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The Dodge City High School boys did not go down without a fight on Thursday in the 6A state quarterfinals against the top-seeded Lawrence Lions. The No. 8 Red Demons led the No. 1 Lions early on but a second quarter run was enough to keep Dodge City at arm’s length for the rest of the contest as Lawrence escaped with a 55-46 win.

After Dodge City held a 17-13 lead early in the second quarter, the Lions used a 14-2 run to take a seven-point lead into the halftime break. Back to back scores by the Red Demons to start the second half made it a two-point game but that was as close as it would get.

Dodge City (12-11) struggled to shoot the ball from both the free throw line and 3-point range on Thursday. After making nearly 65 percent of their foul shots and 33 percent of their 3-pointers this season, the Red Demons made just 7-of-14 shots from the free throw line and connected on 3-of-18 attempts from behind the arc.

In their final game as Red Demons, Dodge City’s six seniors combined for 43 of their 46 points. Dayton McGroarty led Dodge City with 18 points.

■ Lawrence – 11 18 10 16 – 55

■ Dodge City – 11 11 13 11 – 46

■ Dodge City: McGroarty 8-11 2-5 18, Unruh 4-10 2-5 10, Reid 1-8 1-2 4, Walters 0-3 0-0 0, N. Williams 3-6 0-0 6, Rodriguez 0-1 0-0 0, Heath 0-0 0-0 0, Hatfield 0-0 0-0 0, Baker 1-3 0-0 3, D. Williams 0-0 0-0 0, Sanchez 0-0 0-0 0, Karns 1-3 2-2 5. Totals 18-45 7-14 46.

■ Lawrence: Roberts 6-14 4-6 18, Morgan 8-9 6-7 22, Harvey Jr. 0-4 0-0 0, Brou 1-4 2-4 4, Mallory 2-5 2-2 7, Solko 1-1 0-0 2, Butler 0-0 0-0 0, Buffalomeat 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 19-40 14-19 55.

■ Three-point shooting — Dodge City 3-18 (Unruh 0-4, Reid 1-7, Walters 0-1, Baker 1-3, Karns 1-3), Lawrence 3-15 (Roberts 2-8, Harvery Jr. 0-3, Brou 0-1, Mallory 1-3). Rebounds — Dodge City 29 (N. Williams 6), Lawrence 27 (Mallory 8). Fouls – Dodge City 16, Lawrence 13.

Lady Demons fall to Falcons

March 10, 2016 By DCHS Sports

Lady Demons fall to Falcons

Dodge City girls’ season ends in state tourney quarterfinals

By John Zetmeir

Dodge City Daily Globe

The Dodge City High School girls struggled to find a rhythm offensively on Wednesday in the first round of the 6A state tournament.

The Red Demons’ offensive struggles ultimately cost Dodge City as their season came to an end with a 50-32 loss to Olathe South.

Dodge City made just 10-of-32 shots from the field against the Falcons.

Olathe South outscored the Red Demons 13-4 in the second quarter to take a 22-10 lead into the halftime break. Dodge City fought back to cut the Falcons’ lead down to 27-20 late in the third quarter but that was as close the Western Athletic Conference champions would make it.

After holding Olathe South to just seven points in the third quarter, the Falcons scored a gamehigh 21 points in the fourth quarter to secure a spot in the 6A state tournament semifinals.

The Red Demons finished the season with a 17-6 record and a second consecutive 8-0 season in WAC play.

Olathe South 9 13 7 21 – 50 Dodge City 6 4 10 12 – 32 SOUTH: Gooch 1-2 3-4 5, Holder 3-5 2-4, Matje 0-6 0-0 0, Kennett 3-8 9-11 15, Roebuck 5-8 4-7 14, Butaud 1-1 0-0 2, Harshberger 0-0 0-0 0, Griswold 0-0 0-0 0, Bartels 2-2 2-2 6, Alexander 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 15-32 20-28 50.

DODGE: B. Bradshaw 1-2 0-1 2, T. Bradshaw 2-9 2-4 7, Harshberger 2-12 4-4 8, Shelor 2-3 3-4 8, Nichols 0-1 0-0 0, Price 0-0 0-0 0, Sowers 0-0 0-0 0, Nelson 1-21-23,Morales0-00-00, E. Okoro 0-0 0-0 0, Maple 2-30-04,C.Okoro0-00-0 0. Totals 10-32 10-15 32.