Thursday’s high school basketball scores (Jan. 22, 2026)

By Joanna Chadwick

Boys

Andover Central 47, Louisburg 39

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.

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.

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.

Wellington 60, Clearwater 52

Girls

Inman 56, Larned 43

Louisburg 50, Clearwater 44

Wichita East 76, Abilene 23