This week’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 this week, here are the four candidates for the Varsity Kansas Top Player of the week for boys and girls.
Also: updated team-by-team results for every boys team and girls team in the City League, all AV-CTL divisions, Central Plains League and Central Kansas League.
Top Player candidates for boys
Cheney’s Luke Grace
Cheney is off to a 7-1 start to the season and ranked No. 4 in Class 3A. Grace, a 6-foot-4 junior, is a big reason why. He’s been the team’s leading scorer and added another 23 points on Monday in Cheney’s 60-40 rout of Andale in the opening round of the Adolph Rupp tournament in Halstead. The Cardinals will play Minneapolis in the semifinals on Friday night.
Eisenhower’s Nick Hogan
Eisenhower might be the most dangerous 3-6 team in the area. Five of the Tigers’ six losses have come by single digits. Nick Hogan, a 6-5 senior, has been a monster for Eisenhower this season, averaging 17.4 points and 14.0 rebounds. He scored 22 points and grabbed 18 rebounds in Eisenhower’s 71-47 victory in the first round of the Tournament of Champions. Now Hogan and the Tigers will look to upset a top-10 team in Class 5A in Bishop Carroll in the tournament’s semifinals in Dodge City on Thursday.
Kapaun’s Grant Johnson
After a three-game losing skid, Kapaun has bounced back with two straight wins, including a crucial 59-52 victory at Northwest on Tuesday in a battle of two of the top teams in the City League. Johnson, a 6-1 senior guard, came up big for the Crusaders (5-3), as he scored a game-high 17 points. Kapaun will be back in action in the Bluestem Classic when it hosts Great Bend on Thursday.
Augusta’s Ely Wilcox
The Orioles are off to a 6-2 start this season and ranked No. 4 in Class 4A. Wilcox, a 6-5 senior, has been the team’s do-everything star this season. He added a game-high 17 points on Tuesday in Augusta’s 63-44 victory over Baldwin in the opening round of Baldwin’s mid-season tournament. The Orioles will play Bishop Ward in the semifinals on Friday.
Top Player candidates for girls
Trinity’s Austin Broadie
The Washburn signee has been superb for the Knights this season, as they extended their winning streak to three straight games on Tuesday with a 56-33 win at Independent. The 6-foot senior scored a game-high 19 points to help even Trinity’s season record to 4-4.
Circle’s Kimalee Cook
When Circle absolutely needed its star player in crunch time, Cook rose to the occasion. The Southern Nazarene signee scored a game-high 22 points, including 14 points in the fourth quarter and overtime period, to power Circle to a 55-48 overtime win over Collegiate on Tuesday. The T-Birds improved to 7-2 this season and are ranked No. 8 in Class 4A.
Heights’ Laniah Randle
There aren’t many better defenders in the state than the 5-10 senior who is one of the top prospects in Kansas. Randle’s defensive prowess was on full display on Tuesday in Heights’ 70-6 victory over West when the senior scored a game-high 18 points. The Falcons, ranked No. 8 in Class 6A, improved to 7-2 overall and remain undefeated in City League play.
Hesston’s Caryn Yoder
The junior guard scored a game-high 19 points to lead Hesston a 51-42 victory over Holcomb in the opening round of the Hillsboro tournament. The Swathers won their second straight game to improve to 5-3 this season and will play Eureka in Friday’s semifinals in Hillsboro.
Varsity Kansas Top Player awards
Boys
Jan. 15: Mulvane’s Trey Abasolo
Jan. 12: Maize’s Kyle Grill
Jan. 8: Garden Plain’s Colby Haukap
Dec. 18: Rose Hill’s Adriel Smith
Girls
Jan. 15: Eisenhower’s Addison Verbeck
Jan. 12: Maize’s Baylee Miller
Jan. 8: Andover Central’s Brittany Harshaw
Dec. 18: Nickerson’s Ava Jones
Tuesday’s scores
Boys
Heights 65, West 37
West | 6 | 6 | 14 | 11 | — | 37 |
Heights | 24 | 16 | 17 | 8 | — | 65 |
West: Washington 13, Taylor 8, McCullough 7, Basks 6, Gray 1, Rogers 1, Parks 1.
Heights: Williams 13, Neal 12, Frierson 10, Miller 8, Harris 8, Zeigler 5, Kemp 4, Myrtle 2, Palmer 2, Reed 1.
Kapaun Mt. Carmel 59, Northwest 52
Kapaun | 16 | 7 | 24 | 12 | — | 59 |
Northwest | 7 | 13 | 16 | 16 | — | 52 |
Kapaun: Johnson 17, Stuhlsatz 12, Ancioux 10, Woodward 6, Danitschek 5, Jones 5, Thengvail 4.
