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TMP Basketball Teams Sweep Larned

Posted on February 7, 2012February 8, 2012

GIRLS: TMP 53, Larned 22
After a slow start, the Thomas More Prep – Marian girls eased by Larned Tuesday night for a 53-22 victory at Al Billinger Fieldhouse. The game marked just the third time TMP has been at home for a game and are now 3-0 at the Fieldhouse.

The Lady Monarchs (12-3) only led 5-1 after the first quarter but held Larned without a field goal for over 12 minutes to start the game. Thanks to 11 points in the second quarter by senior Jenna Lang, TMP took a 22-6 lead into halftime. Lang finished with a game-high 18 points.

Larned (3-13) trimmed the lead to 12 early on in the third quarter, but TMP never saw their lead slip under 20 points in the fourth quarter.

Junior Heather Ruder added 14 points and senior Rachel Jacobs ended the night with 11.

The Lady Monarchs have now won five straight games and improved to 5-0 in conference play.

Girls Highlights
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BOYS: TMP 64, Larned 63
After blowing a 20-point lead in the fourth quarter, the boys from Thomas More Prep – Marian pulled out a 64-63 victory over Larned Tuesday night at Al Billinger Fieldhouse.

The Monarchs were up 55-35 early on in the fourth quarter. Things would get sloppy for TMP (9-6) and Larned’s Jahman Hill could not miss from outside resulting in a a 28-5 run by the Indians.

Larned led 63-60 with 14 seconds remaining. After TMP brought the ball up across half court, coach Joe Hertel called a timeout to setup a potential game-tying 3-point shot. Out of the timeout, the Indians elected to foul and send the Monarchs to the free throw line preventing them from getting a shot off.

Junior Shane Zimmerman sank the first charity toss making it a two-point ballgame. Zimmerman intentionally missed the second and somehow the ball ended up in the hands of senior Kelton Schuckman who put it in with just over three seconds to go and drew a foul.

With the game knotted up at 63, the 71% free throw shooter Schuckman gave the Monarchs the lead after knocking down the free throw. Larned failed to get a good look at the end.

Schuckman finished with 18 points while Zimmerman ended with 11. Both were season highs for the players.

Hill closed the night with 26 points in the loss. Larned’s senior had 17 of his 26 in the fourth quarter.

TMP continues their home stretch this Friday night against Quinter.

Boys Highlights
TMP BOYS HIGHLIGHTS 2-7
Joe Hertel Postgame Interview
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Hays High Girls Win, Boys Lose At Dodge City

Posted on February 7, 2012February 8, 2012

GIRLS: Hays 39, Dodge City 26
The Hays High Lady Indians never trailed in picking up their first double digit winning season since 2004-05 in a 39-26 win in Dodge City Tuesday night.

The Indians opened the game on a 7-2 run and used a 8-0 run to open the second half enroute to 13 point lead and the win.

Hays shot 41% from the field. Defense was the name of the game though as Dodge City was held to 18% shooting and just 1 of 20 behind the arc.

Taylor Herman scored a career high ten points grabbed four rebounds and blocked six shots. Paige Lunsford added ten points and Katelyn Shumacher collected 12 rebounds.

Hays moves to 10-4 on the year and 4-0 in the Western Athletic Conference.

Girls Highlights
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Kirk Maska Post Game Interview
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BOYS: Dodge City 45, Hays 31
Hays High took a 2-0 nothing lead eight seconds into their game with Dodge City last night, but it would be their last lead of the night as Dodge City answered with a 12-0 run that lead to a 14 point Red Demon lead after one quarter. The two teams played even after that with Hays losing by the same 14 point margin 45-31.

The Indians did pull with in nine points twice in the second half but never got any closer.

Hays was out rebounded 31-19 and shot 35% from the field. Big difference at the free throw line as Hays was 5 for 9 whileDodge Citywas 12 of 25.

Hays drops their seventh in a row and is 4-10 on the season and 1-3 in conference play.

Boys Highlights
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Rick Keltner Interview
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Friday Night Basketball Scores 1/3/12

Posted on February 3, 2012

BOYS’ BASKETBALL
Andover 62, Valley Center 41
Andover Central 50, Goddard 37
Argonia 27, Central Burden 15
Augusta 66, Wellington 49
Basehor-Linwood 85, KC Turner 60
Beloit 78, Ellsworth 54
Bennington 46, Ell-Saline 27
Bishop Carroll 59, Kapaun Mount Carmel 53
Bluestem 54, Chaparral 44
Buhler 39, Wichita Collegiate 37
BV North 65, Blue Valley 49
Chapman 53, Southeast Saline 48
Clay Center 64, Council Grove 47
Clearwater 58, Mulvane 52
Emporia 26, Washburn Rural 25

