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Austin Broadie

AUSTIN BROADIE, Washburn University

A 6-foot senior rightside hitter, Broadie was named a first-team All-American by the American Volleyball Coaches Association after helping lead the Ichabods to a share of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association regular-season title and the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The MIAA Player of the Year, Broadie registered 348 kills on the year with a .302 hitting percentage, 72 blocks and 72 digs. 

Dillon Claussen 

DILLON CLAUSSEN, Washburn University

Claussen, a 6-foot-8 sophomore, scored 21 points with 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 blocked shots Saturday as No. 2-ranked Washburn men's basketball improved to 11-0 on the season with a 78-72 double-overtime Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association victory over Central Missouri in Lee Arena. 

Malakyah Duncan

MALAKYAH DUNCAN, Topeka West

Duncan, a senior basketball standout, scored 23 points Friday, hitting 8 of 11 shots from the floor and 7 of 11 free throws, as No. 4-ranked (Class 5A) Topeka West remained unbeaten with a 71-57 United Kansas Conference road romp past No. 2-ranked Seaman. Duncan scored 17 points earlier in the week as the Chargers posted a 79-44 non-league win over Shawnee Mission West.

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By RICK PETERSON

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Shawnee Heights girls basketball coach Bob Wells knows that his team is making strides, but he also knows that the T-Birds let an opportunity get away Monday night in a 77-74 home non-conference overtime loss to Manhattan.

Junior KK Emmot scored 37 points Monday in Shawnee Heights' 77-74 overtime loss to Manhattan. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]

Now 1-3 on the season, Heights led for the bulk of Monday's game, including an 11-point lead in the opening minutes, a nine-point advantage at the half, a 14-point cushion in the third stanza and a 12-point lead early in the fourth period.

But the 5-1 Indians came storming back, including scoring the final six points of regulation to force overtime at 67-67, and Manhattan came from behind again in the extra session to lead by as many as five points before holding off the T-Birds in the closing seconds.

"We knew Manhattan wasn't going to quit and it was a fight to the end and we just have to learn to keep our composure in those situations and take care of the basketball at opportune times and finish,'' Shawnee Heights coach Bob Wells said. 

"But I think we're making progress. We're making progress, I feel like, by leaps and bounds''

Senior Imani McGlory scored 14 points with four 3-pointers in Shawnee Heights' 77-74 overtime loss to Manhattan Monday night. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]

The T-Birds lost despite a game-high 37-point night from junior star KK Emmot and 14 points from senior newcomer Imani McGlory, with Emmot (six) and McGlory (four) combining for 10 of Heights 12 3-pointers on the night.

Senior Reianna Vega also hit a pair of 3-pointers and finished with eight points along with junior Pearmella Carter.

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By RICK PETERSON

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Shawnee Heights boys basketball fought back from an early double-digit deficit to put itself in position to post its second win of the season Monday night, but Manhattan rallied down to stretch to take a 56-54 non-league decision at Heights.

Junior Cam Ross led Shawnee Heights with 15 points in Monday's 56-54 non-league loss to Manhattan. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN] 

"I just told them, 'Nobody plays harder than us,' '' Shawnee Heights coach Ken Darting said. "But we don't have closure. We've got to have a bucket to win, or make a free throw to win and we don't make it.

"I always talk about 'it.' To win, you've got to do 'it.' Today it's a layup, it's a rebound, it's a made free throw. When 'it' needs to be done you do it and you win. (Manhattan) did 'it'. We're up seven and they get three straight drives all the way to the rim and score and then a kid shoots a crazy three with somebody jumping in his face and hits it to seal it. He did 'it.' 

The T-Birds, now 1-2 on the season, dug itself a 16-6 hole at the end of the opening quarter, but the T-Birds answered with a 19-6 second quarter to take a 25-22 halftime advantage.

The game remained tight in the third quarter, but Shawnee Heights led by as many as six in the period and took a 41-39 lead into the final eight minutes.

Heights pushed its advantage to eight points at 51-43 on a hoop from junior Cam Ross with 3:16 remaining but Manhattan battled back to take a 55-54 lead on senior Will Carpenter's sixth 3-pointer of the night and senior Sawyer Newton added a free throw to account for the final margin.

Carpenter led all scorers with 27 points while Newton finished with 12 points.

Freshman Quincy Dixon (22) scored 13 points in Shawnee Heights' 56-54 non-league loss to Manhattan Monday night. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]

Ross led Shawnee Heights with 15 points while freshman Quincy Dixon had 13 points and senior JaiMarion Cook 12 for the T-Birds.

Shawnee Heights will be right back in action Tuesday night, traveling to Lansing for a United Kansas Conference contest.

MANHATTAN BOYS 56, SHAWNEE HEIGHTS 54

Manhattan           16 6 17 17 -- 56

Shawnee Heights 6 19 16 13 -- 54

Manhattan (5-1) – Carpenter 10-19 1-2 27, Doering 1-8 2-2 5, S. Newton 5-6 2-3 12, Witt 2-7 0-0 5, Washington 1-2 3-3 5, Hattrup 0-1 0-0 0, Braxmeyer 0-1 0-0 0, A. Newton 0-2 2-2 2. Totals 19-46 10-12 56.

Shawnee Heights (1-2) – Alston 3-7 0-0 7, Cook 4-10 1-2 12, Ross 6-17 2-2 15, Scott 1-3 0-0 2, Dixon 6-9 0-0 13, Campbell 0-0 0-0 0, Doby 0-0 0-0 0, Lee 1-3 3-3 5, Halloran 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 21-49 6-7 54. 

3-point goals – Manhattan 8 (Carpenter 6, Doering, Witt), Shawnee Heights 6 (Cook 3, Alston, Ross, Dixon). Total fouls – Manhattan 13, Shawnee Heights 18. Fouled out – Scott. Technical foul -- Scott.