Northwest: McGee 13, Moore 10, Verbeck 9, Duncan 8, Yandell 5, Hoover 4, Williams 3.
East 68, South 46
Bishop Carroll 65, Hutchinson 39 (Dodge City)
Hutchinson | 6 | 13 | 11 | 9 | — | 39 |
Carroll | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | — | 65 |
Hutchinson: Robertson 12, Thompson 9, Huhs 7, Long 4, Peterson 4, O’Sullivan 3.
Carroll: Littlejohn 21, Polley 10, Reid 9, Lankford 9, Rottinghaus 6, Biby 4, Nguyen 3, Brand 2, Kendrick 1.
Eisenhower 71, Newton 47 (Dodge City)
Newton | 6 | 15 | 8 | 18 | — | 47 |
Eisenhower | 10 | 24 | 23 | 14 | — | 71 |
Newton: Petz 18, Brackeen 13, Mills 7, Carr 4, Slechta 3, Dorrell 2.
Eisenhower: Hogan 22, Brogan 16, Hauser 10, Freund 10, Dameron 4, McCarty 3, Russell 2, George 2, Rush 2.
Arkansas City 51, Clearwater 49 (Chaparral)
Mulvane 63, Lyndon 52
Mulvane | 13 | 18 | 22 | 10 | — | 63 |
Lyndon | 11 | 11 | 16 | 14 | — | 52 |
Mulvane: T. Abasolo 19, K. Abasolo 16, Coe 13, Ellis 8, Comer 6, Smith 1.
Augusta 63, Baldwin 44 (Baldwin)
Augusta | 7 | 20 | 19 | 17 | — | 63 |
Baldwin | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | — | 44 |
Augusta: Wilcox 17, Parker 13, Burton 10, McDaniel 9, Hand 5, Roberts 5, Schmidt 4.
Baldwin: Carr 12, Mahaffey 7, Martin 7, Zimmerman 6, McCoy 5, Washee 4, Darnell 3.
Erie 65, Independent 48
Haven 78, Halstead 27 (Rupp)
Halstead | 6 | 9 | 6 | 6 | — | 27 |
Haven | 20 | 29 | 13 | 16 | — | 78 |
Halstead: Swift 9, Davison 5, Johnson 4, Gerber 3, Boyd 3, McDonald 3.
Haven: Jacques 21, Roper 10, B. Yoder 9, Kraft 8, Schrag 8, Barlow 6, Schmidt 5, T. Yoder 5, J. Miller 3, D. Miller 3.
Riley County 53, Remington 43 (Hillsboro)
Eureka 65, Clay Center 59 (Hillsboro)
Hesston 60, Holcomb 43 (Hillsboro)
Larned 69, Central Plains 31 (St. John)
Nickerson 60, Macksville 54 (St. John)
Nickerson | 12 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 8 | — | 60 |
Mackvsille | 8 | 10 | 14 | 20 | 2 | — | 54 |
Nickerson: Mange 28, Tatro 13, Miller 8, Fast 4, Bell 4, Broomfield-Tate 2, Garcia 1.
Macksville: Kuckelman 22, Huggins 14, R. Ibarra 11, Barron 6, A. Ibarra 1.
Little River 57, Hutch Central Christian 49 (Burrton)
Little River | 7 | 17 | 11 | 22 | — | 57 |
Central Christian | 13 | 18 | 9 | 9 | — | 49 |
Little River: Garrison 25, Lafferty 14, Konen 12, Stephens 6.
Central Christian: A. Ibarra 17, Urmiller 11, D. Yoder 10, Losew 5, C. Yoder 4, E. Ibarra 2.
Inman 60, Goessel 41 (Burrton)
Goessel | 11 | 10 | 7 | 13 | — | 41 |
Inman | 16 | 13 | 17 | 14 | — | 60 |
Goessel: Zogleman 11, Wuest 9, Duerksen 9, Gaeddert 4, Smith 3, Wiens 2, Sterk 2, Stutzman 1.
Inman: Heckel 17, Doerksen 10, Johnson 10, Brunk 10, Konrade 6, Mannebach 3, Carter 2, Thiessen 2.
Marion 60, Herington 34
Southeast-Saline 79, Kingman 49
Girls
Kapaun Mt. Carmel 57, Northwest 26
Kapaun | 13 | 15 | 13 | 6 | — | 57 |
Northwest | 7 | 11 | 3 | 5 | — | 26 |
Kapaun: Jacobs 14, Romer 12, Gimino 10, Anciaux 9, Quigley 6, Sanders 2, Stewart 2, Briggs 2.
Northwest: Franklin 12, Haiton 6, Ontiveros 5, Kilpatrick 2, Wilson 1.
