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By Rick Peterson
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Shawnee Heights' boys basketball team was solid on offense Tuesday night at Topeka West, but spectacular on defense as the T-Birds rolled to a 58-30 United Kansas Conference victory, their 12th win over their past 13 games.
Shawnee Heights senior Brennon Dodge scored a game-high 17 points in the T-Birds' 58-30 UKC win at Topeka West Tuesday night. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
The ninth-ranked (Class 5A) T-Birds limited Topeka West to single-digit scoring in each of the first three quarters and a total of just 19 points over that span and led by as many as 36 points in the final period while forcing a running clock.
"You know what defense means to me and that's big-time defense,'' Shawnee Heights coach Ken Darting said. "There wasn't an open shot all night and sometimes it was the third rotation that had it covered. We covered the gaps and got to the ball and we did what we wanted.
"We wanted to come out and not let them get comfortable. If they come out and hit three 3s in the first quarter it would be turned around. It would be the other way around.''
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Topeka West played much better Tuesday night than it had in a 35-point early-season loss to Shawnee Heights.
But that wasn't enough for the Chargers to keep pace with the T-Birds, who went wire-to-wire for a 65-48 United Kansas Conference win at West after scoring the first 13 points of the game.
Shawnee Heights senior Breezy Canady (24) scored a game-high 21 points with four 3-pointers in Tuesday's 65-48 UKC win over Topeka West. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
"They are much-improved,'' Shawnee Heights coach Bob Wells said of the Chargers. "Just their on-the-court awareness and the things they're doing on offensively kind of fits the players that they have.
"We knew that they had some girls that just can shoot the lights out. They're definitely doing a good job over here and told the grls, 'You can throw out the scouting report from last time because they've improved that much.''
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NOTE: Mideason statistics for city girls basketball teams were compiled by Seaman girls coach Matt Tinsley. Topeka High did not report midseason stats. The following stats are the second of three statistical reports which will be released during the 2023-2024 season, capped by the season-ending stats.
SCORING
Name, school Gms. Pts. Avg
Carter, Highland Park 9 144 16.0
Highland Park freshman Pearmella Carter is leading the city in scoring and rebounding. [Highland Park basketball]
Ramsey, Hayden 9 140 15.6
Canfield, Washburn Rural 8 124 15.5
Vickery, Washburn Rural 11 166 15.1
Becker, Seaman 13 194 14.9
Meier, Hayden 13 183 14.1
Gowan-Britt, Highland Park 6 80 13.3
I. McGlory, Topeka West 15 198 13.2
Emmot, Shawnee Heights 12 147 12.3
Gragg, Seaman 13 152 12.3
T. Stallbaumer, Seaman 13 151 11.6
Sandstrom, Hayden 13 149 11.5
Broils, Highland Park 9 87 9.7
Clark, Topeka West 15 138 9.2
Vega, Shawnee Heights 12 107 8.9
REBOUNDING
Name, school Gms. Total Avg.
Carter, Highland Park 9 94 10.4
Ramsey, Hayden 9 88 9.8
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NOTE: Midseason statistics for city boys basketball teams were compiled by Seaman girls coach Matt Tinsley. The following stats are the second of three statistical reports which will be released during the 2023-2024 season, capped by the season-ending stats.
SCORING
Name, school Gms. Pts. Avg
Robinson, Highland Park 10 211 21.1
Highland Park junior Ja'Corey Robinson (23) leads the city in scoring and rebounding, averaging a double-double on the season. [File photo/TSN]
J. Sanchez, Shawnee Heights 10 182 18.2
Anderson, Highland Park 8 132 16.5
Bonner, Seaman 10 161 16.1
Dodge, Shawnee Heights 12 184 15.3
Williams, Highland Park 10 153 15.3
Everhart, Cair Paravel 12 183 15.3
Ballard, Washburn Rural -- --- 12.8
Finley, Seaman 10 124 12.4
Hales, Topeka High 12 148 12.3
Durst, Washburn Rural -- --- 12.3
Foy, Topeka West 11 135 12.3
Pavlik, Cair Paravel 12 140 11.7
Colboch, Hayden 11 117 10.6
Lyons, Topeka High 9 93 10.3
REBOUNDING
Name, school Gms. Total Avg.
Robinson, Highland Park 10 140 14.0
J. Sanchez, Shawnee Heights 10 83 8.3
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Easton Broxterman
EASTON BROXTERMAN, Washburn Rural
A returning Class 6A state wrestling champion, Broxterman helped lead Washburn Rural to the boys Centennial League championship on Saturday at Manhattan with a perfect 4-0 team record in dual competition. A junior, Broxterman went 4-0 individually with four pins between 29 and 33 seconds, winning the award for most pins in the least amount of time.
Pearmella Carter
PEARMELLA CARTER, Highland Park
Carter, a freshman girls basketball standout, scored 38 points and grabbed 18 points in Friday's 66-30 Meadowlark Conference victory over Kansas City-Wyandotte. Carter went 18 of 27 shots from the floor and two of three from the free throw line while also recording six steals. Earlier in the week Carter scored 22 points with 21 rebounds in a 63-34 conference win over KC-Washington.
Laiken Clark
LAIKEN CLARK, Washburn Rural
A senior wrestling standout, Clark captured the 135-pound Centennial League championship Saturday at Manhattan, helping Washburn Rural win its fourth straight league team title with a perfect 4-0 record in dual competition. Clark reached the 100-win milestone in her first match and went 4-0 on the day with 32-second and 1 minute, 6-second pins as well as an 11-3 major decision and a forfeit victory.
