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Washburn's try for a big road win came up just short Saturday, with Central Oklahoma escaping with a 74-73 MIAA victory at Edmond, Okla. when the Ichabods' halfcourt 3-point attempt bounced off the rim as time ran out.
Satuirday's game was tight throughout, including a 16-16 tie at the end of the first quarter, a 32-28 Washburn lead at the half and a 47-45 Bronchos advantage at the start of the fourth quarter.
Washburn and Central Oklahoma were tied at 65 and 67 before Hunter Bentley hit two free throws to put the Ichabods in front 69-67 with a minute remaining.
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A quick turnaround seemed to be just what Topeka High’s boys basketball team needed.
After letting a second-half lead get away in a 62-59 loss at Junction City Thursday night, the Trojans got another shot at the Blue Jays Friday night at Topeka High and delivered a decisive 62-45 Centennial League victory, the Trojans’ second win of the season.
Topeka High trailed 20-15 at the end of the first quarter in Friday night’s game, but the Trojans used a 16-7 second quarter to build a 31-27 halftime advantage and then dominated the second half by a 31-18 margin.
Senior Jayden Leesman led the way for Topeka High with a game-high 23 points, while freshman BJ Canady added 14, senior Isiah Esquibel 13 and senior Jalen Smith 9 points as the Trojans improved to 2-9 overall and 2-6 in the league.
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Topeka High's girls basketball team stretched its winning streak to 34 games, including 11 wins this season, with a 75-39 romp past Leavenworth Saturday afternoon at High.
Making a quick turnaround after a 79-50 win over Kapaun Mt. Carmel Friday at Newton, Topeka High opened up a 22-12 first-quarter lead over the Pioneers and put the game away by halftime, taking a 45-19 lead to the locker room at the half.
The Trojans increased their advantage to 71-31 by the end of the third quarter and a running clock was used throughout the fourth quarter.
Junior NiJaree Canady, who was honored prior to the game for reaching the 1,000-point career scoring milestone earlier this season, scored a game-high 25 points, including 17 in the first half.
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The two things Washburn Rural boys basketball coach Kevin Muff talked about after Friday's win over Emporia was the need to get more Junior Blues involved offensively and for Rural to play better defense.
The Junior Blues made improvement in both of those areas in Saturday's 57-43 home Centennial League victory over Manhattan.
Senior standouts Joe Berry and Jack Hutchinson combined for 30 points and the Junior Blues also got key contributions from seniors Brady Patterson and Davan Brady, who scored 9 and 7 points, respectively, as Rural shot 63.9 percent from the field.
Washburn Rural senior Joe Berry scores 2 of his game-high 19 points in Saturday's 57-43 win over Manhattan. [Photograph by Doug Walker]
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Washburn Rural's girls basketball team rolled to a 71-38 victory over Lawrence Saturday, completing a stretch of three lopsided wins in as many days.
And although Rural was a heavy favorite in all three home contests, coach Kevin Bordewick said he had specific goals for his team in addition to winning, which he felt the Junior Blues achieved en route to three wins by a total of 110 points.
"We said, 'We're not worried about the record, we're going to assume that they're undefeated and we've got to be ready to go,' '' Bordewick said. "One of the things that we really kind of emphasized is how we run the floor and running fastbreaks and making better decisions than what we had and I really do think that that showed up.
"I thought the way we got out and ran, I was really happy with that.This group's been really good about we're not into who scores the points, let's just get something scored and go from there, and they've all stepped up and really done that.''
