Friday’s basketball scores, standings: Vote for Varsity Kansas Top Player award

After compiling the game scores and the top player statistics from the area’s Kansas high school basketball games on Friday and Saturday, here are the four candidates for the Varsity Kansas Top Player of the week for boys and girls.

Listed below the scores are updated league standings for the City League, all AV-CTL divisions, Central Plains League and Central Kansas League, as well as game-by-game results for every team.

Top Player candidates for boys

Trey Abasolo, Mulvane

One of the state’s most prolific scorers was back at it again on Friday, as Abasolo scored 31 points in a 60-53 overtime win at Andale. Abasolo moved into second place on Mulvane’s career scoring list, while leading Mulvane to an important divisional victory that gives them sole control of first place in AV-CTL Div. IV and improves the Wildcats to 8-0 this season.

Enrique Lankford, Bishop Carroll

In a battle between the two top teams in the City League, Carroll buried Heights in a 27-point halftime deficit thanks to a strong start powered by Lankford. The senior scored 15 of his game-high 18 points in the first half, as Carroll took control of the City League record with a 52-36 win at Heights to improve to 6-1 in league play and 6-2 overall.

Eli Shetlar, Andover

The breakout sophomore season continued for Shetlar, the coach’s son, who poured in a team-high 21 points to lead Andover to a 63-43 victory over its cross-town rival, Andover Central. The three-point sniper drilled five triples for the Trojans, which bounced back after seeing their 30-game winning streak come to an end earlier in the week. Andover improved to 8-1 overall and 5-0 in league play.

Adriel Smith, Rose Hill

Not even the No. 2-ranked, undefeated team in Class 3A could slow down Smith. The junior guard scored a game-high 26 points in Rose Hill’s 68-57 upset road victory over previously-unbeaten Collegiate, as the Rockets won their fourth game in a row and improved to 5-3 this season.

Top Player candidates for Girls

Josie McLean, Nickerson

Nickerson won its seventh straight game, as McLean scored a game-high 21 points in a 61-25 victory over Hoisington. The Panthers have an average margin of victory of nearly 20 points during their winning streak, as the No. 3-ranked team in Class 4A improved to 9-1 this season.

Elizabeth Tjaden, Clearwater

The shot of the night belonged to Tjaden, who caught the ball with 1.8 seconds remaining and drilled the game-winning three-pointer as time expired to lift Clearwater to a 58-57 road victory over Wellington. The freshman finished the game with nine points, as the Indians knocked off the No. 10-ranked team in Class 4A and won their third straight game to improve to 5-2 this season.

Addison Verbeck, Eisenhower

Eisenhower hasn’t lost yet in 2021, as the Tigers won their fourth straight game with a 50-27 victory at Valley Center with the sophomore leading the way with a game-high 26 points. Verbeck has helped Eisenhower to an average margin of victory of 32 points in its four games since returning from break, as the Tigers are now 7-2 on the season.

Bailey Wilborn, Andover Central

The University of Maine signee was a flame-thrower on Friday night, as Wilborn drilled a career-high nine three-pointers and scored a game-high 27 points to match the entire Andover team in a 70-27 victory over the Jaguars. The No. 1-ranked team in Class 5A has now won 28 straight games and improved to 7-0 this season.

Boys basketball

Saturday’s scores

Northwest 58, Southeast 44

Southeast: Smith 24, Carter 10, Williams 4, Pottard 3, Barnes 2, Adkins 1.

Northwest: Duncan 22, McGee 7, Williams 7, Hoover 7, Verbeck 6, Arndt 3, Moore 2, James 2, Brown 2.

Newton 56, West 53

Newton: Brakeen 20, Mills 14, Pelz 12, Sleztha 5, Carr 3, Edwards 2.

West: Gray 19, Washington 12, McCullough 11, Rogers 5, Books 3, Ridpath 3.

Friday’s scores

Bishop Carroll 52, Heights 36

Carroll: Lankford 18, Reid 12, Littlejohn 9, Biby 7, Rottinghaus 6.

Heights: Neal 11, Zeigler 8, Miller 7, Williams 4, Palmer 2, Kemp 2, Frierson 2.

