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Topeka West senior Elijah Brooks and the Chargers take a one-game lead in the Centennial League race into Friday's home game against Emporia. [File photo/TSN]
EMPORIA (3-14, 2-11) at TOPEKA WEST (16-1, 12-1)
Emporia is coming off a 74-62 Centennial League victory over Junction City on Tuesday while No. 2-ranked (Class 5A) Topeka West took a 51-48 overtime decision over Hayden. Senior Elijah Brooks scored 25 points for West, including the game-winning 3-pointer. West has now won 15 straight games and holds a one-game lead in the Centennial League race.
JUNCTION CITY (11-7, 8-6) at HIGHLAND PARK (14-3, 11-2)
No. 4-ranked (5A) Highland Park now trails Topeka West by a game in the Centennial League race after dropping a 52-50 overtime decision at Manhattan on Tuesday. Highland Park will host Topeka West next Tuesday. Junction City is also coming off a loss, dropping a 74-62 league game to Emporia.
Hayden junior Joe Otting (33) scored 20 points on 10 of 13 shooting in the Wildcats' 51-48 overtime loss at Topeka West Tuesday night. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
TOPEKA HIGH (4-14, 4-10) at HAYDEN (4-13 2-11)
Hayden will be playing its third game of the week, beating Tonganoxie on Monday before dropping a 51-48 overtime heartbreaker at Topeka West on Tuesday. Junior Joe Otting led the Wildcats with 20 points against Topeka West. Topeka High is coming off a 79-44 Centennial League loss at Seaman. The Trojans played without sophomore standout BJ Canady, out with an injury. Senior Matt Flenoy led High with 13 points.
MANHATTAN (6-11, 5-8) at WASHBURN RURAL (8-9, 7-6)
Manhattan is coming off a big 52-50 overtime Centennial League victory over Highland Park Tuesday night. Washburn Rural was off Tuesday night after taking a 60-35 Centennial League win at Topeka High last Friday. Senior Quincey Kidd led Washburn Rural with 14 points while Jack Bachelor added 12 points and Wyatt Conklin 11 for the Junior Blues.
LANSING (8-9) at SEAMAN (10-7)
Seaman has won its last two games, over Hayden and Topeka High, by an average of 32.5 points. The Vikings are coming off a 79-44 Centennial League win over the Trojans on Tuesday night, with junior Kaeden Bonner leading the way with a game-high 26 points and six 3-pointers. Mateo Hyman and Ty Henry added 12 points each for Seaman.
TURNER (0-12, 0-6) at SHAWNEE HEIGHTS (11-5, 4-3)
Shawnee Heights snapped a four-game losing streak with a 71-63 United Kansas Conference road victory at Leavenworth Tuesday night. Sophomore Brennon Dodge led the T-Birds with 18 points, including three 3-pointers, while Jayden Moore and Jaret Sanchez added 12 points apiece and Deacon Pomeroy 10. Heights took an 82-58 win over the Bears in the first meeting between the two schools.
CAIR PARAVEL LATIN (13-4) vs. BISHOP WARD (13-4)
At Kansas City Kansas Community College
Cair Paravel, ranked No. 8 in 1A Division I by the KBCA, will be out to avenge a 67-41 loss to the Cyclones earlier in the season. The Lions are coming off a 72-57 win over Maranatha Academy on Tuesday while Ward is coming off a 69-33 victory over Cristo Rey. Senior Zach Clark scored 22 points and grabbed seven rebounds for Cair Paravel against Maranatha while senior Noah Hastert had 19 points and 17 rebounds and blocked six shots.
RILEY COUNTY (4-13) at ROSSVILLE (3-15)
Rossville is coming off a 58-49 loss to state-ranked Wabaunsee while Riley County dropped a 58-53 decision to Council Grove. Freshman Tayson Horak scored 15 points for Rossville on five 3-pointers against Wabaunsee while junior Kade Perine added 13 points.
SILVER LAKE (6-11) at ROCK CREEK (7-11)
Silver Lake was off Tuesday after dropping a 46-43 decision to rival Rossville last Friday. Rock Creek is coming off a 54-45 win over Chapman.Luke Womack scored nine points and Troy Heiman seven for the Eagles in the loss to Rossville.
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EMPORIA (13-4, 9-4) at TOPEKA WEST (2-15, 2-11)
Emporia is coming off a 63-19 Centennial League victory over Junction City while Topeka West dropped a 53-35 league loss at Hayden on Tuesday. Sophomore Rebecca Bearman and junior Jazmyn Ford both cracked double figures for Topeka West against Hayden, with Bearman scoring 13 points and Ford 11.
