By Rick Peterson
TopSports.news
Playing their second game in about 19 hours, Hayden's girls rolled to a 56-37 win over defending Class 6A state champion Shawnee Mission South, with the Wildcats improving to a perfect 5-0 on the season while senior Millie Ramsey reached the 1,000-point milestone for her career.
Hayden senior Millie Ramsey scored 13 points in Saturday's 56-37 win over Shawnee Mission South, reaching the 1,000-point milestone for her career. [Hayden girls basketball]
Hayden and SM South (3-3) faced off in the Varsity 810 Showcase Saturday morning at Shawnee Mission Northwest.
Hayden, ranked No. 3 in Class 4A by the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association, was led by senior Brylee Meier, who scored 18 points and connected on four 3-pointers while Ramsey added 13 points and freshman Hailey Schmidtlein 12.
Hayden played SM South on Saturday after rolling to a 61-13 home win over Wichita Independent on Friday.
Hayden's boys improved to 3-2 on Friday with a 91-21 rout over Wichita Independent.
Sophomore Pearmella Carter scored 22 points and grabbed 14 rebounds in Friday's Highland Park 57-39 road win over KC-Wyandotte. [File photo/TSN]
Hi Park girls open conference play with 18-point win
Defending Meadowlark Conference champion Highland Park opened its title defense with a 57-39 road win over Kansas City-Wyandotte Friday night.
Now 3-0 overall after wins on back-to-back nights, Highland Park was led by sophomore Pearmella Carter, who scored 22 points and grabbed 14 rebounds.
Sophomore Zayah Kincade added 12 points for the Scots while senior Tationna Broils scored 7 points with 10 rebounds and 5 steals.
Freshman Ciara Hartz added 8 points and 6 steals.
Senior Kaden Ballard scored 22 points with six 3-pointers in Friday's 71-55 home win over Barstow. [File photo/TSN]
Ballard, Jones power Rural to 71-55 win in home-opener
Seniors Kaden Ballard and Amare Jones combined for 41 points Friday night as Washburn Rural improved to 4-1 with a 71-55 non-league win over Barstow in the Junior Blues' home-opener.
Ballard hit 6 of 9 3-pointers to finish with a career-high 22 points and also grabbed seven rebounds while Jones added 19 points on 7 of 9 shooting from the field and grabbed five rebounds.
Junior John Hoytal scored 12 points and grabbed seven rebounds.
Junior Dayne Johnson (2) scored 17 points Friday night in Silver Lake's 70-57 win over Hiawatha. [File photo/TSN]
Silver Lake boys take 70-57 win over Hiawatha
Junior Dayne Johnson led three-double scorers for Silver Lake in the Eagles' 70-57 home win over Hiawatha Friday night.
Johnson led Silver Lake with 17 points while senior Aemon Coffman added 15 points and senior Jared Johnson 13 for the Eagles.
Silver Lake jumped out to a 20-7 first-quarter advantage and used a 21-10 second quarter to open up a 41-17 halftime lead.
Hiawatha outscored Silver Lake 40-29 in the second half but it wasn't enough to make a serious charge at the Eagles.
Eagle girls roll to 33-point home win over Redhawks
The No. 5-ranked (Class 3A) Silver Lake girls rolled to a 60-27 home victory over Hiawatha Friday night, taking control with a 23-point first quarter.
The Eagles outscored Hiawatha 23-8 in the opening eight minutes and were in command by a 41-19 margin at the half.
Silver Lake led 54-23 at the end of the third stanza to force a running clock over the final eight minutes.
The Eagles had five players with seven or more points, led by juniors Kailyn Hanni and Paige Heiman and senior Ella Bolan with 12 points apiece.
Rossville boys post 58-45 road win over Wildcats
Rossville and Holton were tied 26-all at halftime Friday night before the Bulldawgs took control in the second half for a 58-45 Big East win.
Rossville outscored Holton 15-11 in the third quarter to take a four-point advantage and then outscored the Wildcats 17-8 over the final eight minutes to take the 13-point victory.
The Bulldawgs, now 4-1 overall and 2-0 in the Big East, was led by junior Jack Donovan, who scored 24 points with four 3-pointers while going 4 of 4 at the free throw line.
Junior Cameron Miller scored 16 points with four 3-pointers while senior Kameron Badura added 12 points.
Lady Bulldawgs fall on the road to Holton
Holton took a 71-61 Big East League home win over Rossville Friday night, with the Bulldawgs falling to 3-2 on the season.
Junior Rylee Dick and sophomore Nora Burdiek had big games for Rossville in the loss, combining for 43 points and 10 3-pointers.
Dick scored 23 points and hit seven 3-pointers on the night while Burdiek had 20 points and hit three 3s.
Chase County boys top CPLS, 59-45
Chase County rode a big third quarter to a 59-45 road win over Cair Paravel Latin Friday night.
The Bulldogs led the Lions by just a 24-20 margin at halftime but took control with a 24-11 third quarter.
CPLS outscored Chase County 14-11 in the fourth quarter, but was unable to mount a serious threat.
Jase Pavlik and Chase Hastert scored 10 points apiece to lead the Lions while Ben Roeder added nine points.
Bulldog girls top Lions, 49-31
Cair Paravel Latin was within striking distance of Chase County entering the fourth quarter Friday night, with the Lions trailing by just seven points, but the Bulldogs pulled away down the stretch for the 49-31 win at CPLS.
Chase County led 22-16 at the half and 29-22 at the start of the final quarter before Chase County closed with a 20-9 scoring edge over the final eight minutes.
Karsyn Hastert led Cair Paravel with 12 points while KellyAnn Chada added eight points.
Madelyn Wilson paced Chase County with 21 points while Ava Wilson added 13.
