An early deficit didn’t get Flinthills down, as the Lady Mustangs rallied for a 55-47 win over Lyndon.
Flinthills trailed 16-8 after the first quarter but made its comeback immediately, using a 21-8 second-quarter run to grab a 29-24 advantage at halftime.
“It was great focus on our part,” Flinthills coach Mark Womacks said. “The girls didn’t panic. We maintained our composure and chipped away at Lyndon’s lead.”
Flinthills outscored Lyndon in the third and fourth quarters to help seal its 11th win of the year.
“It was a good, competitive, well-played game for both teams,” Womacks said.
Erin Dragoo led Flinthills, scoring 15 points and grabbing six rebounds. Deedra Baker (14) and Caley Onek (12) also hit double figures.
Chelsea Schmitz scored 14 points for Lyndon, while Krista Banzhaf added 12.
Flinthills opens its league tournament next week as the No. 2 seed. The Lady Mustangs will play at 4 p.m. Tuesday against the winner of the Hartford-Chase County game.
FLINTHILLS girls 55, LYNDON 47
Lyndon 16 8 14 9 — 47
Flinthills 8 21 15 11 — 55
Lyndon (8-2) — Chelsea Schmitz 14, Krista Banzhaf 12, Cara Bolz 8, Ashley Persinger 6, Stephanie Goetz 5, Kayla Schmidt 2.
Flinthills (11-2) — Erin Dragoo 15, Deedra Baker 14, Caley Onek 12, Whitney Farrar 5, Lacey Breech 4, Taylor Stands 3, Kristin Willhite 2.
Halftime — Flinthills 29-24. Total fouls — Lyndon 14, Flinthills 18. Fouled out — None.
So. Coffey Co. girls 54, Hamilton 23
Two games in two nights apparently did nothing to slow down the Southern Coffey County Lady Titans, who cruised to another convincing win at the SCC Mid-Season Tournament, this time a 54-23 decision over the visiting Hamilton Tigers.
After blowing out Derby Home School 53-31 on Thursday, SCC rolled to a 54-23 smackdown of the Tigers on Friday night, boosting its league record to 3-0 and overall record to 8-2.
The Lady Titans held Hamilton to just three first-quarter points and led 27-9 at halftime.
“The girls played well for having played last night,” SCC head coach Jeff True said. “The defense did a nice job of keeping pressure on them.”
In the second half, SCC emptied its bench, getting production from seven different players scoring in the game.
“It was nice to get some of the bench players some good minutes on the varsity,” True said. “All of the girls did well and I was pleased with the overall effort.”
Hannah Brooks led SCC with a game-high 14 points, while Kaitlyn Meyer had 11. Meyer was 7-of-8 in free throws and grabbed six rebounds.
The Tigers were led by Kylie Olson’s eight points.
S. COFFEY CO. girls 54, HAMILTON 23
Hamilton 3 6 7 7 — 23
SCC 11 16 17 10 — 54
Hamilton — Kylie Olson 8, Jessie Coe 6, Nikole Watts 3, Kourtnie Olson 2, Maggie McEwen 2, Misty Hanson 2.
SCC (8-2, 3-0) — Hannah Brooks 14, Kaitlyn Meyer 11, Shelby Birk 8, LaNesha Harvey 5, Courtnie Kraft 5, Kristin Garland 5, Ashley Yeager 4, Laurie Ohl 2.
Halftime — SCC 27-9. Total fouls — Hamilton 13, SCC 10. Fouled out — None.
Waverly girls 55,
Lebo 47
Megan Steward led the way for Waverly, scoring 17 points in an eight-point win over Lebo.
The Lady Bulldogs jumped out to a 13-10 first-quarter lead before watching the advantage dip to 23-21 by halftime.
Still, Waverly managed to slowly pull away. The Lady Bulldogs outscored Lebo 13-11 in the third quarter and 19-15 in the fourth to put the game away.
Whitney Good contributed 13 points for Waverly.
Chelsey Schlesener paced Lebo with 13 points, while Morgan Laflin added 11.
WAVERLY girls 55, LEBO 47
Lebo 10 11 11 15 — 47
Waverly 13 10 13 19 — 55
Lebo — Marks 3, Hase 3, Schlesener 13, Presley 4, Tastove 8, Frye 5, Laflin 11.
Waverly (8-4) — Whitney Good 13, Dayl Chapman 4, Amy Schmidt 9, Megan Steward 17, Brenna Wilson 6, Jayme Hoag 4, Lauren Johnson 2.
Halftime — Waverly 23-21. Total fouls — Lebo 18, Waverly 19. Fouled out — Lebo: Presley.
F Jimmy Kegin and Jesse Newell contributed to this report.