JUNCTION CITY (2-15, 2-12) at HIGHLAND PARK (2-15, 0-13)
The Scots dropped a 43-41 decision to Junction City in the first meeting between the two schools and will be looking to pick up their first Centennial League win. The Blue Jays dropped a 63-19 league decision to Emporia on Tuesday while Highland Park fell at Manhattan, 73-31.
Hayden senior Macy Smith scored a game-high 25 points in the Wildcats' 53-35 Centennial League win over Topeka West Tuesday night. [File photo/TSN]
TOPEKA HIGH (16-1, 13-1) at HAYDEN (10-7, 7-6)
Topeka High, ranked No. 2 in Class 6A by the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association, is coming off its first loss of the season, dropping a 50-42 Centennial League decision at Seaman on Tuesday. Hayden has posted two wins this week, beating Tonganoxie on Monday before taking a 53-35 league decision over Topeka West on Tuesday. Senior Macy Smith paced Hayden against Topeka West with a game-high 25 points.
MANHATTAN (7-10, 6-7) at WASHBURN RURAL (15-2, 11-2)
Washburn Rural, ranked No. 3 in 6A by the KBCA, was off Tuesday after dropping a 46-42 Centennial League decision to No. 2 Topeka High last Friday. Sophomore Zoe Canfield led Rural against High with 14 points and four 3-pointers while senior Emma Krueger added 11 points. Manhattan is coming off a 73-31 league romp past Highland Park on Tuesday.
![Sophomore Taylin Stallbaumer scored 19 points in Seaman's 50-42 win over previously-unbeaten Topeka High Tuesday night. [File photo/TSN]](/images/aa-images/TaylinStallbaumerHayden.jpg)
Sophomore Taylin Stallbaumer scored 19 points in Seaman's 50-42 win over previously-unbeaten Topeka High Tuesday night. [File photo/TSN]
LANSING (15-2) at SEAMAN (12-5)
Seaman, ranked No. 8 in 5A by the KBCA, upset previously-unbeaten and No. 2 ranked (6A) Topeka High Tuesday night, 50-42. The Vikings face another tough test Friday, hosting No. 4 (5A) Lansing in a non-league contest. Seaman sophomore Taylin Stallbaumer scored 19 points against Topeka High while freshman Anna Becker added 13 points and was 9 of 9 at the free throw line.
TURNER (3-14, 0-7) at SHAWNEE HEIGHTS (8-8, 3-4)
Shawnee Heights posted a 56-54 United Kansas Conference road victory at Leavenworth on Tuesday while Turner is coming off a 66-5 loss to De Soto. Junior Emari Doby scored 21 points against Leavenworth while senior Zoe Oczko added 13 points and junior Taylor Rottinghaus 10 for the T-Birds.
CAIR PARAVEL LATIN (10-7) vs. BISHOP WARD (7-10)
At Kansas City Kansas Community College
The Lions dropped a 41-27 decision to Maranatha Academy on Tuesday while Bishop Ward beat Cristo Rey 63-32 Wednesday night. Senior Jaley Barkley led Cair Paravel with 14 points against Maranatha while freshman Gracie Babbitt added 10 points. The Lions took a 38-27 win over Ward earlier in the season.
RILEY COUNTY (7-9) at ROSSVILLE (10-8)
Rossville took a 59-49 victory over Wabaunsee on Tuesday while Riley County is coming off a 34-30 decision over Council Grove. Sophomore Emma Mitchell led the Bulldawgs with 22 points against Wabaunsee while Kinley Porter added 14.
SILVER LAKE (16-1) at ROCK CREEK (15-3)
Silver Lake has split two earlier games with Rock Creek, with the Mustangs handing the Eagles their lone loss back on Jan.22, taking a 60-55 victory. Silver Lake was off Tuesday after taking a 68-46 win over rival Rossville last Friday. Kaibryn Kruger paced the Eagles with 19 points and five 3-pointers against the Bulldawgs while McKinley Kruger added 14 points and Makenzie McDaniel 13.
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Washbuurn University men's basketball will travel to Missouri Western for a 7:30 p.m. MIAA road contest Thursday night in St. Joseph, Mo.
The Ichabods, 15-9 overall, 12-6 in the MIAA, have won their last two games and five of their last seven after an 85-74 win over Central Missouri last Saturday.
Missouri Western (12-13, 8-9 MIAA) is coming off a 73-67 win at Newman on Monday night in Wichita.
The Ichabods won the first meeting against the Griffons, 76-64, at Lee Arena on Jan. 8.
Senior Tyler Geiman and the Washburn men's basketball team will play at Missouri Western Thursday night, looking for a regular-season sweep over the Griffons. [File photo/TSN]
Washburn senior Tyler Geiman went over the 4,000-minutes played mark in a recent win over Lincoln and has now played more minutes than any Ichabod in program history.
