TOPEKA — The Emporia High girls lost the Class 5A State consolation game to Carroll 70-43 at the Kansas Expocentre to finish fourth at the State tournament.
A 19-0 run by Carroll after Emporia took an early 6-3 lead was too much for the Spartans to overcome, and the Spartans turned the ball over 13 times in the first half. EHS went on a 7-0 third-quarter run to get within 11 points, but could get no closer and trailed by 20 at the end of the third quarter. The Spartans (19-6) trailed by as many as 28 in the fourth.
Hilary Heinrichs, one of the Spartans' six seniors, led Emporia with 10 points. Senior Lexi Hileman had nine points and 11 rebounds, and another senior, Amber Miller, had eight points.
For complete coverage of Saturday's game, please see Monday's Gazette.