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It had been three seasons since Hayden's wrestling team had been able to perform in front of its home fans, and the Wildcats took full advantage of that opportunity Wednesday night, sweeping a dual with city rival Topeka West at the Bueltel Activity Center.
Hayden's student section cheers on Wildcat junior 285-pounder Hunter Diederich in Wednesday's home dual against Topeka West. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
"It was huge,'' Hayden coach Jacob Torrez said of the home competition. "Since they saw it on the schedule they've been looking forward to it.
"They were excited, they were pumped and they've put in a ton of work.''
Wednesday's dual drew a big crowd, especially from Hayden students, and Torrez said his Wildcats had been working hard in the days leading into the meet to make sure that happened.
"The kids have been hyping it up,'' Torrez said. "They've been talking to everybody they could, and we've made some announcements here and there, but they've been trying to get as many people as they could to come out and support us.
"They really wanted to show off what they've been working on these last few years in the time they haven't been able to have something here.''
Hayden senior Elaina Wolff (right) battles Topeka West senior Nephtali Lenth in an exhibition match during Wednesday's Hayden-West wrestling dual at Hayden. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
Both Hayden and West were extremely short-handed for the girls dual, with the Wildcats taking a 30-6 victory, while the Hayden boys rolled to a 60-0 win over the Chargers.
Wildcat junior 126-pounder Matt Samich opened a string of eight wins by fall for the home team, with freshman Caleb Menke (144), sophomore Jacob Waldy (150), junior Tyler Hopper (157), sophomore Jude Krentz (165), senior Drew Crady (190), junior Broderick Desch (215) and junior Hunter Diederich (285) also pinning their opponents.
"We have a good base for the boys program and we're trying to grow the girls program,'' Torrez said. "We want to generate interest at Hayden, but also for the sport itself.''
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Washburn completed a 14-point second-half comeback on the road Wednesday night, knocking off No. 23-ranked Northwest Missouri State, 66-64.
Senior Aubrey Dewey scored 18 points to lead the way as Washburn rallied for a 66-64 road win at Northwest Missouri State. [File photo/TSN]
The Bearcats (8-2 overall, 3-2 MIAA) led from the jump of the game although Washburn (7-2, 2-1) was right behind, tying the game three times in the first quarter alone, but never breaking through.
Five different Ichabods scored in the opening quarter to keep the squad down just 16-14.
Washburn took its first lead of the game with 9:08 left in the second quarter after a 3-pointer by freshman Madelyn Amekporfor. Northwest Missouri quickly took the lead back, but the Ichabods were able to keep the game close.
After Northwest extended its lead to seven points, sophomore Yibari Nwidadah scored the final two points of the half to make it a 33-28 game heading into the break.
The Ichabods kept it close out of halftime but a 9-0 run for the Bearcats put the game into double figures before sophomore Amaya Davison ended the WU cold spell with a layup.
Washburn was able to go on a 7-0 run, with senior Aubree Dewey knocking down a jumper and converting a three-point play. Washburn's offense led the way in cutting into the lead with the Ichabods hitting eight of 14 shots in the third quarter to trail by just seven going into the fourth period.
Washburn wasted no time continuing to cut into the lead, starting the quarter on an 8-1 run to tie the game.
Northwest Missouri quickly went back in the lead, but by no more than three points the rest of the way.
With 1:08 left in the game Nwidadah converted a three-point play to tie the game at 62.
The lead would finally flip back to Washburn's favor with 18 seconds to play on a 3-pointer by Dewey from just behind the top of the key to go up by three.
Dewey was able to put on the finishing touch with one more free throw to secure the 66-64 road victory.
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Rossville's boys basketball team picked up its second victory of the season Tuesday night, rolling to a 78-32 win at Kansas City Christian as five Bulldawgs scored in double figures.
Brandon McDonnell's Rossville boys basketball team improved to 2-3 Tuesday night with a 78-32 romp at Kansas City Christian. [Rossville basketball]
Rossville, now 2-3, put the game away early on, opening up a commanding 30-8 first-quarter lead. The Bulldawgs went on to lead 51-16 at halftime and cruised the rest of the way, outscoring KCC 27-16 in the second half.
