Stories from Saturday, December 3, 2011

MORAN, Kan. -- Uniontown's boys jumped out to a 19-4 lead after one period and rolled to a 50-34 victory over rival Marmaton Valley in a non-league game here Friday night. Zach Travis led the Eagles with 18 points while Brenton Esslinger scored 11. "I thought our kids came out and played very well in the first half." Uniontown head coach Nathan Hinrichs said. "We were very pleased with the contributions from all of our players."...

MORAN, Kan. -- Uniontown's girls rolled to a 58-28 victory over Marmaton Valley in the season opener for both schools here Friday night. Though the Eagles led this non-league contest 12-6 after one period of play, head coach Ken Holt described the start as slow...

WILLARD, Mo. -- Willard's 21-3 third-quarter run delivered a blow to Fort Scott High's girls on the second night of the Willard Tri-State Classic here Friday night as the tourney hosts went on to a 62-34 victory. Willard (3-0) led 21-12 at the half after outscoring Fort Scott 9-5 in the second. ...

WILLARD, Mo. -- Fort Scott High School's boys survived an attempt to send the game into overtime and held off host Willard, 81-78, on the second night of the Willard Tri-State Classic here Friday night. Though the Tigers (2-0) trailed only for a few seconds early in the final stanza, they couldn't shake off the host school, which got within 80-78 on a stickback basket by Skyler Frazier with 9.4 seconds remaining...