Holton 46,RoyalValley43

Hutchinson 47, Newton 36
KC Wyandotte 77, Atchison 59
LaCrosse 41, Ness City 38
Lawrence Free State 63, SM North 50
Leavenworth 62, Olathe North 46
Marais des Cygnes Valley 61, Topeka Heritage Christian 29
Moundridge 64, Hutchinson Trinity 40
Pratt 77, Nickerson 32
Riley County 43, Rock Creek 39
Rock Hills 59, Natoma 40
Rockhurst, Mo. 63, St. James Academy 39
Sabetha 48, Perry-Lecompton 44
Salina Sacred Heart 49, Minneapolis 42
SM South 41, Olathe South 30
SM West 66, Olathe East 59
Southern Cloud 43, Chase 38
Wichita Northwest 65, Wichita West 57
Wilson 57, Tescott 30

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
Abilene 53, Marysville 52
Andover 41, Valley Center 39
Andover Central 66, Goddard 41
Argonia 56, Central Burden 14
Arkansas City 41, Goddard-Eisenhower 31
Atchison 60, KC Wyandotte 21
Atchison County 34, Valley Falls 18
Baileyville-B&B 58, Frankfort 44
Basehor-Linwood 77, KC Turner 43
Belle Plaine 58, Douglass 49
Beloit 54, Ellsworth 51, OT
Berean Academy 55, Marion 37
Bishop Miege 69, BV West 29
Bonner Springs 39, KC Bishop Ward 35
Buhler 58, Wichita Collegiate 49
Centralia 51, Blue Valley 42
Centre 45, Goessel 24
Chaparral 49, Bluestem 21
Clay Center 49, Council Grove 30
Clifton-Clyde 34, Axtell 27
Deerfield 47, Satanta 37
Dighton 55, Western Plains 14
Ell-Saline 55, Bennington 43
Fairfield 36, Attica 34
Garden Plain 37, Conway Springs 24
Gardner-Edgerton 48, Blue Valley Southwest 37
Hesston 63, Sterling 36
Holton 69, Royal Valley 32
Hutchinson Central Christian 46, Pretty Prairie 18
Inman 45, Canton-Galva 30
Jefferson West 61, Hiawatha 29
Kapaun Mount Carmel 54, Bishop Carroll 36
LaCrosse 48, Ness City 46
Lincoln 51, Pike Valley 38
Little River 50, Wakefield 24
Maize South 45, El Dorado 43
Manhattan 45, Topeka West 32
Medicine Lodge 55, Cheney 42
Mill Valley 37, Lansing 26
Minneapolis 35, Salina Sacred Heart 16
Moundridge 47, Hutchinson Trinity 24
Mulvane 43, Clearwater 33
Natoma 44, Rock Hills 42
Newton 51, Hutchinson 41
Olathe North 44, Leavenworth 41
Olathe Northwest 80, SM Northwest 36
Olathe South 56, SM South 51
Olpe 61, Lyndon 30
Oskaloosa 60, Jackson Heights 27
Peabody-Burns 46, Solomon 31
Pratt 53, Nickerson 26
Republic County 53, Russell 49
Riley County 38, Rock Creek 29
Riverside 49, McLouth 24
Sabetha 51, Perry-Lecompton 21
Salina Central 47, Derby 42
Salina South 47, Wichita Campus 29
Santa Fe Trail 51, Nemaha Valley 45
Silver Lake 64, St. Mary’s 39
SM East 51, Lawrence 36
Southeast Saline 56, Chapman 36
Southern Cloud 50, Chase 26
Spring Hill 52, DeSoto 43
St. John 47, Central Plains 40
St. John’s Beloit 39, Sylvan-Lucas 27
St. Mary’s 47, Maranatha Academy 32
St. Thomas Aquinas 50, BV Northwest 45
Tonganoxie 37, KC Piper 33
Topeka 54, Shawnee Heights 47
Topeka Hayden 46, Highland Park 37
Topeka Heritage Christian 53, Marais des Cygnes Valley 51
Topeka Seaman 40, Junction City 16
Victoria 45, Macksville 33
Wamego 58, Valley Heights 27
Washburn Rural 53, Emporia 36
Wellington 40, Augusta 23
Wetmore 49, Hanover 43
Wichita Northwest 49, Wichita West 20
Wichita South 50, Wichita Southeast 32
Wilson 60, Tescott 24

