Southwest takes title, concludes 18-0 season

Southwest Junior High completed an undefeated ninth-grade boys basketball season with a 60-53 victory over Overland Park Aquinas on Thursday in the championship game of the Warhawk Invitational.

The Bulldogs, who finished 18-0, were led by Dylan Flitcraft with 25 points and Alec Heline with 19 points. Cody Kukuk pulled down eight rebounds, and Evan Manning had five assists and five steals.

Southwest led by as many as 14 points in the third quarter.

The victory was Southwest’s second against Aquinas this season. A 66-59 victory in the first meeting with Aquinas, and Thursday’s triumph, were the closest games the Bulldogs played all season.