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Created: 08 December 2021

By ISAAC DEER

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Seaman's girls basketball team posted its second straight lopsided Centennial League decision Tuesday night in a 52-17 win over Topeka West at Seaman.

Topeka West led 8-6 at the end of the first quarter, but Seaman flipped a switch in the second quarter with the Vikings establishing their presence from mid-range instead of forcing shots on the outside of the arc, like they did in the first quarter.

Lady Vike guards Taylin Stallbaumer and Anna Becker were the catalysts in the second quarter for Seaman, which ended the first half on a 21-2 run.

Anna Becker

Taylin Stallbaumer

Becker, a freshman, scored a game-high 17 points to lead Seaman while Stallbaumer, a sophomore, added 13.

Topeka West had a difficult time finding quality shots against Seaman’s full-court press defense. Carstyn Anderson and Jaycee Schumann were leading the charge of prodding the ball free and forcing the Chargers to make unorthodox passes that wound up being turnovers.

It didn’t get easier driving the ball in the paint for the Chargers, with 6-foot-1 Seaman center Brooklyn Gormley established her post presence.

Seaman’s starters were phenomenal on Tuesday night, but the contributions by the bench did not go unnoticed.

Jaida Stallbaumer, Lindsey Smith and Lauren Stuewe played a pivotal part in the victory. The trio shot 67 percent from the field and 75 percentfrom the free throw line.

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Created: 04 December 2021

By RICK PETERSON

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Two games, two lopsided victories for Topeka High's girls basketball team.

After opening the season with a 22-point victory over Manhattan last Friday night, the Trojans rolled to an 82-24 Centennial League decision over Junction City Tuesday night at High.

Kiki Smith

Junior Kiki Smith led an extremely balanced attack for Topeka High against the Blue Jays with a game-high 19 points.

Sophomores Ladaysha Baird and Ayana Leesman scored 17 and 13 points, respectively, off the bench for the Trojans while senior Talayah Thomas added 10 points.

The Trojans put the Blue Jays away early, opening up a 30-5 lead at the end of the first quarter and taking a 50-20 lead to the locker room at halftime.

JUNCTION CITY BOYS 80, TOPEKA HIGH 53 -- Junction City improved to 2-0 on the season in the Centennial League and overall, while Topeka High is still looking for its first victory after Tuesday's 80-53 loss.

The Trojans face a quick turnaround, hosting 1-0 Shawnee Heights in a 7:30 p.m. non-league game Wednesday night.

ROSSVILLE GIRLS 54, BISHOP WARD 24 -- Sophomore Kinsey Perine scored 16 points to pace three Bulldawgs in double figures as Rossville's girls basketball team opened its season with a 54-24 victory over Bishop Ward Tuesday night.

Kinsey Perine

Joining Perine in double figures for the Bulldawgs were senior Caylee Douglas and freshman Shyanne Haehn with 10 points apiece.

Rossville opened up an 11-6 lead at the end of the first quarter and then put the game away with a 22-5 second quarter, taking a commanding 33-11 advantage.

Rossville outscored the Cyclones 21-13 in the second half.

BISHOP WARD BOYS 74, ROSSVILLE 44 -- Bishop Ward had four players crack double figures as the Cyclones rolled to a 74-44 win over Rossville.

Rossville was within six points (25-19) at halftime, but the Cyclones erupted for 33 points in the third quarter to open up a commanding 58-35 advantage.

Junior Kade Perine and freshman Brock Bush both scored 11 points for the Bulldawgs, with Perine connecting on nine of 11 free throw attempts and Bush canning a pair of 3-pointers.

SILVER LAKE GIRLS 60, COUNCIL GROVE 42 -- Silver Lake improved to 60-42 with a decisive 60-42 win over Council Grove, with multiple players filling up the stat sheet for the Eagles.

Taylor Ross

Mariah Farmer

Junior Taylor Ross scored 16 points and grabbed nine rebounds while junior Mariah Famer also scored 16 points.

Sophomore MaKenzie McDaniel scored 14 points and grabbed 16 rebounds while sophomore McKinley Kruger had 4 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists and sophomore Kaylee Deiter had 3 points and 9 rebounds.

COUNCIL GROVE BOYS 63, SILVER LAKE 46 -- Four players scored between 17 and 13 points for Council Grove as the Braves recorded a 63-46 win over Silver Lake.

Silver Lake was within five points after the first quarter (15-10) and trailed 28-18 at the half. The Eagles were still within 11 (41-30) at the start of the fourth quarter were unable to make a run as the Braves helped a 22-16 scoring edge the rest of the way.

