After a sluggish start, Madison took control in the second half of its 54-39 victory over Chase County.
Madison led just 20-18 at the break before out-scoring Chase County 19-11 in the third quarter, helped by a 3-pointer by Eric Porter at the buzzer.
“Give Chase County credit,” Madison coach Alan Brown said. “They were really scrappy.”
Madison extended its advantage in the fourth quarter, winning that frame 15-10 to seal the victory.
Madison was able to overcome an off shooting night from Kaleb Schankie, who finished with six points.
Porter and Henry Ott stepped up their production, as Porter posted 20 points and Ott added 10.
Chase County was led by Brian Palermo’s 18 points. No other Chase County player scored more than five.
Madison, which won despite turning the ball over 20 times, will face Lyndon on Tuesday.
Madison boys 54, Chase County 39
CC 9 9 11 10 — 39
Madison 6 14 19 15 — 54
Chase County (1-5, 1-4 LCL) — Brian Palermo 18, Chayne Onek 5, Shawn Talkington 4, Jesse Cole 4, Eli Fowler 3, Jim Lauer 2, Johnny Lang 2, Greg Davis 1.
Madison (6-2, 3-2 LCL) — Eric Porter 20, Henry Ott 10, Caleb Hamilton 6, Kaleb Schankie 6, Kale Schankie 6, Sid Childers 4, Michael Luthi 2.
Halftime — Madison 20-18. Total fouls — Chase County 18, Madison 18. Fouled out — None.
Lebo boys 57, Burlingame 41
Lebo took control in the fourth quarter of its 16-point win over Burlingame.
“It was a good game until four minutes to go in the game,” Burlingame coach Creighton Winters said.
Although the teams had maintained a close score throughout, the Bearcats fell behind significantly in the fourth quarter, unable to keep up as the Wolves went on a 21-9 run.
The first quarter ended with a tie at eight points, and the Wolves were able to pull ahead with a 23-21 lead over the Cats.
Even with the loss of their starting guard Blake Jones, who fouled out in the fourth quarter, the second half brought about a whole new game for the Wolves.
The Wolves dominated the second half, out-scoring the Bearcats 34-20 to smother any hopes of a Burlingame comeback.
Lebo 57 boys, Burlingame 41
Lebo 8 15 13 21 — 57
Burlingame 8 13 11 9 — 41
Lebo (6-2) — Gage Milota 2, Blake Jones 15, Devin Johnston 2, Calvin Perry 2, Cameron Smith 17, Adam Laflin 15, Craig Woods 3, Dillon Smith 1.
Burlingame (2-6) — Chris Walker 6, Dustin Droege 1, Bryan Vandevord 2, Austin Masters 2, Cory Smart 8, Chris Patterson 16, Joel Bevitt 6.
Halftime — Lebo 23-21. Total fouls — Burlingame 22, Lebo 17. Fouled out — Lebo: Blake Jones.
No. Heights boys 65, West Franklin 28
Northern Heights used a strong first half to pull away from West Franklin in a 37-point victory at Pomona on Friday.
The Wildcats (6-0) led 23-11 after the first quarter and 39-17 at the break.
“We had a very nice first half,” Heights coach Lanny Massey said. “Haydon Parks came out early in the first part of the game and put us on his shoulders offensively.”
Levi Hizar picked up the slack in the second half, finishing with a game-high 21 points on 9-of-14 shooting.
The Wildcats capped their impressive win by shutting out West Franklin in the fourth quarter.
Parks ended with 18 points, 13 rebounds and five assists, also making 9 of his 14 field-goal attempts.
Heights shot 50 percent (30-for-60) while holding West Franklin to 29-percent shooting (10-for-34).
Northern Heights boys 65, West Franklin 28
Northern Heights — Levi Hizar 21, Haydon Parks 18, Tyler McClellan 6, Pete Symmonds 5, Michael Glass 4, David Hanks 4, Ryan Swanson 3, Kenneth Bronson 2, Tyler McClellan 2.
West Franklin — Chanay 9, McClain 7, Harmon 5, Camfield 2, Wadkins 2, Nitcher 2, Cunningham 1.
Total fouls — Northern Heights 13, West Franklin 10. Fouled out — None.
Madison girls 56, Chase County 45
The Madison Lady Bulldogs opened 2008 with a victory against Chase County.