East 66, North 31

East: King 15, White 10, Jones 7, Manuel 7, Dunn-Morse 7, Greham 6, Sweney 5, Pearson 3, Chaney 3, Trezvant 3.

North: Lawrie 7, Woods 6, Inscho 6, Wassall 4, Hill 4, Brown 2, Torres 2.

Northwest 78, West 72

South 51, Southeast 49 (OT)

Hutchinson 66, Great Bend 41

Arkansas City 60, Maize South 52

Andover 63, Andover Central 43

Andover: Shetlar 21, Johnson 19, Gaddis 6, Redic 6, Strausz 4, Gehring 3, Beadles 2, Rudy 2.

Andover Central: Clevenger 16, Sears 8, Perry 7, Enenfield 4, Buffington 3, Ray 2, Parrott 2, Stupka 1.

Valley Center 55, Eisenhower 53

Eisenhower: Hogan 17, Houser 14, Brogan 8, McCarty 5, Roth 3, Friend 2, Dameron 2.

Valley Center: Phillips 16, Isaac 14, Simmons 12, Harden 9, Dalrymple 2, Schmelzle 1.

Salina Central 45, Goddard 42 (2 OT)

Augusta 50, El Dorado 47

Augusta: Roberts 13, Parker 11, Wilcox 10, Schmidt 6, McDaniel 6, Burton 2, Hand 2.

Buhler 61, Winfield 41

McPherson 58, Circle 47

Circle: Cowman 14, McGinnis 12, Dr. Middleton 8, Smith 5, DJ Middleton 3, Koehn 3, Galloway 2.

McPherson: Madron 25, Elliott 10, Miller 8, Dukes 7, Pyle 5, Alexander 3.

Mulvane 60, Andale 53 (OT)

Andale: Nemechek 14, Spexarth 11, Reichenberger 10, Winter 9, Post 3, Seiler 2, Kerschen 2, Descherer 2.

Mulvane: T. Abasolo 31, Comer 12, Coe 6, K. Abasolo 6, Ellis 5.

Rose Hill 68, Collegiate 57

Rose Hill: Smith 26, Nolan 17, Landrie 11, Evans 7, Simoneau 4, Koehler 3, Carsemy 1.

Collegiate: W. Fair 16, Duarte 9, Goree 8, Ramsey 7, Chugg 6, Brown 6, Clay 4, Braubrun 1.

Garden Plain 42, Conway Springs 33

Medicine Lodge 78, Independent 44

Haven 68, Halstead 24

Halstead: Swift 13, Johnson 4, Gerber 3, Boyd 2, Davison 2.

Haven: Jacques 15, Roper 11, J. Miller 10, Kraft 9, Barlow 6, Schmidt 5, D. Miller 5, Yoder 3, Schrag 2, Sipe 2.

Hillsboro 53, Lyons 36

Lyons: Harley 14, McClure 11, Alamos 9, Rios 2.

Hillsboro: G. Ratzlaff 17, Potucek 8, Reed 6, B. Ratzlaff 5, Boldt 5, Wichert 5, Harris 4, Duell 2, Linnens 1.

Hesston 49, Smoky Valley 28

Hoisington 71, Nickerson 57

Pratt 68, Larned 58

Sedgwick 47, Inman 45 (OT)

Sedgwick: Hoffsommer 16, Tillman 16, Burns 8, Stucky 3, Crumrine 2, Culp 2.

Inman: Doerksen 14, Heckel 11, Carter 6, Mannebech 4, Konrade 4, Brunk 3, Johnson 3.

Hutch Trinity 58, Moundridge 39

Hutch Trinity: L. Hammeke 21, Harris 10, W. Gray 9, Remar 8, L. Gray 6, B. Hammeke 3, Suter 1.

Moundridge: Kaufman 11, Unruh 8, Schlosser 8.

Marion 56, Ell-Saline 32

Hutchinson Central Christian 50, Stafford 27

Sedan 69, Udall 45

Thursday’s scores

Buhler 69, Nickerson 38

Marion 52, Halstead 43

Girls basketball

Saturday’s scores

Kapaun Mt. Carmel 61, West 6

Kapaun: Gimino 11, Anciaux 11, Romer 9, Quigley 5, Stewart 5, Jacobs 5, Bina 4, Sanders 4, Bezdek 3, White 2, Heiman 2.