Tuesday’s High School Basketball Scores – 1/31/12

Posted on February 1, 2012February 1, 2012

BOYS’ BASKETBALL
Abilene 53, Wamego 40
Alma, Neb. 60, Northern Valley 27
Andale 50, Winfield 46
Andover44, Maize 43
Ashland 54, South Gray 49
Baileyville-B&B 58, Bern 42
Berean Academy 38, Moundridge 32
Bishop Miege 58, BV North 50
Bishop Seabury Academy 53, KC Christian 39
Bonner Springs 61, KC Piper 27
Bucklin 50, Ingalls 36
Burlington, Colo. 54, Goodland 50
BV Northwest 61, Blue Valley48
Central Burden 77, Elk Valley 20
Central Plains 40, Otis-Bison 36
Centralia 61, Hanover47
Chaparral 59, Belle Plaine 42
Cheney 74, Bluestem 45
Cherryvale 80, Burlington 60
Cheylin 56, Golden Plains 41
Cimarron 68, Hodgeman County 47
Circle 47, Mulvane 46
Clay Center 53, Chapman 16
Clearwater47, Rose Hill 40
Clifton-Clyde 65, St. Xavier 44
Concordia 66, Pike Valley 40
Conway Springs 48, Medicine Lodge 39
Cunningham 44, Fairfield 25
DeSoto 54, Baldwin 41
Dodge City 55, Liberal 43
Ell-Saline 50, Inman 46
Ellis 62, Quinter 41
Ellsworth 62, Russell 43
Eureka 70, Yates Center 36
Flinthills 69, West Elk 43
Forgan, Okla. 79, Southwestern Heights 47
Fowler 52, Moscow 39
Frankfort 46, Onaga 36
Gardner-Edgerton 69, BV West 62
Goddard-Eisenhower 36, Valley Center 32
Great Bend 66, Hoisington 59
Hillsboro 47, Hesston 40
Holton 59, Hiawatha 53
Hoxie 58, Rawlins County 46
Hutchinson 48, Arkansas City 36
Hutchinson Central Christian 51, Chase 32
Jefferson North 67, Doniphan West 49
KC Harmon 87, Atchison 30
KC Turner 69, Mill Valley 65
Kinsley 51, Pawnee Heights 33
KiowaCounty 62, Spearville 31
Lakeside 37, Tescott 34
Lakin 54, Satanta 17
Lansing 52, KC Bishop Ward 36
Lawrence 46, Leavenworth 38
Lawrence Free State 56, SM West 50
Little River 43, Goessel 33
Louisburg 47, Paola 43
Lyndon 52, Wabaunsee 31
Macksville 78, LaCrosse 45
Maize South 58, Augusta 53
Marion 59, Canton-Galva 42
Maur Hill -Mount Academy 64, Horton 33
McPherson 85, Derby 78
Ness City 59, Hill City 49
Nickerson 59, Halstead 50
Northeast-Arma 41, Oswego 34
Norton 74, SmithCenter 66
Oakley 61, Trego 56
Oberlin-Decatur 49, Wheatland-Grinnell 33
OlatheEast 70, SM Northwest 52
Olathe Northwest 55, SM East 32
Olathe South 52, SM North 35
Olpe 59, Hartford 32
Osawatomie 60, Central Heights 55
Ottawa 103, Spring Hill 70
Oxford 53, Argonia 24
Peabody-Burns 64, Elyria Christian 23
Perry-Lecompton 57, Jefferson West 53, OT
Pleasant Ridge 71,Troy 62
Pratt 53, Lyons 23
Pretty Prairie 53, Burrton 42
Remington 54, Hutchinson Trinity 43
Republic County 56, Beloit 40
Rossville 53, St. Mary’s 43
Sabetha 47, Nemaha Valley43
Salina Central 65, Goddard 44
Salina Sacred Heart 45, Southeast Saline 31
Salina South 53, Hays 42
Santa Fe Trail 61, Royal Valley 52
Scott City 74, Colby 28
Sedgwick 59, Bennington 44
Silver Lake 53, Osage City 51
SM South 54, Olathe North 43
Smoky Valley 56, Haven 46
Solomon 63, Centre 45
South Barber 64, Attica 32
Southern Valley, Neb. 53, Phillipsburg 42
St. John 59, Western Plains 23
St. John’s Beloit 41, Thunder Ridge 37
St. John’s Military 62, St. Mary’s Academy 58
St. Thomas Aquinas 62, Blue Valley Southwest 52
Sterling 62, Kingman 57
Stockton 68, Logan 29
Syracuse 63, Rolla 38
TMP-Marian 64, Ellinwood 42
Topeka 59, Topeka West 48
Topeka Hayden 54, Emporia 53
Udall 64, Caldwell 54
Uniontown 54, Chetopa 29
Washington County47, Rock Hills 27
Wetmore 50,Valley Heights 48
White City 57, Wakefield 32
Wichita Collegiate 66, El Dorado 39
Wichita County 48, Dighton 46
Wichita East 57, Bishop Carroll 41
Wichita Heights 82, Wichita Southeast 52
Wichita Independent 68, Douglass 66
Wichita North 56, Wichita West 52
Wichita Northwest 58, Wichita South 46
Wichita Trinity 43, Garden Plain 36
Wilson 60, Natoma 48

