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The Cair Paravel Lions boys basketball team never looked back after a 24-point first quarter on its way to a 69-50 victory over the Maranatha Christian Eagles on Tuesday night at Cair Paravel Latin School.
Lucas Marichal led Cair Paravel with 19 points in the Lions' 69-50 win over Maranatha Academy Tuesday night. [File photo/TSN]
The contest started as a scoring duel between Maranatha’s Daniel Dean and Cair Paravel’s Lucas Marichal, with Dean tallying the 3-11 Eagles’ first five points as the visitors took an early 5-2 lead.
Marichal answered with his first of four 3-pointers of the night, and following a free throw from Dean, the Cair Paravel junior made consecutive baskets to give the Lions (6-8) a 9-6 lead they would not relinquish.
The 3-point barrage continued for the Lions, with triples from Chase Hastert and Judah Congdon before Marichal knocked down another shot from behind the arc to give Cair Paravel a 24-17 advantage after the first quarter.
The Lions showed off their defensive prowess in the second quarter, allowing only six points off three Maranatha field goals.
Hastert and Caleb Cleverdon hit 3-pointers in the frame for Cair Paravel, while Jase Pavlik recorded his first five points of the evening in the quarter as the Lions took a 38-23 lead into halftime.
After the break Pavlik and Cleverdon found baskets in the first minute of the third quarter, extending the lead to 19 and forcing a quick timeout from the Eagles.
The Lions pushed the lead as high as 21, but a pair of baskets from Dean and a 3-pointer from Joe Allen brought the deficit back to 13 as Cair Paravel held a 46-33 lead midway through the third quarter.
Any sign of a comeback was quickly put to rest, as Marichal knocked down another 3-pointer and Blaine Durbin added a pair of baskets, with the Lions leading 55-38 after three quarters.
Cair Paravel finished the game with a balanced offensive attack, with five points from Marichal and four from Pavlik in the fourth quarter.
Senior Billy Lanich added a layup in the closing seconds to seal the 19-point victory for the Lions. Marichal led all scorers with 19 points for Cair Paravel.
Pavlik recorded a double-double with 13 points and 12 rebounds, while Hastert added 10 points off the bench.
The Lions shot just over 48 percent from the field and out-rebounded the Eagles, 34-18.
Dean led Maranatha with 18 points on 7-10 shooting while also pulling down six rebounds. Pennbrook Shaver tallied 14 points, while center Luke Shrader scored nine points with six rebounds.
Cair Paravel coach Chip Kueffer was impressed with all aspects of his team’s performance in the win.
“I think defense always leads to offense,'' Kueffer said. "We were really focused defensively on (Maranatha’s Owen Smail and Luke Shrader), both of those guys can get 25 a night,” Kueffer said. “We really just focused on making them uncomfortable, picking them up at halfcourt, and then offensively, you don’t have anything to think about.”
Despite a significant size disadvantage, Cair Paravel grabbed 16 more rebounds than Maranatha, and the effort did not go unnoticed by Kueffer.
“We’re giving up a lot of size, and they play their hearts out,” Kueffer said of his squad. “Everybody has to do their part to defend and rebound. If you’re on the floor, you’re rebounding. If you’re on the floor, you’re defending, no excuses. So I was glad to see that out of everybody today.”
Cair Paravel will be back in action on Thursday against Eskridge-Mission Valley. The Lions will look to avenge a 50-48 loss on Jan. 21.
CAIR PARAVEL BOYS 69, MARANATHA CHRISTIAN 50
Maranatha Christian 17 6 15 12 -- 50
Cair Paravel 24 14 17 14 -- 69
Maranatha Christian (3-11) -- Alsup 0-1 0-0 0, Allen 1-2 0-0 3, Shaver 6-14 1-2 14, A. Smail 0-0 0-0 0, Ingalsbe 0-1 0-0 0, Dean 7-10 3-8 18, O. Smail 0-7 2-2 2, Nelson 2-4 0-3 4, Shrader 3-13 3-4 9, Milner 0-0 0-0 0, Casper 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 19-53 9-19 50.
Cair Paravel (6-8) -- Pavlik 6-14 1-2 13, Roeder 3-9 2-2 8, Hastert 4-5 0-0 10, Fay 1-1 0-0 2, Congdon 1-2 0-0 3, Marichal 6-15 3-4 19, Durbin 2-3 0-0 4, Cleverdon 3-5 0-0 8, Lanich 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 27-56 6-8 69.
3-point goals -- Maranatha 3 (Allen, Shaver, Dean), Cair Paravel 9 (Marichal 4, Hastert 2, Cleverdon 2, Congdon). Total fouls -- Maranatha 11, Cair Paravel 17. Fouled out -- none. Technical fouls -- Nelson.
Editor's note: Story from TopSports.news contributor Nicholas Gainey.
