A dominant second half propelled Webb City to a 67-36 win over Carl Junction on Tuesday night in Central Ozark Conference boys basketball action.
Clinging to a six-point lead at halftime, the Cardinals outscored the Bulldogs 41-16 in the second half to turn a close out into a rout.
Webb City improved to 15-6 overall and 3-1 in the COC, while Carl Junction slipped to 4-17 and 0-5 in conference action.
Dante Washington led Webb City with 20 points, while Cohl Vaden added 11 points and five assists. Max Higginbotham contributed nine for the Cardinals, while Trey Roets chipped in eight points.
The Cardinals made 28-of-60 field goal attempts (47 percent), but went just 4-for-23 from beyond the arc (17 percent).
Ayden Bard scored 14 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to lead the Bulldogs. Josh Cory and Jett Hocutt contributed seven points apiece for CJ.
Carl Junction made 15-of-48 field goal attempts (31 percent), including 1-for-23 from long range.
Turnovers proved huge, as Carl Junction had 25 to Webb City's six.
The Cardinals led 16-8 at the end of the first quarter, but the Bulldogs outscored the hosts 12-10 in the second period, trimming their halftime to six.
Webb City outscored CJ 22-7 in the third quarter and 19-9 in the fourth quarter.