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
Andale 58, Winfield 32
Andover Central 54, Wichita Campus 20
Atchison 71, KC Harmon 24
Atchison County 54, Riverside 45
Belle Plaine 50, Chaparral 38
Beloit 41, Republic County 35
Berean Academy 34, Moundridge 27
Bishop Carroll 66, Wichita East 55
BlueValley 42, Linn 30
Bonner Springs 27, KC Piper 26
Burlington 68, Cherryvale 38
Burrton 36, Pretty Prairie 27
Caldwell 33, Udall 29
Central Burden 47, Elk Valley 18
Central Plains 56, Otis-Bison 38
Centre 60, Solomon 28
Cheney 62, Bluestem 46
Cimarron 60, Hodgeman County31
Clay Center 53, Chapman 16
Clifton-Clyde 50, St. Xavier 22
Colby 54, Scott City 9
Conway Springs 51, Medicine Lodge 36
Cunningham 37, Fairfield 32
DeSoto 39, Baldwin 36
Dighton 42, Wichita County 25
Dodge City 73, Liberal 31
Ell-Saline 52, Inman 27
Elyria Christian 43, Peabody-Burns 42
Fort Scott 48, Coffeyville 29
Frankfort 52, Onaga 43
Garden Plain 51, Wichita Trinity 29
Golden Plains 48, Cheylin 31
Halstead 42, Nickerson 38
Hanover 44, Centralia 40
Haven 57, Smoky Valley 29
Hays 46, SalinaSouth 44

Hill City 58, Ness City 43
Hillsboro 36, Hesston 34
Holton 67, Hiawatha 12
Horton 59, Maur Hill -Mount Academy 12
Hoxie 78, Rawlins County 32
Hugoton 40, Ulysses 33
Hutchinson 50, Arkansas City 39
Hutchinson Central Christian 55, Chase 28
Jefferson North 56, Doniphan West 25
Jefferson West 35, Perry-Lecompton 25
KC Bishop Ward 41, Lansing 40
LaCrosse 46, Macksville 43
Lakeside53, Tescott 29
Lakin 40, Satanta 24
Lawrence 39, Leavenworth 32
lawrence Free State 51, SM West 43
Little River 49, Goessel 19
Logan 37, Stockton 23
Louisburg 60, Paola 52, OT
Lyons 52, Pratt 47
Madison 39, MissionValley 32
Maize 46, Andover 40
Maize South 52, Augusta 35
Manhattan 53, Junction City 23
Marion 30, Canton-Galva 15
McPherson 59, Derby 36
Moscow 33, Fowler 18
Mulvane 41, Circle 29
Oakley 60, Trego 49, OT
Olathe Northwest 74, KC Schlagle 24
Olpe 52, Hartford 20
Osawatomie 56, Central Heights 49
Oswego 57, Northeast-Arma 15
Pike Valley 51, Concordia 33
Pratt Skyline 56, Stafford 21
Quinter 38, Ellis 34
Remington 31, Hutchinson Trinity 30
Riley County 44, Marysville 32
Russell 64, Ellsworth 35
Salina Central 64, Goddard 51
Santa Fe Trail 56, Royal Valley 38
Silver Lake 55, Osage City 19
SM Northwest 59, Olathe East 57
Smith Center 64, Norton 14
South Barber 47, Attica 32
South Central 51, Kinsley 47
Southeast Saline 59, Salina Sacred Heart 18
Southern Coffey 52, Crest 17
Southern Valley, Neb. 43, Phillipsburg 30
Southwestern Heights 49, Forgan, Okla. 38
Spearville 52, Kiowa County 24
St. James Academy 44, University Academy, Mo. 6
St. John 76, Western Plains 20
St. John’s Beloit 38, Thunder Ridge 33
Sterling 60, Kingman 54, OT
Sublette 49, Deerfield 47
TMP-Marian 39, Ellinwood 28
Tonganoxie 54, Basehor-Linwood 36
Topeka 54, Topeka West 33
Troy 44, Pleasant Ridge 32
Valley Center 59, Goddard-Eisenhower 34
Wakefield 39, White City 32, OT
Wamego 79, Abilene 54
Washington County 63, Rock Hills 32
West Elk 33, Flinthills 30
Wetmore 57, Valley Heights 38
Wheatland-Grinnell 40, Oberlin-Decatur 17
Wichita Collegiate 52, El Dorado 36
Wichita Heights 90, Wichita Southeast 23
Wichita Independent 34, Douglass 29
Wichita North 56, Wichita West 18
Wichita South 32, Wichita Northwest 31
Wilson 65, Natoma 31

Ellis and Quinter Split a Pair of Games

Posted on January 31, 2012February 1, 2012

The Ellis Railroaders and the Quinter Bulldogs tangled in a Tuesday night showdown at Ellis High School on the Y102 Area Game of the Week and the two teams would end up splitting the two games.

In the girls game the lady Railers jumped out early in a tight battle and led by just three after the first quarter, 10-7. Into the second quarter the tight battle continued, while neither offense was able to getting going. The two teams combined for seven points in the second quarter and Ellis led 13-11 at halftime.

