Pope, Guilfoyle Lead 8th-Graders To 37-10 Win

Mariah Guilfoyle steals the ball from a Central Heights player Thursday night while Makayla Pope helps on defense. Pope and Guilfoyle each scored 12 points in the Trojans win.

By Jeff Gulley

Makayla Pope scored eight points in the first quarter and Mariah Guilfoyle added six as the Osawatomie Middle School eighth-grade girls’ basketball team pulled away early and beat Central Heights 37-10 Thursday night.

The Trojans outs cored Central Heights 17-2 in the first quarter and the Vikings could not muster a comeback.

At halftime, the Trojans led 21-6. Samantha Inscore and Guilfoyle each scored in the second quarter.

Pope and Guilfoyle scored in the third quarter as the lead grew to 25-8. In the fourth, Saige Weaver scored four points, Guilfoyle, Pope, Keonna Goodwin and Larissa Thompson each scored two points.

Guilfoyle and Pope both finished with 12 points and Inscore had five points.

Tami Schaefer led the Vikings in scoring with four points. Brianna Erhart, Emily Miller and Kaye Cunningham each had two points.

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