LEBO — Marmaton Valley High’s girls had few answers Tuesday for one of the top ranked teams in the state.
Host Lebo, undefeated on the season and the second ranked team in Kansas Class 1A-II, took control early and raced to a 62-32 win. The loss drops Marmaton Valley to 8-7 on the season.
Lebo’s powerhouse trio of Brooklyn Jones, Audrey Peek and Saige Hadley was good for 22, 19 and 13 points, respectively, as the Wolves raced to leads of 19-7 after one period and 38-14 at halftime. The margin grew to 54-24 by the end of the third quarter.
Janae Granere and Tayven Sutton scored 11 and 10 points, respectively, to lead Marmaton Valley.
Tuesday’s result actually lessened the Wolves’ average margin of victory. Lebo entered the game winning by an average of 34 points a contest.
The Wolves also won the junior varsity matchup, 25-11, in two quarters. Haylee Lanham scored five to pace the Wildcat JV. Kaitlyn Drake and Mary Brown scored two apiece. Brooklyn Adams and Sophia Heim each had a free throw.
MV (7-7-10-8—32)
FG/3pt FT F TP
Scharff 2 1 3 5
Drake 0 0 1 0
Barney 0 2 2 2
T. Sutton 1/2 2 3 10
B. Sutton 1 2 0 4
Granere 4 3 3 11
Totals 8/2 10 14 32
Lebo (19-19-16-8—62)
Au. Peek 7/1 2 3 19
Milan 0 0 1 0
Al. Peek 0 0 1 0
Jones 8 6 3 22
Ott 1 1 2 3
A. Jones 0 0 1 0
S. Crouch 0/1 0 0 3
Hadley 2/2 3 2 13
Totals 19/4 11 13 62