Geiman needs six games played to pass Keith Downing for the most appearances in Washburn history with 137.
Geiman leads the Ichabods with a 15.1 scoring average, 6.1 rebounds per game and a 6.6 assist average. In the last nine games Geiman is averaging 18.0 points, 7.1 rebounds and 7.0 assists for WU.
Geiman has scored 1,648 points in 131 career games, which is seventh all-time on the Ichabod chart.
Junior Jalen Lewis is scoring 13.0 prer game while hitting 49 of 131 3-pointers (.374) and is currently 11th on the Ichabod all-time scoring chart with 1,329 career points in 112 career games.
Lewis ranks No. 1 on Washburn list with 246 career 3-pointers.
Senior Jeremy Harrell is averaging 9.4 points and 4.9 rebouns for Washburn, while freshman Michadel Keegan averages 9.3 points and 5.9 rebounds per game.
JaQuaylon Mays leads the Griffons with a 17.5 scoring average while Will Eames averages 12.8 points and 8.1 rebounds.
The Ichabods will travel to Northwest Missouri on Saturday.
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Washburn University's women's basketball team will travel to St. Joseph, Mo. on Thursday to face Missouri Western in a 5:30 p.m. MIAA contest.
Washburn is 12-11 overall and 10-7 in the MIAA while Missouri Western is 19-5, 13-5.
The Ichabods are coming off a thrilling 72-71 home victory over Central Missouri on Saturday, while the Griffons, who were ranked No. 21 last week, dropped out of the Top 25 after double-figure road losses at Missouri Southern and Pittsburg State.
Missouri Western bounced back to defeat Emporia State in White Auditorium on Tuesday evening, 81-67.
Missouri Western won the first matchup against Washburn this season, rolling to an 80-47 win in Lee Arena on Feb. 1.
The Ichabods have five games remaining in the regular season before the MIAA Tournament at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Mo. March 2-6. The top-10 MIAA teams will compete in the tournament.
Washburn is currently sixth in the conference standings.
Washburn senior Hunter Bentley needs 34 points to move into the No. 6 spot on the Ichabods' all-time career scoring list. [File photo}
Ichbod senior standout Hunter Bentley has moved up to No. 9 in the MIAA in scoring with a 14.1 average after scoring in double figures in the last six consecutive games, including three 20-point-plus games.
Bentley needs 34 more points to pass Latisha Yarnell (1984-88) and move up to No. 6 on Washburn's career scoring list.
Abby Oliver scored a season-high 17 points in the WU win over Central Missouri, with 10 of those coming during a fourth-quarter comeback.
Oliver is averaging 8.9 points and 4.5 rebounds and leads the team with 25 blocks.
Macy Doebele is third on the team in scoring at 7.9 points per game and second in rebounds with a 5.1 average.
Against the Jennies, Doebele she grabbed a team-best 11 rebounds to go with seven points.
Nuria Barrientos leads the Ichabods with a 5.3 rebounding average to go with a 6.9 scoring average.
After going just 6-16 in the conference-only 2020-21 schedule, Missouri Western opened the current season on a nine-game winning streak.
Three Western players are in the top 15 in the MIAA in scoring, with Brionna Budgetts averaging 13.1 points, Connie Clarke 12.8 points and Corbyn Cunningham 12.4 points per game.
Clarke leads the Griffons and is sixth in the conference with an 8.6 rebounding average. She also has made a team-best 20 blocks and 44 steals.
Washburn closes out the week at Northwest Missouri on Saturday in Maryville, Mo. (1:30 p.m. start).
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Seaman's girls bowling team took control in the four Baker Format games to successfully defend their Centennial League team championship while Washburn Rural's Kaitlyn Doyal broke out of a recent slump to take the individual league title by a 32-pin margin Wednesday at West Ridge Lanes.
Seaman won the team title by a 3,096-3,026 margin over Washburn Rural while Doyal bowled a 668 three-game series to take individual honors.
Washburn Rural's Kaitlyn Doyal bounced back from recent struggles on Wednesday to win the Centennial League girls individual title with a 668 series. [Submitted]
Individual runner-up Makenzie Millard, who rolled a 636 series, led the way as all six Seaman bowlers earned spots in the top 20 individually.
The Vikings also got a fifth-place finish from Katie Price (576), while Kayla Mize (550) took ninth, Kaitlyn Evans 10th (523), Cheyenne Turkin 11th (518) and JaeLynn Thetford 19th (471).
Seaman's girls bowling team poses for a team picture after winning the Centennial League team title Wednesday at West Ridge Lanes. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
Seaman coach Bob Benoit feels like the Vikings, fourth at state a year ago, still have work to do with regional and state meets coming up the next two weeks, but he thought his team made progress in the league meet.
