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Junior Carly Stuke turned in a game-high 23-point performance, including 14 points in the opening quarter, as Hayden improved to 4-2 with a 65-47 home Centennial League victory over Topeka West.
Stuke hit three 3-pointers on the night, two in the first quarter, and went 6 of 6 from the free throw line, all in the first quarter, while junior Macy Smith added 16 points and senior Rhen Calhoon 12.
Carly Stuke
Hayden led 19-13 at the end of the first quarter and 32-24 at the half before putting the game away with a 33-23 second half.
"We had some sloppy moments, but played really hard and were able to pull away,'' Hayden coach Carvel Reynoldson said.
Freshman Siani Sanchez paced Topeka West (1-4) with 12 points while freshman Saniya Triplett added 9 points, sophomore Makinsey Jones 8 freshman Zoe Clark 7 points.
HAYDEN GIRLS 65, TOPEKA WEST 47
Topeka West 13 11 11 12 -- 47
Hayden 19 13 18 15 -- 65
Hayden (4-2, 4-2) -- Cruz 1 2-2 4, Calhoon 6 0-4 12, Smith 6 3-9 16, Moore 2 0-0 4, Stuke 7 6-6 23, Sandstrom 0 0-2 0, Huscher 2 0-0 4, Schmidtlein 0 0-0 0, Anguiano 0 0-2 0, Gill 1 0-0 2. Totals 24 11-25 65.
Topeka West (1-4, 0-4) -- S. Triplett 4 0-0 9, Sanchez 5 1-1 12, Benson 1 0-0 2, Clark 2 1-2 7, Jones 4 0-1 8, Ford 2 0-1 4, Mosher 0 0-0 0, N. Triplett 0 5-6 5,. Duncan 0 0-0 0, Henderson 0 0-1 0, Bearman 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 7-11 47.
3-point goals -- Topeka West 4 (Clark 2, Sanchez, S. Triplett), Hayden 4 (Stuke 3, Smith). Total fouls -- Topeka West 23, Hayden 17. Fouled out -- none.
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KAI ALLEN, Silver Lake
Allen, a senior, is top-ranked in Class 3A-1A at 138 pounds in the latest Kansas Wrestling Coaches Association state rankings. Allen started the current season with an 11-1 record after posting a runner-up state finish last season at 132 pounds.
AUSTIN FAGER, Washburn Rural
Fager, a junior, is ranked No. 3 in the Class 6A state rankings at 170 pounds and is fifth in the KWCA All-Class rankings. Fager is 15-3 this season after going 24-7 and making it to state at 152 pounds last season.
BROCK FERGUSON, Shawnee Heights
Ferguson, a junior, placed third in the Class 5A state tournament at 113 pounds as a sophomore, posting a 40-5 record. Ferguson is second-ranked in 5A at 120 pounds and fourth in the all-class rankings this season, posting an 11-0 record.
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It’s never easy to beat MIAA giant Northwest Missouri, and Washburn definitely took the difficult route to making that happen Thursday night at Maryville, Mo.
But after letting a 4-point lead get away over the final 7 seconds of regulation and falling behind by 5 points halfway through the overtime session, the No. 5 ranked Ichabods ended the game with a 7-0 run to stun top-ranked Northwest, 84-82.
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DAJIA ANDERSON, Washburn Rural
Last season Anderson, a senior, became the first city wrestler to win a girls state title and led the Junior Blues to a win in the first-ever girls state tournament. After winning the state title at 235 pounds a year ago, Anderson, 10-0, is top-ranked in Division I at 191 pounds this season.
MARANDA BELL, Shawnee Heights
A junior, Bell is currently second-ranked behind Anderson in Division I at 191 pounds with a 9-0 record. Bell was the runner-up in the inaugural United Kansas Conference tournament last season, helping the T-Birds win the UKC team title.
ADDISON BROXTERMAN, Washburn Rural
Broxterman, a sophomore, is third-ranked in Division I at 120 pounds with a 7-2 record. She was a state qualifier last season at 116 pounds for the state-champion Junior Blues and posted a 31-11 record on the year. Broxterman posted a runner-up finish in the Centennial League.
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Seaman junior Ty Henry (23) blocks a shot attempt by Topeka High's Nazim Phillips Friday night. [Photograph by Rex Wolf]
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Seaman's boys basketball team struggled at times in both halves of Friday's home Centennial League contest against Topeka High.
But the Vikings found a way to win a game they probably would have lost a year ago, surviving a late Trojan rally to hold on for a 50-48 victory.
With the win Seaman evened its record at 3-3 and eclipsed its win total from the 2019-20 season, while High fell to 0-4.
"We're not going to complain about winning, but we are going to want to learn from it and learn how to finish games when you put youself in that perfect position to put somebody away,'' Seaman coach Craig Cox said.
Seaman never led in the first half while shooting just 26 percent while Topeka High hit 11 of 14 shots (78.6 percent) en route to taking a 23-20 halftime advantage.
The Vikings finally heated up in the second half, getting 16 second-half points from junior Mateo Hyman, and used an 11-0 run at the end of the third quarter and start of the fourth quarter to take a 44-33 advantage with less than six minutes remaining.
Seaman struggled the rest of the way, but held on for the win, getting a huge block and rebound from junior Ty Henry, who clinched the victory with two free throws with 8.3 seconds left.
Hyman came off the bench to lead Seaman with 18 points while Henry added 11 points and sophomore Aron Davis 9. Seaman hit 12 of 21 second-half field goal attempts to finish at 40.9 percent for the game and went 10 of 11 from the free throw line.
"(Topeka High's) junk defenses were effective, the triangle and two in the first half and box and one in the second half, and I was happy and proud of our guys that in that third quarter we found a way to attack and get some good shots and build a lead,'' Cox said.
"Unfortunately, the last three minutes we didn't make good decisions and we didn't play good defense and almost let them get the game tied.''
Topeka High, which played without senior standout Jalen Smith, was led by senior Isiah Esquibel, who scored a game-high 23 points and also grabbed eight rebounds. Senior Jayden Leesman added 13 points for the Trojans.
Topeka High shot 71 percent from the field (22 of 31), but the Trojans went just 2 of 8 from the free throw line and committed 25 turnovers.
Coming off an extended holiday break Seaman now faces another long layoff before beginning competition in the Valley Center tournament on Jan. 21. The Vikings were scheduled to play Manhattan on Friday, Jan. 15, but that game has been postponed to COVID-19 protocols at Manhattan.
SEAMAN BOYS 50, TOPEKA HIGH 48
Topeka High 12 11 10 15 -- 48
Seaman 8 12 15 15 -- 50
Topeka High (0-4, 0-4) -- Esquibel 10-13 1-1 23, Wilson 1-3 0-2 2, Walker 2-3 0-0 4, Canady 2-4 0-1 4, Leesman 6-7 1-4 13, Phillips 0-0 0-0 0, McMillon 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 22-31 2-8 48.
Seaman (3-3, 3-3 -- Henry 4-7 2-2 11, Bonner 2-6 0-0 5, Stallbaumer 1-5 0-0 2, Kobuszewski 1-6 0-0 2, Davis 2-4 4-4 9, Hyman 7-14 3-3 18, Brewer 0-1 1-2 1, Gormley 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 18-44 10-11 50.
3-point goals -- Topeka High 2 (Esquibel 2), Seaman 4 (Hyman, Henry, Bonner, Davis). Total fouls -- Topeka High 14, Seaman 11. Fouled out -- none.