Mason Jones, a 6-foot-4 junior, paced Rossville with 17 points while sophomore Cameron Miller added 14 points (two 3-pointers), sophomore Jack Donovan 13 (3 3s), junior Kameron Badura 12 and sophomore Jakoby McDonnell 11 points.
The Bulldawgs will close out the 2023 portion of their schedule at Silver Lake next Tuesday.
ROSSVILLE GIRLS 78, KANSAS CITY CHRISTIAN 23
Rossville, ranked No. 4 in Class 3A by the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association, improved to a perfect 5-0 on the season Tuesday night, taking a 78-23 road win at Kansas City Christian.
The Bulldawgs led 16-6 at the end of the opening quarter and then used a 31-6 second quarter to put the game out of reach, taking a commanding 47-17 advantage to the locker room at halftime.
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The Runnin’ Scots of Highland Park, ranked No.3 in Class 5A by the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association, blew by Kansas City-Southeast, Mo. on the road Tuesday night, taking a 92-25 decision.
Tamir Anderson
The Scots, who improved to 2-0, got another huge scoring night from senior Tamir Anderson, who scored 31 points against Southeast, with 27 of those coming on nine 3-pointers. Anderson's big game Tuesday followed a 21-point effort with seven 3s in the Scots' season-opening win over Bonner Springs.
“What Tamir is doing to start this season is incredible, but we as coaches and his teammates expect him to shoot this way,” Highland Park coach Michael Williams said. “He continues to put the work in and deserves these results.”
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Seaman's boys basketball faced Piper Tuesday night in a United Kansas Conference matchup, with the Vikings rallying down the stretch for a 76-74 win at Seaman.
Sophomore KaeVon Bonner (13) scored 27 points, including the game-winning free throws, in Seaman's 76-74 UKC win over Piper. [File photo/TSN]
In an offensive shootout, the first half was a back-and-forth affair with Seaman leading 43-42 at the break. Sophomore KaeVon Bonner led the Vikings with 12 first-half points and junior Bryer Finley had 11. Piper was led by PJ Moore with 12 and Lantz Walton with nine.
The shootout continued in the third quarter, with Piper outscoring the Vikings 25-18 to take a 67-61 lead into the fourth quarter.
“We were fortunate, but give our guys credit for hanging in there,'' Seaman coach Craig Cox said. "When they (the Pirates) got hot in the third quarter, it could have gotten away from us, but we had some poise, hung in there, battled back and made some big shots and free throws.”
In the fourth quarter Seaman’s defense tightened and only allowed Piper to score seven points. With a little over four minutes left in the game, Piper led 74-68, but went scoreless for the remainder of the game.
The Vikings tied the game at 74 with about two minutes left. After exchanging empty possessions, Bonner was fouled with 12 seconds left and made both free throws. Piper attempted a 3-point shot at the buzzer that fell short.
“We stepped up defensively and it was a good team win,” Cox said.
Seaman was led by Bonner with 27 points, followed by B. Finley with 20 and senior Holden Finley 12. B. Finley also pulled down eight rebounds. Piper was led by Walton with 20, while Moore and Derrick Jackson tallied 16 apiece and Devin Kerr chipped in with 10 points.
The Vikings will travel to DeSoto on Friday night for their final game before the Christmas break.
SEAMAN BOYS 76, PIPER 74
Piper 24 18 25 7 -- 74
Seaman 17 26 18 15 -- 76
Piper (2-1) -- Walton 7-11 2-2 20, Moore 7-12 1-3 16, Vogel 0-1 0-0 0, Brooks 3-4 1-3 7, Kerr 5-10 0-0 10, Jackson 6-9 0-0 15, Thomas 1-5 1-2 3, Davis 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 30-53 5-10 74.
Seaman (2-1) -- B. Finley 9-16 0-1 20, H. Finley 5-8 0-0 12, Wiltz 1-3 0-0 2, Phillips 3-6 0-0 7, Bonner 7-15 9-10 27, Chapman 1-3 0-0 2, Unruh 2-6 0-0 6. Totals 28-57 9-11 76.
3-point goals - Piper 9 (Walton 4, Jackson 4, Moore), Seaman 11 (Bonner 4, B. Finley 2, H. Finley 2, Unruh 2, Phillips). Total Fouls -- Piper 15, Seaman 8. Fouled out - none.
