By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Elijah Brooks
ELIJAH BROOKS, Topeka West
A senior, Brooks scored 50 points on the week and reached the 1,000 point mark for his career in two Topeka West boys basketball wins as the Chargers improved to 4-1. Brooks had 18 points (11 in the fourth quarter) in West's 57-55 Tuesday win at Shawnee Heights and scored 32 points with eight rebounds and seven assists in the Chargers' 78-65 win at Manhattan on Friday.
Jaliah Johnson
JALIAH JOHNSON, Washburn Rural
Johnson, a two-time state placer, won the 155-pound championship in the LadyCat Classic at Basehor-Linwood, helping two-time state champion Washburn Rural win the team title by a 295-221 margin over Dodge City. Johnson, third at state the past two seasons, improved to 12-1 on the season.
Juan'Tario Roberts
JUAN'TARIO ROBERTS, Highland Park
Roberts, a senior, scored 45 points on the week as Highland Park's boys basketball team posted a pair of victories to improve to 5-0 on the season. Roberts scored 22 points in the Scots' 71-69 win over Seaman on Tuesday and followed that up with a 23-point game on Friday as Highland Park posted a 62-50 win at Topeka High. Roberts hit the 1,000-point mark for his career in Friday's win.
Kiki Smith
KIKI SMITH, Topeka High
A junior guard, Smith scored 44 points on the week in two Topeka High girls basketball wins as the Trojans improved to 5-0 on the season. Smith led High with 14 points in a 38-36 win over Emporia on Tuesday and had 30 points on Friday in the Trojans' 86-16 romp past USD 501 rival Highland Park.
Jaxson Thomas
JAXSON THOMAS, Seaman
Thomas, the Vikings' standout junior wrestler, won the 195-pound title in the Lee's Summit, Mo. tournament, going 7-1 with all seven wins coming by pin. Thomas registered a 58-second pin in the championship match and also posted pins in 14 seconds, 43 seconds, 59 seconds, 1 minute, 12 seconds, 1:19 and 3:59 en route to improving to 18-2 on the season.
Caden Walker
CADEN WALKER, Shawnee Heights
The T-Birds' star 160-pound wrestler finished second in the Johnson County Classic while surpassing the 100-pin mark for his high school career. Walker is 11-1 this season while posting 123 career victories and 101 career pins. Walker helped Heights win the team title by a 460-439 margin over Derby.
