Photos: Grain Valley tops Blue Springs in girls basketball showdown

Mizzou signee Slaughter scores game-high 26 points

Grace Slaughter and the Grain Valley girls basketball team got off to a slow start on Thursday night at Blue Springs.

Slaughter, a University of Missouri signee, didn't score in the first quarter and the Eagles trailed early after scoring just seven points.

Over the final three quarters, however, Slaughter and her Grain Valley squad showed what they are capable of. The standout senior guard scored 26 points and the Eagles ran away with a 58-39 victory.

Slaughter scored 10 of her game-high 26 points in the second quarter, as Grain Valley (17-4) took a 25-21 lead into halftime. McKenah Sears added 13 points in the win, which was the Eagles' seventh straight victory.

Jayla Cornelius led Blue Springs with 16 points. Nikole Schnell added 12 and Kayleigh Jenkins scored 11, including three 3-pointers.

Here is a look at the game from photographer David Smith:

Grain Valley at Blue Springs girls basketball

Photos from David Smith

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Published Feb 3, 2023

NATE LATSCH, SBLIVE SPORTS

Nate Latsch is a Regional Editor at SBLive Sports overseeing high school coverage for Missouri, Illinois and Indiana. A veteran sportswriter and multimedia content creator, Latsch has covered high school sports in the St. Louis area and Missouri for 20 years, with a focus on high school football, basketball, baseball and football and basketball recruiting. He has worked for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, STLhighschoolsports.com, the Associated Press, FOX Sports Midwest, MLB.com and Scout.com. In addition to covering high school sports, Latsch has covered youth, college and professional sports, including covering the St. Louis Cardinals, St. Louis Blues and St. Louis Rams, the University of Missouri and Saint Louis University.

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