By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
ANNA BECKER, Seaman
Becker, a senior guard, capped her banner four-year high school basketball career with a game-high 28 points in Saturday's 68-61 loss to St. Thomas Aquinas in the Class 5A girls state championship game. Becker, a Drake signee, hit 4-7 3-pointers and dished out five assists as the Vikings finished a 24-1 season. Becker had 49 points in the tournament.
KAILYN HANNI, Silver Lake
Hanni, a junior guard, scored a game-high 19 points and hit 7 of 8 free throws in Saturday's 48-45 loss to Halstead in the Class 3A girls state championship game. Hanni's big game in the finals came after she scored 28 points (15 made free throws) with 6 assists and 4 rebounds in the Eagles' 65-58 semifinal victory over Hesston.
DAYNE JOHNSON, Silver Lake
A junior, Johnson registered a double-double with 16 points and 14 rebounds in Saturday's Class 3A boys third-place game, leading the Eagles to a 63-51 win over Galena. Johnson scored 28 points and grabbed nine rebounds on Friday as Silver Lake fell 66-60 to Goodland in the state semifinals.
MILLIE RAMSEY, Hayden
Ramsey, a senior who finished her high school basketball career with more than 1,000 points and 1,000 rebounds, scored 20 points (5-5 free throws) in Saturday's Class 4A girls third-place game, leading the Wildcats to a 57-23 win over Buhler. Ramsey scored a total of 47 points in the tournament as Hayden finished the season 22-3.
JA'COREY ROBINSON, Highland Park
A senior, Robinson scored 26 points and grabbed 12 rebounds in Saturday's 58-55 overtime loss to Kapaun Mt. Carmel in the Class 5A boys state championship game. Robinson also had a big game in the state semifinals, scoring 26 points with 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 blocks and 3 steals in a 60-55 win over Piper.
Mikey Williams
MIKEY WILLIAMS, Highland Park
A senior, Williams reached the 1,000-point milestone for his career in Friday's semifinal win over Piper and scored a total of 62 points in the Class 5A boys state tournament, helping lead 24-1 Highland Park to a runnerup state finish. Williams scored a career-high 33 points in a 65-56 first-round win over Andover Central while hitting 7 of 7 3-point attempts.