By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Jack Bachelor
JACK BACHELOR, Washburn University
A junior guard, Bachelor scored 23 points on 7 of 13 shooting with three 3-pointers and 6 of 6 free throws in an 95-63 win over Minnesota State-Moorhead and had 14 points with five assists and three 3s in an 88-57 in over Winona State as No. 2-ranked Washburn went 2-0 in the Central Regional Challenge at Pittsburg to improve to 4-0 on the season.
Mason Becker
MASON BECKER, Hayden
Becker, a junior, scored a 71-yard touchdown on a pass reception from Connor Hanika, rushed for 78 yards on 9 carries, went 5 of 5 on extra-point attempts to improve his season PAT streak to 61 and averaged 44.5 yards on two punts as Hayden improved to 11-0 with an 43-29 home Class 3A state quarterfinal win over Jefferson West.
Autumn Gibbs
AUTUMN GIBBS, Washburn University
A junior volleyball player, Gibbs came up big in Friday's 3-1 home MIAA win over Central Oklahoma. After Washburn, now No. 7-ranked, dropped a 25-23 first-set decision, Gibbs jump-started her team with six straight service points, including three aces, at the end of the second set to give WU a 25-22 win before it closed out the match with 25-19 and 25-16 wins. Washburn took a 3-0 win over Arkansas-Fort Smith the following day to earn a share of the MIAA regular-season championship.
Camden Granado
CAMDEN GRANADO, Shawnee Heights
A senior, Granado was named the United Kansas Conference soccer player of the year after leading Shawnee Heights to the conference championship. Granado, also the T-Birds' place-kicker in football, ended his high school soccer career as Heights' single-season and career scoring leader.
Connor Hanika
CONNOR HANIKA, Hayden
Hanika, a senior quarterback, completed 10 of 15 passes for 200 yards, including a 71-yard TD pass to Mason Becker and a 30-yard touchdown pass to Xander Blasing, and also ran for a 9-yard TD as 11-0 Hayden advanced to the Class 3A semifinals with a 43-29 home win over Jefferson West.
Canann Mitchell
CANANN MITCHELL, Rossville
Mitchell, a senior quarterback/defensive back, ran for a pair of touchdowns in the Bulldawgs' 27-20 Class 1A road quarterfinal playoff win over No. 1 East seed St. Mary's Colgan in Pittsburg. Mitchell scored on runs of 2 and 71 yards as Rossville improved to 10-1 on the season and advanced to the state semifinals for the second straight season.
