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The Washburn Ichabods opened the 2021 MIAA Basketball Championships in impressive fashion, rolling to a 78-59 quarterfinal win over Rogers State Wednesday night in Lee Arena.
With the victory the 17-6 Ichabods advanced to face Missouri Western in a 7:30 p.m. semifinal Friday in Maryville, Mo.
Tyler Geiman had 22 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists Wednesday as Washburn advanced to the MIAA tournament semis with an 78-59 win over Rogers State. [Photo courtesy of Washburn Athletics]
The Ichabods trailed 3-2 for a total of 16 seconds before jumping out to a 14-8 lead after hitting 3 of their first 4 3-pointers of the game.
After the Hillcats (11-12) trimmed the lead back to 4 points with 8:09 left in the first half, Washburn used a 16-9 scoring edge to build a 38-27 halftime advantage.
The Ichabods began the second half with a 13-0 run to go in front 51-27 and led by as many as 28 points (57-29) with 14:49 to go
Two-time All-MIAA first-teamer Tyler Geiman led all scorers with 22 points (9 of 12 from the field) and added 8 rebounds and 6 assists. Tyler Nelson and Jalen Lewis both added 16 points and Connor Deffebaugh had 10 off the bench.
Tyler Nelson scored 16 points for Washburn in the Ichabods' 78-59 MIAA tournament win over Rogers State Wednesday night. [Photo courtesy of Washburn Athletics]
Brewster Peacock, Devin Pullum and Destin Eke each scored 10 points each to lead the Hillcats.
Missouri Western earned its spot in the tournament semifinals with an 84-76 overtime win over Lincoln.
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Highland Park's boys basketball team put together a heck of a comeback Wednesday night after falling behind by 11 points in the second quarter and by 15 in the third, but it wasn't quite enough as St. James Academy held off the Scots for a 67-59 Class 5A sub-state semifinal road win.
St. James, which improved to 11-9, looked to be on the verge of turning the game into a rout when it opened up a 44-29 advantage midway through the third quarter, but 12-8 Highland Park cut its deficit to 8 points (48-40) by the end of the period and then opened the fourth with back-to-back 3-pointers from Jahi Peppers and Juan'Tario Roberts to get within 2 points with 7:15 remaining.
Moments later the Scots missed a shot with a chance to take the lead and the Thunder held on to advance to Saturday's sub-state championship game at De Soto, a 61-41 winner over Shawnee Heights.
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Washburn University senior women's basketball standout Hunter Bentley has earned All-MIAA recognition for the third time in her career, earning a second-team spot on the all-conference team released Tueday.
Bentley's teammate, junior Nuria Barrientos, received All-MIAA honorable mention in her first season at Washburn.
Bentley, a former Bishop Miege star, averages 15.5 points and 6.2 rebounds for the 11-11 Ichabods while shooting 90.1 percent from the free throw line.
Washburn senior Hunter Bentley has earned second-team All-MIAA honors.
Bentley has cracked double figures in all but three games and has finished with 20 or more points in seven contests.
On Jan. 23, Bentley became the 24th player in Washburn program history to eclipse 1,000 career points and she currently sits No. 12 on the all-time list with 1,178 points.
Barrientos has averaged 10.6 points and 8 rebounds for Washburn this season after transferring from Idaho State.
Barrientos has recorded seven double-doubles this season, which ranks second in the MIAA.
Emporia State sophomore Tre'Zure Jobe was selected by conference coaches as the player of the year.
Washburn opens postseason Wednesday night, traveling to Central Missouri for a quarterfinal contest in the MIAA Tournament.
ALL-MIAA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
First team
Nija Collier, sr., Central Missouri; Jaden Hobbs, sr., Fort Hays State; Tre'Zure Jobe, so., Emporia State; Kelsey Johnson, sr., Central Oklahoma; Whitney Randall, sr., Fort Hays State.
Second team
Elisa Backes, jr., Nebraska-Kearney; Hunter Bentley, sr., Washburn; Kaylee Damitz, jr., Pittsburg State; Tristan Gegg, jr., Pittsburg State; Olivia Nelson, fr., Central Missouri.
Third team
Brooke Carlson, jr., Nebraska-Kearney; Gracyen Holden, fr., Central Missouri; Fredricka Sheats, sr., Emporia State; Haley Simental, sr., Nebraska-Kearney; Carley Turnbull, sr., Missouri Southern
Honorable mention
Central Missouri: Gigi McAtee, sr. Central Oklahoma: Jaci Little, so., Brooke Rayner, jr. Emporia State: Ehlaina Hartman, fr.; Karsen Schultz, jr. Fort Hays State: Cydney Bergmann, jr., Olivia Hollenbeck, fr. Lincoln: Niyah Jackson, so. Missouri Southern: Madi Stokes, so. Nebraksa-Kearney: Klaire Kirsch, jr. Northeastern State: Zaria Collins, so.; Cenia Hayes, sr. Northwest Missouri: Molly Hartnett, fr.; Mallory McConkey, sr. Rogers State: Samariah Thompson, jr. Washburn: Nuria Barrientos, jr.
ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM
Cydney Bergmann, jr., Fort Hays State; Tre'Zure Jobe, so., Emporia State; Brooke Rayner, jr., Central Oklahoma; Kelsey Sanger, sr., Nebraska-Kearney; Madi Stokes, so., Missouri Southern; Morgan VanHyfte, sr., Central Missouri.
