Check out the girls high school basketball recaps from 810 Varsity Showcase 34

Kansas City Star
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With postseason play on the horizon, some of the Kansas City area’s best girls high school basketball teams competed in Saturday’s 810 Varsity Showcase 34 event at Lee’s Summit West.

Here are recaps from those games:

Basehor-Linwood 41, Lee’s Summit West 40

The Bobcats won a thriller to close out the girls portion of 810 Varsity Showcase 34.

Lee’s Summit West took a 40-39 edge with 16 seconds left after a lob into the post to Cady Huffman. Her turnaround off the glass resulted in a bucket.

Following a pair of timeouts, Basehor-Linwood inbounded the ball from the opposite baseline with 10.9 seconds remaining. Senior Harley Baker was fouled on a shot attempt with 5.3 left and coolly drained both free throws.

Basehor-Linwood improved to 8-6. Kodi Greer led the Bobcats with 16 points, while Baker added 11.

Huffman led the Titans with 16 points.

Blue Valley 53, Blue Springs 47

Blue Valley held off a feisty Blue Springs squad for a six-point win.

The Tigers (11-3) and Wildcats traded leads for most of the game. It was a physical contest, as each team shot 18 free throws.

Blue Valley hit 15 of 18 free throws, including going 6-for-6 to seal the game down the stretch. Freshman Amilia Prochnow scored a team-high 20 points for BVHS, while senior standout Jadyn Wooten netted 18, including four 3-pointers.

Jayle Cornelius paced Blue Springs with a game-high 23 points. Caitlyn Huehrs added 17.

Bishop Miege 80, Lincoln Prep 24

Bishop Miege jumped out to an early 26-0 start against a short-handed Lincoln Prep team.

Sophomore Mary Grant led the barrage with 22 points, including four 3-pointers. Junior Kirston Verhulst added 19 points and sophomore Faith McCallop chipped in 17.

Miege (11-2) hit 11 three-pointers.

Senior Rian Rainey led the Blue Tigers with 12 points.

Pembroke Hill 56, Raytown 29

Pembroke Hill opened the 810 Varsity Showcase 34 with a morning shower of 3-pointers.

The Raiders connected on 12 as a team, including three apiece from Kennedy Nutter, Holly Woods and Sophia Kim. Woods and Nutter led the team with 13 points each; Kim added 11.

Leataata Iatala paced Raytown with a game-high 15 points.

The Kansas City Star and 810 Varsity have partnered for coverage of high school sports around the KC metro. For more scores, rankings and broadcasts, visit 810Varsity.com.