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JALEY BARKLEY, Cair Paravel Latin
A junior, Barkley scored 20 points, with 3 3-pointers and a 7 of 9 performance at the free throw line, as Cair Paravel took a 46-40 road win at Olathe Heritage Christian to improve to 3-2 on the season.
MARANDA BELL, Shawnee Heights
A junior, Bell won the 191-pound championship at Saturday's Blue Valley Southwest Invitational, recording four straight pins. Ranked No. 2 in Division I, Bell improved to improve to 12-0 this season with 12 pins.
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After scoring the first 19 points in Saturday's 92-34 romp past Junction City, Topeka High's girls basketball team got off to a bit of a slow start Monday night, trailing early at Hayden.
But the Trojans got cranked up over the final three quarters, increasing itheir win streak to 28 games with a 72-33 Centennial League win over the Wildcats.
NiJaree Canady
After trailing 8-5 and 10-8, the Trojans (5-0 overall and in the league) scored the final 4 points of the first quarter to take a 16-12 lead before using a 24-7 second quarter to take control, 40-19.
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Cair Paravel's Noah Hastert goes in the paint for a basket against Kansas City Christian in the Lions' 75-65 win over the Panthers. [Photo by Rex Wolf]
By RICK PETERSON
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Cair Paravel Latin boys basketball coach Mike Malloy didn't go into detail about his message to his team at halftime of Monday's home contest against Kansas City Christian.
But Malloy apparently got his point across, with the Lions storming back after trailing by 15 points in the first half to take a 75-65 victory over the Panthers.
"Halftime was one of those deals where we just had to light them up a little bit on taking some pride in their defense,'' said Malloy, whose team improved to 4-3 on the season. "We stunk it up because they had 37 points at halftime and we weren't playing a lick of defense. It didn't matter what we played, we just weren't guarding anybody.
"I guess it was just kind of the threat of what running was going to be like tomorrow that got them going.''
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By KEVIN HASKIN
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In days when he could maintain enough business to at least break even on the enterprise, Rick Peterson stocked a makeshift snack bar fellow journalists affectionately called, “Pistol’s Pantry.”
The Pantry had standards. I remember bringing some discounted (expired, in case you follow pesky health regulations) treats I found at a Mennonite grocery. Pistol carefully considered all merits before deciding he better not sell stale product.
“Really I ought to,” he said, “or Rickie will eat away all my profits.”
Frankly, Pistol didn’t start his Sam Drucker enterprise at The Topeka Capital-Journal to get rich. I’m not even sure he broke even. Deep down, Rick loved to provide his newsroom pals a price break that sportswriters relished as much as seamless internet access.
And Rickie? He made up for any reconciling discrepancies at the Pantry register by retracing his father’s footsteps and becoming a tireless workhorse who rose to join Rick as two of the best in the business.
In June, at ceremonies in North Carolina sponsored by the National Sports Media Association, Father and Son will be honored as the 2020 co-recipients of the Kansas Sportswriter of the Year Award. Rick will also receive his 2019 award as a five-time Kansas winner. The honor will be the first for Rickie, who is in his third year at the Hays Daily News.
Rick Peterson (left) and his son, Rick Jr., will be honored in June in North Carolina by the National Sports Media Association as the co-Kansas Sportswriters of the Year for 2020. [Photograph by Phil Anderson]
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ELIJAH BROOKS, Topeka West
A junior, Brooks returned from an injury to score 28 points, with 3 3-pointers, in 4-0 Topeka West's 78-60 home Centennial League victory over Hayden.
ZACH CLARK, Cair Paravel Latin
Clark, a junior, scored 25 points for Cair Paravel in an 83-75 road loss at Olathe Heritage Christian.
ISIAH ESQUIBEL, Topeka High
A senior, Esquibel scored 23 points and grabbed eight rebounds in Topeka High's 50-48 Centennial League loss at Seaman.
LUKE FAY, Cair Paravel Latin
Fay, a sophomore, canned 7 3-pointers and finished with 26 points in Cair Paravel's 83-75 road loss at Olathe Heritage Christian.
DANTE' HARRISON, Shawnee Heights
Harrison, a sophomore, scored a career-high 13 points, with 3 3-pointers, in Shawnee Heights' 64-51 United Kansas Conference loss at Lansing.
TY HENRY, Seaman
Henry, a junior, scored 11 points and came up with a huge blocked shot late in the game as Seaman improved to 3-3 with a 50-48 home Centennial League win over Topeka High.
MATEO HYMAN, Seaman
A junior, Hyman returned from an injury to score 18 points, including 16 in the second half, as Seaman took a 50-48 home Centennial League victory over Topeka High.
ZANDER PUTTHOFF, Topeka West
Putthoff, a junior, scored 23 points, including 7 3-pointers, as Topeka West improved to 4-0 on the season with a 78-60 home Centennial League win over Hayden.
VACARIO TRIPLETT, Hayden
A senior, Triplett scored 24 points for the Wildcats in a 78-60 Centennial League loss at undefeated Topeka West.
