Topeka High's Hailey Caryl batting for the ball.

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Hayden's Hailey Schmidtlein tops Topeka girls basketball in the pre-holiday scoring & assists charts.

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Quincy Dixon led Shawnee Heights with 17 pts. in game vs. Topeka West.

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Seaman's KaeVon Bonner tops the Topeka scoring and assists lists through the holiday break.

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Senior Simon Rowley's 16.5/game scoring average leads Washburn Rural.

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Junior Zayah Kincaid led Highland Park with 17 pts. in game vs. Wyandotte.

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Kailyn Hanni, Silver Lake, passed the 1,000 pts. mark for her career.

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By RICK PETERSON

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TUESDAY'S GAMES

AhsieyrhuajhRayton2025HP 2Ahsieyrhuajh Rayton, Topeka High

HaileySchmidtlein2026EHS 4Hailey Schmidtlein, Hayden

TOPEKA HIGH (3-5, 0-1 Centennial) at HAYDEN (8-2, 2-0 Centennial)

Hayden is coming off a 38-35 Centennial League win at Washburn Rural last Friday while Topeka High had its three-game winning streak snapped by league foe Manhattan, 67-55. Sophomore Hailey Schmidtlein led Hayden with 17 points, including three 3-pointers, against Rural while senior Lauren Borjon added 8 points with a pair of 3s. Junior Ahsieyrhuajh Rayton led Topeka High with 21 points against Manhattan while sophomore Hailey Caryl added 17 points with three 3-pointers.  

SEAMAN (5-2, 5-1 Centennial) at TOPEKA WEST (1-7, 0-6 Centennial)

Seaman is coming off a 54-12 United Kansas Conference win over Lansing last Friday while Topeka West dropped a 69-36 conference decision at Basehor-Linwood. Junior Brynn Spencer led Seaman with 15 points against Lansing while Baylee Ayres and Lydia Dreher added 10 points. Seaman took a 45-26 win over Topeka West on Dec. 12. The Chargers will be looking to snap a seven-game losing streak.

KoraleeJones2026Atch 2Koralee Jones, Highland Park 

KANSAS CITY-SUMNER (2-6, 2-4 Meadowlark) at HIGHLAND PARK (2-5, 1-2 Meadowlark)

Highland Park dropped a 66-42 Meadowlark Conference decision to Atchison last Friday while KC-Sumner is coming off a 76-7 loss to KC-Wyandotte. Koralee Jones and Zayah Kincaid paced Highland Park with 14 points apiece against Atchison, with Kincaid draining three 3-pointers.

PIPER (6-2, 5-0 UKC) at SHAWNEE HEIGHTS (6-3, 5-1 UKC)

Shawnee Heights rolled to a 53-22 United Kansas Conference win over Leavenworth last Friday while league-leading Piper is coming off a 69-34 non-league loss to Blue Valley Northwest. T-Bird senior Imani McGlory scored 18 points with four 3-pointers against Leavenworth while juniors Pearmella Carter and KK Emmot scored 12 and 10 points, respectively. Piper handed Shawnee Heights its lone UKC loss on Dec. 9, 50-45.

OSAGE CITY (9-0, 5-0 Flint Hills) at CAIR PARAVEL (3-5, 0-4)

Cair Paravel is coming off a 48-26 Flint Hills League loss to Mission Valley and faces another tough test Tuesday against undefeated Olsage City, which took a 78-24 league win over Council Grove last Friday. London Backman scored 8 points and Karsyn Hastert 7 for the Lions against Mission Valley. 

 KailynHanni2025Rossville 1Kailyn Hanni, Silver Lake

SILVER LAKE (9-0, 5-0 Big East) at JEFFERSON WEST (6-2, 3-2 Big East)

Silver Lake, top-ranked in Class 3A by the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association, remained undefeated with a 65-28 Big East League win over Holton last Friday while Jefferson West posted a 50-43 league win over Riley County. Senior Kailyn Hanni paced Silver Lake with 21 points against Holton while Karys Deiter added 16 points and Savanah Wende 14. 

ROSSVILLE (3-5, 1-3 Big East) at RILEY COUNTY (6-2, 3-1 Big East)

Both the Bulldawgs and Falcons are coming off Big East League losses on Friday, with Rossville dropping a 53-46 decision to Hiawatha and Riley County losing to Jefferson West, 50-43. Shailee Hubbell led Rossville with 11 points while Rylee Dick and Maggie Sanders added 9 points apiece.

 

 

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