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Highland Park's boys basketball team, No. 2-ranked in Class 5A, topped city rival Washburn Rural 65-49 Friday night to capture the championship in the Shawnee Mission East Championship Showdown.
Highland Park senior Ja'Corey Robinson (23) scored 19 points Friday night as the Scots captured the Championship Showdown title with a 65-49 win over Washburn Rural. [File photo/TSN]
Senior Ja'Corey Robinson led three double-figure scorers for Highland Park with 19 points, backed by seniors Da'mykel Hales and Mikey Williams with 13 and 12 points, respectively.
Highland Park improved to 3-0 on the season while dropping Washburn Rural to 3-1.
The Scots will play their home-opener next Friday against Kansas City-Wyandotte in a Meadowlark Conference clash while Washburn Rural will play a road game at Barstow on Friday.
CPLS's Jaley Barkley picks up first coaching victory
Former Cair Paravel Latin girls basketball standout Jaley Barkley notched her first coaching victory on Friday, with Barkley's Lions taking a 44-37 win over Northland Christian, Mo.
The 1-4 Lions trailed 18-11 at the end of the first quarter before forging a 20-all tie at the half.
The game was still deadlocked at the start of the fourth quarter (31-all) before the Lions pulled out the victory with a 13-6 scoring margin over the final eight minutes.
Eriana Donaldson led CPLS with 14 points while Karsyn Hastert added 13 points and London Beckman 12.
Lions improve to 3-2 with 60-50 win over Northland
Cair Paravel Latin's boys climbed above .500 at 3-2 on the season on Friday with its second double-digit win of the week, 60-50 over Northland Christian, Mo.
Coming off 54-36 win over Lyndon earlier in the week, the Lions got 14 points, 9 assists, 6 rebounds and 3 steals from senior Jase Pavlik while senior Ben Roeder added 13 points.
Drew Fay added nine points and Chase Hastert and Blaine Durbin eight apiece for CPLS.
Northland led 16-13 at the end of the opening quarter, but the Lions used a 19-10 second quarter to take a 32-26 halftime advantage.
Northland cut its deficit to one point at 42-41 at the start of the fourth quarter before CPLS used an 18-9 fourth quarter to pull away down the stretch.
Hayden girls roll past Spring Hill, 59-36
No. 3-ranked (Class 4A) Hayden posted its second straight win in the Paul Terry Classic Friday at Emporia, rolling to a 59-36 win over Spring Hill.
Senior Millie Ramsey and freshman Hailey Schmidtlein scored 13 points each to lead the Wildcats, who also got 11 points from senior Brylee Meier.
Wildcat boys pick up second straight win
Hayden's boys recorded their second straight Paul Terry Classic victory on Friday, taking a 56-46 win over Spring Hill.
With the win the Wildcats improved to 2-1 on the season.
Rossville girls top Sacred Heart, 57-50
Junior Rylee Dick and sophomore Nora Burdiek combined for 45 points Friday as Rossville topped Sacred Heart 57-50 in the second round of the Chapman Irish Classic.
Dick scored 25 points with six 3-pointers while Burdiek added 20 points for the Bulldawgs, ranked No. 6 in Class 2A.
Centralia snaps 28-game Silver Lake win streak, 68-58
Centralia handed Silver Lake's girls their first loss since 2023 on Friday, with the Panthers taking a 68-58 win to end the Eagles' 28-game winning streak.
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Seaman's boys started Friday night's United Kansas Conference game at Topeka West short-handed and things got worse for the Vikings when No. 8-ranked Topeka West took a nine-point lead midway through the second quarter.
Junior KaeVon Bonner scored a game-high 17 points as Seaman knocked off No. 8-ranked Topeka West 60-57 Friday night. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
But a 13-0 run to end the first half reversed the Vikings' fortunes, with Seaman never trailing again and surviving a late West rally to take a 60-57 United Kansas Conference decision over the Chargers at West.
Seaman senior Bryer Finley (2) had 13 points in the Vikings' 60-57 UKC win at Topeka West Friday night. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
Seaman, which played without key injured reserves Matthew McConnaughey and Axton Brewer, got a game-high 17 points from junior KaeVon Bonner, 13 from senior Bryer Finley and 11 points from senior Dalton Smith while junior Landon Wiltz and junior Griffin Zuniga added 8 and 7 points, respectively.
