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Wichita Southeast and Lansing will play for the championship in the 60th annual Topeka Invitational Tournament on Saturday after rolling to double-digit semifinal wins Friday at Topeka High.
Wichita Southeast, 4-6 on the season, punched its ticket into the finals with a 58-36 win over Shawnee Mission North while Lansing (7-2) romped past Wichita East, 72-58.
The Buffaloes and Lions will meet for the title at 4:30 p.m. Saturday in Topeka High's main gym.
Shawnee Mission North jumped out to a 12-6 lead over Southeast, but the rest of the game belonged to the Buffaloes, who outscored the Indians 33-12 over the middle two quarters.
Wichita Southeast's Caleb Wilson scored 14 points while Kobe Smith added 11 for the Buffaloes. Logan Oberle led SM North with 9 points.
Lansing, coached by former Highland Park coach Jason Jones, put Wichita East away early, taking a 22-9 lead in the first quarter and leading 38-19 at the half.
Malik Benson led Lansing with 21 points, while Jake Jackson added 18. East got 19 points from AJ King and 18 from Daylan Jones.
WICHITA SOUTHEAST 58, SHAWNEE MISSION NORTH 36
Wichita Southeast 6 17 16 19 -- 58
Shawnee Mission North 12 2 10 12 -- 36
Wichita Southeast (4-6) -- K. Smith 5 0-0 11, Pottard 2 0-0 5, R. Smith 2 0-0 4, Bikar 3 0-0 6, Wilson 6 2-3 14, Barnes 1 1-2 3, Adkins 3 0-1 6, Carter 1 0-0 3, Walker 1 0-1 2, Williams 2 0-0 4, Bean 0 0-0 0. Totals 26 3-7 58
SM North (2-8) — Hines 1 5-5 7, Shephard 2 0-0 5, Manning 0 0-0 0, Oberle 4 0-0 9, Cole 0 1-2 1, Cullen 1 0-0 3, Macan 2 0-0 5, Peterson 0 0-0 0, Murphy 0 0-0 0, Salvino 0 0-0 0, Gray 1 2-2 4, Rolls 1 0-1 2. Totals 12 8-10 36.
3-point goals -- Wichita Southeast 3 (K. Smith, Carter, Pottard); Shawnee Mission North 4 (Cullen, Macan, Shepherd, Oberle). Total fouls -- Wichita Southeast 15, Shawnee Mission North 16. Fouled out — none.
LANSING 72, WICHITA EAST 58
Wichita East 9 10 25 14 -- 58
Lansing 22 16 15 19 -- 72
Wichita East (6-4) -- King 7 3-5 19, Jones 5 5-9 18, Sweeney 5 1-2 12, Jeannoel 0 0-0 0, Chaney 0 0-0 0, Manuel 1 0-0 2, Dunn-Morse 1 0-0 3, Pearson 0 0-0 0, Trezvant 0 0-0 0, Kaufman 0 0-0 0, White 2 0-2 4, Graham 0 0-0 0. Totals 21 9-18 58.
Lansing (7-2) — Jackson 6 5-7 18, Basler 2 2-2 7, Benson 9 3-5 21, Remington 3 1-2 9, Crawford 4 0-1 8, Patrick 0 0-0 0, Couch 3 0-0 9. Totals 27 11-17 72.
3-point goals — Wichita East 7 (Jones 3, King 2, Dunn-Morse, Sweeney), Lansing 7 (Couch 3, Remington 2, Jackson, Basler). Total fouls -- Wichita East 17, Lansing 16. Fouled out -- none.
