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By ANDREW GILL
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Phenomenal 3-point shooting and aggressive defense pushed Washburn Rural's boys basketball team to Friday night's 59-45 Centennial League road victory over the Hayden Wildcats.
Senior Jack Hutchinson led the Junior Blues’ long-range effort, shooting a stellar 4 for 5 from 3-point range and an overall field goal percentage of 83 percent for a game-high 16 points while fellow senior Joe Berry added another 15 points and 7 rebounds.
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By RICK PETERSON
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Earlier in the season Highland Park had trouble in close games, getting off to a 3-5 start with three losses by 3 or fewer points.
But suddenly the Scots are finding a way to win those games, including Friday's 55-47 overtime Centennial League decision over Seaman at Highland Park.
Highland Park, which had dropped a 66-63 double-overtime decision to the Vikings early in the season, trailed much of the game in Friday's rematch, but the Scots rallied to force overtime on a clutch 3-pointer from 6-foot-7 senior CJ Powell with 2 seconds left in regulation and then outscored Seaman 15-7 in the OT to stretch their winning streak to five games.
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By RICK PETERSON
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In the midst of a five-game losing streak, the only objective for Matt Tinsley's Seaman girls basketball team Friday night against Highland Park was to get back in the victory column.
The Vikings achieved that goal in impressive fashion, leading wire to wire in a 68-31 Centennial League road win over the Scots.
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By ANDREW GILL
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In a game where neither team shot the ball well, crashing the offensive glass was what made the difference in Washburn Rural’s 56-45 Centennial League girls basketball win at Hayden.
Of Rural’s 40 total rebounds, 21 of them came on the offensive end. With both teams shooting just 38 percent from the field, every second-chance bucket mattered.
Despite more bench minutes than usual due to 3 first half fouls, sophomore Brooklyn DeLeye scored the game high 19 points and added 9 rebounds for the Lady Blues. Junior teammate Emma Krueger wasn’t far behind with a 16-point effort, also grabbing 9 boards.
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By RICK PETERSON
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When a team seemingly has as many players in street clothes as it does in unform, which was the case for the Washburn men's basketball team Thursday night, it's a necessity to get contributions from everybody that steps on the court.
Ichabod coach Brett Ballard got that against Rogers State as short-handed Washburn improved to 12-3 with an 88-77 MIAA win over the Hillcats at Lee Arena.
With juniors Jonny Clausing and Will McKee still sidelined with injuries and sophomore Connor Deffebaugh missing the game with illness, Ballard used just seven players against Rogers State, but five of the seven cracked double figures and another added 8 points as the Ichabods rallied from an 8-point deficit early in the second half to pull out the victory.
Ichabod senior point guard Tyler Geiman had another in a string of monster games for the Ichabods, scoring 21 of his game-high 29 points in the second half and also adding 8 assists, while redshirt freshman Levi Braun scored 18 points on 6 3-pointers.