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Former Topeka West stars Marque Wilkerson and Trevion Alexander ended their high school careers with a bang, helping lead the Blue to a 125-106 romp past the Gold in Saturday's Kansas Basketball Coaches Association All-Star Game at Kansas Wesleyan University in Salina.
Wilkerson and Alexander, who led the Chargers to a runner-up finish in the Class 5A state tournament this past season, combined for 32 points and 20 rebounds as the Blue opened up a commanding 55-38 halftime advantage and cruised the rest of the way.
Wilkerson led six players in double figures for the Blue with a team-high 20 points and also grabbed a team-high 11 rebounds while Alexander added 12 points and grabbed nine rebounds.
Former Topeka West star Marque Wilkerson scored 20 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as the Blue rolled to a 125-106 win in Saturday's KBCA All-Star Game at Salina. [File photo/TSN]
Topeka West product Trevion Alexander had 12 points and grabbed nine rebounds for the Blue in Saturday's KBCA All-Star Game at Salina. [File photo/TSN]
Max Alexander (Buhler) added 18 points for the Blue while Zeke Mayo (Lawrence) and Jacob Hanna (Maize) had 16 apiece and Eli Wiseman (Belle Plaine) 13.
Former Campus star Sterling Chapman scored a game-high 26 points for the Gold while his Campus teammate, Steven Strong, had 22 points with six 3-pointers, Andrew Orr (Blue Valley North) and Drew Nicholson (Hoisington) 12 apiece and Lucas Hammeke (Hutchinson Trinity) 10.
Orr, who led Blue Valley North to the 6A state championship, is headed to Washburn University. Orr also grabbed six rebounds.
The Blue took a 101-86 win in the girls contest, with Osawatomie's Amiah Simmons scoring a game-high 23 points for the Blue and Trego Community's Lili Shubert adding 17.
Grace Pyle (McPherson) led the Gold with 14 points.
KBCA BOYS ALL-STAR GAME
BLUE 125, GOLD 106
Blue 55 70 -- 125
Gold 38 68 -- 106
BLUE
Wiseman 5-6 0-0 13, Garrison 3-6 0-0 7, Mayo 7-13 0-0 16, Hanna 7-12 2-2 16, Loudermilk 4-6 0-0 9, Davis 2-7 0-0 4, Meigs 1-3 0-0 2, M. Alexander 6-14 5-6 18, Parker 1-6 1-2 3, Wilkerson 9-17 1-3 20, Schulte 2-4 0-0 5, T. Alexander 5-8 1-1 12. Totals 52-102 10-14 125.
GOLD
Strong 8-15 0-0 22, Zenger 2-5 0-0 4, Littlejohn 3-9 2-2 8, Chapman 12-22 2-5 26, Orr 5-11 2-2 12, Grant 0-4 2-2 2, Hammeke 4-7 0-0 10, Wolf 0-2 0-0 0, Abasolo 0-2 0-0 0, Barnard 3-10 0-0 6, Wiebe 0-5 0-0 0, Purcell 1-7 2-2 4, Nicholson 5-12 2-2 12. Totals 43-111 12-15 106.
3-point goals -- Blue 11 (Wiseman 3, Mayo 2, Garrison, Loudermilk, M. Alexander, Wilkerson, Schulte, T. Alexander), Gold 8 (Strong 6, Hammeke 2). Rebounds -- Blue 59 (Wilkerson 11, T. Alexander 9), Gold 60 (Chapman 13, Barnard 10). Assists -- Blue 8 (Mayo 3), Gold 7 (Littlejohn 3). Turnovers -- Bluei 9, Gold 10. Total fouls -- Blue 13, Gold 14. Fouled out -- none.
