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By RICK PETERSON
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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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By JUSTIN BURKHARDT
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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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By CHARLES SPURLOCK
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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.
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The Seaman Lady Vikings, ranked No. 3 in Class 5A by the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association, topped Piper 69-45 in a United Kansas Conference clash on Tuesday night at Seaman.
Junior Anna Backer (23) scored 15 points to lead Seaman in Tuesday's 69-45 UKC win over Piper. [File photo/TSN]
In a high-scoring first quarter, Piper shot 50 percent from the field while the Lady Vikes shot a blistering 80 percent on the way to a 19-14 first-quarter lead.
“We were scoring the ball pretty good in the first quarter,'' Seaman coach Matt Tinsley said. "Against a zone, we want to swing it and play, not swing it and stand.”
Both teams cooled off in the second quarter with Seaman heading into halftime with a 31-20 lead.
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By Todd Fertig
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The Topeka High girls, with almost all new players from last season, were taught some rough lessons by Manhattan Tuesday night, losing at home, 56-29.
Freshman Ahsieryrhuajh Rayton led Topeka High with 11 points in Tuesday's Centennial League loss to Manhattan. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
The Indians applied withering full-court pressure to the young Trojans from the jump, harassing them into turnovers and rushed shots. Manhattan capitalized with transition buckets and layups.
Topeka High fell quickly behind 18-6 in the first period, and that lead widened to 36-13 by halftime.
“Watching film, I think I (prepared the team) that, ‘That pressure’s going to be there. We’ve got to be ready for it,’ ” said Topeka High coach Brittney Redmond. “I don’t think we responded. I think it took us maybe a quarter to respond to that pressure. But by then, we’d already dug a hole for ourselves.”
All seven players who got in the game for Topeka High are either freshmen or sophomores.
