By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Sophomore Brennon Dodge singed the nets for a career-high 33 points and hit seven 3-pointers as Shawnee Heights' boys basketball team rolled to a 74-37 non-league win over Bishop Seabury in Friday's 2021-2022 season-opener at Heights.
Senior Nate Pewe backed Dodge with 15 points as nine players scored for the T-Birds.
Shawnee Heights built an 18-11 lead at the end of the opening quarter, used a 20-7 second quarter to take a 38-18 halftime advantage and rode a 24-13 third quarter to a huge 62-31 lead at the start of the fourth quarter.
SEAMAN GIRLS 69, JUNCTION CITY 12 -- Seaman opened its season with a 69-12 road Centennial League romp at Junction City, with nine players cracking the scoring column.
Anna Becker
Taylin Stallbaumer
Freshman Anna Becker paced the Vikings with a game-high 15 points while sophomore Taylin Stallbaumer, last season's Shawnee County newcomer of the year, added 14 points and sophomore Brooklyn Gormley 11.
Seaman will return to action next Tuesday at home against Topeka West.
TOPEKA HIGH GIRLS 63, MANHATTAN 41 -- Senior Talayah Thomas scored 21 points with three 3-pointers and grabbed six rebounds as Topeka High opened its season with a decisive 63-41 Centennial League win at Manhattan.
Talayah Thomas
Junior Kiki Smith added 17 points and dished out six assists while junior Faith Shields had 13 points for the Trojans, who are ranked No. 8 in Class 6A after finishing second in the state tournament at year ago.
Senior Dayshauna Wiley led Topeka High with seven rebounds.
JUNCTION CITY BOYS 80, SEAMAN 63 -- Junction City used a 31-point fourth quarter to put Seaman away in an 80-63 Centennial League win Friday night at Junction City.
Seaman 14-13 at the end of the first quarter but Junction City used a 24-13 second quarter to take a 37-27 halftime lead.
Seaman outscored the Blue Jays 15-12 in the third quarter to cut Junction City's advantage to 49-42, but the hosts outscored the Vikings 31-21 the rest of the way.
Mateo Hyman scored 20 points and Ty Henry 14 for Seaman, while Gavin Wilhelm added nine points on three 3-pointers and Kaeden Bonner also scored nine points.
Howard Johnson scored a game-high 30 points for the Blue Jays, one of four Junction City players in double figures.
MANHATTAN BOYS 67, TOPEKA HIGH 46 -- Manhattan opened its season with a 67-46 home Centennial League win over Topeka High, putting a damper on Ty Baumgartner's debut as the Trojans head coach.
Topeka High trailed by just a 30-28 margin at the half before Manhattan boosted its advantage to 45-37 at the end of the third quarter and put the Trojans away with a 22-9 fourth quarter.