"We were a little short on the bench, but the other guys just held it together enough to get it done,'' Seaman coach Craig Cox said. "It's always going to be difficult against a team like Topeka West that's going to be a active as they are with their length and athleticism.
"We had a lot of turnovers and we forced some shots, but we overcame that and we can build off of that as we move forward.''
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The underdog Topeka West girls scored the first basket Friday night and were still within four points of top-ranked Seaman with two and a half minutes remaining in the opening quarter.
But the rest of the night belonged to the defending Class 5A champs, with the Vikings improving to 3-0 overall and in the United Kansas Conference with an 80-33 romp past West on the Chargers' home floor.
Junior Maddie Gragg (32) scored a game-high 21 points in Seaman's 80-33 UKC win at Topeka West Friday night. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
Seaman senior Anna Becker puts up a shot in Friday's 80-33 UKC win at Topeka West. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
"We talked about it before the game, 'What are three things that we want to accomplish this game that after the game we said we did a good job of those things?' '' Seaman coach Matt Tinsley said. "One was running our offense, which means not settling just for any shot and I thought the girls ran their offense the best we've run so far all year, so they accomplished that.
"And we talked about limiting paint touches and (the Chargers) didn't get too many, so we handled that, and our goal was 60 percent from the field and 75 percent from the line was a goal and I thought our goals played great tonight.''
Seaman ended the first quarter with a 13-0 run and extended the run to 25 straight points with the first 12 points of the second stanza before West (0-2, 0-2) finally scored with 4:45 left in the half.
Seaman ended the half with a commanding 44-14 advantage and scored the final 13 points of the third quarter go in front 71-22 and force a running clock over the final eight minutes.
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Hayden junior wrestling standout Jude Krentz and Washburn Rural sophomore girls basketball standout Maddie Vickery have been selected by the Dan Key Farmers Insurance Agency as the Rising Stars of the Week.
The Dan Key Agency will recognize top Shawnee County underclassmen throughout the bulk of the 2024-2025 school year.
Here’s a brief look at the accomplishments of Krentz and Vickery over the past week:
Hayden junior Jude Krentz (facing) has been named the Dan Key Farmers Insurance Agency male Rising Star of the Week after winning the 175-pound title in last Saturday's Highland Park Invitational. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
JUDE KRENTZ, Hayden
Krentz opened the 2024-2025 wrestling season with the 175-pound championship in last Saturday's Highland Park Invitational.
Krentz went 3-0 on the day with three wins by fall, recording pins in 3 minutes, 23 seconds, 59 seconds and 1:38.
A two-time state qualifier, Krentz was also named to the All-Shawnee County Top 22 this fall after helping lead Hayden to its second straight 3A state championship game.
Washburn Rural sophomore Maddie Vickery has been named the Dan Key Farmers Insurance Agency female Rising Star of the Week after leading Rural to a 3-0 start with 70 points in the three games. [File photo/TSN]
MADDIE VICKERY, Washburn Rural
The 6-foot-1 Vickery has led Washburn Rural to a 3-0 start to the 2024-2025 season, scoring 70 points over the three games.
Vickery opened the year with a 26-point, 12-rebound performance in a 44-43 win over Blue Valley Northwest last Friday before scoring 17 points in a 45-42 win over Liberty, Mo. on Tuesday and 27 points in Thursday's 68-44 win over Topeka High in the semifinals of the De Soto Hardwood Classic.
As a freshman Vickery received All-Shawnee County and All-Centennial League first-team honors and was named the county and league newcomer of the year.
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DE SOTO -- Centennial League rivals Washburn Rural and Topeka High squared off Thursday in the first of what will be a minimum of three times this season and the Junior Blues drew first blood, rolling to a 68-44 win over the Trojans in a De Soto Hardwood Classic semifinal.
Sophomore Maddie Vickery scored a game-high 27 points in Washburn Rural's 68-44 win over Topeka High Thursday night in the De Soto Hardwood Classic. [Photo by Doug Walker/Special to TSN]
With Thursday's win the 3-0 Junior Blues will play for the tournament championship at 3 p.m Saturday while the 1-2 Trojans will play for third place at 12 p.m.
Maddie Vickery, a 6-foot-1 sophomore, continued her red-hot start to the season for Washburn Rural with a game-high 27 points, including four 3-pointers and a 5 of 6 performance at the free throw line.
Vickery was one of three double-figure scorers for the Junior Blues, with senior Kate Hinck and junior Ella Hirschi adding 11 points each.
