MORAN — It was Senior Night on the schedule, but a pair of juniors held center stage for Marmaton Valley High’s girls Tuesday.
Payton Scharff scored 19 and Janae Granere 13 as the Wildcats toppled visiting Jayhawk-Linn, 43-37.
The win lifts Marmaton Valley to 11-8 on the season, clinching fourth place in the Class 1A substate standings with a final regular season game set for Friday at Chetopa.
Scharff and Granere asserted themselves in the second quarter, scoring nine and seven points, respectively. The Wildcats outscored Jayhawk-Linn 16-6 in the period to take a 23-16 lead.
The Jayhawks closed within 30-26 after three.
A balanced scoring attack helped the Wildcats seal the win. Scharff and Braelyn Sutton scored four points each in the fourth quarter, while Granere, the Register’s January Athlete of the Month, hit three free throws to keep MV in front.
Brooklyn Bogan led Jayhawk-Linn with 10 points.
Jayhawk-Linn prevailed, 17-11, in a two-quarter junior varsity contest.
Sutton scored five, while Khiana Haynes, Kaitlyn Drake and Brooklyn Adams all had two.
J-Linn (10-6-10-11—37)
FG/3pt FT F TP
Holt 1 0 4 2, Schneider 1 0 2 2, Bren. Bogan 4 1 4 9, Bri. Bogan 1 0 2 2, Kempinger 2 0 0 4, Dawson 3 2 4 8, Brook. Bogan 3 4 2 10. Totals 15 7 18 37
MV (7-16-7-13—43)
Scharff 9 1 2 19, Drake 0 0 2 0, Barney 2 0 2 4, T. Sutton 0 3 5 3, Adams 0 0 3 0, B. Sutton 1 2 1 4, Granere 3/1 4 0 13. Totals 15/1 10 15 43
