By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Silver Lake's boys basketball team opened its 2021-2022 season in impressive fashion Thursday night, rolling to a 55-25 victory at Jefferson West.
The Eagles opened up a 17-9 first-quarter advantage and took a 28-13 lead to the locker room at halftime.
Silver Lake increased its cushion to 41-16 by the end of the third quarter and cruised the rest of the way for the 30-point victory.
Balance was the key for the Eagles, who had 11 players crack the scoring column, including four with at least 7 points.
Senior Troy Heiman paced Silver Lake with 10 points while Carson Johnson and Kamryn Kaniper added 9 points each and Sam Kaff had 7 points.
SILVER LAKE GIRLS 48, JEFFERSON WEST 41 -- Silver Lake, which is ranked No. 5 in Class 3A by the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association, opened its season with a 48-41 victory over Jefferson West as McKinley Kruger, MaKenzie McDaniel and Mariah Farmer combined for 43 points.
Kruger led the way with 16 points while McDaniel had 15 points and Farmer 12.