Junior Kamryn Kaniper paced Silver Lake with 13 points while senior Luke Womack added 10 points and junior Troy Heiman nine.

Kellen Marshall led Council Grove with 17 points while Koen Hula added 16, Hunter Brintle 15 and Gavin Mills 13 for the Braves.

CAIR PARAVEL BOYS 91, CHRIST PREP 37 -- Cair Paravel's boys improved to 3-1 on the season with a 91-37 road romp at Christ Prep Tuesday night.

CHRIST PREP GIRLS 44, CAIR PARAVEL 40 -- Senior Jaley Barkley scored 18 points and Allison Schwartz added 10 for Cair Paravel Latin, but it wasn't quite enough for the Lions to get over the top, with Christ Prep taking the 44-40 decision.

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Created: 08 December 2021

By KYLE MANTHE

The Washburn Review

After dropping its opening game against Topeka West on the road Washburn Rural boys basketball looked to even up its record Tuesday night against Emporia.

A 25-5 run in the first half would put the Junior Blues in control.

“It's about taking the lessons from the first game and improving on them,” said Rural coach Kevin Muff. “We took better care of the ball, better execution offensively, we did some good things.”

The 65-34 win moves Washburn Rural to 1-1 on the year and 1-1 in conference play after the home opener.

“It felt really good, home games are really important to win so getting the first one was good,” said junior Tre Morris. “After that first game we kept our heads up, we could have played better that first game but keeping our heads up brought us more momentum to here.”

After the Spartans got out to a 9-8 lead with 2:20 left in the opening quarter the Junior Blues offense picked up pace and attacked the basket, going on a 10-1 run to close the quarter with all baskets coming in the paint.

“I thought we were better about getting paint touches and just getting some shots inside,” Muff said.

Washburn Rural junior Jack Bachelor led the Junior Blues with 14 points in Tuesday's Centennial League 65-34 win over Emporia. [Photo by Doug Walker/Special to TSN]

The run continued into the second quarter as the lead grew to as many as 17 points after a putback by senior Brock Howard.

“I thought we were really good defensively … I was proud of how we got some steals and created some offensive opportunities with that,” Muff said.

Emporia junior Parker Leeds scored four points to put an end to the run. Leeds scored seven of the Spartans nine points in the quarter.

Free throws by junior Jack Bachelor made it a 37-19 game heading into the break.

Both teams were held scoreless in the third quarter until Leeds knocked down a free throw with 5:19 left in the quarter. After being quiet Washburn Rural’s pace and scoring picked up to close the quarter, including two 3--pointers by Morris.

The Junior Blues' defense remained active, holding the Spartans to just seven points in the quarter and expanding the lead to 24 points.

“It was our zone more than anything. When we go zone we got five or six stops but we couldn’t score,” Muff said.

Washburn Rural emptied its bench for most of the fourth quarter, trading baskets with Emporia for most of the quarter and growing the lead late to ease into the 31-point victory.

“You want to start taking steps towards being better. We are very young as far as experience. Jack Bachelor is the only starter we have back, we got a lot of new faces out there learning to play together and its going to take some time,” Muff said.

Bachelor did pace Washburn Rural with 14 points while Morris added 13, including three triples, and Quincey Kidd added nine.

For Emporia, Leeds led the way with 16 points while Ortega chipped in with eight.

Washburn Rural will be back home Friday against Highland Park.

WASHBURN RURAL BOYS 65, EMPORIA 34

Washburn Rural 18 19 13 15 -- 65

Emporia 10 9 7 8 -- 34

Washburn Rural (1-1, 1-1) -- Kidd 3 3-3 9, Morris 5 0-0 13, Bowen 2 0-1 5, Hirschi 0 0-0 0, J. Heim 1 0-0 2, Bachelor 5 2-2 14, Durst 2 1-1 5, J.C. Heim 2 2-2 6, Ross 1 0-0 2, Howard 2 0-0 4, Hanks 1 3-4 5. Totals 22-44 11-13 65.

Emporia (0-2, 0-2) -- Stewart 1 3-4 5, Leeds 6 1-2 16, Templeton 0 0-0 0, Rech 1 1-2 3, Hess 1 0-0 2, Seeley 0 0-0 0, Cooper 0 0-0 0, Ortega 3 1-3 8, Peters 0 0-0 0, Rios 0 0-0 0. Totals 12-36 6-11 34.