Player of the year — Tre'Zure Jobe, Emporia State
Defensive player of the year — Morgan VanHyfte, Central Missouri
Freshman of the year — Molly Hartnett, Northwest Missouri
Coach of the year — Tony Hobson, Fort Hays State
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Washburn University star senior point guard Tyler Geiman has been named a first-team All-MIAA men's basketball selection for the second straight season while also receiving a spot on the conference's all-defensive team.
Geiman was a unanimous first-team pick by conference coaches on the 2021 team, released by the MIAA office Tuesday.
Washburn star point guard Tyler Geiman has been named to the All-MIAA first team for the second straight season. [Photo courtesy of Washburn Athletics]
Manhattan product Trevor Hudgins was named the MIAA player of the year for the second straight season after leading Northwest Missouri to the regular-season conference championship.
Geiman and Hudgins were joined on the all-conference first team by Ryan Hawkins of Northwest Missouri, Cam Martin of Missouri Southern and Jared Vitztum of Fort Hays State.
In addition to Geiman, Hudgins, Hawkins and Martin were unanimous picks.
Washburn juniors Jonny Clausing and Jalen Lewis received All-MIAA honorable mention.
Geiman averages 21 points, 6.5 rebounds, 6.2 assists and 1.7 steals for the Ichabods, who take a 16-6 record into Tuesday's MIAA quarterfinal game against Rogers State.
Geiman leads the MIAA in assists and is No. 3 in scoring, No. 7 in steals and No. 8 in rebounding.
Geiman becomes the fifth Ichabod to earn multiple first-team all-MIAA honors, joining Brady Skeens, Will McNeil, Ewan Auguste and Dan Buie.
Clausing received honorable mention for the second straight season after averaging 9.9 points and 4 rebounds in the regular season. Clausing leads the MIAA in field goal percentage at 61 percent.
Lewis earned All-MIAA honorable selection for the first time after averaging 12.5 points and hitting 54 of 110 3-point attempts this season.
ALL-MIAA MEN'S BASKETBALL
First team
Tyler Geiman, sr., Washburn; Ryan Hawkins, sr., Northwest Missouri; Trevor Hudgins, jr., Northwest Missouri; Cam Martin, sr., Missouri Southern; , Jared Vitztum – Fort Hays State, Senior.
Second team
Diego Bernard, jr., Northwest Missouri; Tyrell Carroll, jr., Missouri Western; Jumah'Ri Turner, sr., Emporia State; Isaiah Wade, sr., Central Oklahoma; Sevon Witt, so., Lincoln.
Third team
Bobby Arthur-Williams, graduate, Pittsburg State; Quinton Drayton, jr., Lincoln; Callen Haydon, jr., Central Oklahoma; Devin Pullum, sr., Rogers State;
Stan Scott, sr., Missouri Southern.
Honorable mention
Central Missouri: Cameron Hunter, sr. Central Oklahoma: Cam Givens, jr. Emporia State: Austin Downing, sr. Fort Hays State: Kaleb Hammeke, fr. Lincoln: Cam Potts, sr. Missouri Western: Caleb Bennett, jr.; Will Eames, so.; Reese Glover, so. Nebraska-Kearney: Austin Luger, sr., Jake Walker, sr. Newman: Joel Boyce, jr. Northeastern State: Trey Sampson, jr. Northwest Missouri: Luke Waters, so. Pittsburg State: Quentin Hardrict, jr. Rogers State: Darraja Parnell, sr.; Brewster Peacock, sr. Washburn: Johnny Clausing, jr.; Jalen Lewis, jr.
ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM
Diego Bernard, jr., Northwest Missouri; Tyler Carroll, jr., Missouri Western; Tyler Geiman, sr., Washburn; Ryan Hawkins, sr., Northwest Missouri; Cam Potts, sr., Lincoln.
Player of the year -- Trevor Hudgins, jr., Northwest Missouri.
Defensive player of the year -- Diego Bernard, jr., Northwest Missouri.
Freshman of the year -- Kaleb Hammeke, Fort Hays State.
Coach of the year -- Ben McCollum, Northwest Missouri.
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Hayden's boys basketball team put itself in position to pull off a Class 4A sub-state Tuesday night before top seed Wamego took control in the fourth quarter for a 64-55 win on the Red Raiders’ home court.
Hayden was deadlocked with Wamego 36-all entering the fourth quarter, but the Red Raiders outscored the Wildcats 28-19 the rest of the way.
Hayden, which finished with a 4-16 record, was led by sophomore Joe Otting with 23 points while senior Vacario Triplett added 13 points and Jake Muller 10.
Wamego (15-5) put Hayden away with a 19 of 24 performance at the free throw line in the fourth.
Jake Fritz scored a game-high 25 points for Wamego with 5 3-pointers and an 8 of 12 performance at the free throw line while Tanner Hecht added 20 points.
Wamego went 28 of 35 at the free throw line while Hayden was 10 of 14.
ST. JAMES ACADEMY GIRLS 97, HIGHLAND PARK 27
Highland Park’s girls basketball team saw its winless season come to a close in a 97-27 Class 5A sub-state loss at St. James Academy.
The Scots. 0-16, trailed 10-8 St. James 26-5 at the end of the first quarter and 53-17 at the half.
Senior Isabella Carter led Highland Park with 15 while junior Aisya Taylor added 12 points.
DE SOTO GIRLS 45, SHAWNEE HEIGHTS 34
Shawnee Heights girls turned in a solid defensive effort, but struggled offensively in a season-ending 45-34 Class 5A sub-state loss at De Soto, which improved to 11-10.
