'By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
TOPEKA WEST (12-3, 9-2) at SHAWNEE HEIGHTS (11-4, 8-3)
Senior Malachi Berg is coming off a double-double with 17 points and 11 rebounds in Topeka West's 85-56 UKC win over KC-Turner last Friday. [File photo/TSN]
Sophomore Jaret Sanchez led Shawnee Heights with 18 points in last Friday's 69-32 UKC win over Leavenworth. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
Topeka West and Shawnee Heights have both already clinched winning seasons and are looking to strengthen their Class 5A sub-state seedings. Topeka West is coming off an 85-56 United Kansas Conference win over Kansas City-Turner while Shawnee Heights rolled to a 69-32 home UKC win over Leavenworth last Friday. Sophomore Jaret Sanchez led Shawnee Heights with 18 points against Leavenworth while junior Brennon Dodge added 14 points and senior Q Stovall 13. Senior Malachi Berg had 17 points, 11 rebounds, five assists and four steals against Turner while Xavier Alexander led the Chargers with 24 points and three 3-pointers, while Sincere Austin and Mason Jones had 11 points apiece. Topeka West took a 64-51 home win over the T-Birds early in the season.
Senior Joe Otting led Hayden with 14 points in last Friday's 51-48 Centennial League win over Manhattan. [File photo/TSN]
EMPORIA (10-5, 3-2) at HAYDEN (7-6, 2-3)
Hayden posted a 51-48 home Centennial League win over Manhattan last Friday while Emporia let a 14-point lead get away in a 50-42 league loss to Washburn Rural. Senior Joe Otting led Hayden with 14 points against Manhattan while senior Jake Muller added nine points. Emporia and Hayden will be squaring off for the third time this season, with the Spartans taking 57-53 and 59-52 wins in the first two meetings.
MANHATTAN (8-7, 2-3) at TOPEKA HIGH (3-12, 0-5)
Manhattan dropped a 51-48 Centennial League decision at Hayden last Friday while Topeka High is coming off a 52-46 loss to league co-leader Junction City. Manhattan beat Topeka High, 56-46, earlier in the season.
KC-TURNER (1-12, 0-9) at SEAMAN (7-7, 4-6)
Seaman has been battling through injuries, with senior standouts Kaeden Bonner and Aron Davis missing last Friday's 68-39 United Kansas Conference loss at De Soto. Turner is coming off an 85-56 UKC loss to Topeka West.
CAIR PARAVEL LATIN (7-8, 2-3) at HERITAGE CHRISTIAN (11-4, 4-1)
Cair Paravel Latin rolled to 65-23 non-league win over Marais des Cygnes Valley last Friday while Heritage Christian is coming off a 76-68 Kaw Valley Conference victory over Bishop Seabury. Junior Evan Will led Cair Paravel with 26 points against Marais des Cygnes Valley and also grabbed five rebounds. Heritage Christian took a 55-39 win over the Lions earlier in the season.
Senior Jack Bachelor scored 17 points with five 3-pointers in Washburn Rural's 50-42 Centennial League win over Emporia last Friday. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
WASHBURN RURAL (11-4, 4-1) at JUNCTION CITY (10-5, 4-1)
Tuesday's matchup pits the Centennial League co-leaders against each other. Washburn Rural rallied from a double-digit deficit to taking a 50-42 Centennial League win over Emporia, with the Junior Blues winning their fourth straight game.Senior Jack Bachelor led Rural with 17 points and five 3-pointers against Emporia while senior Wyatt Conklin added 11 points and junior JC Heim 10. Junction City is coming off a 52-46 league win over Topeka High. Washburn Rural took a 64-58 win over the Blue Jays earlier inn the season.
OSAGE CITY (12-4) at ROSSVILLE (6-9)
Rossville dropped a 47-33 Mid-East League decision to Wabaunsee last time out while Osage City is coming off a 55-36 non-league victory over Silver Lake. Freshman Jack Donovan led Rossville with 16 points in the loss to Wabaunee, with Donovan canning four 3-point shots.