3-point goals – Washburn Rural 6 (Morris 3, Bachelor 2, Bowen 1), Emporia 4 (Leeds 3, Ortega 1). Turnovers – Washburn Rural 10, Emporia 16. Total fouls – Washburn Rural 16, Emporia 16. Fouled out – None.  

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Created: 08 December 2021

By KYLE MANTHE

The Washburn Review

After opening the season with a commanding 54-14 win over Topeka West on the road, the No. 2-ranked Washburn Rural girls basketball team played its first game in front of home fans on Tuesday against Emporia.

After a slow start, the team kept its energy high and undefeated season intact, pulling away in the second half with a 52-41 victory.

“I thought our effort was really good. Even our first game our effort was really solid by every single person, even the people who didn’t play they had a lot of energy and helped us on the bench,” said Washburn Rural coach Kevin Bordewick.

Neither team could buy a basket early on until the Spartans capitalized on a turnover, taking a 2-0 lead with 4:24 in the first. The Junior Blues only managed six points in the opening quarter, through Emporia did not fare much better, scoring only seven.

“Our offense is just too stagnant right now,'' Bordewick said. "I think we are still trying to figure some things out. Emporia’s defense had a lot to do with that too.''

The Spartans countered the size of Washburn Rural with outside shooting, knocking down four 3-pointers in the second quarter and growing the lead to 19-12 with 3:32 left after the second straight by senior Gracie Gilpin.

The deficit was erased in a minute's time as senior Emma Krueger scored five in a row for the Junior Blues and sophomore Zoe Canfield capped off the run with a transition 3-pointer to take a 20-19 lead with a minute before half which is how the score would stay.

“We were getting back into it at the start and then we just started clicking,'' Washburn Rural junior Brooklyn DeLeye said. "We had everyone back this game and we just kind of had that team chemistry that we had last year as well.''.

In the third quarter Washburn Rural limited Emporia to three field goals, although all three were triples off the hands of Gilpin. DeLeye scored six in the quarter in her season debut, part of her team-high 18 points.

“It felt great, I mean just playing with those girls is amazing. But, at the start I was kind of slow, just trying to get back into things and then once I kind of figured out what was going on I did alright,” DeLeye said.

Turnovers from the Junior Blues held the offense down, with 15 in the game, as the Spartans were able to tie the game at 32 after three quarters.

“We just have to be more efficient and smarter with our possessions. But there’s some good ideas with what they are doing,” Bordewick said.

In the fourth quarter Washburn Rural’s offense started off with a corner 3-pointer by DeLeye off a pass from Canfield. Two straight and-one baskets, first by Krueger and then by sophomore Jada Ingram broke the game open and grew the lead to double-digits.

Washburn Rural senior Emma Krueger goes up for a shot in Tuesday's 52-41 Centennial League win over Emporia. [Photo by Doug Walker/Special to TSN]

Emporia was unable to connect from deep down the stretch.

“I thought we played to win rather than playing not to lose, which is an improvement over last year in a lot of areas,” Bordewick said.

Krueger joined her DeLeye in double figures with 12 and Canfield added nine points.

For the Spartans Gilpin had a game-high 21 points including five 3-pointers, while sophomore Addie Kirmer added 10 points.

The win moved Washburn Rural to 2-0 on the year as well as 2-0 in Centennial league play.

Washburn Rural will be back at home Friday Dec. 10 against Highland Park.

WASHBURN RURAL GIRLS 52, EMPORIA 41

Emporia 7 12 13 9 -- 41

Washburn Rural 6 14 12 20 -- 52

Washburn Rural (2-0, 2-0) -- Bagshaw 0 0-0 0, Lutz 2 0-0 4, Krueger 4 4-5 12, Carlgren 2 0-0 4, Canfield 2 4-4 9, Brogan 0 0-0 0, Ingram 2 0-2 4, DeLeye 8 1-3 18. Totals 20-43 10-16 52.

Emporia (1-1, 1-1) -- Gilpin 5 6-8 21, Kirmer 3 2-2 10, Peak 0 0-0 0, Stewart 1 0-0 3, Baker 1 2-2 5, Herfkens 0 0-1 0, Gutierrez 0 0-0 0, T. Baker 0 0-0 0, Garcia 0 0-0 0, Snyder 1 0-2 2. Totals 11-40 10-15 41.

3-point goals – Washburn Rural 2 (Canfield, DeLeye), Emporia 9 (Gilpin 5, Kirmer 2, Stewart, Baker). Turnovers – Washburn Rural 15, Emporia 14. Total fouls – Washburn Rural 13, Emporia 20. Fouled out – None.