High school basketball predictions for every area team with every league’s top players
After reviewing forms sent in from area coaches, The Eagle made its predictions for the top teams and best players in each league in the Wichita area for the 2020-21 season.
CITY LEAGUE
Boys
1. Bishop Carroll
2. Kapaun Mt. Carmel
3. East
4. Southeast
5. Heights
6. Northwest
7. West
8. South
9. North
Top 15 players
1. Alex Littlejohn, Bishop Carroll senior forward
2. Blake Danitschek, Kapaun Mt. Carmel senior forward
3. Enrique Lankford, Bishop Carroll senior guard
4. Daylan Jones, East senior guard
5. Carter Reid, Bishop Carroll senior guard
6. A.J. King, East senior guard
7. Grant Johnson, Kapaun Mt. Carmel senior guard
8. Will Anciaux, Kapaun Mt. Carmel sophomore forward
9. Bronxon Frierson, Heights senior guard
10. Rone Smith, Southeast senior guard
11. David Duncan, Northwest senior forward
12. Darryon Frierson, South senior forward
13. Marcus Ziegler, Heights sophomore guard senior
14. Hezekiah Washington, West senior forward
15. Braydon Verbeck, Northwest senior guard
Girls
1. Heights
2. East
3. Kapaun Mt. Carmel
4. Bishop Carroll
5. Southeast
6. Northwest
7. South
8. North
9. West
Top 15 players
1. Zyanna Walker, Heights junior guard
2. Laniah Randle, Heights senior guard
3. Cayanna Stanley, Heights junior guard
4. Ella Anciaux, Kapaun Mt. Carmel senior center
5. Isis Sanders, East junior guard
6. Khloe Schuckman, Bishop Carroll senior guard
7. Katelyn Kennedy, Southeast senior forward
8. Tiana Winn, East junior forward
9. Jaila Harding, Southeast senior guard
10. Kendall Forbes, Bishop Carroll junior guard
11. Asia Dawson, East junior guard
12. Jennifer Jacobs, Kapaun Mt. Carmel senior forward
13. Daysha Ongunbiyi, Northwest senior guard
14. Cherish Gails, Heights senior guard
15. Sophia Gimino, Kapaun Mt. Carmel sophomore guard
AV-CTL Div. 1
Boys
1. Campus
2. Maize
3. Derby
4. Maize South
5. Salina South
6. Hutchinson
7. Newton
Top 12 players
1. Sterling Chapman, Campus senior guard
2. Fontaine Williams, Derby junior guard
3. Jacob Hanna, Maize senior forward
4. Javan Buchanan, Maize South junior forward
5. Jayden Hall, Campus senior guard
6. Josh Jordan, Salina South senior guard
7. Parker Scott, Maize South senior guard
8. Devin Junghans, Salina South senior guard
9. Colin Schreiber, Salina South senior guard
10. Myles Thompson, Hutchinson senior forward
11. Isaac Ray, Derby senior forward
12. Avery Johnson, Maize sophomore guard
Girls
1. Derby
2. Maize
3. Salina South
4. Maize South
5. Campus
6. Hutchinson
7. Newton
Top 12 players
1. Sydney Holmes, Maize senior guard
2. Maryn Archer, Derby sophomore guard
3. Addy Brown, Derby sophomore forward
4. Baylee Miller, Maize senior forward
5. Derryana Cobbins, Derby senior guard
6. Jaidyn Schomp, Derby senior forward
7. Tatum Boettjer, Derby junior forward
8. Sydney Peterson, Salina South junior guard
9. Kyla Frenchers, Maize junior guard
10. Tya Tindall, Campus junior guard
11. Acacia Weis, Salina South sophomore guard
12. Avery Lowe, Maize South sophomore forward
AV-CTL Div. 2
Boys
1. Andover
2. Salina Central
3. Eisenhower
4. Valley Center
5. Andover Central
6. Arkansas City
7. Goddard
Top 12 players
