Wichita Eagle: Basketball

Badgers' woes continue as Michigan rolls to win

Associated Press — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:05 CST

As far as Jordan Taylor can tell, there's only one way for No. 18 Wisconsin to snap out of this puzzling slump.

"I'm going to keep feeding my guys when they are open, because we've got to step up and start hitting shots," Taylor said. "These are shots that we made all of last season, and we just have to forget what has happened so far and keep working hard. I don't care if it is our second-best player or No. 17. My job is to get the ball to our shooters, and I'm going to keep trusting them."

Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 17 points and freshman Trey Burke outplayed Taylor for most of the game Sunday, leading No. 16 Michigan to an impressive 59-41 victory over the Badgers at Ann Arbor, Mich.

Heights boys survive Northwest scare

JOANNA CHADWICK — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 08:30 CST

Heights' boys team had no offensive rebounds at halftime of its game with Northwest at Koch Arena on Saturday night, and Falcons coach Joe Auer was not pleased.

"We had zero offensive rebounds at halftime. Zero," Auer said. "They had eight. We told the kids, 'Statistically, we cannot perform at a lower level than we did in the first half. And yet, there's hardly any separation.

"For whatever reason, we looked flat. We just looked like we were tired. We really tried to convince them at halftime that it was all wrapped up in that statistic. You are not going to beat anybody, let alone somebody of high quality, 0-8."

State College Men (Jan. 8)

Sun, 08 Jan 2012 08:18 CST

State College Men

Tabor 75, Bethel 57

BETHEL: Wright 5, Regier 2, Griffin 14, Regehr 2, Ronnebaum 8, Whitaker 8, Sadeghi 3, Benton 5, Baldia 10. Totals 18-46 19-30 57.

Heights' defense stifles Northwest girls

JOANNA CHADWICK — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 08:32 CST

Fifteen first-half turnovers would destroy most team's chances of winning a game.

Not the Heights girls.

The Falcons defeated Northwest 73-25 at Koch Arena on Saturday night, forcing 24 first-half turnovers, to overcome their own mistakes.

Southeast tops unbeaten Derby

JOANNA CHADWICK — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 08:32 CST

Southeast's boys made less than a third of their shots Saturday and still came out with a win, beating Derby 59-56 at Koch Arena for the Panthers' first loss.

"We played a very good team," Southeast coach Carl Taylor said. "They don't make very many mistakes, they execute very well and they can shoot the ball."

Taylor credited his team's decision to play together.

Andale takes down Collegiate boys

JOANNA CHADWICK — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 08:15 CST

ANDALE — There was a mini celebration at halfcourt by the Andale boys following Collegiate junior Riley Kemmer's errant three-pointer to end Friday's game, a 44-41 Andale victory.

Andale coach Jeff Buchanan broke up the celebration, hurrying his team into shaking hands with Collegiate, but the Indians (5-1, 4-0) had every right to revel in the victory over previously unbeaten Collegiate.

Not only did the win put Andale in first in Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail Division IV, the Indians played well.

Carroll boys hold off West's final try

JEFFREY LUTZ — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 08:15 CST

Four-tenths of a second were taken off the clock before the West basketball team took its last possession against Bishop Carroll on Friday, and that's about how late Arnez Jones was in taking the final shot.

Jones' three-pointer from the corner bounced off the rim, giving Carroll a 37-36 win at Koch Arena, but the reduced time in being able to orchestrate a final play added to a troubling trend for West coach Phil Daignault.

"It just seems like the breaks always go the other way," Daignault said. "It just seems like breaks don't go our way. I don't know, maybe I'm just not a lucky guy."

Kapaun boys hand East its first loss

JOANNA CHADWICK — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 18:35 CST

East junior Larry Dennis opened Saturday's basketball game with Kapaun Mount Carmel by driving inside for a basket. Then he made another inside basket. By the midpoint of the first period, Dennis had nine of East's 11 points and three rebounds.

Yet the score was tied.

Kapaun stayed right with East, ran with East, drove inside on East. It was Kapaun that pushed the pace. It was Kapaun that played, as East coach Ron Allen called it, a near-perfect game.

Frankamp's 47 subdues South

JEFFREY LUTZ — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 08:15 CST

Conner Frankamp often creates the illusion that he's reached a higher level of energy in the fourth quarter or basketball games. Frankamp is playing at a different level, but he's only maintaining his energy as that of his opponents dwindles.

Frankamp got a little more time to prove his endurance on Friday. After scoring 10 points in the fourth, including two free throws to tie the score with 6.4 seconds to go, Frankamp added nine in overtime, leading the Redskins to a 61-56 win over South at Koch Arena.

Frankamp totaled 47 points, missing his career high by five and delivering his second 40-point game of the week. His 89-point week vaulted the junior into 19th place on the City League's career scoring list with 1,090 points.

Patient Augusta works around Mulvane

CORBIN MIHELIC — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 00:05 CST

AUGUSTA — On a few offensive possessions, Augusta held onto the ball for so long that the Orioles probably would have received multiple shot-clock violations before even attempting a shot—if a shot clock existed in high school basketball.

