of their best players at the end,” Madison coach Mike Pitko said. “They played real aggressive.”
Eric Porter led the Bulldogs with 23 points.
“He was the one who kept us in the ballgame sometimes,” Pitko said. “He was the glue tonight.”
Jordan Stout, the team’s leading scorer, continued to struggle offensively, but Pitko said Stout still was contributing.
“He’s struggled a bit with his shooting,” Pitko said. “He played well on defense and on the boards, but he didn’t get the fall-downs.”
MADISON boys 80, CAIR PARAVEL 76, 3 OTs
1 2 3 4 OT
Madison 12 12 24 12 20 — 80
Cair Paravel 13 13 23 11 16 — 76
Madison (15-2) — Luthi 7, Porter 23, Whitmore 5, Stout 10, Huber 2, James 8, Childers 3, Stewart 5, Shankie 17.
Cair Paravel (13-2) — Letch 4, Packer 7, Wynne 17, Honaker 18, Bider 17, Lynch 4, Petrik 9.
Halftime — CP 26-24. Fouls — Madison 21, CP 33. Fouled Out — CP: Letch, Honaker, Bider.
Council Grove boys 64, Northern Heights 53
The Council Grove boys basketball team outscored Northern Heights 31-10 in the fourth quarter in a 64-53 come-from-behind victory Friday night in Council Grove.
Northern Heights opened the game with a 21-8 run in the first quarter and maintained that lead through most of the game.
“Northern Heights came out early and put us on our heels,” Council Grove assistant coach Joshua Gant said. “We had to crawl out of a hole they put us in.”
Northern Heights was up by 10 heading into the fourth quarter.
“We got hot at the right time and were able to get ourselves back in the ballgame,” Gant said.
The Braves also played solid defense, allowing just 10 points in the fourth quarter.
“Our kids dug in on the defensive end to get some stops, so we weren’t just trading buckets,” Gant said.
Council Grove also held the advantage at the free-throw line. While the Wildcats were only 6-of-10 from the free-throw line, the Braves had nearly triple the chances, shooting 14-of-27 from the line.
Blake Mayer led Council Grove with 20 points, while J.W. Roeder led Northern Heights with 14.
COUNCIL GROVE boys 64, N. HEIGHTS 53
Council Grove 8 15 10 31 — 64
Northern Heights 21 12 10 10 — 53
Council Grove — Bowles 2, Ross 7, Roddy 7, Miller 3, Smith 9, Mayer 20, Siegle 16.
Northern Heights — Roeder 14, Neidfeldt 8, Weakley 9, H. Parks 10, D. Parks 5, Hobson 7.
Halftime — NH 33-23. Fouls — CG 17, NH 20. Fouled Out — None.
Osage City boys 55,
Mission Valley 18
The Osage City Indians came out strong in the first half to take a 21-point lead over Mission Valley, which proved to be too much for the Vikings to overcome.
The Osage City’s Dalton Keeffe and Evan Faulkner each had 12 points, making them the game’s high-scorers. Faulkner also chipped in a perfect 4-for-4 shooting effort at the free-throw line.
The Indians’ Brock Thornburgh and Andrew Ginzel added seven points each.
OSAGE CITY boys 55, MISSION VALLEY 18
Osage City 15 16 19 5 — 55
Mission Valley 4 6 6 2 — 18
Osage City — Brock Thornburgh 7, Andrew Ginzel 7, Kyle Davis 2, Eddie Oliver 5, Jake Thompson 1, Evan Faulkner 12, Dalton Keeffe 12, Tyler Bartee 3, Blake Thornburgh 6.
Halftime — Osage City 31, Mission Valley 10. Total Fouls — Osage City 15, Mission Valley 18.
Burlingame boys 56,
Hope 42
The Burlingame boys dominated the second and third quarters in a 14-point victory over Hope.
The Bearcats went on a 17-6 run in the second quarter and 15-6 spurt in the third to take a commanding 44-25 advantage.
“We decided to go a little more up-tempo, and we got some nice open looks,” Burlingame coach Creighton Winters said. “We clamped down on defense in the second quarter, and we were in control from there.”
The two teams have the possibility of playing again next month in the Regional semifinals.
“We wanted to make a statement,” Winters said, “and I felt like we did.”
Hank Zerbe led Burlingame, scoring 15 points. Zach Dodson (14), Tim Thummel (12) and Chris Patterson (11) all added double figures.
Burlingame (10-6) will play host to Lebo next Friday.
BURLINGAME boys 56, HOPE 42
Hope 13 6 6 17 — 42
Burlingame 12 17 15 12 — 56
Hope (10-6) — Anderson 8, Goracke 2, Bird 4, Billinger 8, James 2, Cook 2, McMahon 16.
Burlingame (10-5) — Brandon Griffin 2, Zach Dodson 14, Tim Thummel 12, Hank Zerbe 15, Chris Walker 2, Chris Patterson 11.
Halftime — Burlingame 29-19. Total fouls — Burlingame 10, Hope 16. Fouled out — None.
Ken Easthouse, Erica Bennett and Jesse Newell contributed to this report.