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The Washburn Ichabods used a 25-0 run over a six-minute stretch to roll to a 95-61 MIAA road win over Newman on Wednesday night.
After the Jets took a 6-4 lead with 18:01 to go in the first half, the Ichabods (11-11 overall, 8-8 MIAA) ripped off a big-time run going 10 of 14 from the field during the stretch including four of six sshots from deep while the Jets were at the other end of the spectrum, going zero of 10 from the field and zero of five from 3-point range.
Sophomore Michael Keegan tied for game-high honors with 21 points in Washburn's 95-61 MIAA road win at Newman Wednesday night. [File photo/TSN]
Washburn would lead by as many as 33 points in the opening half and took a 49-30 lead into the break.
To start the second half, the Ichabods kept the pedal down, outscoring the Jets (7-16, 3-14 MIAA) 12-2 to start the half and never looked back, leading by as many as 38 in the second half.
Michael Keegan and Tyler Nelson led the Ichabods with 21 points each. It was a career-high in points for Keegan and Andrew Orr finished with a double-double, scoring 14 points and adding 10 rebounds and five assists. Also in double figures were Jarmell Johnson with 16 points and Jaden Monday with 11.
Latik Murphy had 17 to lead the Jets.
Washburn held the Jets to 18 of 60 shooting for a 30 percent clip while the Ichabods finished 36 of 62 (58 percent), hitting 10 of 26 3-pointers in the game (39 percent). Washburn also outrebounded the Jets 43 to 28 and had 20 assists on 36 buckets.
Washburn outscored the Jets 48 to 16 in the paint and 21 to 8 in fastbreak points.
The Ichabods will be back in action at home Saturday for the first time in two weeks hosting Central Oklahoma at 3 p.m. in Lee Arena.
WU women drop 74-62 road decision to Jets
The Washburn women's basketball team chipped away at a 12-point deficit to get within three late in the third quarter, but could get no closer as Newman pulled away and defeated the Ichabods, 74-62, on Wednesday evening.
The Ichabods (9-13 overall, 5-11 MIAA) scored the first basket of the game on a layup by Emma Chapman, but that was their only lead of the quarter as the Jets (7-15, 4-13) scored eight of the next 11 points to go up 8-5 midway through the quarter.
Washburn fought back with a 6-2 run to level the score at 13 with just over a minute left in the period, but the Ichabods committed a shooting foul just before time expired and the Jets hit both free throws to take a 15-13 advantage into the second.
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Wednesday afternoon was a successful day for two USD 501 high schools in the Highland Park bowling quadrangular at Gage Bowl.
The Topeka High boys team won by a 113-pin margin over Washington County, while the Highland Park girls defeated second-place Topeka High by 74 pin.
Topeka High boys win first meet of the year
Wednesday was the first team win of the season on for the Trojan boys, who compiled a 2,348 team score.
Topeka High's boys bowling team won the Highland Park quadrangular Wednesday at Gage Bowl. [Photo by Isaac Deer/TSN]
“This was awesome, and everyone bowled fantastic today,” Topeka High coach Brian Brunkow said. “They struggled after the first game a bit. In the second game, (Gage Bowl) brushed a lot of oil into place, and the boys had a hard time changing. But the boys did make a major change after the second game.
“I give them all the credit because they really had to work hard to manage their approach and get everything down the line the way it should be. We didn’t do bad at Emporia yesterday and here today, but they need to watch how they do and how they mark a lane.”
Topeka High bowler Austin Mitchell took top honors with a first-place series finish, rolling a 635 series.
Along with the team, Mitchell also took his first individual win of the 2023 campaign.
“To be honest, it just feels great because the last few days haven’t been it for me,” Mitchell said. “I think the adjustments that were able to be made were important for me today. I ended up using my first ball that I got, the Tropical Storm and I was able to hit my mark almost every single time. The lanes were working with me instead of against me.”
Mitchell’s teammate, Thomas Patterson, finished 11 pins behind him with a 624 series and took a second-place individual finish.
Hayden’s team took a third-place finish with a 2,035 series. Wildcat bowler Evan George finished in fifth place with a team-high 558 series.
Highland Park boys’ finished in fourth place with a 1,638 series.
Highland Park girls edge Topeka High
Highland Park’s 1,792-1,718 victory over Topeka High was secured by five bowlers instead of six, with senior leadership going a long way for the Scots to pull out a win.