The two offenses would wake up in the second half combining for 48 points. The Ellis lady Railroaders used a 7-0 run to take a 23-20 lead to end the third quarter. Ellis opened up with two straight baskets to extend their lead to seven, their largest lead of the night. Quinter answered back with an 8-0 capped by back-to-back threes, one by Kayla Zerr and the other by Brooke Flax, to take a 32-29 lead. Quinter was able to score on the final three possessions of the game to seal the 38-34 win.

Brooke Flax scored a game-high 10 for Quinter, Kayla Zerr and Kylie Werth both added 8 points. Mikayla Gottschalk led Ellis with 8 and Sara Mick, Bailey Hensley and Kaleigh Soneson each added 6 points.

The Lady Railroaders drop to 6-9 on the season while the Bulldogs improved to 5-9.

Unfortunately for the Quinter Bulldogs the boy’s game wouldn’t be so close. Quinter opened the game with a 5-4 lead in the first quarter and that would be the only time they would lead in the game. Quinter closed out the first quarter leading 13-9. The second quarter would be the one that would do in the Quinter Bulldogs tonight. The Railers opened the second quarter on a 6-0 run and led 17-9, when all was said and done in the second Ellis outscored Quinter 24-7 in the second and they never looked back as they cruised to a 64-39 win.

Luke Lohrmeyer fought off early fall trouble to lead all scorers with 14. Thatcher Brown added 10 and Tyler Walters and Jared Mick both added 9 for Ellis. Brain Ochs was the only Bulldog in double figures with 1, Logan Reed added 8 and Jesse Ochs finished with 7.

Ellis surpassed their win total from last season with their 9th win this season, they are now 9-6 while the Bulldogs drop to 5-9.

Quinter will take to the road on Friday in a MCL matchup with Smith Center and Quinter returns home to take on Oberlin-Decatur Community.

Girls Highlights
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Boys Highlights
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TMP-Marian Boys And Girls Basketball Sweep Ellinwood

Posted on January 31, 2012February 2, 2012

GIRLS: TMP 39, Ellinwood 28
Without their leading scorer, Rachel Jacobs, the Lady Monarchs earned a 39-28 victory Tuesday evening on the road against Ellinwood.

The Thomas More Prep – Marian girls had a cold shooting first half. The Lady Monarchs (11-3) did not receive their first field goal until the final second of the first quarter. TMP trailed 19-12 at halftime.

When these teams met up back in December TMP led 40-12 at halftime and went on to win 68-22 with a continuous clock in the second half. Without Jacobs (battling illness) and a new lineup for the Lady Eagles it was a much tougher win for TMP the second time around.

Ellinwood would score the first bucket of the third quarter to take a 21-12 lead, but the Lady Monarchs went on a 18-1 run after that to take control of the game.

Only three players scored for TMP who improved to 4-0 in conference play. Junior Heather Ruder set a career high back in December against Ellinwood when she scored 20 points. Ruder bested that amount by scoring 22 this time against the Lady Eagles. Senior Jenna Lang added 14 points and senior Rebecca Pray chipped in three.

Alan Billinger Postgame Interview
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Girls Game Highlights
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BOYS: TMP 64, Ellinwood 42
The hot shooting from senior Nick Hammeke Tuesday night helped TMP get a 64-42 victory over Ellinwood on the road.

Hammeke connected on four 3-pointers and finished the night with a career high 25 points. The Monarchs snapped a three-game losing streak and improved their record to 8-6.

TMP trailed 9-2 early on after allowing Ellinwood’s Kyle Blakeslee to hit three straight 3-pointers. Blakeslee ended with a team-high 21 points for the Eagles. The Monarchs would respond with a 14-2 run to finish off the first quarter with a 16-11 lead.

TMP scored the first eight points of the second half and busted the game open from there. The Monarchs never led by less than 16 points in the fourth quarter.

Seniors Jacob Fouts and Kelton Schuckman completed the night with 12 and 10 points respectively.

TMP scored above 36 points for the first time in three games and moved to 3-1 in conference play.

Both Monarch teams will be in action this Friday night as they host Scott City at Al Billinger Fieldhouse.

Joe Hertel Postgame Interview:
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Boys Game Highlights
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Hays High Girls Win, Boys Lose Against Salina South

Posted on January 31, 2012February 1, 2012

GIRLS: Hays 46, Salina South 44
The Hays High girls withstood an 11-1 Salina South run in the fourth quarter to pick up their sixth win in seven tries, holding off the Cougars 46-44 Tuesday night at the Hays High Gym.

Hays went from eight up to two down during the four and-a-half minute drought, but layups from Taylor Herman and Paige Lunsford gave them the lead back before South tied the game on two free throws. Lunsford then hit two free throws with :06 to play to give the Indians the lead for good.

