By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Highland Park junior basketball guard Tamir Anderson and Topeka High junior girls basketball standout Ladaysha Baird have been selected by the Dan Key Farmers Insurance Agency as the Rising Stars of the Week.
The Dan Key Agency will recognize top Shawnee County underclassmen throughout the 2022-2023 school year.
Here’s a brief look at the accomplishments of Anderson and Baird over the past week:
Highland Park junior Tamir Anderson, a key reserve for the undefeated and top-ranked Scots, has been named the boys Rising Star of the Week. [File photo/TSN]
TAMIR ANDERSON, Highland Park
A 6-foot-2 junior, Anderson has established himself as one of Shawnee County' premier 3-point shooters while coming off the bench for the undefeated and top-ranked (Class 5A) Highland Park boys basketball team.
Anderson had 16 points with four 3-pointers in a 76-43 Meadowlark Conference victory over Kansas City-Washington last Tuesday and added a pair of 3-pointers in the Scots' 79-48 league win over KC-Schlagle last Thursday.
Anderson has been on a hot streak of late, including 20 points and six 3-pointers in a 76-45 win over Eudora and a 12-point, four 3-pointer effort in a Topeka Invitational Tournament win over Wichita Southeast.
Topeka High junior Ladaysha Baird has been named the girls Rising Star of the Week. [File photo/TSN]
LADAYSHA BAIRD, Topeka High
Baird, a 5-foot-4 junior, has put together a string of double-figure performances together for the No. 3-ranked (Class 6A) Topeka High girls, who are 13-3 on the season.
Baird scored 14 points last Friday in a 62-25 Centennial League win over Junction City and followed that up with 11 points and a pair of 3-pointers in Tuesday's 62-45 league win over Manhattan.
Baird came up huge in the recent Firebird Classic at Free State, including a career-high 23 points and six 3-pointers in the Trojans' 56-51 championship-game victory over Blue Valley. Through 14 games Baird was shooting 62 percent from 3-point range.
