With its tourney title on the line, North Kansas City made sure to put the game away and the trophy in the case.

The Hornets, leading 35-31 entering the final period over Lincoln Prep, held off the Tigers for a 48-43 win on Friday night. Ja'Mya Powell Smith scored seven of her game-high 19 points in the final period to help seal the win.

Lincoln Prep stayed with the Hornets with two three-pointers from Chorus Davis and another trifecta from Brianna Budgetts in the final stanza. But Powell-Smith connected on 3-of-4 free throws, while Lincoln Prep was a chilly 1-of-4 from the stripe in the final perio.

In other games, Schlagle took third with a 41-37 win over Kearney. Park Hill South claimed fifth with a 45-44 win over Blue Springs South on Thursday, while St. Pius X got seventh.
 

Lincoln Prep (43)
Deshazar 5 1-2 11, Bradley 1 1-4 3, Davis 3 2-2 10, Budgetts 4 0-0 11, Conn 2 4-4 8. Totals 15 8-12 43.

North Kansas City (48)
Powell-Smith 7 3-4 19, Prater 6 0-0 13, Bayland 1 0-0 2, Callaway 1 0-1 2, Lee 4 3-4 12. Totals 19 6-9  
Three-pointers: Lincoln Prep - Budgetts 3, Davis 2; NKC - Powell-Smith 2, Prater 1, Lee 1.

Lincoln Prep 13   9  9 12 - 43
North KC       14 14 7 13 - 48