Boys varsity wins Baldwin tournament

Photo courtesy Jake Sims

Boys varsity basketball played in the Baldwin Invitational tournament on Jan. 21-25. The boys ended up winning the tournament, beating J.C. Harmon High School 54-46 in the championship game.

The boys varsity basketball team played three games in the Baldwin Invitational tournament Jan. 21, 24 and 25. In the first game, the Orioles beat Anderson County High School 62-29. The Orioles then played Bishop Seabury Academy three days later and won 60-47, which allowed the team to advance to the championship game. They stayed in Lawrence for the night, and the next day attended College Gameday at Kansas University. College GameDay is a preview of all the games for the day on ESPN. Later that night, the boys played in the championship game against J.C. Harmon High School and won 54-46 placing first in the tournament.