Both the Lebo Lady Wolves and Olpe Eagles rebounded from slow offensive starts to collect wins on the Area Game of the Week Thursday night.
The girl’s game was a tale of two halves as Lebo would shake off an early deficit to defeat Olpe 54-27.
The Lady Eagles led the entirety of the first quarter before Lebo would use an 8-0 run to take a lead they would never relinquish. In the second half Lebo would outscore Olpe 36-11 to close out the win.
Lebo had three players in double figures as junior Audrey Peek was the leading scorer on the night with 18 points. Senior Brooklyn Jones ended the night with 16 points while sophomore Saige Hadley added 11.
Lebo Head Coach Patrick Gardner says his team had a great bounce back.
Olpe was led in scoring by junior Grace Coughlin with 8 points.
Lebo now improves to 6-0 on the season and 2-0 in the Lyon County League. Olpe now falls to 3-3 on the year and 1-1 in league play.
The boy’s game would see a similar story as Olpe bounced back from an early deficit to defeat Lebo 56-46.
Lebo would manage to outscore Olpe 15-14 at the end of the first quarter before Olpe outscored the wolves 15-8 in the second quarter to lead 29-23 at the half. In the second half, Olpe would build its lead to as many as 16 at one time and never trailed as they outscored Lebo 27-23 in the second to keep their undefeated streak alive.
Olpe had four players in double figures. Junior Blake Skalsky led all scorers with 20 points, seniors Blake Redeker and Truman Bailey both had 11 and junior Ethan Redeker ended the night with 10.
Head Coach Chris Schmidt says it was important for his team to maintain composure throughout the game.
Lebo sophomore Zach Oswald led his team with 19 points on the night.
With the win, Olpe improves to 6-0 on the year and 2-0 in league play. Lebo falls to 4-2 on the season and 1-1 in league play.
Area Thursday Scores:
Madison 61 Marais des Cygnes Valley 38 – girls
Madison 49 Marais des Cygnes Valley 18 – boys
Southern Coffey County 54 Hartford 41 – girls
Hartford 75 Southern Coffey County 27 – boys
Council Grove 69 Northern Heights 34 – boys
Friday Schedule –
Olpe vs St. Paul
West Franklin at Chase County
Burlingame at Waverly
Mission Valley at Central Heights
Burlington at Wellsville.
