By Joanna Chadwick
Boys
Andale 50, Garden Plain 45 OT — Sam Harp scored 15 to lead Andale, hitting 6 of 8 free throws in overtime. Garden Plain’s Cooper Eck had 20 points, hitting four threes.
Andover 43, Wichita East 38 — Andover was led by Walker McClellan, who had 14 point, 10 rebounds. Griffin Hand had 12 points and Drew Hutchinson had nine rebounds. East’s Luke Henderson scored 18 points and Jaylen Philips-Grey had 12, and Aiden Butler had 18 rebounds.
Andover Central 47, Louisburg 39 — Carter Inslee scored a game-high 19 points to lead Andover Central in the victory.
Bishop Carroll 54, St. James 48 — Second-seeded St. James led 32-22 with 4:51 remaining in the third quarter. Bishop Carroll chipped away at the lead, tying it 44-all on Luke Littlejohn’s basket midway through the fourth. Landon Steven hit a three for the 47-44 lead with 3:18 to go, as Carroll outscored St. James 14-3 in the final four minutes. Nathan Goertz scored 19 points to lead Carroll and had eight rebounds, Steven had six assists, Littlejohn five steals. St. James’ Grady Ogden hit 4 of. 7 from three and had 12 point, five assists.
Blue Valley 81, McPherson 51 — Brendan Walsh hit 12 of 19 from the field, including 4 of 7 from three, for 28 points to lead Blue Valley. Teammate Parker Seithel made 9 of 12 field goals, including 3 of 4 from three, and had 23 points. Dan Sogard had 1 points, seven rebounds and five assists. McPherson’s Eli Reasoner was 7 of 14 from the field and had 16 points, six rebounds. Jett Pyle added 10 points, four assists.
Buhler 63, Abilene 47 — Buhler’s Isaiah Heredia scored 11 and had six assists, six steals.
Cheney 70, Andale 60
Circle 72, Belle Plaine 43
Derby 70, Lawrence Free State 58 — With Free State leading 33-32 at the half, Derby’s defense showed out, holding the Firebirds to six third-quarter points. Derby hit 10 three-pointers, with Avant Riley and Greg Stiger each hitting 3 of 7 from three. Riley finished with 17 points, seven assists, Stiger had 13 points, three steals and Clingan had 18 points, five rebounds. Free State’s Brendan Barrett scored 23 points, making 5 of 8 from three. Brayden DeBruin had 14 points, Ethan Prescott seven rebounds.
Elyria 50, Hutchinson Central Christian 39
Emporia 66, Arkansas City 47
Goessel 42, Wakefield 15
Hutchinson 53, Topeka Seaman 51 — Top-seeded Topeka Seaman’s three-point attempt in the final seconds was short as Hutchinson got the win. Lamar Govain scored a game-high 21 points, hitting 8 of 12 from the field, and finishing with six rebounds, five steals. Draydon Hippen had 15 points, going 3 of 3 from three. Topeka Seaman’s Kaevon Bonner had 16 points and five rebounds, four assists and three steals. Landon Wiltz scored 14, with three threes, and had four steals.
Kapaun 72, El Dorado 29
Little River 78, Larned 35
Maize 58, Dodge City 31 — Maize’s Karson Miles hit 10 of 12 from the field and scored a game-high 20 points and had six rebounds. Charlie Oakman had 10 points, eight rebounds, Brayden Myovela six rebounds and Kingston Lerma had six assists. Dodge City’s Ty Scheck scored 14 points.
Maize South 55, BV West 50 OT
Salina Central 61, DeSoto 57
SM South 87, Newton 46 — SM South’s Ben Allen scored 19 points, Kaiden Davis 12 and Thomas Burns 10 in the win. Davis also had five steals and five assists. Newton’s Christian Henderson had seven rebounds and Camden Hessman four assists.
Smoky Valley 59, SE-Saline 55
Sterling 69, Scott City 34
Wellington 60, Clearwater 52
Wichita Collegiate 80, Goddard 32 — Collegiate had a three-point first quarter lead, then outscored Goddard 61-16 over the next three periods. AJ Batiste scored 20 to lead Collegiate.
Wichita Heights 59, Valley Center 58 — Tony Phillips hit a three-pointer with three seconds remaining to give Heights the victory. Valley Center had led 44-38 after the third. Phillips finished with 13 points, seven rebounds and teammate Ah’jaylyn Walker had a game-high 19. Nash Jamolod also scored 19, leading Valley Center and hitting five three-pointers. Teammate RayJ Logan scored 13 with three threes.
Wichita Northwest 62, Highland Park 49 — Northwest’s Christian Laws had 20 points, Da’marion Garland 12 and DArrian Hammond 11 in the win. Highland Park’s Joseph Kingcannon scored 16.
Wichita Warriors 55, Mulvane 53
Winfield 49, Halstead 39
Girls
Andover 81, Fort Scott 45
Berean Academy 35, Hutchinson Central Christian 28
Hugoton 54, Sterling 20
Inman 56, Larned 43
Kingman 39, Lyons 30
Little River 50, Central Plains 25
Louisburg 50, Clearwater 44
Salina Central 56, Buhler 24
Smoky Valley 48, Hutchinson Trinity 17
SE-Saline 45, Scott City 23
Wellington 57, Ulysses 31
Wichita East 76, Abilene 23
