The 2nd-ranked (Class 4 MBCA) Chillicothe Lady Hornets rallied from an 11-point fourth quarter deficit to force overtime, then overlook the Lafayette Fighting Irish to win 57-49 in a Midland Empire Conference showdown on Tuesday night.
Whitney Clampitt led Chillicothe’s late game surge, scoring 21 points to lead the once-beaten Lady Hornet squad. Hannah Jones added 16 and Katelyn Parkey 10 for CHS. Center Ashlyn Dotson led the Fighting Irish charges with 22 points.
The victory pushes the Lady Hornets to a perfect 6-0 record in MEC play, clinching a tie for the conference title. A victory over Cameron would secure the title outright for Darren Smith’s team.
While the Hornets and Irish played their varsity girls game in St. Joseph, the Lafayette boys traveled to Chillicothe High School to play the Hornets, with the visitors in green coming away with a 74-59 win. Walker Graves led the Hornets with 15 points.
Here is the complete high school basketball scoreboard from Tuesday, February 14, 2017:
GIRLS:
Grundy County 64, Tri-County 13 (Jandie Peterson 18, Matana Munday, Zoe Littleton, and Morgan Axtell 11 for R-V)
Mercer 84, Gilman City 26
Southwest Livingston 68, Braymer 58
Stanberry 53, Maysville 32
Tina-Avalon 35, Polo 25
North Harrison 44, Worth County 42
East Buchanan 55, Plattsburg 47 (East Buch clinches KCI championship)
West Platte 56, Penney 44 (Penney hosts Trenton on Thursday night)
Lathrop 44, Lawson 36
Mid-Buchanan 77, North Platte 39
East Harrison 50, Winston 34
DeKalb 48, Osborn 21
South Harrison 56, Albany 23
North Andrew 60, Northland Christian 49
Harrisburg 35, Salisbury 32
Keytesville 48, Atlanta 47
Monroe City 51, Brookfield 26
Bucklin/Macon County 58, Brashear 46
Green City 61, Bevier 11
Knox County 45, Marceline 42
Novinger 51, Newtown-Harris 23
LaPlata 55, Northwestern 38
BOYS:
Mercer 91, Gilman City 69
Benton 45, Savannah 31
Braymer 65, Southwest Livingston 54
Bishop LeBlond 61, Smithville 47
Lawson 82, Lathrop 52 (Lawson clinches KCI championship)
Penney 74, West Platte 30
Mid-Buchanan 49, North Platte 35
Stanberry 62, Maysville 40
Polo 52, Tina-Avalon 47
Winston 65, East Harrison 25
Grundy County 66, Tri-County 13
DeKalb 48, Osborn 36
South Harrison 61, Albany 25
Keytesville 57, Atlanta 22
Monroe City 82, Brookfield 51
Worth County 65, North Harrison 36
North Andrew 114, Northland Christian 36
Bucklin/Macon County 70, Brashear 51
Bevier 57, Green City 51
Knox County 41, Marceline 33
Northwestern 68, LaPlata 60
