By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Cair Paravel Latin boys basketball completed a wire to wire 10-0 run to the Flint Hills League regular-season championship on Tuesday night, posting a 61-41 home win over Council Grove.
The Lions also won the Flint Hills League midseason tournament.
Lucas Marichal led the way with 17 points as Cair Paravel wrapped up a perfect Flint Hills League record with Tuesday's 61-41 win over Council Grove. [File photo/TSN]
Now 17-2 overall with 14 straight victories, the Lions took control of Tuesday's game with a 25-9 first quarter.
Cair Paravel led 38-18 at the half and the two teams battled to a 23-23 scoring stalemate over the final two quarters.
Lucas Marichal led Cair Paravel with 17 points while Chase Hastert added 14 points with three 3-pointers and Blaine Durbin had 12 points.
The Lions will host Heritage Christian on Friday.
CPLS girls take 36-31 victory
London Backman led the way with 13 points, including three 3-pointers, as Cair Paravel's girls took a tight 36-31 Flint Hills League decision over Council Grove Tuesday on the Lions' home court.
Cair Paravel led 9-6 at the end of the first quarter and 16-11 at the half before going in front 27-20 through three quarters.
Council Grove held an 11-9 scoring edge over the final eight minutes but Cair Paravel was able to hold on for the win, improving to 9-10 on the season.
Karsyn Hastert added nine points and Avery Rosenow seven points for the Lions.
Rural boys drop 63-54 Centennial League tilt to Manhattan
Washburn Rural dropped its third straight single-digit game on Tuesday, with Manhattan taking a home 63-54 Centennial League decision over the Junior Blues.
Rural fell to 9-8 overall and 2-3 in the league while Manhattan improved to 12-5 overall and 4-1 in the league.
The Junior Blues will be at home Friday to host Junction City in a Centennial League contest.
Manhattan tops Lady Blues, 67-45
Manhattan girls basketball rolled to a 67-45 home Centennial League win over Washburn Rural Tuesday night.
Washburn Rural fell to 11-6 overall and 2-3 in the league.
Scots roll to 26-point Meadowlark Conference win
Highland Park's boys posted their second straight win Tuesday night, taking a 48-22 Meadowlark Conference road decision over Kansas City-Schlagle.
The Scots, now 5-14, have outscored their past two foes by a 116-41 margin.
Highland Park's girls took a 2-0 forfeit win over Schlagle.
Cameron Miller scored 26 points Tuesday in Rossville's 75-43 win over Royal Valley. [File photo/TSN]
Bulldawg boys continue hot streak
Rossville boys basketball has now won six out of its last seven games after a 75-43 Big East League rout Tuesday night at Royal Valley.
The Bulldawgs, now 11-6 overall and 6-4 in the league, took control with a 45-23 first-half onslaught and used a 25-15 third quarter to force a running clock over the final eight minutes.
Senior Cameron Miller paced Rossville with 26 points while Jack Donovan added 21 points and Jakoby McDonnell 11.
Rossville will be at home Friday to host Abilene.
Senior Rylee Dick scored 24 points to pace Rossville to a 63-37 win over Royal Valley Tuesday night. [File photo/TSN]
Dick, Burdiek power Rossville past Royal Valley
Senior Rylee Dick scored 24 points and junior Nora Burdiek 21 points as Rossville's girls took a 63-37 Big East League road win at Royal Valley.
Rossville has now won three straight games, improving to 9-8 on the season and 4-6 in the league.
The Bulldawgs will be at home Friday to host Abilene.
Silver Lake boys stretch win streak to four games
Silver Lake boys basketball topped Marysville 62-41 Tuesday night, the Eagles' fourth straight victory.
The Eagles, now 14-4, will host Royal Valley on Thursday.
Lady Eagles rout Marysville
Silver Lake, top-ranked in Class 3A, took a 65-35 win over Marysville Tuesday night.
The 17-1 Eagles will be at home Thursday to host Big East League foe Royal Valley.
Seaman junior Kinser Barbosa posted a pair of individual wins in Tuesday's UKC swimming championships. [File photo/TSN]
Vikings' Barbosa claims pair of UKC titles
Seaman junior Kinser Barbosa captured a pair of individual championships in Tuesday's United Kansas Conference swimming meet, leading the Vikings to a fourth-place team finish.
Barbosa won the 200-yard freestyle in 1 minute, 51.71 seconds and took the title in the 500 free in 5:06.82.
Barbosa also teamed with junior Wyatt Glotzbach and seniors Theron Carlson and Josh Hochard to finish third in the 200 medley relay in 1:52.81 and with Carlson, Hochard and senior Ryan Sloyer to take third in the 200 free relay in 1:38.76.
Carlson placed second in the 200 individual medley (2:26.62) and finished third in the 100 butterfly (1:04.11).
Highland Park's Allen McCracken captured the boys individual title in the Meadowlark Conference bowling tournament. [Submitted photo/Highland Park bowling]
Scots' McCracken Meadowlark Conference bowler of the year
Highland Park's Allen McCracken captured the boys individual championship in Tuesday's Meadowlark Conference Tournament.
McCracken led Highland Park's boys to a second-place team finish while the Scot girls finished third as a team.
Highland Park's Isaac Barnes finished seventh individually, with Kayden King eighth and Gabe Dominguez 11th as all three bowlers earned second-team all-conference recognition.
Angela McCracken posted a second-place individual finish in the girls division while Ra'Lynn Divers was third. Both McCracken and Divers earned all-conference first-team recognition.
Jymenna Soto placed 13th and Ryle Schwinn 18th for the Scots.