West: Assimonye 3, Harmon 3.

Halstead 43, Hillsboro 31

Halstead: Gerber 23, O’Brien 14, Engel 3, McClain 3.

Hillsboro: T. Werth 10, Z. Werth 7, Kleiner 6, Saunders 4, Funk 2, Shahan 2.

Friday’s scores

East 37, North 23

Northwest 49, West 23

Southeast 57, South 50

Salina South 55, Campus 46

Maize South 46, Arkansas City 13

Great Bend 41, Hutchinson 32

Andover Central 70, Andover 27

Andover Central: Wilborn 27, Stearns 14, Newfarmer 10, Harshaw 10, Wheatley 5, Jefferson 2, Parker 2.

Andover: Walker 7, Farney 7, Ralston 6, Christensen 3, Shetlar 2, Woolston 2.

Eisenhower 50, Valley Center 27

Salina Central 59, Goddard 31

Goddard: James 16, Weisco 6, Scoggin 4, Clark 3, Gordon 2.

Salina Central: Kierscht 29, Stewart 7, Vidricksen 7, Williams 7, Samilton 5, Polk-Darby 2, Peckham 1, Fischer 1.

Augusta 47, El Dorado 36

McPherson 62, Circle 34

Circle: Cook 11, Michaelis 8, Claycamp 6, Chase 4, Dennison 3, Faulkner 2.

McPherson: Pyle 18, Beam 16, Howard 14, Malm 4, Schmidt 3, Alvord 2, Whorton 2, Labertew 2, Pelzel 1.

Winfield 42, Buhler 36

Andale 53, Mulvane 24

Mulvane: Nolan 8, Garrison 4.

Andale: K. Fairchild 19, M. Fairchild 10.

Clearwater 58, Wellington 57

Rose Hill 51, Collegiate 48

Independent 68, Medicine Lodge 22

Medicine Lodge: Bryan 8, Smith 6, Landwehr 4, Alojacin 2, Collins 2.

Independent: Byczkowska 28, Szadkowska 12, Reeald-Phillips 12, Scheck 8, Skinner 6, Pistotnik 2.

Trinity Academy 57, Belle Plaine 29

Trinity: Broadie 18, Shaffer 9, Winter 8, Hedstrom 6, Bigelow 5, Pannell 3, Duerkson 3, Wills 3, Koster 2.

Belle Plaine: Cooper 12, Mowdy 6, Hunter 4, Lujan 4, Glover 3.

Halstead 46, Haven 36

Haven: Roper 11, M. Estill 10, Bro. Brawner 5, Bri. Brawner 3, S. Estill 3, Bland 2, Arnold 1, Smith 1.

Hesston 31, Smoky Valley 27

Smoky Valley: Brumbaugh 13, Hazelwood 6, Priddy 4, Johnson 2, Broxterman 2.

Hesston: Humphreys 12, Ferralez 5, Bartell 5, Yoder 4, Kueker 3, Kaiser 2.

Nickerson 61, Hoisington 25

Hoisington: Wolf 8, Schneider 6, Mason 3, Guthrie 3, Hanzlick 3, Brewer 2.

Nickerson: McLean 21, Jones 18, K. Ontjes 6, Allen 5, Starnes 4, A. Ontjes 3, Ponds 2, Hada 2.

Pratt 52, Larned 23

Sedgwick 47 Inman 40

Sedgwick: Stucky 12, Fitch 10, McGinn 8, Scarlett 8, Lacey 6, Atwill 3.

Inman: Welch 14, Martisko 8, Aden 7, R. Neufeld 6, M. Neufeld 5.

Moundridge 47, Hutch Trinity37

Ell-Saline 36, Marion 29

Norwich 32, Pretty Prairie 18

Hutchinson Central Christian 54, Stafford 39

Sedan 70, Udall 41

Cunningham 53, South Barber 25

Thursday’s scores

East 39, Andale 37 (OT)

Buhler 69, Nickerson 38

Game by game results for every area boys team.

Game by game results for every area girls team.

This story was originally published January 16, 2021 at 5:25 AM.

Taylor Eldridge

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