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Seaman girls improve to 2-0 with 59-27 United Kansas Conference romp at Topeka West
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By RICK PETERSON
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Seaman's No. 4-ranked (Class 5A) girls basketball team might not have been quite as sharp at Topeka West Tuesday night as the Vikings had been in last Thursday's season-opener when they hung 82 points on Lansing while shooting 57 percent from the field.
Seaman junior Anna Becker, who scored a game-high 17 points, puts up a shot in the Vikings' 59-27 UKC win over Topeka West. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
But the Vikings were still very good, improving to 2-0 overall and in the United Kansas Conference with a 59-27 win over the Chargers.
"We played hard,'' Seaman coach Matt Tinsley said. "We played real hard, so I'm proud of the effort. Sometimes when you don't hit a shot you press a little bit and I told the girls, 'We've really got to get some step-in shots.'
"I thought we just settled too much and when the ball movement is better inside-out you can step into those shots and it's easier to shoot and hit and we did that as the game went on.''
Topeka West (0-2, 0-2) was still within four points after a bucket at the 2:37 mark of the opening quarter, but the Vikings ran off the final six points of the quarter to open up a 17-6 advantage and took a commanding 31-14 cushion to the locker room at halftime.
A1 Lock & Key Performers Dec. 4, 2023
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By RICK PETERSON
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KaeVon Bonner
KAEVON BONNER, Seaman
A 6-foot-1 sophomore, Bonner opened his 2023-2024 basketball season with a 28-point performance in Seaman's 58-49 home United Kansas Conference victory over Lansing last Thursday. Bonner went nine of 16 from the field and hit four 3-pointers on the night as the Vikings built a game-high 18-point lead early in the fourth quarter on the strength of eight straight points by Bonner.
Jalen Foy
JALEN FOY, Topeka West
Foy, a 6-foot-2 junior, scored a game-high 23 points as Topeka West opened its basketball season on Friday with a 52-37 home United Kansas Conference win over Basehor-Linwood, a Class 5A state tournament team last season. Foy connected on 10 of 16 field goal attempts on the night, including a pair of 3-pointers, as the Chargers pulled away down the stretch for their biggest lead of the game.
Norma Greco
NORMA GRECO, Hayden
A 5-foot-6 junior, Greco led the way with a game-high 17 points in just three quarters of action as Hayden's girls, ranked No. 2 in Class 3A by the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association, opened their season with a 74-12 non-league victory over Kansas City-Washington last Friday at Hayden.
Weekend prep BB roundup: No. 7 Rossville girls roll to season-opening win over Atchison
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By RICK PETERSON
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Rossville's girls basketball team, ranked No. 7 in Class 3A in the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association preseason rankings, opened the 2023-2024 season with a 71-20 non-league home romp past Atchison on Friday.
Rossville standout Emma MItchell (4) opened her senior season with a 24-point performance in the Bulldawgs' 71-20 win over Atchison. [File photo/TSN]
The Bulldawgs jumped out to a 20-4 first-quarter advantage and used a 28-1 second quarter to go to the locker room with a 48-5 cushion.
Rossville boosted its advantage to 62-17 at the end of the third quarter and outscored Atchison 9-3 over the final eight minutes.
Senior Emma Mitchell scored a game-high 24 points for Rossville while Rylee Dick added 16 points and Nora Burdiek 11.
Rossville will host Kansas City-Ward on Tuesday in the opening round of the Irish Classic. The Bulldawgs will play tournament games Friday and Saturday at Chapman.
Washburn Rural's girls basketball team poses for a picture Saturday after finishing third in the Hays tournament. [Photo courtesy of Washburn Rural Athletics]
WASHBURN RURAL GIRLS 53, MILLWOOD 47
Washburn Rural finished third in the Hays Shootout on Saturday, taking a 50-47 win over Millwood, Okla.
With the win the Junior Blues posted a 2-1 record in the season-opening tournament.
The Junior Blues, who played the entire tournament without Kansas signee Zoe Canfield, will be off until Dec. 12 when they will travel to Shawnee Mission Northwest.
SILVER LAKE GIRLS 68, JEFFERSON WEST 22 -- Silver Lake, ranked No. 1 in Class 3A by the Kansas Basketball Coches Association, opened its season with a 68-22 road rout over Jefferson West.
The Eagles will travel to Council Grove on Tuesday.
SILVER LAKE BOYS JEFFERSON WEST 22 -- Silver Lake opened its 2023-2024 season with a 68-57 road win over Jefferson West.
The Eagles will travel to Council Grove on Tuesday.
NE KANSAS HOMESCHOOL BOYS 66, CAIR PARAVEL LATIN 50
Cair Paravel Latin finished the Waverly tournament with a 2-1 record, dropping a 66-50 decision to Northeast Kansas Homeschool on Saturday.
The Lions will host Centralia on Tuesday.
NE KANSAS HOMESCHOOL GIRLS 47, CAIR PARAVEL LATIN 13
Cair Paravel Latin is still looking for its first win of the young season after the Lion girls went 0-3 in the Waverly tournament.
CPLS dropped a 47-13 decision to Northeast Kansas Homeschool on Saturday.
The Lions will host Centralia on Tuesday.
ATCHISON BOYS 73, ROSSVILLE 53
Rossville dropped a 73-53 home decision to Atchison on Friday in the Bulldawgs' season-opener.
Rossville will host Kansas City-Ward on Tuesday in the opening round of the Irish Classic. The Bulldawgs will play tournament games Friday and Saturday at Chapman.
