SEDALIA -- The Santa Fe boys' basketball team used a 13-0 third-quarter spree to turn an eight-point halftime lead into an easy 58-22 victory Friday over Northwest of Hughesville during the State Fair Community College/W-K Chevrolet-Buick Holiday Shoot-out at Sedalia.

The Mustangs (2-5), led by junior Trevor Durrill's nine points, battled for a half -- but were then overwhelmed, 31-3, after the break. Sophomore Hunter Rolf came off the bench to tally nine second-half points for the Chiefs.

Senior Kenzie Thorp began the contest with a three-pointer off the opening tip and ended up with 16 points. Junior Taylor Wesley had 14 points and juniors Brett Case and Luke Brandt each contributed four assists and five steals.

Santa Fe (3-1) plays today at Lexington.

Pilot Grove 94, Sweet Springs 50

SEDALIA -- "Sometimes you eat the bear, sometimes the bear eats you," intoned Sam Elliott's The Stranger in the Coen Brothers film "The Big Lebowski."

So it was for Sweet Springs on Friday at the SFCC/W-K Holiday Shoot-out in Sedalia. A night after hanging 94 points on LaMonte, the Greyhounds gave up that number to a Pilot Grove club more than willing to run and gun with them.

The Tigers scored the game's first 21 points and coasted after taking a 57-24 into halftime. Senior Tyler Ellebracht, a 6-foot-4 forward, was the biggest bear for Pilot Grove (5-1) with 30 points and 15 rebounds.

Sophomore Zach Thomas had 14 points and sophomore Billy Martin 12 for Sweet Springs (2-4), which committed 21 turnovers and shot five of 28 from three-point range.

Slater 48, Prairie Home 38

PRAIRIE HOME -- Senior Aric Falls scored 13 of his team-high 19 points during the second half Friday as Slater gradually pulled away from Prairie Home for a 48-38 non-conference road win.

Sophomore Zach Glenn had eight points in the first quarter and seven points in the fourth, finishing with 23 points, but the Panthers (0-4) were unable to stay close enough to cash in on the Purple's woeful 0-for-6 free-throw shooting down the stretch.

Senior Austin Foster contributed seven points and nine rebounds and senior Kyle Durham had eight points off the bench for Slater (2-5).

Girls

Northwest 57, Santa Fe 40

SEDALIA -- Northwest broke open a tight game with a 12-1 run to end the first half en route to a 57-40 win over Santa Fe in the SFCC/W-K Holiday Shoot-out.

Sophomores Meredith Norfleet and Justine Dover combined for 13 of the Lady Mustangs' 15 second-quarter points. Norfleet wound up with 14 points and Dover and sophomore Mariah Wiskur teamed up for 23 more during the game for Northwest (4-2).

The Lady Chiefs (1-3) got 15 points and three steals from freshman Gia Baldwin.

Sweet Springs 42, Pilot Grove 24

SEDALIA -- Sweet Springs' defense held defending CCAA champion Pilot Grove to under half of its 51.2 point-per-game scoring average Friday during a 42-24 non-conference win in the SFCC/W-K Holiday Shoot-out.

The Lady Greyhounds jumped on top early and didn't let the Lady Tigers (4-2) back in the game. Junior Kayla Thomas, her league's "play of the year" in 2007, was limited to only five points before fouling out.

Junior Stephanie Krause and sophomore Rachel Thornton each scored 14 points for Sweet Springs (5-1), which plays Tuesday at Malta Bend.

Slater 60, Prairie Home 30

PRAIRIE HOME -- Slater rolled to a 23-5 first-quarter lead and never looked back Friday to end a four-game losing streak with a 60-30 non-conference victory at Prairie Home.

The Lady Wildcats out-shot the hosts 40.3 to 18.9 percent, getting 30 more attempts from the field, and controlled the boards by a 33-12 margin. Junior Ashley Baker had 10 points for the Lady Panthers (0-6).

Sophomore Niki Kruger tallied 16 points and senior Erika Yager and junior Rachel Gonzalez combined for 22 points to pace Slater (2-4), which hosts Malta Bend today.