Morgan R. scored 40 points and grabbed 17 rebounds, and Head-Royce never trailed in a 65-26 road win over Athenian on Friday, Jan. 24. The Jayhawks improved to 14-2 and extended their winning streak to 11 games.

Head-Royce scored the game's first 10 points. Elena K. opened the scoring, Morgan R. and Kalia K. turned Athenian turnovers into baskets, and second-chance baskets by Elena K. and Morgan R. made it 10-0. Athenian got on the board at 10-2 and hit a 3-pointer to pull within 14-5.

The Jayhawks answered with 19 straight points. Morgan R. scored 15 of them on two free throws, five baskets and a second-chance 3-pointer set up by Emmy M. Three of those baskets came off turnovers, the last on a feed from Elena K. Geneva W. L. finished the run with a basket on an assist from Morgan R. for a 33-5 lead.

After an Athenian basket made it 33-7, Head-Royce put the game away with a 17-0 run. Morgan R. hit two 3-pointers and scored 10 points in that stretch. Elena K. added seven, including a 3-pointer off a turnover on a pass from Morgan R., and a basket that made it 50-7. By then Morgan R. had 33 of the team's 50 points. Athenian traded baskets over the rest of the game, but Yaretzi B., Kalia K., Missgana B. and Emmy M. all scored for Head-Royce. Morgan R. also hit a 3-pointer on an assist from Laila J. Her second-chance basket for her 40th point made it 65-20, the Jayhawks' biggest lead of the night at 45. Athenian closed on a 6-0 run with two 3-pointers.

Morgan R. shot 17-of-28 from the field, 4-of-7 from 3-point range and 2-for-2 at the line. She had 11 offensive rebounds, six assists, six steals and three blocks without a turnover. Elena K. added 13 points on 6-of-14 shooting with four steals, and Kalia K. scored four points. Off the bench, Melina M. had five steals and Missgana B. pulled down six rebounds. Emmy M. also had six rebounds to go with two assists.

The Head-Royce defense forced 24 turnovers with 18 steals and outscored Athenian 15-2 in points off turnovers. The Jayhawks won the rebounding battle 46-19, including 24 offensive rebounds, and held a 25-3 edge in second-chance points. Head-Royce shot 42 percent from the field (29-of-69), while Athenian shot 24 percent (10-of-41). Athenian's No. 5 led all Athenian scorers with 12 points on four 3-pointers.

The win completed a season sweep of Athenian after Head-Royce won the first meeting 58-32 at home on Jan. 7. The Jayhawks (14-2) visit Encinal on Saturday, March 1.