South’s final shot bounced twice on the rim and fell out.

Hays hit 16 of their 19 free throw attempts and was led by Lunsford who scored 14 points with four more players adding six or more points each as the Indians improve to 9-4.
Girls Game Highlights
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Kirk Maska Postgame Interview
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BOYS: Salina South 53, Hays Hays trailed by 11 late in the third quarter, but hit three consecutive 3-pointers pulled them within four with 1:41 to play. They would go scoreless the rest of the way, giving up a 7-0 run to close out the game.

South shot 59-percent from the field while the Indians hit just 33-percent. Jordan Windholz scored a career-high 13 in the loss as the Indians fall to 4-9.
Boys Game Highlights
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Rick Keltner Postgame Interview
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Hays High Lady Indians Come Up Short In Mid America Classic Title Game

Posted on January 28, 2012January 29, 2012

Hays High Girls Basketball — Picture By Alexxandra Malchow

Hays High made a run at knocking off three straight undefeated opponents at the Mid-America Classic in McPherson, but came up short of beating host school McPherson 52-42 on Saturday night in the title game.

Hays led early 9-2 and still led by seven midway through the second quarter 19-12 putting a worrisome feeling into the McPherson faithful that they might be the next undefeated team to fall to Hays High. McPherson though would go on a 14-2 run highlighted by four three pointers from Hailey Ruder, who had just five made three point field goals all season prior to the tournament.

Hays High did lead by one at half time and in the early 3rd quarter but were outscored 20-6 in the third and a 15 point deficit in the early fourth proved too much for Hays High to overcome, though they did make things interesting getting within seven late. Second place is the best finish for Hays High at the McPherson tournament and Hays has gone 4-2 over the past two years at one of the toughest girls tournaments in the state.

Hays was led in scoring by Paige Lunsford with 21 points. Paige scored 60 points in the tournament and was the leading scorer over the three games. The 60 points also tied for 9th all-time for points in three games by a senior player. Lunsford finishes her four years at the Mid-America Classic with 143 points and ranks 10th all-time for career points for a four year player. Lunsford also broke the record for most free throws made in three games at the tournament with 23, breaking the previous record by three. Lunsford made 23 of 28 free throws in the tournament.

Katelyn Schumacher finished the tournament with 29 rebounds and had the second highest tally for the three games.

Taylor Herman topped the tournament with six blocks over the three days.

Both Lunsford and Schumacher were named to the all-tournament team. It is the first time that Hays has had a player given such an honor. The Indians also were given the team sportsmanship award as well.

Earlier in the day Lunsford finished in a tie for first in the three point contest, but was awarded second after a shoot-off.

Hays drops to 8-4 on the season and will be home on Tuesday, January 31st to take on Salina South in a girls and boys double header.

Highlights:
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Post Game Head Coach Int.:
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La Crosse and Victoria Split Games

Posted on January 27, 2012January 30, 2012

The La Crosse Leopards and the Victoria Knights split a pair of games tonight in La Crosse. In the girls game the Victoria Lady Knights jumped out to a 6-0 lead and used a 9-2 lead to open the first quarter to take a 15-6 lead after one. In the second quarter the Knights lead grew to 10 at 21-11 before leading 29-14 at halftime. Into the third quarter the La Crosse Leopards cut the lead to 10 points a couple of time in the second half but they never get closer and fell 53-41.

Victoria Kristin Huser fought off early foul trouble to turn in a team-high 17 points. La Crosse’s Haily Gilbert had 18. La Crosse falls to 5-9 with Victoria improved to 10-4.

In the boys game the Victoria Knights jumped out to a 2-0 lead and led 5-4 early in the first quarter but that would be the last time they would lead in the game. The La Crosse Leopards used to 15-0 run to lead 25-10 after the first quarter and they would never look back. The Leopards held the Knights to just four points in the second quarter to lead 43-14 at halftime. The Knights did put together a little bit of a run in the fourth quarter to close the gap but La Crosse was just to much on the Knight earning the 67-41 win.

Kip Keeley led all scorers with a season-high 22 points for La Crosse and Dalton Dreiling hit three straight three-pointers in the third quarter and finished with a season-high 12 points.

The La Crosse Leopards improved to 7-7 with the win while the Knights fall to 7-7 on the season. The Leopards will host Macksville on Tuesday and the Knights are off until the host Macksville next Friday.

