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There were times Saturday when Shawnee Heights' boys basketball team appeared to be on the verge of taking control against Piper, with the host T-Birds opening up 11-point leads in both halves.
But there were also times when Heights appeared on the verge of losing control, with Piper going in front by five points midway through the fourth quarter.
But in a game that included five ties and five lead changes, Shawnee Heights found a way to stay in the hunt and close out a 58-55 non-league win with clutch free throw shooting over the final 1:32.
"We hung in, hung in,'' Shawnee Heights coach Ken Darting said. "We never let them get away, five or six (behind) but not get away.''
Shawnee Heights sophomore Brennon Dodge tied for game-high honors with 13 points in the T-Birds' 58-55 win over Piper on Saturday. [File photo/TSN
Ken Darting's Shawnee Heights T-Birds improved to 12-5 with a 58-55 win over Piper on Saturday. [File photo/TSN]
Piper (10-7), coached by former Shawnee Heights state championship coach Steve Wallace, took a 51-46 lead with 4:22 remaining but Shawnee Heights outscored the Pirates 12-4 the rest of the way to improve to 12-5 on the season.
Senior point guard Jarin Sanders hit two free throws with 1:32 remaining to put the T-Birds ahead to stay at 54-33 and sophomore Jacob Malcom hit two charies with 35.2 seconds left for a 56-53 lead and with Heights nursing a 56-55 edge freshman Jaret Sanchez hit what proved to be the two clinchers with 8.6 seconds on the clock.
Sanchez hit five of six free throws in the game and three of four over the final 2:07, including the final points of the game.
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Washburn University's Tyler Nelson hit his third 3-pointer of the game with :00.3 left to send the Ichabods to a 60-59 win over No. 7-ranked Northwest Missouri on Saturday afternoon in Maryville, Mo.
The win lifted the Ichabods to 17-9 overall and 14-6 in the MIAA, with Washburn winning its fourth game in a row and its third straight in Bearcat Arena over the Bearcats in the last two seasons while snapping Northwest's11-game homecourt winning streak.
Tyler Nelson's butter-beating 3-pointer gave Washburn a 60-59 win at Northwest Missouri Saturday. [Photo courtesy of Washburn Athletics]
A layup by Connor Deffebaugh with 3:44 to go put the Ichabods up 54-53, but Northwest came back with a pair of free throws to go up by one with 3:16 to play.
Deffebaugh answered with another layup with 2:49 remaining. Then, after the teams traded free throws after a Northwest jumper, Northwest took a 59-57 lead with 1:39 to play.
Neither team would score again until Nelson hit the game-winner.
Northwest fell to 23-4 overall and 16-3 in league play.
Tyler Geiman scored a game-high 21 points that included 16 first-half points.
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Shawnee Heights' girls basketball team made getting up early pay off Saturday morning, rolling to a 55-30 home non-league victory over Piper in a game that was postponed by inclement weather Thursday night.
The T-Birds, who climbed above the .500 mark at 9-8, took control of the 10 a.m. makeup game in the opening quarter, taking a commanding 15-4 advantage over the 3-14 Pirates.
Shawnee Heights increased its lead to 28-11 at the half and finished off the rout with a 27-19 scoring advantage in the second half.
Bob Wells' Shawnee Heights girls basketball team improved to 9-8 on the season with a 55-30 non-league win over Piper Saturday morning. [File photo/TSN]
"I think our girls came out with a great attitude and having a little pep in their step,'' Shawnee Heights coach Bob Wells said. "I think that's what kind of fueled us a little bit.
"We came out defensively and really worked hard and moved the ball well on offense to begin with. We started just like we would like to. I was really proud of our girls.''
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Trent Duffey celebrated Hayden's Senior Night with a career-best 32-point game, powering the Wildcats to a 66-57 Centennial League victory over Topeka High Friday night.
Duffey was one of three players in double figures for the Wildcats, who improved to 5-13 overall and 3-11 in the league with their second win in three games on the week.
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Trent Duffey scored a career-high 32 points on Senior Night as Hayden posted a 66-57 Centennial League win over Topeka High. [File photo/TSN]
Junior Joe Otting added 16 points and junior Jake Muller 10 for Hayden, offsetting a 25-point night from Topeka High senior Matt Flenoy.
Duffey, who hit a pair of 3-pointers on the night, fouled out with 1:11 remaining and received a standing ovation from the Hayden crowd.
Topeka High (4-15, 4-11) jumped out to a 19-14 first-quarter lead, but Hayden rallied to take a 33-31 halftime advantage and was in front 50-42 at the start of the fourth quarter after Kaelin Rice hit a 3-pointer with 1:15 left in the third quarter to put the Wildcats in front by 10 points.
Hayden turned in a 50-percent shooting night from the field and also canned 17 of 24 free throw attempts while committing just six turnovers.
Germane Mays added 12 points for the Trojans.
Seaman senior Ty Henry scored 19 points Friday night as the Vikings posted their fourth straight victory, 74-47 over Lansing. [File photo/TSN]
SEAMAN BOYS 74, LANSING 47 -- Seaman continued its recent hot streak Friday night, posting its fourth straight win in a 74-47 non-league home romp past Lansing.
Seaman improved to 11-7 as six Vikings scored at least eight points.
Senior Ty Henry led Seaman with 19 points while junior Aron Davis joined him in double figures with 15 points, going 5 of 5 at the free throw line.
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Seaman's girls basketball team continued its giant-killing week with a 56-46 home non-league win over No. 4-ranked (Clss 5A) Lansing Friday night.
The No. 8-ranked Vikings knocked off No. 2 Topeka High (6A) on Tuesday before following that up with another impressive upset.
Seaman sophomore Taylin Stallbaumer scored 19 points with four 3-pointers in the Vikings' 56-46 win over No. 4 Lansing Friday night. [File photo/TSN]
The Vikings, who improved to 13-5 and the 15-3 Lions were tied 7-7 at the end of the opening quarter, but Seaman took a 20-16 halftime advantage and broke the game open with a 19-10 third quarter.
Lansing outcored Seaman 20-17 over the final eight minutes but it wasn't enough for the Lions to catch the Vikings.
Sophomore Taylin Stallbaumer led Seaman with 19 points and four 3-pointers while Carstyn Anderson added 13 points with three treys and Anna Becker 12 points.
TOPEKA HIGH GIRLS 63, HAYDEN 54 -- No. 2-ranked (6A) Topeka High bounced back from its Tuesday night loss to Seaman with a 63-54 Centennial League road win at Hayden.
Kiki Smith scored 20 points to lead Topeka High in Friday's 63-54 Centennial League win at Hayden. [File photo/TSN]
Topeka High, now 17-1 overall and 14-1 in the Centennial League, opened the first quarter with a 22-11 scoring edge and led by 14 in the second quarter, but Hayden cut its halftime deficit to 35-32 and the Wildcats were still within six points (48-42) at the start of the fourth quarter.
