By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Topeka High junior Kiki Smith has been named the Centennial League girls basketball player of the year while city players garnered five of the six spots on the all-league first team in balloting by the league coaches.
Topeka High junior Kiki Smith has been selected as the Centennial League girls basketball player of the year by league coaches. [File photo/TSN]
Smith, who helped lead Topeka High to the league title and a berth in the Class 6A state tournament, is joined on the first team by senior teammate Tae Thomas as well as junior Brooklyn DeLeye and senior Emma Krueger of 6A state champion Washburn Rural, Seaman freshman Anna Becker and Emporia senior Gracie Gilpin.
Washburn Rural junior Brooklyn DeLeye has been named to the All-Centennial League first team after helping lead the Junior Blues to the Class 6A state championship. [File photo/TSN]
Washburn Rural senior Emma Krueger was named to the All-Centennial League first team by league coaches after helping lead Rural to its second Class 6A state title since 2019. [File photo/TSN]
Topeka High senior Tae Thomas earned a spot on the All-Centennial League girls basketball first team. [File photo/TSN]
Becker was also named the Centennial League newcomer of the year while Washburn Rural's Kevin Bordewick and Seaman's Matt Tinsley were named the league's co-coaches of the year.
Seaman freshman Anna Becker was named the Centennial League newcomer of the year in addition to earning a spot on the all-league first team. [File photo/TSN]
Washburn Rural sophomores Zoe Canfield and Jada Ingram were named to the all-league second team along with Manhattan junior Avery Larson, Hayden senior Macy Smith, Emporia junior Rebecca Snyder and Seaman sophomore Taylin Stallbaumer.
ALL-CENTENNIAL LEAGUE BASKETBALL
GIRLS
First team
Anna Becker, fr., Seaman; Brooklyn DeLeye, jr., Washburn Rural; Gracie Gilpin, sr., Emporia; Emma Krueger, sr., Washburn Rural; Kiki Smith, jr., Topeka High; Tae Thomas, sr., Topeka High.
Second team
Zoe Canfield, so., Washburn Rural; Jada Ingram, so., Washburn Rural; Avery Larson, jr., Manhattan; Macy Smith, sr., Hayden; Rebecca Snyder, jr., Emporia; Taylin Stallbaumer, so., Seaman.
Honorable mention
Allie Baker, sr., Emporia; Adisyn Caryl, jr., Topeka High; Zoe Clark, so., Topeka West; Grace Dixon, sr., Manhattan; Ava Esser, fr., Seaman; Brylee Meier, fr., Hayden; Amelia Ramsey, fr., Highland Park; Faith Shields, jr., Topeka High; Carly Stuke, sr., Hayden; Aisya Taylor, sr., Highland Park; DayShauna Wiley, sr., Topeka High; Destiny Yates, jr., Manhattan.
Player of the year -- Kiki Smith, Topeka High.
Co-coaches of the year -- Kevin Bordewick, Washburn Rural, and Matt Tiinsley, Seaman.
Newcomer of the year -- Anna Becker, Seaman.
