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Shawnee County boys and girls wrestlers turned in a strong weekend, led by team championships from the Shawnee Heights boys and Washburn Rural girls teams and multiple individual champions.
Here's a tournament by tournament look at the county highlights:
• Shawnee Heights boys rolled to the team championship by a 246.5-118.5 over Blue Valley North in Shawnee Mission South's Joel Rios Invitational, with eight T-Birds earning individual titles.
Brock Ferguson
Preston Hartman
Heights got individual championships from 120-pound senior Brock Ferguson (23-1), 132-pound sophomore Andrew Bonebrake (19-3), 138-pound senior Ty Lewis (21-3), 145-pound senior Joey Hilton (18-5), 152-pound junior Nick Freeland (16-6), 170-pound senior Cole Manrose (20-3), 182-pound senior Preston Hartman (18-2) and 195-pound junior Sean Wunder (17-6).
Bonebrake, Lewis, Freeland and Wunder recorded all five of their wins by fall while Ferguson recorded four pins and a technical fall.
Topeka West finished ninth in the tournament, led by 126-pound freshman Malachi Kuebler, who finished third and is 13-6 on the season.
• Washburn Rural's girls won the team title and Shawnee Heights finished third in the Blue Valley Southwest Xtreme Invitational, with the Junior Blues and T-Birds combining to win nine 'A' division individual championships.
Washburn Rural won the team title by a 454.5-404.5 margin over Spring Hill while Shawnee Heights was third with 332 points.
Addison Broxterman
Jaliah Johnson
The Junior Blues got 'A' division titles from 101-pound sophomore Kristen Rezac (13-4), 120-pound junior Addison Broxterman (17-1), 132-pound junior Alexis Fredrickson (17-2), 138-pound freshman Madison Davison (15-4), 143-pound sophomore Laiken Clark (14-4), 155-pound senior Jaliah Johnson (15-1) and 235-pound sophomore Sophia Ross (15-4).
Maranda Bell
Heights got wins from 115-pound junior Molly Busenitz (12-0) and 191-pound senior Maranda Bell (12-0).
• Washburn Rural's boys posted a strong third-place finish in the Derby Panthers Invitational, led by individual champions Easton Broxterman, Jonathan Morrison and Jacob Tangpricha.
Broxterman, a freshman, won the 106-pound title, while sophomore Morrison was the 113-pound champion and senior Tangpricha bested the field at 126 pounds.
Broxterman went 5-0 with four pins while Morrison was 5-0 with three pins and a technical fall and Tangpricha was 5-0 with three pins.
Kendra Hurla
• Four Bulldawg standouts captured individual championships in the Rossville Invitational.
Rossville sophomore Kendra Hurla, a returning state champion, won the 126-pound girls championship while her Bulldawg teammate, Keera Lacock, finished second.
The Bulldawg boys got wins from 138-pounder Colby Hurla, 160-pounder Sam Twombly and 220-pounder Barrett Lietz.
Hayden 220-pounder Juan Roman-Perez finished second in the boys division while Hayden's Elaina Wolff (109) and Kylie Carswell (115) posted third-place finishes in the girls division.
• Highland Park finished third as a team in the Shawnee Mission South Girls Mixer, led by individual runner-ups Kimberly Rodriguez (106), Ruby Hernandez (132) and Celeste Gonzalez (191).
Topeka West finished ninth as a team, led by runner-up Trysten Johnson (235).
Daigan Kruger
• Silver Lake's boys finished fourth in the Burlington Invitational, getting an individual championship from senior 170-pounder Daigan Kruger, who improved to 16-0 on the season.
Sophomore Chase Root (12-4) finished second at 152 pounds for the Eagles while senior Tristan VandeVelde (16-1) was second at 182 pounds and junior Kaden Walker finished third at 220 pounds.
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Ketraleus Aldridge
KETRALEUS ALDRIDGE, Highland Park
Aldridge, a 6-foot-4 junior, scored 56 points in two Highland Park boys basketball victories on the week as the Scots improved to 7-0 overall and 6-0 in the Centennial League. Aldridge scored 34 points (21 in the first half) in the Scots' 70-41 non-league win at Atchison on Tuesday and scored 22 points on Friday in Highland Park's 64-31 home league romp past Manhattan.