The Lady Bulldogs received the best game out of their starting center, Shelby Buster. Buster scored 26 points.
Maci Wells led Chase County with 16 points.
“We didn’t shoot very well,” Madison coach Glen Stout said. “We looked like we were playing the first game coming out of Christmas break.”
Chase County could not overcome the loss of Ashley Cahoone, who fouled out late in the game. Cahoone contributed seven points to Chase County’s total.
Abby Kile and Morgan Stout both added 10 for Madison.
Madison girls 56, Chase County 45
Madison 15 18 13 10 — 56
Chase County 12 11 10 12 — 45
Madison (6-2) — Schankie 4, Stout 10, Kile 10, Buster 26, Titus 6.
Chase County (2-4) — Grokett 2, Wells 16, Scott 3, Watts 5, Cahoone 7, Shull 8, Wilson 4.
Halftime — Madison 33-23. Total fouls — Madison 18, Chase County 20. Fouled out — Chase County: Cahoone.
Lyndon girls 44, Hartford 29
Lyndon took the first half by storm, then carried that momentum into the second half of a 15-point win over Hartford.
The Lady Tigers doubled the Lady Jags’ score in the first half, out-scoring them 22-11.
Krista Banzhaf paced the Lady Tigers with 13 points. Following her was Kayla Schmidt with 10 points.
Hartford’s Kellie Farr played a strong game, scoring a team-high 11 points.
The Lady Jaguars’ loss was partly because of a lack of consistency. The Lady Jaguars started out with just three points in the first quarter and were never able to recover.
Lyndon girls 44, Hartford 29
Lyndon 11 11 12 10 — 44
Hartford 3 8 11 7 — 29
Lyndon (6-0) — Bolz 2, Persinger 6, Schmitz 6, Schmidt 10, Goetz 7, Banzhaf 13.
Hartford (1-6) — Farr 11, Hamman 5, Lee 2, Bolen 9, Darbro 2.
Halftime — Lyndon 22-11. Total fouls — Lyndon 7, Hartford 17. Fouled out — Hartford: Hamman.
Flinthills boys 55, Waverly 52
In a close game, the Flinthills Mustangs were able to pull away with a victory against the Waverly Bulldogs.
At halftime, the game was tied at 28, and it was the Bulldogs who pulled ahead in the third quarter with a 44-43 point lead.
Unfortunately for the Bulldogs, they were unable to maintain their momentum, as the Mustangs went on a 12-8 fourth-quarter run to take the lead and the victory.
Senior Grant Vogt and junior Dalton Skiles carried the Mustangs, combining to score more than half of the team’s points. Vogt finished with a game-high 21 points, while Skiles was close on his heels, scoring 17 points.
Flinthills boys 55, Waverly 52
Flinthills 13 15 15 12 — 55
Waverly 12 16 16 8 — 52
Flinthills (3-6) — Vogt 21, Skiles 17, Wilson 8, Breech 5, Womacks 4.
Halftime — Tied at 28.
No. Heights girls 47, Pomona 31
Consistency helped Northern Heights to a 47-31 victory over West Franklin on Friday.
The Ladycats scored 14 points in each of the first and second quarters and also out-scored West Franklin, 19-10, in the second half.
“I thought we came out and played very well tonight,” Heights coach Tim Riemann said. “We did a good job defensively of recognizing who was open and getting there and forcing tough shots.”
The Lady Wildcats overcame the loss of their starting forward Andrea Miller. She scored three points and had 11 rebounds before fouling out.
Amy and Sarah Boline led the Lady Wildcats on the scoreboard. Amy Boline scored 15 points, and Sarah Boline had 13.
Together, the sisters accumulated more than half of their team’s final score.
Amy Lee added five steals for Heights (3-3).
Northern Heights girls 47, West Franklin 31
Northern Heights 14 14 10 9 — 47
West Franklin 8 13 6 4 — 31
Northern Heights (3-3) — Hobson 3, Lee 7, Miller 3, A. Boline 15, DeLong 2, S. Boline 13, Baird 4.
West Franklin — Griffin 2, Greer 1, Shaffer 16, Milton 4, Reed 4, Bees 2, Mller 2.
Halftime — Northern Heights 28-21. Total fouls — Northern Heights 19, West Franklin 13. Fouled out — Northern Heights: Miller.
* Erica Bennett and Jesse Newell contributed to this report.