Michael Luthi hit a running layup with 2.2 seconds left in overtime, and the Madison boys escaped with a 51-49 overtime victory over White City on Friday in Madison.
“It was an ugly win — there’s no other way to describe it,” Madison coach Alan Brown said. “We played ugly, and hopefully we learn that we can’t take any opponents for granted.”
Madison seemed to have control of the game at halftime.
Using a 15-6 second-quarter run, the Bulldogs held a comfortable 26-16 advantage at the intermission.
White City stormed back, going on a 19-6 spurt in the third quarter to take a 35-32 lead.
After a back-and-forth final quarter, Luthi hit a jumper to put Madison up by three with 45 seconds left in regulation before White City’s Mark Morgan drained an NBA 3-pointer to send it to overtime.
“He’s probably one of the top three players we’ve seen this year,” Brown said of Morgan. “I see him playing at the next level.”
After Luthi’s final layup in the overtime, Morgan’s desperation three came up short.
Kaleb Schankie led Madison with 15 points, while Eric Porter added 14.
Morgan finished with a game-high 21 points.
Madison will have its final home game of the season Tuesday against Lebo.
“We’re winning different kinds of ways,” Brown said. “Hopefully this will help us down the road, because any team can win on any given night.”
Madison 51, White City 49, OT
1 2 3 4 OT
White City 10 6 19 9 5 — 49
Madison 11 15 6 12 7 — 51
White City — Morgan 21, Smith 11, Beavers 7, Miller 5, Hopper 3, Brown 2.
Madison — Kaleb Schankie 15, Eric Porter 14, Michael Luthi 8, Sid Childers 5, Kale Schankie 4, Caleb Hamilton 2, Reese Childers 2, Henry Ott 1.
Halftime — Madison 26-16. Total fouls — White City 18, Madison 24. Technical foul — Madison: Kale Schankie. Fouled out — Madison: Hamilton.
Olpe 77, Centre 44
The Olpe boys celebrated Senior Night in style, dominating the third quarter in a 77-44 victory over Centre.
The Eagles built a 40-26 halftime lead before blowing the game open after the intermission.
Olpe went on a 29-9 run in the third frame, pushing its advantage all the way to 69-35.
“I was worried about how we would play coming off a big game (Thursday) against Northern Heights,” Olpe coach Chris Schmidt said. “We were sluggish early, but we got going.”
Cole Krueger and Alex Medenciy paced Olpe with 17 points each, as Medenciy knocked down three 3-pointers.
Three other Eagles hit double figures: Bradley Argabright had 14, Ethan Schneider had 12 and Josh Klumpe contributed 11.
Olpe 77, Centre 44
Centre 12 14 9 9 — 44
Olpe 19 21 29 8 — 77
Centre — Troutt 12, B. Brunner 12, Slayden 8, Krause 6, T. Brunner 6.
Olpe — Cole Krueger 17, Alex Medenciy 17, Bradley Argabright 14, Ethan Schneider 12, Josh Klumpe 11, Nathan Hammond 2, Matt Redeker 2, Alex Dreier 2.
Halftime — Olpe 40-26. Total fouls — Centre 10, Olpe 10. Fouled out — None.
Word of Life 49, MdCV 45
The Marais des Cygnes Valley boys couldn’t hold on to an 11-point halftime lead, falling to Word of Life 49-45 on Friday night in Melvern.
The Trojans, helped by a 15-6 run in the second quarter, led 26-15 at the break.
In the second half, MdCV couldn’t contain Carlin Jacobs.
The Word of Life sharpshooter scored 19 of his 27 points in the second half, helping his team outscore MdCV, 34-19, in the final 16 minutes.
MdCV coach Thad Thurston said most disappointing was that the Trojans did hold Word of Life’s other star player, Tony Rieman, to just five points.
“That usually happens to us. We play really good on one good player, and the other exposes us,” Thurston said. “Jacobs had quite a second half.”
MdCV was led by Drew Woodruff’s 20 points. Chisom Spencer added double digits with 10.
