By Rick Peterson
TopSports.news
Coming off a tough two-point home loss to United Kansas Conference and city rival Topeka West, the No. 7-ranked (Class 5A) Seaman boys bounced back with an 84-58 UKC road romp at Leavenworth Friday night.
The Vikings improved to 6-2 overall and in the UKC as junior KaeVon Bonner and senior Bryer Finley combined for 43 points.
Junior KaeVon Bonner scored a game-high 22 points Friday night as Seaman improved to 6-2 with an 84-58 road win at Leavenworth. [File photo/TSN]
Seaman senior Bryer Finley (2) scored 21 points in Friday's 84-58 win over Leavenworth. [File photo/TSN]
Bonner led the way with 22 points while Finley was right behind with 21 points.
Junior Landon Wiltz was the third Viking in double figures with 16 points.
No. 1-ranked Seaman girls roll to 67-14 UKC win
The undefeated and top-ranked Seaman girls tuned up for what promises to be a big week next week with a 53-point 67-14 United Kansas Conference road win at Leavenworth Friday night.
Junior Maddie Gragg led the Vikings (8-0 overall, 8-0 UKC) with 15 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals while Cara Beaton had 14 points and four 3-pointers, Anna Becker 12 points, 8 assists and six steals and Jaida Stallbaumer 11 points.
Senior Ava Esser was 2 points away from a double-double, finishing with 8 points and 10 rebounds.
Seaman will host perennial power St. James Academy on Tuesday in a makeup game before going on the road Thursday to face No. 4-ranked De Soto.
Highland Park senior Ja'Corey Robinson scored 33 points Friday night at KC-Harmon in an 89-24 Scot win. [File photo/TSN]
Hi Park boys stay perfect with 65-point win
Senior star Ja'Corey Robinson scored 33 points, easily out-scoring Highland Park's opponent by himself as top-ranked (Class 5A) Highland Park remained undeated with an 89-24 Meadowlark Conference road win over Kansas City-Harmon.
Highland Park scored an amazing 40 points in the eight-minute first quarter and tacked on 33 points in the second quarter to build a 73-10 halftime advantage.
Seniors Mikey Williams and Isaiah Kelley added 12 points each as the Scots improved to 8-0 overall and 4-0 in the conference.
Highland Park will be the top seed in next week's Topeka Invitational Tournament at Topeka High.
Lady Scots top KC-Harmon 61-10, improve to 6-0
Highland Park's girls stayed undefeated with a 61-10 Meadowlark Conference road win over Kansas City-Harmon Friday night.
Sophomore Pearmella Carter led Highland Park with 21 points on 10 of 15 shooting from the field and also grabbed nine rebounds as the Scots improved to 6-0 overall and 4-0 in the conference.
Senior Tahtionna Broils scored 8 points and grabbed 9 rebounds while senior DeAsia Sanders had 8 points, 6 assists and 8 steals.
Highland Park put the game away with a 34-5 first quarter and blanked the Hawks (2-5, 0-4) by a 17-0 margin in the second quarter to lead 51-5 at the half.
Sophomore Ahsieyrhuajh Rayton scored 34 points in Friday's 80-33 Topeka High win over Junction City. [File photo/TSN]
Rayton powers High girls to 80-33 win over Blue Jays
Sophomore Ahsieyrhuajh Rayton scored 34 points with 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals to lead the way as the Topeka High girls improved to 4-3 overall and 1-1 in the Centennial League with an 80-33 home win over Junction City.
Freshman Hailey Caryl had 17 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals for the Trojans while Jaela Matthews came off the bench to hit 5 of 6 3-pointers and finish with 15 points.
Senior Jo'Mhara Benning grabbed a game-high 18 rebounds while also scoring 5 points.
No. 5-ranked Blue Jays top High boys, 69-46
Junction City, ranked No. 5 in Class 6A boys rankings by the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association, took a 69-46 Centennial League victory at Topeka High Friday night.
Junction City improved to 7-0 overall and 2-0 in the league while Topeka High fell to 0-8, 0-2.
The Trojans will host the Topeka Invitational Tournament next Thursday through Saturday.
Lady Bulldawgs snap streak with 53-44 league win
Rossville's girls snapped a four-game losing streak and picked up their first Big East League win with a 53-44 win over Perry-Lecompton.
Junior Rylee Dick scored 16 points and sophomore Nora Burdiek 14 as Rossville evened its record at 4-4 and improved to 1-4 in the league.
Kaws take 59-49 win over Rossville boys
Perry-Lecompton opened up a 26-16 halftime advantage and played Rossville even in the second half to take a 59-49 home Big East League win Friday night.
Rossville, now 5-3 overall and 3-2 in the league, got 14 points (two 3-pointers) from junior Jack Donovan while seniors Tayson Horak and Kameron Badura both added 8 points, with Donovan hitting a pair of 3-pointers.