Jack Bachelor
JACK BACHELOR, Washburn Rural
Bachelor, a 6-2 junior, scored a game and career-high 28 points in Tuesday night's 56-51 home Centennial League win over Topeka High as Washburn Rural's boys basketball team evened its record at 3-3 overall and in the league. Bachelor went nine of nine from the field with seven 3-pointers.
Elijah Brooks
ELIJAH BROOKS, Topeka West
A 6-4 senior, Brooks scored a game-high 32 points and grabbed eight rebounds as Topeka West's boys basketball team opened the 2022 portion of its schedule with a 70-54 Centennial League road victory over Hayden Friday night, improving to 5-1 overall and 4-1 in the league.
Ty Henry
TY HENRY, Seaman
Henry, a 6-5 senior, scored 47 points in two Seaman victories on the week as the Vikings improved to 5-2 overall and in the Centennial League. Henry scored 18 points in the Vikings' 66-44 home win over Hayden on Tuesday and followed that up with a 29-point night Friday at Topeka High as Seaman rolled to a 68-47 win at Topeka High.
Jalen Lewis
JALEN LEWIS, Washburn University
Lewis, a 5-11 junior, scored 25 points, including 20 in the first half, as Washburn's men's basketball team improved to 8-6 on the season with a 76-64 home MIAA victory over Missouri Western Saturday at Lee Arena. Lewis canned six 3-pointers in the game as the Ichabods moved to two games over .500 for the first time this season.
Aisya Taylor
AISYA TAYLOR, Highland Park
A 5-8 senior, Taylor scored a game-high 23 points as Highland Park's girls basketball team garnered its first victory since the 2019-2020 season with a 61-38 non-league win over Sumner Academy. last Tuesday. Taylor hit a pair of 3-pointers against the Sabres and also went three of three from the free throw line.
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HAYDEN (1-5, 1-5) at TOPEKA HIGH (1-7, 1-6)
Tuesday night's game between the Wildcats and Trojans has been postponed due to COVID-19 protocols. The Centennial League conntest has been re-scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 25.
Shawnee Heights senior Nate Pewe (1) and the T-Birds will host Leavenworth Tuesday night in an UKC contest. [File photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
LEAVENWORTH (3-3, 1-0) at SHAWNEE HEIGHTS (5-1, 1-0)
Shawnee Heights is coming off a big week, posting a 73-70 non-league win at Bonner Springs on Tuesday before taking a 56-35 win over Lansing Friday in the T-Birds' United Kansas Conference opener. Sophomore Jacob Malcom led Shawnee Heights with 11 points while senior Nate Pewe added nine points, senior Carter Olson and sophomore Brennon Dodge scored eight points each and senior Jarin Sanders seven. Leavenworth is coming off a 74-42 UKC win over Turner.
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HAYDEN (4-2, 4-2) at TOPEKA HIGH (7-0, 7-0)
Tuesday night's game between the state-ranked Wildcats and state-ranked Trojans has been postponed due to COVID-19 protocols. The Centennial League contest has been re-scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 20.
Junior Emari Doby scored a career-high 25 points for Shawnee Heights in last Friday's 67-61 loss to Lansing. [File photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
LEAVENWORTH (2-3, 1-0) at SHAWNEE HEIGHTS (3-2, 0-1)
Shawnee Heights is coming off a tough 67-61 United Kansas Conference loss to Lansing last Friday night at Heights. Junior Emari Doby had a big night for the T-Birds, scoring a career-high 25 points. Junior Riley Showalter added 14 points for the T-Birds against the Lions. Leavenworth is coming off a 69-23 UKC win over Turner.
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Seaman's boys wrestling team didn't dominate Saturday's Seaman Duals tournament, with Hays assuming that role, but Patrick Kelly's team turned in a solid 4-1 performance on the day and gave the Vikings momentum heading into the final two months of the 2021-2022 season.
Topeka High also competed in Saturday's tournament, posting a 1-4 record.
Seaman opened with a 63-18 decision over city rival Topeka High and also took a 52-27 win over Basehor-Linwood, a 45-36 victory over Lansing and a 54-25 win over Lawrence before dropping a 60-18 decision to Hays in the Vikings' final dual of the tournament.
