By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Senior star Kiki Smith scored 28 points to go with six assists and five rebounds as Topeka High advanced to the championship game of De Soto's Hardwood Classic with a 52-44 semifinal win over Olathe Northwest Thursday night.
Topeka High senior star Kiki Smith scored 28 points with five 3-pointers as the Trojans improved to 3-1 with a 52-44 win over Olathe Northwest Thursday night in De Soto. [File photo/TSN]
Brittney Redmond's Topeka High girls picked up their third straight win to improve to 3-1 on the season and will play tournament host De Soto at 3 p.m. Saturday for the championship.
Smith went 9 of 19 from the field and hit 5 of 11 3-point attempts and 5 of 7 free throws.
Topeka High led 13-9 at the end of the first quarter, 23-18 at the half and outscored Northwest 29-26 in the second half to hold the Ravens at bay.
Senior Adisyn Caryl added six points and seven rebounds for the Trojans while sophomore Jo'Mhara Benning had six points and six rebounds.
Senior Faith Shields was credited with five steals.
De Soto advanced to the championship game with a 51-42 semifinal win over Notre Dame De Sion, Mo.
Senior Jack Bachelor (right) scored 21 points in Washburn Rural's 68-31 win over KC-Schlagle on Thursday in SM East's Championship Showdown. [File photo/TSN]
WASHBURN RURAL 68, KC-SCHLAGLE 31 -- Seniors Jack Bachelor and Wyatt Conklin combined for 37 points as Washburn Rural evened its record at 1-1 with a 68-31 romp past Kansas City-Schlagle in Thursday's consolation game of the Shawnee Mission East Championship Showdown.
Bachelor led the way with 21 points while Conklin added 16 points for the Junior Blues, who bounced back from a five-point loss to fifth-ranked (Class 5A) St. James Academy in the opening round of the tournament.
Washburn Rural will be back in action at 5:30 p.m. Friday at Shawnee Mission East, facing Shawnee Mission West for the consolation title (fifth place).
MISSION VALLEY GIRLS 53, CAIR PARAVEL LATIN 22 -- Cair Paravel Latin wrapped up the 2022 portion of its schedule with a 53-22 non-league loss at Mission Valley Thursday night. The Lions will now be off until a Jan. 6 game at Kansas City Christian.
MISSION VALLEY BOYS 58, CAIR PARAVEL LATIN 36 -- Cair Paravel Latin's boys dropped a 58-36 decision at Mission Valley, the Lions' fifth straight road game to start the season. Cair Paravel will now be off until a Jan. 6 game at Kansas City Christian.