Girls Highlights
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Boys Highlights
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Friday Night Basketball Scores 1/27/11

Posted on January 27, 2012

BOYS’ BASKETBALL

Andale 55, Mulvane 52
Bishop Miege 51,BlueValleySouthwest 44
BV West 41, St. Thomas Aquinas 39
Caney Valley 56,Eureka54
Flinthills 63, Argonia 25
Gardner-Edgerton 64,BlueValleyStilwell 58
HillCity57, Trego 47
Holton 59,TopekaHayden 41
HutchinsonCentral Christian 56,Norwich34
LaCrosse 67,Victoria41
Minneapolis49, Russell 23
Natoma 65, Logan 38
OlatheEast 69, KCWashington21
Plainville59, Ellis 51
Pratt 57,Dodge City48
Rock Creek 65, St. Mary’s 41
SM Northwest 54, SM North 47
SM South 44, SM West 32
SmithCenter61,Phillipsburg59
Spring Hill 65,Louisburg51
St. John’sMilitary 53, St. Mary’s Academy 49
Sutherland,Neb.48, Oberlin-Decatur 38
Tescott 38, Sylvan-Lucas 37
Thunder Ridge 37, Rock Hills 20
Tonganoxie 64,Atchison33
Topeka49, Topeka Seaman 35
Washburn Rural 52,ShawneeHeights31
WichitaCampus 49,ValleyCenter40
WichitaTrinity 52, Remington 48
Wilson68,St. John’sBeloit36
Lyon County League Tournament
Semifinal
Lebo 46, Waverly 34
McPherson Invitational Tournament
Buhler 55, Maize 51
SPIAA Tournament
Consolation
Fowler 63, Spearville 29
Ingalls 53,PawneeHeights16

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
Abilene45, Concordia 26
Andover45,SalinaCentral 37
Baileyville-B&B 53,ValleyHeights39
Burlington78,YatesCenter37
CentralHeights44, Jayhawk Linn 31
Centre 29,Wakefield24
Ellis 43,Plainville36
Frankfort51, Axtell 28
Hanover66,Bern32
Holcomb 62, Goodland 43
Holton 55,TopekaHayden 24
Hoxie 54, Oakley 46
KC Schlagle 58, KCWyandotte34
Logan 56, Natoma 27
Lyndon 37,MissionValley32
OlatheEast 69, KCWashington21
Osborne 46, Stockton 28
Oswego60, Altoona-Midway 28
PikeValley31, Chase 28
RawlinsCounty59, Quinter 44
RileyCounty87, Wabaunsee 53
Russell 50,Minneapolis42
Santa Fe Trail72,West Franklin30
SmithCenter68,Phillipsburg39
Southwestern Hts. 70,WichitaCounty34
Sutherland,Neb.48, Oberlin-Decatur 34
Sylvan-Lucas 57, Tescott 14
Thunder Ridge 51, Rock Hills 24
Tonganoxie 47,Atchison23
Waverly 30,Madison28
Weskan 44, Triplains-Brewster 37
Wetmore 50,BlueValley35
Wilson47,St. John’sBeloit37
Cunningham Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Attica36, Pretty Prairie 34
South Barber 60, Macksville 25
El Dorado Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
El Dorado49,Augusta42
ValleyCenter60,WichitaWest 24
Semifinal
WichitaCollegiate 45, Circle 39
Emporia Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Emporia46,Great Bend25
WichitaNorthwest 36,ShawneeHeights25
Semifinal
Maize 53,Highland Park30
Haven Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Cheney 53, Halstead 45
Kingman 60, Nickerson 44
Lawrence Free State Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
BV West 53,Lawrence50
Junction City30, KC Sumner 26
Semifinal
LawrenceFree State38, Washburn Rural 36
Little River Tournament
Little River 50,Bennington18
Lyons 52, Ell-Saline 47
Lyon County League Tournament
Semifinal
Olpe 50,Hartford18
McPherson Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Beloit60, Goddard 45
Manhattan50, Buhler 40
Semifinal
Hays 51, Andale 32
McPherson 41, Gardner-Edgerton 32
Newton Invitational Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Bishop Miege 49,Dodge City35
Garden City 49, Rose Hill 36
Pratt Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Chaparral 39, Medicine Lodge 36
Larned 45,WichitaNorth JV 19
Semifinal
Pratt 53,WichitaSouth 35
South East Saline Tournament
Southeast Saline 57, Central Plains 34
Sterling 59, St. Xavier 19
Topeka West Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
OlatheNorth 54,Derby48
Topeka61,TopekaWest 34
Semifinal
BlueValleyStilwell 35, Topeka Seaman 33, OT

Thursday’s High School Basketball Scores – 1/26/12

Posted on January 27, 2012

BOYS’ BASKETBALL
Highland Park 50, Manhattan 35
Hoisington 45, TMP-Marian 35
Jefferson North 39, KC Christian 38
Norton 48, Stockton 38
Pawnee City, Neb. 51, Baileyville-B&B 33
Lyon County League Tournament
Marais des Cygnes Valley 52, Hartford 40
Olpe 48, Southern Coffey 17

