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By RICK PETERSON
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Topeka High's top-ranked girls basketball team took control early Friday night at Emporia, taking a decisive 59-42 Centennial League victory to push its winning streak to 36 games.
The Trojans, who improved to 13-0 overall and 10-0 in the league, built a 20-8 first-quarter advantage and were in control 32-13 at the half before cruising the rest of the way.
Junior NiJaree Canady led Topeka High with a game-high 20 points while senior Lilly Smith added 14 and a pair of 3-pointers and senior Jae'Mya Lyons and sophomore Kiki Smith had 12 points apiece.
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By ANDREW GILL
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Phenomenal 3-point shooting and aggressive defense pushed Washburn Rural's boys basketball team to Friday night's 59-45 Centennial League road victory over the Hayden Wildcats.
Senior Jack Hutchinson led the Junior Blues’ long-range effort, shooting a stellar 4 for 5 from 3-point range and an overall field goal percentage of 83 percent for a game-high 16 points while fellow senior Joe Berry added another 15 points and 7 rebounds.
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By RICK PETERSON
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Earlier in the season Highland Park had trouble in close games, getting off to a 3-5 start with three losses by 3 or fewer points.
But suddenly the Scots are finding a way to win those games, including Friday's 55-47 overtime Centennial League decision over Seaman at Highland Park.
Highland Park, which had dropped a 66-63 double-overtime decision to the Vikings early in the season, trailed much of the game in Friday's rematch, but the Scots rallied to force overtime on a clutch 3-pointer from 6-foot-7 senior CJ Powell with 2 seconds left in regulation and then outscored Seaman 15-7 in the OT to stretch their winning streak to five games.
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By RICK PETERSON
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In the midst of a five-game losing streak, the only objective for Matt Tinsley's Seaman girls basketball team Friday night against Highland Park was to get back in the victory column.
The Vikings achieved that goal in impressive fashion, leading wire to wire in a 68-31 Centennial League road win over the Scots.
Matt Tinsley's Seaman Lady Vikings snapped a five-game losing streak with a 68-31 win over Highland Park Friday night at Highland Park. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
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By ANDREW GILL
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In a game where neither team shot the ball well, crashing the offensive glass was what made the difference in Washburn Rural’s 56-45 Centennial League girls basketball win at Hayden.
Of Rural’s 40 total rebounds, 21 of them came on the offensive end. With both teams shooting just 38 percent from the field, every second-chance bucket mattered.
Brooklyn DeLeye
Despite more bench minutes than usual due to 3 first half fouls, sophomore Brooklyn DeLeye scored the game high 19 points and added 9 rebounds for the Lady Blues. Junior teammate Emma Krueger wasn’t far behind with a 16-point effort, also grabbing 9 boards.
Emma Krueger
