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No. 3 ranked in Class 2A by the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association, Valley Heights' girls basketball team continued its nine-game winning streak Thursday night by topping Rossville, 66-46, on the Bulldawgs' home floor.
After starting the season with a promising 4-1 record, Rossville has lost four straight games dropping its record to 4-5.
Undefeated Valley Heights came into Rossville outscoring non-district opponents, 431-231. The Lady Mustangs have yet to allow any opposing offense more than 43 points this season and the Lady Mustangs continued their impressive run Thursday night
“I thought in whole we played pretty well,” Rossville coach Michael Bell said.
Rossville sophomore Kinley Porter, shooting a free throw against Valley Heights, scored 13 points in Thursday's 66-46 loss. [Photo by Isaac Deer/TSN]
The Lady Dawgs brought the fire to a brutal Valley Heights team early.
Sophomore guard Kinsey Perine scored seven out of her team’s first 13 points in the first quarter.
Lady Mustangs senior guard Catherine Toerber and key bench contributor Brooke Porter helped put up 12 out of the first 18 in the opening quarter of play.
With the slim lead of five points to end the first quarter, the Lady Dawgs gained some momentum knowing that they were going to be competitive.
In the second quarter, both of the squads were able to spread the ball out to their teammates and score more effectively. Lady Dawg sophomore forward Kinley Porter was able to tally eight points in the quarter, keeping the Bulldawgs in range.
“I thought in the first half we came out and established our press. We were able to push the ball out and get some easy buckets. I just thought we were a bit fresher at that point in time,” said Bell.
At the half, Rossville would trail, 37-27.
To begin the third quarter, Valley Heights would take over. The Lady Mustangs jumped out to a 9-2 run before Rossville took a time out. Intimidating Heights 6-foot post presence, Emma Yungeberg, made Rossville’s drives to the paint difficult and the Lady Dawgs struggled shooting the ball in the third quarter, only mustering six points.
Ultimately, the Dawgs couldn’t catch up to Valley Heights, which went on to take the 20-point decision.
“That is a great team,'' Bell said of Valley Heights. "They press well, they shoot well, they do it all. That team is ranked in the top three in the state of Kansas for good reason.''
The Lady Dawgs will be right back in Rossville on Friday as they host district rival, St. Marys.
“I’d like to make sure our effort is the same. We played hard and I am proud of them for that. I’d like for us to repeat our efforts tonight heading into tomorrow. I also wish we could get some rest, this will be our third game this week,” said Bell.
VALLEY HEIGHTS GIRLS 66, ROSSVILLE 46
Valley Heights 18 19 16 13 – 66
Rossville 13 14 6 13 – 46
Valley Heights (9-0) – C. Toerber 6 2-2 21, Porter 5 3-5 13, Yungeberg 4 3-6 11, Vermetten 3 2-3 8, M. Toerber 3 1-2 7, Steinfort 2 0-0 4, Skalla 1 0-0 2.
Rossville (4-5) – Perine 5 2-7 14, Porter 5 3-6 13, Gillum 3 2-2 8, Mitchell 3 1-2 7, Douglas 1 0-1 3, Haehn 0 1-2 1.
3-point goals – Valley Heights 5, Rossville 3. Total fouls – Valley Heights 19, Rossville 19. Fouled out – Perine.
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Washburn University's men's basketball team had seven players score at least eight points en route to an 87-72 MIAA road win over Missouri Southern Thursday night.
The Ichabods, who improved to 9-6 overall and 6-3 in the MIAA, pushed their season-best win streak to three games with their fifth win over the last six games.
"This is definitely a tough place to play and it's good to get a win,'' Washburn star point guard Tyler Geiman told KTPK Radio after the game
Jeremy Harrell led the Ichabods with 13 points and added seven rebounds while Geiman recorded the 12th double-double of his career with 12 points and tied a career-high with 16 rebounds while also dishing out seven assists.
With his 16 rebounds, Geiman becomes the first Ichabod to record at least 600 rebounds and 600 assists in an Ichabod career.