“I think we relied on the consistency of our three seniors,” Highland Park coach Marcie Hartwig said. “We also had some big contributions from our two freshmen today that was able to help us out quite a bit and bring us some big numbers. We just have to keep reiterating what we do in practice and get ready for the next (meet).”
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Even though Seaman junior bowler Riley Parkhurst was in the midst of a career day Wednesday at West Ridge Lanes he couldn't do any celebrating after the final ball in the Washburn Rural Senior Day triangular had been rolled.
Riley Parkhurst
Tyler Faurot
Parkhurst bowled a personal-best three-game series of 727 Wednesday and he needed every single pin to hold off Washburn Rural sophomore Tyler Faurot, who was second with a 726 series.
"I got off to a good start and kept hitting eight at that marker down lane and it just kept coming in,'' said Parkhurst, who put together games of 237, 224 and 266.
Faurot rolled games of 231, 236 and 259 and actually took a six-pin lead over Parkhurst into the final game.
Parkhurst and Faurot were bowling side by side, which made it easy for the pair to keep track of each other at the end of the third game.
"I went over there and knew if he nine-spared-struck I beat him by one and that's what he did,'' Parkhurst said.
"At the end there I was kind of looking and I was kind of calculating to see what I had to shoot to beat him,'' Faurot said.
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By RICK PETERSON
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Sophomore Kaden Ballard came up with a steal and the game-winning basket at the buzzer to give Centennial League-leading Washburn Rural a 46-44 road victory at Junction City Tuesday night.
Sophomore Kaden Ballard (right) scored the game-winning basket in Tuesday night's 46-44 Centennial League win over Junction City. [File photo/TSN]
With the win Washburn Rural moved to 12-4 overall and 5-1 in the league while Junction City dropped to 10-6, 4-2.
Washburn Rural led 35-32 at the end of the third quarter and 23-20 at the half.
Senior Wyatt Conklin led the Junior Blues with 11 points while senior Jack Bachelor added nine points.
The Junior Blues have now won five straight games.
WASHBURN RURAL GIRLS 46, JUNCTION CITY 28 -- Washburn Rural protected its two-game lead in the Centennial League race with a 46-28 win at Junction City Tuesday night.
The Junior Blues improved to 11-4 overall and 6-0 in the league race.
Washburn Rural led by only a point, 23-22, at haltime before outscoring the Blue Jays 23-6 in the second half.
Junior Lauren Sandstrom scored a game-high 22 points in Hayden's 44-32 Centennial League loss to Emporia Tuesday night. [Photo by Trevor Falcon/Special to TSN]
EMPORIA GIRLS 44, HAYDEN 32 -- Hayden was within six points (11-5) at the end of the opening quarter and eight points (25-17) at the half but Emporia opened up a 13-point cushion at the end of the third quarter on the way to a 44-32 Centennial League victory Tuesday at Hayden.
Emporia improved to 13-3 overall and 4-2 in the league with its third win of the season over the Wildcats while Hayden fell to 9-5 and 2-4, with the Spartans ending Hayden's five-game winning streak.
Junior Lauren Sandstrom led Hayden with a game-high 22 points.
Senior Joe Otting scored a game-high 12 points for Hayden in Tuesday's 39-38 Centennial League loss ot Emporia. [Photo by Trevor Falcon/Special to TSN]
EMPORIA BOYS 39, HAYDEN 38 -- Hayden was whistled for a foul with .3 on the clock and Cooper Rech hit one of two free throws to give Emporia the 39-28 Centennial League victory at Hayden.
Hayden (7-7, 2-4) led 21-16 at halftime and 30-26 at the start of the fourth quarter.
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In a rematch of a mid-December romp, Topeka High repeated its success against Manhattan with a 62-45 decision in a Centennial League bout Friday night at High.
Topeka High senior guard Kiki Smith recorded yet another 20-plus point performance with 25 points against the Lady Indians.
Senior Kiki Smith fires a 3-point shot in Topeka High's 62-45 Centennial League win over Manhattan Tuesday night. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
Topeka High coach Brittney Redmond said it best after another standout performance, "Kiki is going to be Kiki."
"Personally, I don't think I had the best game," Smith said. "I think what worked best for me is my teammates motivating me, the coaches kept motivating me, and everyone did a good job of keeping me going. Their support pushed me through this whole game.
"I know my goals and what I want to accomplish individually and help accomplish for the team. Thinking about how things have ended the last three years, coming up short for a state title, keeps me motivated and pushes me to where I want to be."
