Thom Hanrahan
Special to the Citizen
WESTON, Mo. — West Platte owned the first quarter, but after that everything belonged to the visiting Panthers, who won 46-30 on Friday, Feb. 14 in a doubleheader in Weston.
The Bluejays jumped out to a 12-7 lead after one period behind eight first-quarter points from junior Katy Tharp.
Unfortunately, the home squad couldn’t maintain that momentum and North Platte outpaced the Bluejays 16-4 in the second stanza and never looked back.
North Platte senior McKenzie Brockhoff led all scorers with 15 and junior Josie Roach added 14 for the Panthers.
For the Bluejays, Tharp’s 12 made her the only player to reach double figures.
THOM HANRAHAN/Special to the Citizen
North Platte’s Lonee French, left, dribbles while being guarded by West Platte’s Katy Tharp during a game on Friday, Feb. 14 in Weston. North Platte won 46-30.
OTHER GAMES
Plattsburg 46, West Platte 38
The Bluejays led after three quarters but the Tigers rallied in the fourth to pick up a victory on Tuesday, Feb. 11 in Weston.
Plattsburg used a balanced attack with three players with at least four points in the fourth, led by Cole Hodge’s five point, to pick up the KCI Conference victory.
West Platte led 23-20 at halftime behind nine points from Gretchen Raney. She tallied a game-high 17 points in the loss.
East Buchanan 41, North Platte 35
The No. 2-ranked Bulldogs rallied in the fourth for a victory on Tuesday, Feb. 11 in Dearborn.
North Platte held a 30-22 lead after three quarters but were held to only one basket in the final frame. Meanwhile, East Buchanan hit 13 free throws to take the lead. Gracie Kelsey finished with 17 for East Buch.
DeKalb 47, West Platte 28
The Tigers doubled West Platte’s offensive output in the first half, 30-15, and never looked back in a victory on Monday, Feb. 10 in DeKalb.
West Platte was held to less than 10 points in all four quarters.
Ashton Crockett and Baylee Knorr each had 17 points for DeKalb. Katie Groom’s 8 points paced West Platte’s offense.
North Platte 39, St. Joseph Christian 24
The Panthers scored 14 points in each of the first two quarters and had little trouble dispatching the Lions in a game on Monday, Feb. 10 in St. Joseph.
Josie Roach accounted for 14 of her game-high 16 points in the first half for North Platte, while McKenzie Brockhoff added seven of her nine in the opening two quarters.
North Platte led 28-9 at halftime against the Lions. Of the 24 points Christian scored, 13 came in the fourth quarter, when they trailed by 26 points opening the frame.
Up Next
West Platte: The Bluejays final two regular season game are on the road, which started on Tuesday, Feb. 18 at Penney in Hamilton. On Thursday, Feb. 20, the Bluejays play at Lawson.
North Platte: Ryan Davis’ squad closed the KCI Conference portion of the schedule on Tuesday, Feb. 18 at home against Mid-Buchanan. Results were not available by press time. The Panthers wrap up the regular season on Thursday, Feb. 20 at Wellington-Napoleon.
Class 2 District 16: West Platte is the No. 8 seed in the tournament in Gower and draws top-seeded East Buchanan at 4:30 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 24. The Bulldogs are ranked No. 2 in the state in the latest Missouri Basketball Coaches Association poll. North Platte is the No. 4 seed and plays Bishop LeBlond at 6 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 24. The winner then moves on to face the winner of East Buchanan/West Platte in the semifinals at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 26. The finals is at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 29.