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
Baileyville-B&B 43, Pawnee City, Neb. 27
BV North 59, BV Northwest 55
Council Grove 33, Marion 32
KC Schlagle 58, KC Wyandotte 34
Norton 48, Stockton 37
TMP-Marian 43, Hoisington 40
Berean Academy Tournament
Burrton 48, Bluestem 44
Douglass 35, Goessel 21
Berean Academy 49, Wichita Trinity 22
Hutchinson Central Christian 50, Word of Life 39
El Dorado Tournament
Circle 38, Augusta 25
Mill Valley 77, Wichita West 25
Wichita Collegiate 55, El Dorado 47
Wichita East 37, Valley Center 27
Emporia Tournament
Highland Park 38, Shawnee Heights 34
Hutchinson 66, Emporia 57
Maize 60, Wichita Northwest 31
Olathe South 68, Great Bend 32
Haven Tournament
Cheney 43, Ulysses 24
Conway Springs 41, Halstead 19
Haven 56, Nickerson 26
Moundridge 40, Kingman 33
Hiawatha Tournament
Jackson Heights 33, Falls City, Neb. 29
Nemaha Valley45, Hiawatha 11
Horton 36, Troy 34
Rock Creek 41, Marysville 39
Lawrence Free State Tournament
Bishop Carroll 55, Junction City 30
Washburn Rural 46, Lawrence 34
Little River Tournament
Ell-Saline 52, Little River 47, OT
Lyons 68, Bennington 58
Lyon County League Tournament
Lebo 39, Burlingame 29
Southern Coffey 59, Marais des Cygnes Valley 45
McPherson Tournament
Andale 43, Buhler 39
Gardner-Edgerton 37, Beloit 27
Hays 58, Manhattan 55, OT
McPherson 80, Goddard 28
Mulvane Tournament
Clearwater 41, Wichita Campus 35
Maize South 51, Arkansas City46
Garden Plain 52, Mulvane 45
Wellington 58, Wichita Southeast 30
Newton Invitational Tournament
Andover Central 56, Garden City 34
Kapaun Mount Carmel 60, Bishop Miege 53
Newton 30, Dodge City 28
Olathe Northwest 64, Rose Hill 44
Pratt Tournament
Pratt 71, Wichita North Soph 13
St. John 50, Medicine Lodge 21
Wichita North 79, Chaparral 32
Wichita South 36, Larned 22
Sedgwick Tournament
Belle Plaine 46, Wichita Independent 34
Fairfield 50, Canton-Galva 47
Hutchinson Trinity 44, Sedgwick 30
Remington 39, Inman 37
South East Saline Tournament
Southeast Saline 57, St. Xavier 10
Sterling 49, Central Plains 41
SPIAA Tournament
Ashland 52, Minneola 40
Kiowa County41, South Gray 36
Ingalls 55, Bucklin 32
Spearville 48, South Central 47
Topeka West Tournament
Blue Valley Stilwell 52, Derby 34
SM East 57, Topeka West 44
Topeka Seaman 40, Olathe North 29
Wichita Heights 68, Topeka 32
Wellsville Tournament
Anderson County 45, KC Christian 24
St. Mary’s 60, Wellsville 48
Bonner Springs 51, Baldwin 25
Spring Hill 37, KC Piper 26

TMP Boys Lose at Hoisington

Posted on January 26, 2012January 27, 2012

For the third straight game the boys from Thomas More Prep – Marian were held to under 40 points, and it results in their third straight loss. Hoisington knocks off the Monarchs 45-35 Thursday evening at the Activity Center in Hoisington.

TMP trailed by 11 in the third quarter but was able to trim it to six going into the fourth, down 32-26, but the Cardinals score the first five points of the fourth quarter to seize back the momentum.

Hoisington’s combination of the 6’8” Cody Stetler inside, and guard Derrick Kaiser from outside was too much for TMP in the second half. Stetler ended up with a double-double, 18 points and 10 rebounds while Kaiser put in 17 points.

TMP was led in scoring by senior Nick Hammeke who finished with nine points on three 3-pointers.

The Monarchs fall to 7-6 on the season, and now are tied with Hoisington in the league battle at 2-1 in the MCAA.
Joe Hertel Postgame Interview
boys coach

Game Highlights
boys highlights

TMP Girls Defeat Hoisington

Posted on January 26, 2012January 27, 2012

The Lady Monarchs of Thomas More Prep – Marian nearly let a 15-point 4th quarter lead disappear but held on Thursday night against Hoisington, beating the Lady Cardinals 43-40.

The Hoisington home crowd didn’t have much to cheer about throughout the game with their team down double digits the majority of the game, but the Lady Cardinals outscored TMP 19-10 in the 4th quarter to make things interesting.

With TMP up 41-40 with under 10 seconds to go, Hoisington was forced to foul senior Jenna Lang. Lang knocked down both free throws to make it a 3-point ballgame, and a good look from behind the arc fell just short at the buzzer for Hoisington.

Lang closed the night with a game-high 14 points. TMP improves to 10-3 on the season and takes control of the conference standings, now 3-0.

Alan Billinger Postgame Interview
girls coach
Game Highlights
girls highlights