Rural girls roll to 78-9 league makeup win over Junction City
Washburn Rural's girls, ranked No. 7 in Class 6A by the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association, picked up its second win of the week on Wednesday, rolling to a 78-9 home Centennial League decision over Junction City in a game that was postponed last month.
The Junior Blues, now 9-4 on the season, opened up a 26-2 lead at the end of the first quarter, led 45-6 at halftime and 69-7 after three quarters before a running clock was used over the final eight minutes.
Sophomore Gracie Hayes led Washburn Rural with 22 points and six 3-pointers while sophomore Maddie Vickery added 21 points and senior Kate Hinck 13.
On Tuesday the Junior Blues took a 61-42 road win over Blue Valley, with Vickery leading the way with 30 points and Hinck adding 18 points.
The Rural boys dropped a 70-48 decision at Blue Valley North Tuesday.
Washburn Rural will be back in action on Friday, hosting Topeka High in a Centennial League doubleheader.
Senior Jaret Sanchez reached the 1,000-point scoring milestone in Shawnee Heights' 95-47 win at Turner Tuesday night. [File photo/TSN]
Sanchez reaches 1,000-point milestone in 95-47 road win
Shawnee Heights' boys rolled to a 95-47 United Kansas Conference win at Kansas City-Turner on Tuesday as senior Jaret Sanchez reached the 1,000-point scoring milestone for his career.
Junior Ontarius Emmot scored 18 points for Shawnee Heights.
Now 11-2 on the season, the T-Birds, ranked No. 9 in Class 5A by the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association, will travel to Lansing on Friday.
Lady T-Birds continue hot streak
Shawnee Heights girls, fresh off the championship in last week's Capital City Classic, continued its hot streak with a 64-23 United Kansas Conference win at Kansas City-Turner Tuesday night.
Now 10-4 on the season, Heights will travel to Lansing on Friday.
Manhattan snaps Lady Trojans' three-game winning streak
Topeka High's girls, who cracked the Class 6A rankings at No. 10 this week, had their three-game winning streak snapped Wednesday night at Manhattan, with the Indians taking a 60-54 Centennial League decision over Topeka High.
Manhattan improved to 9-4 while Topeka High fell to 9-5.
Topeka High's boys suffered another tight loss Wednesday night, falling 65-60 to the Indians.
High fell to 0-14 while Manhattan improved to 5-8.
Topeka High will play a girls/boys twinbill at Washburn Rural on Friday.
Top-ranked Seaman girls improve to 14-0
Defending Class 5A state champion and top-ranked Seaman improved to 14-0 on the season on Tuesday with a 41-32 United Kansas Conference road win at Basehor-Linwood.
The Vikings will travel to Kansas City-Turner on Friday.
Vikes drop 67-62 UKC road game to Bobcats
No. 8-ranked (Class 5A) Seaman fell to 10-4 on the season Tuesday, dropping a 67-62 United Kansas Conference decision at Basehor-Linwood.
The Bobcats jumped in front 15-8 at the end of the first quarter and led 35-26 at the half and 57-47 after three quarters before Seaman outscored Basehor-Linwood 15-10 in the fourth.
Junior KaeVon Bonner led Seaman with 23 point while senior Bryer Finley added 16 points and junior Landon Wiltz 11.
Basehor-Linwood, which improved to 7-6, had four players crack double figures.
Seaman will travel to Kansas City-Turner on Friday for a UKC contest.
Lady Eagles bounce back with 50-27 win
Silver Lake's girls, ranked No. 3 in Class 3A by the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association, bounced back from a Tuesday night loss at Riley County with a 50-27 win at Holton on Wednesday.
The Eagles were led by junior Kailyn Hanni with 13 points while Paige Heiman and Alana Brewster added 11 points apiece.
Silver Lake led 11-4 after the first quarter and broke open the game with a 19-6 second quarter.
The Eagles will travel to Nemaha Central on Friday.
Silver Lake boys improve to 10-3
Silver Lake boosted its record to 10-3 Wednesday night with their second win in as many nights, a 48-36 road win at Holton.
The Eagles broke open the game with a 26-13 scoring edge over the middle two quarters.
Senior Deondre Razzano scored 14 points and senior Aemon Coffman 13 to lead the Eagles.
Silver Lake will travel to Nemaha Central on Friday.
Bulldawgs improve to 10-4
Rossville's boys improved to 10-4 on the season with a 61-60 nailbiting win at St. Marys Tuesday night.
Juniors Cameron Miller and Jack Donovan scored 13 and 11 points for the Bulldawgs while senior Kameron Badura added 10 points.
After scoring 38 points in a 70-65 loss to Jefferson West on Monday, junior Rylee Dick scored 23 points in a 63-44 decision to St. Marys on Tuesday as Rossville's girls fell to 6-8.
Both Rossville teams will travel to Sabetha on Friday.
