Stilwell — It would have been easy to let the game get away down the stretch. Blue Valley led by six with 3:39 remaining during the semifinals of its home tournament Thursday night at BVHS. Instead, Lawrence High’s boys basketball team remained composed and made enough plays down the stretch to secure a 63-62 win. The Lions (2-1, No. 7 in Class 6A) advanced to the championship game of the Blue Valley ...
Olathe — Early in the fourth quarter, Free State junior Shannon Clarke drilled a 3-pointer from the right wing to pull her team within 10 points. It appeared to be the start of another strong finish by the Firebirds, similar to their overtime win in the season opener last week. Instead, Nixa (Mo.) responded with a layup on the other end within seconds, and then proceeded to stretch its lead back out with a ...
Stilwell — For exactly 651 seconds, Lee’s Summit couldn’t buy a basket in the first half. A suffocating defensive effort by the Lawrence High boys basketball team was the biggest key to the team’s first win of the year. At one point in the first half, LHS kept Lee’s Summit from making a field goal for a total of 10 minutes, 51 seconds to close the first quarter and begin the second period. It proved ...
The Eudora boys basketball team will be playing for a title on Thursday. In its home tournament, Eudora advanced to the championship game with a 57-41 win over Olathe Northwest in the semifinals Tuesday night. It came one day after EHS cruised to a 68-38 victory over KC East in the opening round. A trio of players scored in double figures for the Cardinals (2-1, No. 8 in Class 4A) during the semifinals. Jacob ...
Behind another strong defensive showing, Kansas was victorious in a top-20 matchup Saturday night at Allen Fieldhouse. No. 2 Kansas picked up right where it left off following last week’s run through the Maui Invitational. As was the case last week, the Jayhawks were impressive on the defensive end for much of their 72-58 win over No. 20 Colorado. KU has now won seven games in a row since falling to Duke in ...
Topeka — Despite a lopsided final score, the season-opening defeat could end up being an important lesson for the Lawrence High girls basketball team. For the Lions, the season opener served as the ultimate measuring stick for a team that is experiencing plenty of roster turnover. Topeka High, meanwhile, is coming off a runner-up finish last year and enters the new season ranked No. 1 in Class 6A. And for ...