"We're kind of chasing (Hays) now in this tournament and we're glad to have that kind of quality team come in just to see where we're at,'' Kelly said.
Seaman did not have a wrestler go undefeated Saturday, but 132-pounder Colin Little, 145-pounder Colin Best, 152-pounder Zach Jowers, 160-pounder Anthony Hurla, 182-pounder Hunter Reno and 195-pounder Jaxson Thomas all posted 4-1 records.
Seaman 182-pounder Hunter Reno (left) posted a 4-1 record in Saturday's Seaman Duals wrestling tournament. [Photo by Shelly Prengel/Special to TSN]
Jaxson Thomas, Seaman's standout 195-pounder, posted a 4-1 record for the second-place Vikings in Saturday's Seaman Duals. [Photo by Shelly Prengel/Special to TSN]
The Vikings also got 3-2 days from Jayden Foster (113), Justin Kruse (120), Draven Bennett (126), Deyton Mentzer (170) and Tyler Brown (285).
"We're kind of showing that we're a pretty balanced team and I think a few different twists and turns we're there, but we have a little ways to go,'' Kelly said. "We have several of those guys who are kind of right on the bubble and ready to make that jump.
"It's just a building process.''
Topeka High picked up its lone win in a 35-34 victory over Lawrence and the Trojans were led by 145-pounder Nick Davis, who posted a 3-2 tournament record.
High's Victor Mesta (106), Maurico Garcia (126), Alex Smith (138), Tre'Shawn James (170), Luis Muniz-Rodriguez (182) and Andrew Perez (220) also picked a pair of wins on the day.
DUAL RESULTS
Seaman def. Topeka High, 63-18; Hays def. Lawrence, 48-27; Lansing def. Basehor-Linwood, 42-34; Seaman def. Basehor-Linwood, 52-27; Hays def. Lansing, 65-18; Topeka High def. Lawrence, 35-34; Seaman def. Lansing, 45-36; Hays def. Topeka High, 72-12; Basehor-Linwood def. Lawrence, 42-37; Seaman def. Lawrence, 54-25; Hays def. Basehor-Linwood, 54-27; Lansing def. Topeka High, 52-30; Hays def. Seaman, 60-18; Lansing def. Lawrence, 47-36; Basehor-Linwood def. Topeka High, 66-18.
Seaman girls second in Lady Vikes Duals
Seaman didn't win the team championship in Friday's Lady Vikes Duals, but Jordan Best's Vikings couldn't have come much closer.
The Vikings were 3-1-1 on the day, opening with a 42-6 decision over McLouth and also posting a 39-6 win over Hays and a 48-5 win over Lansing.
Seaman tied Spring Hill 36-36, losing on a tiebreaker, and dropped a narrow 36-30 decision to Olathe North. Sprng Hill def. Olathe North, 45-21.
"It was just an amazing experience (Friday) night,'' Best said. "The girls have stepped up, even more than what they did last year, so to go out there and lose (the team title) in criteria is not what I wanted to see out of the team, but I'll take.
Seaman 120-pounder Reagan Carter went 5-0 in Friday's Lady Vikes Duals wrestling tournament (top). [Photo by Shelly Prengel/Special to TSN]
Seaman 132-pound wrestler posted a perfect 5-0 record in Friday's Lady Vikes Duals. [Photo by Shelly Prengel/Special to TSN]
Seaman 120-pounder Reagan Carter, 132-pounder Koti Best and 138-pounder Kaidence Heston all went undefeated in the tournament with 5-0 records while Madison Murray (115), Journey Jones (143) and Alex Cannon (191) posted 4-1 records.
"It's a great start,'' Best said.
DUAL RESULTS
Seaman def. McLouth, 42-6; Spring Hill def. Hays, 42-21; Olathe North def. Lansing, 51-12; Seaman def. Hays, 39-6; Lansing def. McLouth, 24-11; Spring Hill def. Olathe North, 45-21; Seaman def. Lansing, 48-5; Spring Hill def. McLouth, 48-12; Olathe North def. Hays, 48-24; Seaman tied Spring Hill, 36-36; Hays def. Lansing, 27-18; Olathe North def. McLouth, 54-12; Olathe North def. Seaman, 36-30; Hays def. McLouth, 27-6; Spring Hill def. Lansing, 54-3.
