By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Seaman girls basketball coach Matt Tinsley knows that tougher games are right about the corner, but back-to-back running clock routs have allowed Tinsley to get his young Vikings a lot of early-season experience.
After opening the season with a 30-point win over Lansing last Friday, third-ranked (Class 5A) Seaman followed that up with 60-26 United Kansas Conference romp past Topeka West Tuesday night at Seaman.
Seaman freshman Maddie Gragg led No. 3-ranked Seaman with a game-high 16 points in Tuesday's 60-26 UKC win over Topeka West. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
Sophomore Anna Becker scored 14 points as Seaman improved to 2-0 with a 60-26 UKC win over Topeka West Tuesday night. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
Seaman used 13 players against West, including 11 underclassmen and two freshmen, while eight players cracked the scoring column, including three players in double figures.
"I think early in the year you see what the kids can do, the strengths they can bring to the team, and it's been great getting to play a lot of kids,'' Tinsley said. "Now the rotation will shrink as the season goes on, but it's good to see kids get their head up.
"I wrote up on the board with our keys to the game, I put the number 10. When 10 hands are touching the basketball it's a fun game to watch and I thought we did a good job of sharing the basketball.''
Freshman Maddie Gragg led the Vikings (2-0 overall, 2-0 UKC) with a game-high 16 points while sophomore Anna Becker added 14 points and Brooklyn Gormley 10 while four Seaman players had at least five rebounds.
Seaman put the Chargers (0-2, 0-2) in a deep hole with a 21-6 opening quarter and the Vikings took a commanding 33-12 lead at the half.
The Vikings came out of halftime with a 25-8 third quarter to force a running clock throughout the fourth quarter.
Senior Azaryah Duncan scored seven points to pace Topeka West, but no other Chargers scored more than four points.
Seaman will got out of state on Friday for a non-league game at Savannah, Mo. while Topeka West will play its home-opener against UKC foe Shawnee Heights.
SEAMAN GIRLS 60, TOPEKA WEST 26
Topeka West 6 6 8 6 -- 26
Seaman 21 12 25 2 -- 60
Topeka West (0-2, 0-2) -- Duncan 3-9 1-2 7, Clark 1-1 1-3 3, Ford 2-4 0-0 4, Bearman 2-4 0-0 4, Brooks 1-4 0-0 2, Alexander 0-5 2-2 2, Gonzales 0-1 0-0 0, Short 1-5 2-3 4, Bogart 0-1 0-0 0, McGlory 0-1 0-0 0, Hall 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 10-37 6-10 26.
Seaman (2-0, 2-0) -- Anderson 1-2 0-0 3, T. Stallbaumer 2-4 0-1 5, Becker 6-12 0-1 14, Gragg 7-12 1-2 16, Gormley 4-7 2-3 10, Schumann 1-3 1-2 3, J. Stallbaumer 2-4 2-2 7, McLaughlin 0-0 0-0 0, Miller 0-1 0-1 0, E. Stallbaumer 0-2 0-0 0, Wilhelm 0-1 0-0 0, Moulden 0-2 2-2 2,Steiner 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-50 8-14 60.
3-point goals -- Seaman 6 (Becker 2, Anderson, J. Stallbaumer, T. Stallbaumer, Gragg). Total fouls -- Topeka West 17, Seaman 14. Fouled out – none.