The Trojans face Hamilton on Tuesday.
Word of Life 49, MdCV 45
WOL 9 6 15 19 — 49
MdCV 11 15 11 8 — 45
WOL — Jacobs 27, Rieman 5, Dawson 5, Unruh 10, Williamson 2.
MdCV — Matthew McGowin 2, Chisom Spencer 10, Brandon Litch 6, Drew Woodruff 20, Dennis Becker 7.
Halftime — MdCV 26-15. Total fouls —WOL 14, MdCV 16. Fouled out — None.
Lebo 54, Burlingame 51
Coming out of the half with a nine-point lead, the Burlingame Bearcats couldn’t hold on in a 54-51 loss to Lebo.
Halftime proved to be the real turning point for the Wolves, who scored more points in the third quarter than they had in the entire first half.
A 22-9 run in the third frame gave Lebo a 42-40 lead heading into the fourth quarter.
Helping the Wolves achieve their comeback was Cameron Smith, who scored 18 points. Teammate Blake Jones added 12.
Burlingame’s Chris Patterson led all scorers with 29 points, which was more than half of his team’s offensive output.
Lebo 54, Burlingame 51
Lebo 7 13 22 12 — 54
Burlingame 10 21 9 11 — 51
Lebo — Milota 2, Jones 12, Johnston 4, Perry 10, C. Smith 18, D. Smith 8.
Burlingame — Walker 7, Vandevord 2, Masters 6, Smart 4, Patterson 29, Broxson 3.
Halftime — Burlingame 31-20. Total fouls — Burlingame 16, Lebo 11. Fouled out — Burlingame: Smart.
Chase Co. 67, Hope 45
The Chase County Bulldogs played a strong game Friday night, defeating Hope by 22.
Leading the Bulldogs was Brian Palermo with 28 points. Jim Lauer added 11 points, while Eli Fowler contributed 10.
Hartford 46, Olathe Christian 41
Led by 15 points from Justin Farr, the Hartford boys took control late in a 46-41 victory over Olathe Christian.
The two teams were tied at 32 heading into the fourth quarter, but the Jaguars received four points each from Storm Cartee, Cody Barrett and Taylor Heckathorn in a 14-9 run over the final 8 minutes.
Heckathorn hit double figures with 10 points, while Cartee had nine and Barrett added eight.
The Jags finished a perfect 14-for-14 from the free-throw line.
Hartford boys 46, Olathe Christian 41
Hartford 13 10 9 14 — 46
OC 11 11 10 9 — 41
Hartford — Cartee 9, Barrett 8, Heckathorn 10, Farr 15, Wilson 2, Thomsen 2.
Halftime — Hartford 23-22. Total fouls — Hartford 13, OC 17. Fouled out — OC: Hunter.
Northern Heights 63, Waverly 57
Despite struggling in the fourth quarter, the Northern Heights boys held on for a 63-57 victory over Waverly on Friday.
The Wildcats held a 57-40 lead entering the fourth quarter but scored just six points over the final 8 minutes.
Waverly’s 17 points in the fourth quarter weren’t enough to complete the comeback.
Haydon Parks led Heights with 21 points on 10-of-13 shooting. Tyler McClellan added 15, while Pete Symmonds (12) and Levi Hizar (11) also hit double figures.
Mike Sarver paced Waverly with 17 points, while Matt Hevel and Kale Hamm contributed 12 points apiece.
No. Heights 63, Waverly 57
NH 19 16 22 6 — 63
Waverly 16 14 10 17 — 57
Northern Heights — McClellan 15, Murray 2, Hizar 11, Parks 21, Symmonds 12, Hanks 2.
Waverly — Schmidt 4, Fleming 2, Sarver 17, Hevel 12, Hamm 12, Sipe 4, Foster 4, Teal 2.
Halftime — Heights 35-30. Total fouls — Heights 23, Waverly 12. Fouled out — NH: Murray.
* Erica Bennett, Jesse Newell and Michael Ashford contributed to this report.