By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Silver Lake sophomore basketball standout Kailyn Hanni and Rossville junior standout Mason Jones 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 bulk of the 2023-2024 school year.
Here’s a brief look at the accomplishments of Hanni and Jones over the past week:
Silver Lake sophomore Kailyn Hanni is the Dan Key Farmers Insurance Agency girls Rising Star of the Week after helping the Eagles improve to 17-0 on the season with a 68-39 win over Rossville. [File photo/TSN]
KAILYN HANNI, Silver Lake
A 5-foot-6 point guard, Hanni scored 14 points in last Friday's 68-39 Mid-East League road victory at Rossville.
Hanni has been a spark plug on both ends of the floor for the Eagles, who are top-ranked in Class 3A by the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association.
Hanni helped Silver Lake improve to 17-0 overall and 8-0 in the Mid-East League with its second win of the season over the state-ranked Bulldawgs.
Rossville junior Mason Jones is the Dan Key Farmers Insurance Agency boys Rising Star of the Week after scoring 27 points in an 87-79 overtime win over rival Silver Lake. [File photo/TSN]
MASON JONES, Rossville
Jones, a 6-foot-4 frontliner, scored 27 points last Friday as Rossville avenged an earlier loss to rival Silver Lake with a home 87-79 Mid-East League overtime victory over the Eagles.
Jones hit 12 of 15 shots from the field and went 3 of 4 from the free throw line in the Bulldawg victory.
Jones added nine points on Tuesday in Rossville's 72-38 league romp over Wabaunsee, with the Bulldawgs improving to 12-6 overall and 6-2 in the Mid-East.
