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Cair Paravel Latin's girls basketball team rolled to a 47-14 win over Veritas Christian Tuesday night as freshman Josie Barkley led the Lions with a game-high 14 points, equaling Veritas' point total as a team.
The 6-6 Lions were in command after a 12-2 opening quarter and went on to lead 30-13 at the half.
Cair Paravel limited Veritas to 1 point in the second half to finish off the rout.
VERITAS CHRISTIAN BOYS 56, CAIR PARAVEL LATIN 53
Seniors Will Rau and Will Bartkoski combined for 40 points as Veritas Christian outscored Cair Paravel 17-9 in the fourth quarter to pull out the 56-53 win.
Rau led all scorers with 26 points while Bartkoski added 14 points as Veritas improved to 11-6.
Cair Paravel, which fell to 9-6, was led by sophomore Luke Fay with 18 points and 3 3-pointers while junior Zach Clark added 16 points.
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Seaman's boys basketball team bounced back from a tough overtime loss at Highland Park last Friday with arguably its biggest win of the season Tuesday night, taking a 56-47 home Centennial League victory over Washburn Rural.
The Vikings had Highland Park on the ropes in the final seconds of last Friday's game before the Scots forced overtime with a late 3-pointer and pulled away in the extra session for a 55-47 win.
This time it was Seaman that took control late, improving to 7-8 overall and 6-6 in the league while Washburn Rural fell to 9-5 and 8-3, dropping two games behind Topeka West in the league race.
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Seaman started the fourth quarter with a 7-0 run, but Washburn Rural cut its deficit to 2 points before the Vikings used another run to regain control and put the game away at the free throw line, hitting 11 of 13 charities on the night.
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Topeka West's boys basketball team rode a 31-point third quarter to an 83-58 win at Manhattan Tuesday night, opening up a two-game lead in the Centennial League race.
Topeka West improved to 12-2 overall and 9-1 in the league and Tuesday's win, coupled with Washburn Rural's loss at Seaman, allowed West to open up a two-game advantage over Rural and Highland Park.
West held a slim 37-36 lead at the half, but exploded for 31 points in the third quarter to take a commanding 68-51 lead and outscored the Indians 15-7 the rest of the way.
Senior point guard Marque Wilkerson led the Chargers with a game-high 26 points, including 4 3-pointers, while junior Elijah Brooks added 18 points, junior Zander Putthoff 12 on 4 3-pointers and senior Trevion Alexander 11 points.
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Hayden's boys basketball team gained a measure of revenge over Junction City Tuesday night, with the Wildcats taking a 57-48 Centennial League win on the Blue Jays' home floor.
Hayden had dropped a 70-65 home overtime decision to Junction City in an earlier meeting, but the Wildcats turned the tables in the rematch, riding a 19-5 third-quarter scoring spurt to the victory.
The Wildcats, who improved to 4-10 overall and 3-8 in the league, trailed 24-22 at the half but rallied for a 41-29 lead at the end of the third quarter and held off the Blue Jays (7-8, 5-7) down the stretch.
Sophomore Joe Otting led Hayden with 14 points while junior Kaelin Rice added 11 points for the Wildcats, who snapped a four-game losing streak.
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By ANDREW GILL
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Topeka High's boys basketball team gave rival Highland Park a battle Tuesday night, but missed opportunites, particularly at the free throw line, allowed the Scots to extend their winning streak to seven games with a 60-49 Centennial League win at High.
High's boys were able to penetrate and draw fouls against a solid Scots defense, which forced 12 turnovers in the game, but the struggled to capitalize on opportunities at the charity stripe, making just 15 of 31 free throw attempts (48 percent).
Highland Park, meanwhile, built an early lead and was able to survive Topeka High's second-half rally to improve to 10-5 on the season, 9-3 in the league.
Highland Park spread the wealth, with seven different players finding themselves in the scoring column, led by seniors Jahi Peppers with 13 points, MuKhajhae Daniels 12 and CJ Powell with 11 points while junior Juan’Tario Roberts also had 11 points for the Scots.