1. Jack Johnson, Andover senior guard
2. Eli Isaacs, Valley Center senior guard
3. Nick Hogan, Eisenhower senior forward
4. Cody Houser, Eisenhower senior guard
5. Reed McHenry, Salina Central senior forward
6. Isaiah Maikori, Andover senior guard
7. Gabe Phillips, Valley Center senior forward
8. Caden Kickaefer, Salina Central senior forward
9. Kaleb Gaddis, Andover senior guard
10. Doug Stewart, Arkansas City senior guard
11. Cameron Moses, Goddard senior guard
12. Skyler Clevenger, Andover Central junior guard
Girls
1. Andover Central
2. Salina Central
3. Eisenhower
4. Andover
5. Goddard
6. Valley Center
7. Arkansas City
Top 12 players
1. Brittany Harshaw, Andover Central junior forward
2. Bailey Wilborn, Andover Central senior guard
3. Kennedy Nicholson, Eisenhower senior guard
4. Aubrie Kierscht, Salina Central junior guard
5. Maycee James, Goddard junior guard
6. Jaden Newfarmer, Andover Central senior guard
7. Ellie Stearns, Andover Central
8. Maddi Amekporfor, Andover Central sophomore forward
9. Mallory Woolston, Andover senior guard
10. Hampton Williams, Salina Central junior forward
11. Payton Ryan, Eisenhower senior forward
12. Addi Verbeck, Eisenhower sophomore guard
AV-CTL Div. 3
Boys
1. McPherson
2. Augusta
3. Buhler
4. El Dorado
5. Winfield
6. Circle
Top 10 players
1. Max Alexander, Buhler senior guard
2. Seth Madron, McPherson junior guard
3. Brendan Parker, Augusta senior guard
4. Jayton Alexander, McPherson senior guard
5. Ely Wilcox, Augusta senior forward
6. Drew Middleton, Circle senior guard
7. Zach Wittenberg, El Dorado senior guard
8. Aidan Harper, Winfield senior guard
9. Ryan Andrews, Augusta senior guard
10. Jacob George, Winfield senior guard
Girls
1. McPherson
2. Circle
3. Augusta
4. Buhler
5. Winfield
6. El Dorado
Top 10 players
1. Grace Pyle, McPherson junior guard
2. Kimalee Cook, Circle senior guard
3. Kassidy Beam, McPherson senior guard
4. Lanna Chase, Circle senior guard
5. Maci Claycamp, Circle senior forward
6. Emma Malm, McPherson senior guard
7. Madi Michaelis, Circle senior guard
8. Maycee Anderson, Augusta senior guard
9. Bailey Camien, El Dorado senior forward
10. Amaleigh Mattison, Buhler senior guard
AV-CTL Div. 4
Boys
1. Collegiate
2. Clearwater
3. Andale
4. Mulvane
5. Wellington
6. Rose Hill
Top 10 players
1. Trey Abasolo, Mulvane senior guard
2. Tanner Meyer, Wellington senior guard
3. Charlie Goree, Collegiate senior guard
4. Jake Wellington, Clearwater senior guard
5. Wesley Fair, Collegiate sophomore guard
6. Eli Rowland, Andale senior guard
7. Jack Duarte, Collegiate junior forward
8. Ian Comer, Mulvane junior guard
9. Michael Fair, Collegiate senior guard
10. Tanner Cash, Clearwater senior guard
Girls
1. Wellington
2. Andale
3. Clearwater
4. Collegiate
5. Rose Hill
6. Mulvane
Top 10 players
1. Airalyn Frame, Wellington junior guard
2. Carli Carlson, Clearwater sophomore guard
3. Rylee Rusk, Wellington senior guard
4. Ali Zeka, Zeka, Wellington junior forward
5. McKenzie Fairchild, Andale sophomore forward
6. Maddy Mairs, Collegiate junior forward
7. Haley Thrush, Rose Hill senior guard
8. Ellie Munds, Clearwater sophomore guard
9. Katelyn Fairchild, Andale senior forward
10. Elizabeth Tjaden, Clearwater freshman guard
