The Lawrence High girls' basketball team is headed to state. No. 3-seeded LHS (18-4) outran No. 6 Wichita South 76-53 in Saturday’s substate championship, earning its first state playoff seat since 2017. W-South stormed out front right from the tipoff, burying 5 of 7 three-point attempts in the first quarter. LHS, burning two timeouts in the first, refocused and dropped 17 combined points for sophomore ...
Hopes of a lengthy run at state for the No. 3-seeded Lawrence High boys basketball were squashed by No. 6 Manhattan in Friday night’s 56-40 loss in the substate championship at LHS. Trailing by double digits for most of the second half, LHS (17-5) got within seven of the Indians (14-8) on a three-point basket by Lions senior Will Leuschen with 5:26 left to play. Even with the late shot in the arm, LHS ...
Four area schools – Eudora (4A), Baldwin (4A), Perry Lecompton (3A) and Bishop Seabury (1A) – saw their boys' basketball teams advance past substate quarterfinal and semifinal rounds this past week. All four girls squads fell short in the initial substate rounds. The Eudora and Baldwin boys' teams are state-bound, each taking home substate championship honors Friday night. CLASS 4A Eudora Defeating No. ...
Three players put on double-figure performances to lead the third-seeded Lawrence High girls basketball team past fourth-seeded Wichita North, 65-39, in Wednesday’s substate semifinal at LHS. Senior Lucy Hardy scored 19 points, sophomore Brynnae Johnson had 16 and senior Daphne Bracker-Sturm had 10 as the Lions (17-4) rolled to a double-digit lead at halftime and never looked back. Another player, senior ...
In a game where junior Zaxton King scored nearly as many points as the entire opposing team, third-seeded Lawrence High boys basketball beat 14th-seeded Dodge City 67-39 at home and advanced to the Class 6A West substate semifinal. King scored a whopping 37 points for LHS (17-4) and hit 6 of 9 shots from 3-point range. On top of that, senior Will Leuschen scored nine points, including an early 3, and senior ...
The time has come for substate basketball, with area schools gearing up for the first and second rounds this week. Each area assignment class – 6A, 5A, 4A and 3A – begins or continues postseason play as early as Monday. Seeding for each was finalized over the weekend, as area schools wrapped up their regular-season schedules. Finals for each substate bracket will take place on Saturday, March 4, with all ...