Excelsior Springs varsity girls basketball coach JD Biermann and his Tigers finished their latest homestand as winners.

After opening the homestand Feb. 3 with a 69-23 loss to Smithville, the Excelsior Springs girls downed Winnetonka 52-44 Feb. 5 and edged Raytown South Monday. The stretch put the Tigers at 7-10 overall entering a Greater Kansas City Suburban Conference-Blue Division meeting with Grandview, set for Friday at Grandview.

Smithville shot 40% from the field in downing Excelsior Springs. The Warriors’ shooting included nine three-pointers.

Turnovers hurt Excelsior Springs. The Tigers committed 32 turnovers, with the Warriors scoring 31 points off those turnovers.

The Warriors quickly took control of the Blue Division meeting, leading 27-4 after one quarter. Smithville went on to lead 42-14 at halftime. A 23-9 third quarter helped the Warriors pull away.

Sophomore Madeleine Wenz led Excelsior Springs in scoring with eight points. Other contributors were junior Kayden Rogers with …