Topeka High's Hailey Caryl batting for the ball.

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Hayden's Hailey Schmidtlein tops Topeka girls basketball in the pre-holiday scoring & assists charts.

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Quincy Dixon led Shawnee Heights with 17 pts. in game vs. Topeka West.

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Seaman's KaeVon Bonner tops the Topeka scoring and assists lists through the holiday break.

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Senior Simon Rowley's 16.5/game scoring average leads Washburn Rural.

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Junior Zayah Kincaid led Highland Park with 17 pts. in game vs. Wyandotte.

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Kailyn Hanni, Silver Lake, passed the 1,000 pts. mark for her career.

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AUSTIN BROADIE, Washburn University

A 6-foot senior outside hitter, Broadie helped lead No. 9-ranked Washburn volleyball to a perfect 3-0 record in the Central Missouri tournament on Friday and Saturday in Warrensburg, Mo. as the Ichabods improved to 11-0 on the season. Broadie registered a career-high 25 kills in Washburn's final match of the weekend, a five-set thriller over Ouachita Baptist.

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DAYNE JOHNSON, Silver Lake

Johnson, a senior standout on both sides of the ball for the Silver Lake football team, helped lead the way Friday night as the Eagles picked up their first win of the season, a 19-6 home Big East League decision over Perry-Lecompton. A multi-sport standout, Johnson caught 17 passes for 158 yards and a touchdown from freshman quarterback Kipton Kruger against the Kaws.

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CALE KETTER, Seaman

Ketter, a 6-foot-1, 170-pound junior quarterback, completed 12 of 15 passes for 278 yards and five touchdowns Friday night as Seaman picked up its first win of the season, a 61-0 United Kansas Conference romp past Topeka West at Hummer Sports Park. Ketter hit Josh Brown for 18 and 32-yard touchdown, Noah Kobuszewski for a 78-yard score, Jayden Evans for a 39-yard strike and Coy Barta for a 27-yard TD.

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JOJO KINGCANNON, Highland Park

A junior, Kingcannon had a hand in five touchdowns Friday night as Highland Park built a 36-18 lead ove Meadowlark Conference foe Kansas City-Schlagle before the game was halted with 1:17 remaining in the third quarter due to on-field altercations. Kingcannon scored on 30 and 60-yard passes from Dontrail Fox, a 20-yard TD pass to Tremaine Savage, a 94-yard kickoff return and a 16-yard run.

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QUENTIN MORAVEC, Seaman

Moravec, a 6-foot, 180-pound sophomore running back, carried the ball 17 times for 196 yards and two touchdowns Friday night at Hummer Sports Park as Seaman notched its first victory of the season in a 61-0 United Kansas Conference decision over Topeka West. Moravec scored on runs of 39 and 44 yards as the Vikings improved to 1-2 overall and 1-1 in the UKC.

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SHAYE TAYLOR, Washburn University

A 5-foot-7 senior defender for the Washburn soccer team, Taylor scored the first goal of her collegiate career on Sunday in Yager Stadium, powering the Ichabod to a 1-0 non-conference victory over Ouachita Baptist. A native of American Fork, Utah, Taylor helped Washburn post its second straight shutout while climbing above .500 for the first time this fall at 3-2-1.

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