Hugoton, Kan. (westernkansasnews.com)–Playing in their first games in three weeks, Scott City and Hugoton met up for the first of two meetings in an 18-day stretch on Friday night for Hugoton’s home opener. The Lady Eagles would lead wire to wire, taking a 57-31 win, while the Hugton boys would use hot shooting in the final eight minutes to rally for a 52-42 win.
Hugoton Girls 57, Scott City 31
The No. 5 team in Class 3A used solid defense early on to build a 13-5 lead through the first eight minutes, and never looked back. Scott City would commit early turnover that eventually would come back to haunt time, and the Lady Eagles would open the second quarter with a 10-0 run and led 23-5 with a little under three minutes left in the half. The Lady Beavers would only put up two points in the second frame, and trailed 27-7 at intermission. Hugoton opened the second half with four points to take a 31-7 lead, only to see Scott City put together their best run of the night. They went