By Rick Peterson
TopSports.news
Seaman boys basketball advanced to the semifinals of Valley Center's January Jam Thursday, with the Vikings posting a 74-64 first-round win over Maize.
Junior KaeVon Bonner (3) led Seaman with 26 points in Thursday's 74-64 January Jam tournament win over Maize. [File photo/TSN]
The No. 7-ranked (Class 5A) Vikings, now 7-2, will face No. 9-ranked (6A) Olathe Northwest in an 8 p.m. semifinal Friday night.
Junior KaeVon Bonner paced Seaman with 26 points, backed by senior Bryer Finley with 17 points and junior Landon Wiltz with 10 points.
Seaman's semifinal opponent, Olathe Northwest, is also 7-2 on the season after Thursday's 58-20 tournament rout over Garden City.
Senior Deacon Pomeroy led Shawnee Heights with 16 points in Thursday's 67-39 Viking Classic win over SM West. [File photo/TSN]
T-Bird boys roll past SM West, 67-39
No. 4-ranked (Class 5A) Shawnee Heights posted a 67-39 first-round win over tournament host Shawnee Mission West Thursday in the Viking Classic, earning a 7:30 p.m. semifinal matchup with Ozark, Mo. Friday night.
The 7-2 T-Birds were led by senior Deacon Pomeroy's 16 points while senior Jaret Sanchez added 14 points and junior Tyren Parker 11.
Junior Ontarius Emmot narrowly missed double figures with 8 points while junior Da'Quan Lee had 6 points.
Ozark improved to 8-6 on the season with a 63-32 first-round win over Louisburg.
Junior Blues advance in Pittsburg tourney, 65-58
Washburn Rural improved to 7-2 on the season Thursday night with a 65-58 quarterfinal win over Joplin, Mo. in the Bill Hanson Memorial Tournament.
With Thursday's win the Junior Blues advanced to a 7:30 p.m. Friday semifinal, facing the winner of Thursday's quarterfinal between Webster Groves, Mo. and Branson, Mo.
Washburn Rural jumped out to an 18-7 first-quarter lead and held on the rest of the way as Joplin outscored Rural 51-47 over the final three quarters.
Senior Amare Jones led five double figure scorers for the Junior Blues with 15 points, followed by senior Kaden Ballard and junior Simon Rowley with 13 points apiece, junior Draden Chooncharoen with 11 points and junior John Hoytal with 10.
Both Ballard and Hoytal went 4 of 4 at the free throw line for Rural.
Junior Maddie Gragg (32) led Seaman with 16 points in Thursday's 59-44 UKC road win at De Soto. [File photo/TSN]
Seaman girls take crucial UKC road win at De Soto
Seaman, the top-ranked team in Class 5A by the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association, improved to a perfect 10-0 Thursday night with a 59-44 United Kansas Conference road win over No. 4-ranked De Soto.
Now 9-0 in the UKC, the Vikings posted the double-digit win over the Wildcats (9-2) after posting a 3-point 53-50 win over De Soto on Dec. 20 at Seaman.
Seaman got 16 points from junior Maddie Gragg, followed by seniors Anna Becker and Jaida Stallbaumer with 14 and 13 points, respectively.