Throughout Friday's 57-46 win over Mulvane, the Orioles were forced to patiently pass around the Wildcats' zone defense for up to a minute at a time before an open look at the rim.

"We want to push the floor and try to get an easy layup, but if not we just back it out and take out time," forward Alex Clausing said. "We didn't want to try to force it in there too much."

Garden Plain girls make quick work of Conway Springs

LIONEL TIPTON — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 08:15 CST

GARDEN PLAIN — Garden Plain coach Sarah McCormick said her girls didn't want a close game Friday night, so they went out and shut out Conway Springs 17-0 in the first quarter, rolling to a 43-19 Central Plains League victory.

"Our girls were ready to play tonight," McCormick said. "They told me that we've played Conway close every single year, and they just said, 'We've got to be ready to play from the very beginning,' because we've had some setbacks and we've had to play catch up the rest of the time.

"So they wanted to make sure."

Friday's high school basketball schedule (Jan. 6)

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 08:51 CST

Girls at 6 p.m., boys 7:30, unless noted

City League

Friday's Kansas high school basketball scores (Jan. 6)

Sat, 07 Jan 2012 08:15 CST

Boys

City League

Carroll 37, West 36

K-State, Kansas beat ranked foes

Eagle news services — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:05 CST

Mariah White offered a quick prayer when she tossed up a runner with the game tied in the waning seconds of overtime.

The Kansas State guard fought through traffic and banked the ball in with 1.6 seconds left in the extra period to lift the Wildcats over No. 8 Texas A&M 71-69 on Wednesday night.

"I just dribbled around," said White, who finished with 12 points, 11 assists, five rebounds, three steals and a block. "Nobody was open so I had no one to throw it to. I just said, 'Dear Lord, help me with this shot.' I just threw up the shot, and it went in."

Sophomore helps Heights turn back Carroll

TAYLOR ELDRIDGE — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 09:45 CST

If each game represents a chapter of Heights' 49-game winning streak, then many storylines have surfaced over the three years of its existence that have made it the country's longest.

Most of them feature Perry Ellis, now a senior who has produced many efforts like Tuesday's 23 points and seven rebounds to keep the streak going.

But the newest, and for coach Joe Auer, the most tantalizing one emerged on Tuesday night in Heights' 63-46 victory at home over Bishop Carroll to improve to 5-0 and pick up win No. 49.

Lungwitz, Maize win at foul line

JOANNA CHADWICK — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 09:45 CST

MAIZE — The Maize girls have struggled from the free-throw line so much that the Eagles focused solely on shooting free throws during a morning shootaround on Tuesday.

It didn't seem to help much Tuesday night as, early in the fourth quarter, the Eagles were 13 of 26 from the line, including two straight misses on one-and-one opportunities.

But then Paige Lungwitz got her chance at free throws. In the final 31.5 seconds, she hit four straight for the 61-57 victory over visiting Salina Central (5-1, 3-1).

Vaughn helps Salina Central drop Maize in OT

Eagle staff — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 09:45 CST

Eight overtime points by Mark Vaughn helped Salina Central defeat Maize 61-58 in an Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail League Division I boys game on Tuesday night at Maize.

J.C Sturgeon hit two of Maize's three fourth-quarter three-pointers, then followed Ryan Hall's game-tying basket by knocking away a Salina Central shot to end regulation.

Vaughn finished with a game-high 22 points. Maize (1-5, 1-4) was led by Sturgeon's 24 points.

Frankamp scores 42 as North tops Buffs

LIONEL TIPTON — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 09:45 CST

The North boys basketball team got off to a sluggish start Tuesday night, trailing Southeast after one quarter 16-12.

But junior guard Conner Frankamp helped the Redskins (3-3, 3-3) turn up the heat in the second period, scoring 13 of his 42 points and pacing a 68-60 City League victory Tuesday night at North High.

It wasn't the best of beginnings for the Redskins, as Southeast (2-3, 2-3) slapped on a full-court press on North's first possession and forced a 10-second turnover. Senior D'Avonte Garland hit three three-pointers for the Buffaloes, finishing with 11 points in the opening quarter.

Northcutt, Rosales propel North

Eagle staff — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 09:45 CST

North used a 17-4 first quarter to take a lead it never relinquished in cruising past Southeast 60-42 in a City League girls basketball game Tuesday at North.

North sophomore Maddie Northcutt scored eight of her team-high 16 points in the third quarter, and senior Naomi Rosales had 11.

Southeast (1-4, 1-4), which played the Redskins even in the second quarter and stayed close in the second half, was led by junior Makayla Loggins' 17 points, including three three-pointers.

Kapaun rides inside emphasis

ADAM SUDERMAN — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 09:45 CST

Kapaun's boys basketball team possesses a roster full of athleticism, but the Crusaders have struggled to find an offensive rhythm this season.

It left coach John Cherne looking for answers, and an emphasis on developing an inside game seemed most reasonable.

The plan paid off Tuesday night in a 48-45 win over South, as Kapaun established its offense in the paint from the start, scoring 22 of its 33 first-half points inside the paint.