Blue Springs hands rival Blue Springs South its first loss, 67-59

Perfect no more.

Blue Springs South's undefeated season came to a screeching halt Friday night. Its crosstown rival served as the culprit.

Blue Springs upended the Jaguars 67-59 on South's home floor Friday, utilizing a 25-point effort from senior point guard Taysean Goodwin.

Goodwin scored 23 of his 25 in the second half, including a string of seven straight points that countered Blue Springs South's 8-0 run, which had cut the lead to two points.

"He was unbelievable," Blue Springs coach Adam Jones said. "He had a huge game."

Blue Springs South, 20-1, hadn't dropped a game since last March and was the only remaining unbeaten team in Missouri Class 5.

Until Friday, of course.

Kirk Finley added 18 points for Blue Springs, 16-5, which played only six players Friday.

"It was working, so we rode it out until the end," Jones said. "They busted their tails. I was really proud of the way they defended."

KJ Robinson scored 17 points in the loss for the Jaguars, and Kevin Puryear had 16.

Blue Springs South fell into a first-place tie with Lee's Summit in the Suburban Gold Conference after Lee's Summit defeated Raymore-Peculiar on Friday.

This story was originally published February 13, 2015 at 11:24 PM with the headline "Blue Springs hands rival Blue Springs South its first loss, 67-59."