Washburn star senior point guard Tyler Geiman scored 12 points and tied his career-high with 16 rebounds as the Ichabods won their third straight game, 87-72 at Missouri Southern. [Photo courtesy of Washburn Athletics]
Jalen Lewis and Jonny Clausing added 12 points apiece for Washburn.
The Ichabods, led 44-38 after a first half that included 12 lead changes and 23 points from the Washburn bench.
The Lions (8-5, 5-2 MIAA) led 22-17 before a 7-0 Washburn run at the midway point of the half put Washburn up by two points.
The Lions came back to take a 34-30 advantage with 4:45 in the opening half, but the Ichabods finished the half on a 14-4 run capped by a Michael Keegan 3-pointer that gave Washburn its six-point advantage.
The Ichabods scored the first six points of the second half to take a 12-point lead and Washburn would go on to lead by as many as 20 in the second half.
"We're getting there for sure,'' Geiman said of Washburn's recent hot streak. "Not being healthy is real tough, especially as a team, but the guys have really rallied around each other, helped everyone out, the coaches have been great and it's nice to get back healthy and get on a roll and hopefully we can keep this thing going.''
Missouri Southern was led by Christian Bundy with a game-high 18 points.
The Ichabods shot 49 percent from the field, hitting 33 of 68 shots and finished 14 of 16 from the free throw line while making their final 14 charities of the game.
Missouri Southern was held to 28 of 66 shooting, going five of 16 from 3-point range in the second half.
The Ichabods finished with a 43-35 rebounding advantage and out-scoried the Lions 50-34 in the paint.
The Ichabods committed a season-low four turnovers while forcing 13 miscues for the Lions.
The Ichabods will be in action at Pittsburg State on Saturday.
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The Washburn University women's basketball team dropped its first game of the 2022 calendar year, taking a 69-50 loss at Missouri Southern Thursday night.
Washburn saw its four-game winning streak come to an end, with the Ichabods falling to 5-8 over-all and 3-4 in the MIAA, while Missouri Southern improved to 9-5 overall and 6-3 in the conference.
Washburn senior Hunter Bentley scored 20 points and grabbed 10 rebounds Thursday night in the Ichaabods' 69-50 MIAA loss at Missouri Southern. [Photo courtesy of Washburn Athletics]
Senior Hunter Bentley was a bright spot for the Ichabods, notching a double-double with 20 points and 10 rebounds.
With Thursday's performance Bentley moved into the No. 8 spot on Washburn's career scoring list.
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Aubree Dewey ended the Ichabods' scoring drought with a pull-up jumper at the 8:34 mark in the second quarter and Macy Doebele followed that with a pair of free throws to pull within 15-10.
Missouri Southern responded with another scoring run, adding seven unanswered points in just over four minutes to extend its lead to 22-12.
Emma Chapman made a layup to score the final points of the opening half, but the Lions went into the halftime break with a 28-19 advantage.
Both teams were held scoreless in the third quarter until Washburn's Nuria Barrientos made a jumper at the 7:01 mark. Doebele made a jumper midway through the quarter to cut Washburn's deficit 33-26, but Missouri Southern ended the quarter on an 11-4 run to push its lead back to double-digits at 44-30.
Washburn had its best quarter of the game in the fourth, shooting 42 percent and scoring 20 points, but the Lions also recorded their best period and put up 25 points to maintain their double-digit lead for the rest of the contest.
The Ichabods ended the night shooting 30.6 from the floor while the Lions shot 42.9 percent.
Missouri Southern went nine for 26 from 3-point range and Washburn made four of 19 from deep, with Bentley making all four treys.
The Ichabods out-rebounded the Lions by a 43-38 margin and scored 12 points after 10 offensive boards. Washburn made all eight of its free throw attempts while Missouri Southern made just half, going 12-of-24 at the charity stripe.
Shae Sanchez added eight points and six rebounds for Washburn. Doebele had eight boards and made all four of her free throws.
Four Lions finished in double-figures, led by Lacy Stokes' 18 points. Stokes also contributed 7 assists, 5 steals and 5 rebounds.
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