CENTRAL PLAINS LEAGUE
Boys
1. Belle Plaine
2. Cheney
3. Trinity
4. Garden Plain
5. Independent
6. Chaparral
7. Conway Springs
8. Medicine Lodge
9. Kingman
10. Douglass
Top 15 players
1. Eli Wiseman, Belle Plaine senior guard
2. Harrison Voth, Cheney junior guard
3. Austin Hilton, Belle Plaine senior guard
4. Christian Williams, Trinity senior guard
5. Luke Grace, Cheney junior forward
6. Tyler Dreiling, Garden Plain senior forward
7. Jevon Hill, Trinity junior forward
8. Tim Bible, Belle Plaine senior forward
9. Theron Wedel, Medicine Lodge junior forward
10. Jackson Swartz, Chaparral sophomore guard
11. Heath Hilger, Conway Springs senior guard
12. Jimmy Guinn, Independent senior forward
13. Gabe Mannebach, Garden Plain senior guard
14. Avrey Albright, Kingman sophomore guard
15. Jared Stoffel, Douglass senior forward
Girls
1. Cheney
2. Garden Plain
3. Trinity Academy
4. Independent
5. Chaparral
6. Conway Springs
7. Belle Plaine
8. Medicine Lodge
9. Kingman
10. Douglass
Top 15 players
1. Kylee Scheer, Cheney senior guard
2. Austin Broadie, Trinity senior forward
3. Madysen Zoglman, Garden Plain senior guard
4. Rachel Fischer, Medicine Lodge junior forward
5. Alli Puetz, Garden Plain senior forward
6. Gosia Byczkowska, Independent senior forward
7. Sophie Francis, Chaparral senior guard
8. Ashlyn Bigelow, Trinity senior guard
9. Lexi Cline, Cheney senior guard
10. Brooke Hammond, Garden Plain junior guard
11. Nicole Szadkowska, Independent senior guard
12. Cheyenne Cooper, Belle Plaine senior forward (9.4 PPG)
13. Becca Hajdukovich, Douglass sophomore forward (9 PPG)
14. Megan Hedstrom, Trinity junior guard
15. Brooklyn Wewe, Cheney junior guard
CENTRAL KANSAS LEAGUE
Boys
1. Hesston
2. Hoisington
3. Haven
4. Hillsboro
5. Lyons
6. Nickerson
7. Larned
8. Smoky Valley
9. Pratt
10. Halstead
Top 15 players
1. Cason Richardson, Hesston junior guard
2. Max Haxton, Hoisington senior guard
3. Darby Roper, Haven senior guard
4. Drew Nicholson, Hoisington senior forward
5. Trey McClure, Lyons senior guard
6. Brekyn Ratzlaff, Hillsboro sophomore guard
7. Matthew Potucek, Hillsboro junior guard
8. Zane Jacques, Haven senior guard
9. Brayden Schilling, Hesston junior forward
10. Bralen Thompson, Hoisington junior guard
11. Jackson Humphreys, Hesston senior forward
12. Ben Bollinger, Hesston senior forward
13. Phillipe Manga, Nickerson senior guard
14. Layton Crosby, Larned senior forward
15. Jackson Swift, Halstead junior guard
Girls
1. Halstead
2. Nickerson
3. Hillsboro
4. Haven
5. Hoisington
6. Smoky Valley
7. Hesston
8. Pratt
9. Lyons
10. Larned
Top 15 players
1. Karenna Gerber, Halstead senior forward
2. Ava Jones, Nickerson sophomore forward
3. Teegan Werth, Hillsboro senior forward
4. Madison McClain, Halstead senior guard
5. Josie McLean, Nickerson sophomore guard
6. Kaleigh O’Brien, Halstead sophomore guard
7. Maguire Estill, Haven senior forward
8. Kinsey Kleiner, Hillsboro senior guard
9. Ellie Brumbaugh, Smoky Valley senior guard
10. Keeley Wolf, Hoisington senior guard
11. Josie Engel, Halstead senior guard
12. Kieryn Ontjes, Nickerson junior guard
13. Lexi Walker, Pratt junior guard
14. Caryn Yoder, Hesston junior guard
15. Carlee Arnold, Haven senior guard