East 56, South 35
Heights 70, West 6
West | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | 6 |
Heights | 14 | 26 | 14 | 16 | — | 70 |
Heights: Randle 18, Mayberry 16, Jackson 11, Stanley 10, Christman 7, Grayson 4, Chandler 2, Profit 2.
Maize 56, Campus 33
Maize | 15 | 26 | 7 | 8 | — | 56 |
Campus | 4 | 3 | 10 | 16 | — | 33 |
Maize: Holmes 11, Pierce 8, Fillmore 8, Wedman 8, Frenchers 6, Lambert 6, Miller 5, Martinez 2, Birkholz 2.
Campus: Jones 12, Tindall 10, Caballero 4, Groh 2, Hubbard 2, Thomas 2, Smith 1.
Derby 54, Newton 22
Maize South 54, Goddard 31
Eisenhower 51, Hutchinson 30
Andale 44, Augusta 18
Circle 55, Collegiate 48 (OT)
Circle | 11 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 11 | — | 55 |
Collegiate | 4 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 4 | — | 48 |
Circle: Cook 22, Chase 14, Claycamp 11, Michaelis 8.
Collegiate: Mairs 16, Allen 9, Elofsson 8, Mavis 6, McClellan 4, Henry 2.
Rose Hill 40, Arkansas City 22
Wellington 52, Winfield 49
Clearwater 51, El Dorado 22
Clearwater | 13 | 20 | 16 | 2 | — | 51 |
El Dorado | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | — | 22 |
Clearwater: Berlin 20, Carlson 17, K. Clevenger 5, Tjaden 5, C. Clevenger 4.
El Dorado: Motter 9, Parsons 7, Carmen 2, Lattey 2, Scholes 2.
Trinity Academy 56, Independent 33
Independent | 5 | 9 | 10 | 9 | — | 33 |
Trinity | 11 | 17 | 16 | 12 | — | 56 |
Independent: Scheck 9, Byczkowska 8, Skinner 7, Szadkawska 6, Pistotnik 2, Rocaldo-Phillips 1.
Trinity: Broadie 19, Hedstrom 10, Bigelow 7, Winter 6, Koster 6, Pannell 4, Shaffer 2, Hollinger 2.
Riley County 51, Remington 26 (Hillsboro)
Hillsboro 57, Republic County 32 (Hillsboro)
Republic County | 4 | 4 | 15 | 9 | — | 32 |
Hillsboro | 13 | 21 | 14 | 7 | — | 55 |
Republic County: Popelka 12, Russell 8, Jensik 6, Zollinger 3, Blazek 2, Hansen 1.
Hillsboro: T. Werth 18, Kleiner 6, J. Saunders 6, Funk 5, S. Saunders 5, Klein 3, Hefley 3, Z. Werth 2, Weisbeck 2.
Clay Center 50, Eureka (Hillsboro)
Hesston 51, Holcomb 42 (Hillsboro)
Hesston | 9 | 11 | 13 | 18 | — | 51 |
Holcomb | 12 | 8 | 8 | 14 | — | 42 |
Hesston: Yoder 19, Humphreys 11, Bartell 8, Martin 4, Ferralez 3, Kueker 3, Kaiser 2, Funk 1.
Holcomb: Kruleski 9, Blackburn 9, Holliday 8, Ruda 8, Jones 6, Rodriguez 1, Mevey 1.
Elyria Christian 32, Sedgwick 23
Sedgwick | 10 | 10 | 3 | 4 | — | 27 |
Elyria | 7 | 12 | 7 | 6 | — | 32 |
Sedgwick: Lacey 8, Fitch 6, Stucky 6, Atwill 3, McGinn 2, Croxton 2.
Elyria: Penner 13, Hawkinsen 9, Swenson 8, Peters 2.
St. John 49, Larned 20 (St. John)
Larned | 3 | 6 | 2 | 9 | — | 20 |
St. John | 11 | 16 | 11 | 11 | — | 49 |
Larned: Collins 6, Upson 4, Meyer 3, Pinkston 3, Tapia 2, Herrera 2.
St. John: Meyer 11, Claussen 9, Smith 8, Reyes 8, Fisher 7, Hudson 6.
Sedan 50, Flinthills 34
Flinthills | 6 | 6 | 7 | 15 | — | 34 |
Sedan | 6 | 15 | 12 | 17 | — | 50 |
Flinthills: Carney 12, Alvord 9, Lakin 4, Hall 3, Heimgartner 2, Girty 2, Holcomb 2.
Sedan: Sears 13, Cummings 11, Meyers 10, Williams 6, Spradling 4, Hurt 4, Kunath 2.
Herington 49, Marion 37
Hoisington 42, Otis-Bison 26
This story was originally published January 21, 2021 at 6:00 AM.
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