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By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
After dropping a tough decision in its season-opener to Spring Hill, Shawnee Heights' girls basketball team picked up its first victory on Friday, riding its balance to a 49-45 road win at Ottawa.
"A hard fought battle and a great win,'' Shawnee Heights coach Bob Wells said. "We had to overcome adversity and did a great job of maintaining our composure to get the win against a solid Ottawa team.''
Shawnee Heights had six players with between six and nine points and rallied from 17-13 first-quarter and 28-27 halftime deficits to pull out the win, outscoring the Cyclones 22-17 in the second half.
After allowing 17 points in the first quarter the T-Birds gave up no more than 11 points in any of the last three quarters and limited the Cyclones to 17 points in the second half.
Junior Riley Showalter led Shawnee Heights with nine points, while juniors Emari Doby and Taylor Rantz scored eight points apiece, senior Zoe Oczko and junior Haydin Hill seven each and sophomore Breezy Canady six points.
Shawnee Heights will host Topeka West in a non-league girls/boys doubleheader on Tuesday.
Brennon Dodge scored 29 points with seven 3-pointers as Shawnee Heights improved to 3-0 with a 62-27 road win at Ottawa Friday night. [File photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
SHAWNEE HEIGHTS BOYS 62, OTTAWA 27 -- T-Bird sophomore Brennon Dodge scored 29 points to outscore Ottawa by himself as Shawnee Heights improved to 3-0 with a 62-27 non-league road romp past the Cyclones.
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By ISAAC DEER
TopSports.news
Following a heartbreaking overtime loss to Highland Park on Tuesday, Hayden bounced back to defeat Manhattan 50-48 at home Friday, giving Dwayne Paul his first win as the Wildcats' coach.
The Indians and Wildcats defenses were tough to score on in the beginning with Manhattan holding a 15-10 advantage at the end of the first quarter.
Following the quarter break, Indians guard Tate Brown hit two tough contested 3-point shots to spark the Indian offense, which outscored Hayden 14-5 in the second quarter to take a 29-15 halftime lead.
“We are a talented team, but that first half we didn’t show any toughness. It was uncharacteristic of us,” Paul said.
Hayden had offensive struggles throughout the entirety of the first half. Hayden shot 27 percent from the field and 33 percent from the 3-point line.
“I told the guys during halftime, at the end of the day it’s going to come down to heart and fight,” Paul said.
Hayden rallied from a 16-point deficit to give Dwayne Paul his first win as the Wildcats' coach Friday, 50-48 over Manhattan. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
Hayden seemed to be a bit gun-shy in the first half, but was the complete opposite in the second half. Trent Duffey, Jake Muller, and Patrick Gorman took chances with the 3-point shots right out of the gate. That created some momentum, even down by 16 at one point.
“We settled down. We took the adversity head on,” said Paul.
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By ISAAC DEER
TopSports.news
On Friday night Hayden girls basketball fans got a glimpse of a future star for the Wildcats, with freshman Brylee Meier collecting 21 points off of the bench, including 13 points in the third quarter, as the Wildcats improved to 2-0 with a 48-41 home Centennial League win over Class 6A Manhattan.
“She showed us in practice that she can be a special player. She had a great game,” said Hayden coach Carvel Reynoldson.
Carvel Reynoldson's Hayden girls improved to 2-0 Friday night with a 48-41 win over Manhattan. [File photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
Meier went eight of nine from the free throw line, which was an impressive feat for one of the youngest girls on the Hayden team.
“I’m most proud of her (Meier) free throws down the stretch. That’s huge pressure for a freshman. She didn’t even draw iron, they were all a swish,” said Reynoldson.
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By KYLE MANTHE
The Washburn Review
Two teams on the boys side with high expectations in the Centennial league met Friday night as 2-0 Highland Park visited 1-1 Washburn Rural.
Michael Williams' Scots squad brought energy to the matchup to earn a 55-40 road victory, led by a star-like performance from junior Ketraleus Aldridge, who had 29 points and multiple high-flying blocks.
“It’s kind of a rivalry game because I kinda used to go to this school, so I knew there was going to be a lot of haters and a lot of supporters, but my mindset was mainly just getting the win and I happened to have a great night,” Aldridge said.
Ketraleus Aldridge led the way with a game-high 29 points as Highland Park claimed a 55-40 Centennial League road win at Highland Park. [File photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
The Highland Park win moved the Scots to a perfect 3-0 on the season, while the Junior Blues dropped to 1-2.
Washburn Rural jumped out to a 6-2 lead early but Highland Park locked in defensively, holding the Junior Blues to just eight points in the quarter. On the other end Aldridge scored seven early points to help the Scots take a 9-8 lead after one.
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By KYLE MANTHE
The Washburn Review
Two girls teams starting the season in opposite directions were in action Friday night as 0-2 Highland Park visited 2-0 Washburn Rural.
A second-half shutdown on defense secured a third straight win for the Junior Blues.
“We were really trying to emphasize playing a little more harder, a little more intensely and being a little bit more physical and I thought we did that,” said Washburn Rural coach Kevin Bordewick.
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On the other side, the 54-12 game represented the third straight loss to open the season for the Scots.
