WRITER: Shane Jackson

Area basketball roundup: Bishop Seabury boys basketball secures narrow win over Mid-Buchanan

Bishop Seabury’s boys basketball needed some theatrics to pull out a 45-44 win over Mid-Buchanan in the Missouri Hall of Fame Classic at Benton High School on Saturday. Senior Cobe Green was fouled going to the basket with 3.6 seconds remaining, going to the line with the game tied at 44. Green made the first, but missed the second attempt from the charity stripe. Mid-Buchanan then missed the game-winning ...

Lawrence High girls fall to Olathe East for 4th consecutive loss

A hot start by the Lawrence High girls basketball team proved to be too good to be true. Lawrence raced out to a 5-2 advantage within the first 90 seconds of the contest, but Olathe East responded by scoring 20 unanswered points to effectively end any chance of an upset. The Hawks (No. 9 in Class 6A) eventually coasted to a 48-28 victory over the Lions on Friday night at LHS. The Lions (5-11, 1-7 Sunflower ...

Mayson Quartlebaum scores 19, Lawrence High boys secure 10th straight win

Early in the fourth quarter, Lawrence High senior Mayson Quartlebaum misfired on an attempt from the top of the key. It was the lone blemish on an otherwise flawless night by the talented big man, and by then the Lions were in control anyway. Behind a 19-point performance from Quartlebaum, Lawrence’s boys basketball team (No. 5 in Class 6A) secured a 64-46 victory over Olathe East on Friday night at ...

Turnovers prove costly, Bishop Seabury girls fall to Cornerstone

After a 97-second scoreless drought to open the contest, Bishop Seabury’s girls basketball team netted the first points of the night on a driving layup by sophomore Anna Johnson. That would be the only time the Seahawks were in front all night, however. Cornerstone Family responded with a quick 7-0 spurt, and was in control the rest of the way en route to a 51-27 victory over Bishop Seabury on Thursday at ...

Post presence fuels Bishop Seabury boys basketball past Cornerstone

It didn’t take long to recognize Bishop Seabury’s game plan in its 71-36 win over Cornerstone Family on Thursday at BSA. BSA head coach Jonathan Raney even shouted it for the whole gymnasium to hear late in the first quarter. Clinging to a 13-9 lead, Raney barked at his talented big men Joao Carlos Ramirez and Luke Hornberger to post up. And that they did. On the very next trip down the floor, both ...

Area basketball roundup: Seahawks secure 53-41 win over Metro Academy

Thanks to a stingy defensive performance, Bishop Seabury’s boys basketball team secured a 53-41 home win over Metro Academy on Tuesday. The Seahawks (13-2, No. 1 in Class 2A) held the opposition to just 16 points in the first half. Bishop Seabury never really got into a rhythm offensively, which was a credit to the opposition’s effort on the defensive end as well. “Really proud of our defensive effort ...