'By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
TOPEKA WEST (5-10, 4-7) at SHAWNEE HEIGHTS (10-5, 8-3)
Shawnee Heights senior Emari Doby (13) is coming off an 18-point game in the T-Birds' 62-43 UKC win over Leavenworth. [File photo/TSN]
Both teams are coming off United Kansas League victories last Friday, with Topeka West taking a 58-28 win at Kansas City-Turner and Shawnee Heights posting a 62-43 home win over Leavenworth. Shawnee Heights, which took a 42-33 win at West earlier in the season, got 18 points from senior Emari Doby while senior Riley Showalter added 14 points with four 3-pointers. Topeka West has won two straight games and four out of its last six.
EMPORIA (12-3, 3-2) at HAYDEN (9-4, 2-3)
Hayden won its fifth straight game last Friday, taking a 57-41 Centennial League home decision over Manhattan, while Emporia is coming off a 45-39 overtime league loss at Washburn Rural. Junior Lauren Sandstrom scored 19 points to lead four Wildcats in double figures against Manhattan while Kaliya Fulton added 15 points, Brylee Meier 12 points and Norma Greco 11. Emporia will be playing Hayden for the third time this season, with the Spartans taking 52-27 and 43-34 wins in the first two games.
Senior Kiki Smith scored 22 points in Topeka High's 62-25 Centennial League romp past Junction City. [File photo/TSN]
MANHATTAN (6-9, 2-3) at TOPEKA HIGH (12-3, 3-2)
Topeka High is coming off a 62-25 Centennial League romp past Junction City while Manhattan dropped a 57-41 league decision at Hayden last Friday. Senior Kiki Smith scored 22 points to lead Topeka High against Junction City while junior Ladaysha Baird added 14 points. Topeka High took a 75-42 decision over Manhattan earlier in the season.
KC-TURNER (1-12, 0-9) at SEAMAN (13-1, 9-1)
Top-ranked (Class 5A) Seaman ran its winning streak to seven games last Friday, rallying from behind for a 43-35 United Kansas Conference road decision at De Soto. Turner is coming off a 58-28 UKC loss to Topeka West.
CAIR PARAVEL LATIN (4-11, 1-5) at HERITAGE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (10-3, 5-0)
Cair Paravel dropped a 54-12 non-league decision to Marais des Cygnes Valley last Friday while Heritage Christian remained unbeaten in the Kaw Valley Conference with a 76-14 win over Bishop Seabury. Cair Paravel dropped a 47-19 decision to Heritage Christian earlier in the season.
Washburn Rural senior Brooklyn DeLeye scored 18 points in last Friday's 45-39 overtime win over Emporia. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
WASHBURN RURAL (10-4, 5-0) at JUNCTION CITY (3-12, 0-5)
Washburn Rural extended its lead in the Centennial League race to two games with a 45-39 home league win over Emporia last Friday. Senior Brooklyn DeLeye led Washburn Rural with 18 points while senior Chloe Carlgren added 11 points and sophomoress Kate Hinck and Tenly Bunck eight points each. Junction City is coming off a 62-25 league loss to Topeka High last Friday. Washburn Rural took a 50-9 league win over the Blue Jays in an earlier meeting.
OSAGE CITY (10-6) at ROSSVILLE (11-4)
Rossville posted a 74-48 Mid-East League win over Wabaunsee last time out while Osage City is coming off a 68-40 non-league loss to Silver Lake. Junior Emma Mitchell led Rossville with 18 points against Wabaunsee while Kinsey Perine added 15, Kinley Porter 14 and Rylee Dick 13 points.
