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By CHARLES SPURLOCK
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The Seaman Vikings faced the Basehor-Linwood Bobcats in a United Kansas Conference boys basketbal contest Thursday night in the Vikings' first home game following the winter break.
Sophomore KaeVon Bonner led Seaman with 15 points in Thursday's 56-51 UKC loss to Basehor-Linwood. [File photo/TSN]
In a game where Basehor-Linwood took a sizable lead into halftime, the Vikings chipped away at the lead in the third quarter and were able to take the lead in the final stanza on two different occasions. But the Bobcats fought back in the last three minutes to take the contest, 56-51.
“Our shot selection wasn’t very good, but we were able to get to the free throw line, get some points there and felt okay to be down 11 points at halftime,” Seaman coach Craig Cox said.
The third quarter saw the Vikes slowly get closer to the Bobcats, outscoring them 19-10 in the quarter.
“To their (the Vikes) credit, they really came out and did what we talked about which was to chip away at the lead and get yourself back in the game,'' Cox said. "We did that and continued that momentum into the fourth quarter.”
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Following two snow days earlier in the week, the third-ranked team in Class 5A, the Seaman Lady Vikings, hosted Basehor-Linwood in a United Kansas Conference clash on Thursday night. The Lady Vikes controlled the game, winning 62-42.
Seaman junior Anna Becker (23) scored a game-high 20 points in Thursday's 62-42 Seaman UKC win over Basehor-Linwood. [File photo/TSN]
Seaman coach Matt Tinsley was pleased with the performance despite the long layoff, saying, “We hadn’t played or practiced in a while so you worry about timing, but I thought we played really well tonight.”
The Lady Vikes executed the game plan according to Tinsley. “Offensively, I feel like the ball will find the right girl if we keep it moving, which was an emphasis prior to the game.”
The Lady Vikes jumped out to an early 7-0 lead in the first two minutes of the game, forcing a Bobcat timeout. Basehor-Linwood finally scored with a little over five minutes remaining in the first quarter.
For the Bobcats, the second quarter was almost a carbon copy of the first -- they were scoreless for the first 4:30 of the quarter. Meanwhile, the Lady Vikes dominated the quarter by shooting 9 of 15 from the field, including 2-3 from the 3-point line.
In the second half the Bobcats began to run better offense and outscored the Lady Vikes 29-24 over the final two quarters. But the 24-5 score in favor of the Lady Vikes in the second quarter proved to be the difference.
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Silver Lake senior girls basketball standout McKinley Kruger reached the 1,000-point scoring milestone Thursday in the Eagles' 62-30 home Mid-East League victory over Riley County.
Silver Lake senior McKinley Kruger scored 18 points Thursday night, reaching the 1.000-point milestone for her career in a 62-30 win over Riley County. [File photo/TSN]
Senior Makenzie McDaniel (10) scored a game-high 20 points in Silver Lake's 62-30 win over Riley County Thursday night. [File photo/TSN]s
Kruger scored 18 points as the undefeated and top-ranked (Class 3A) Eagles improved to 7-0 while senior Makenzie McDaniel led all scorers with 20 points and sophomore Kailyn Hanni added nine points.
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By Todd Fertig
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The Rossville boys continued their perfect start to the new year, following up a victory over Rock Creek last Friday with a Thursday night romp over visiting Valley Heights, 75-43.
Rossville sophomore Jack Donovan scored 20 points Thursday night as the Bulldawgs rolled to a 75-43 win over Valley Heights. [File photo/TSN]
Rossville junior Mason Jones (10) scored 12 points while posting a perfect shooting night in the Bulldawgs' 75-43 win over Valley Heights. [File photo/TSN]
Rossville got out of the gate with a bang. Sophomore Cameron Miller stole a pass in the backcourt and jammed it over a defender at the other end to register a three-point play to open the Bulldawgs’ scoring.
Just seconds later, a three-pointer by Jack Donovan had the home team off and running.
Rossville jumped out to a 23-16 advantage in the first period, then held the visitors to just nine points in each of the next three quarters. The Bulldawg full-court press tormented the Mustangs all night, turning them over and rushing them into harried shots.
“It takes five people to (apply an effective press),” Rossville coach Brandon McDonnell said. “We don’t want to be lazy, so we have to have active feet, we have to have active hands and we have to have an active brain to know exactly what we’re doing out there. Today we got a really good glimpse of that. Once we have a taste of success, we want more of it. They had it tonight and they wanted to keep it going.”
Donovan paced the Bulldawgs with 20 points. Kameron Badura produced 16, and Mason Jones and Tayson Horak each had 12.
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Despite a halting start to the new year, with little time spent in practice, the Rossville girls basketball team was sharp enough on defense to throttle visiting Valley Heights Thursday, 66-41.
Rossville sophomore Rylee Dick led the Bulldawgs with 18 points in Thursday's 66-41 non-league win over Valley Heights. [File photo/TSN]
Freshman Nora Burdiek (22) scored 17 points in Rossville's 66-41 non-league win over Valley Heights Friday night. [File photo/TSN]
Cancellations and snow days have prevented the Bulldawgs from hitting their groove 11 days into 2024.
They defeated Rock Creek last Friday but otherwise have spent precious little time on the court.
“It’s been a mess,” said Rossville coach Michael Bell. “We’ve practiced very little since the start of the new year. We’ve had a game cancelled. We were really glad to get this game in. But when it comes to practice time, being on the court, we are behind where we want to be at.”
Valley Heights came to Rossville 7-0 with two victories in the new year. But the Bulldawgs let their defense make up for any rust that had developed on the offense and shut down the Class 2A opponent.
