Heights boys survive Northwest scare
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.
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As far as Jordan Taylor can tell, there's only one way for No. 18 Wisconsin to snap out of this puzzling slump.
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.
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Fifteen first-half turnovers would destroy most team's chances of winning a game.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Girls at 6 p.m., boys 7:30, unless noted
Mariah White offered a quick prayer when she tossed up a runner with the game tied in the waning seconds of overtime.
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.
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.
The North boys basketball team got off to a sluggish start Tuesday night, trailing Southeast after one quarter 16-12.
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.
Kapaun's boys basketball team possesses a roster full of athleticism, but the Crusaders have struggled to find an offensive rhythm this season.
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