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Seaman boys improve to 2-0 with 71-57 UKC win over Lansing
By TODD FERTIG
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The Seaman Vikings' all-senior starting lineup scored all 71 of the team’s points Tuesday in a battle with Lansing that was closer than the 14-point margin would indicate.
Senior Landon Wiltz scored 23 points to lead Seaman in Tuesday's 71-57 UKC home win over Lansing. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
The Vikings followed up an opening-night win over Piper by downing the Lions 71-57 at Seaman. The home team led from start to finish, but saw its margin cut to three points at the end of the third period. Still leading by just five with 2:39 remaining, the Vikings put the pedal down, outscoring the winless Lions 12-3 the rest of the way.
“I told the guys after the game what I was impressed with was our defensive adjustments,” said Seaman coach Craig Cox. “Once they got into a flow and figured out what was working for them, we were able to play some better help-defense and take away some of those post-entries and make it a little bit tougher on them down the stretch.”
The Vikings struggled to contain Lansing junior Deacon Manthe, a 6-foot-7 forward who drove to find open jumpers and sliced on the baseline to get to the rim. Manthe hit six of seven shots in the first half, but was held scoreless in the third period before hitting three shots to fire the Lansing comeback.
“He’s going to rise up and shoot it over the top of you, and he’s got such a soft touch, he’s a tough kid to guard,” Cox said. “He definitely makes them better at every position.”
Seaman didn’t need senior KaeVon Bonner to repeat his 37-point outburst against Piper. The Vikings got 23 points from Landon Wiltz and 15 from Griffin Zuniga. Carter Brian scored all seven of his points in the first period. And Matthew McConnaughey hit five of six free throws for all of his points.
Senior KaeVon Bonner scored 21 points and dished out 10 assists in Seaman's 71-57 UKC win over Lansing. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
That kind of output from the starters takes pressure off Bonner, who dished out 10 assists to go with his 21 points.
“I think that as we progress, that will become more of what we try to develop, not putting it entirely in (KaeVon’s) hands,” Cox said.
Lansing held Seaman scoreless for the final four minutes of the second period, cutting a 14-point deficit to five. But Wiltz received a pass from Bonner and buried a three-pointer at the buzzer to send Seaman to the locker room with an eight-point lead.
“It was a little closer at the end of the second quarter and then I feel like that three at the end really changed that, gave us momentum,” Wiltz said. “When (KaeVon) drives, you’ve always got to be ready because he’s not looking at you half the time (when he passes to you) so you’ve got to be ready and ready to shoot it down.”
A1 Lock & Key Performers Dec. 8, 2025
By RICK PETERSON
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Daniel Allen
DANIEL ALLEN, Washburn Rural
Allen, a junior, returned to high school swimming after a year away with three wins and a second-place finish in the season-opening Topeka West Invitational last Wednesday at the Capitol Federal Natatorium. Allen won the 200-yard freestyle and 100 butterfly individually and swam on the Junior Blues' winning 200 free relay and runnerup 400 free relay.
KaeVon Bonner
KAEVON BONNER, Seaman
A senior basketball standout, Bonner opened the 2025-2026 season with a 37-point performance in last Tuesday's 83-75 home United Kansas Conference victory over No. 2-ranked (Class 5A) Piper. Bonner hit 10 of 18 shots from the field with three 3-pointers while connecting on 14 of 17 free throws.
Malakyah Duncan
MALAKYAH DUNCAN, Topeka West
Duncan, a senior basketball standout, scored a game-high 26 points Friday as Topeka West opened the season with an 81-54 United Kansas Conference home romp past De Soto. Duncan hit 9 of 13 shots from the floor with three 3-pointers for the No. 7-ranked (Class 5A) Chargers.
TopSports.news' boys high school swimmers to watch in 2025-2026
By RICK PETERSON
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Daniel Allen, Washburn Rural
DANIEL ALLEN, Washburn Rural -- A junior, Allen was a multiple Class 6A state medalist as a freshman in 2024 before taking a year away from high school swimming. Allen finished seventh in the 500-yard freestyle in the 2024 state meet and was part of Washburn Rural's third-place 200 free relay team. Allen won four gold medals in the 2024 city meet (200 individual medley, 100 breaststroke, 200 medley relay and 400 free relay) and was second in the 200 IM and part of the winning 400 free relay team in the Centennial League meet.
Thomas Appuhn, Washburn Rural
THOMAS APPUHN, Washburn Rural -- Appuhn, a sophomore, was a first-team All-City honoree last season, swimming on Washburn Rural's winning 200-yard medley and 400 free relays in the city meet while also finishing second in the 200 individual medley and second in the 100 backstroke. Appuhn swam on the Junior Blues' runnerup 200 medley and 400 free relay teams in the Centennial League meet and placed third in the 100 backstroke.
Kinser Barbosa, Seaman
KINSER BARBOSA, Seaman -- A junior, Barbosa was the 2025 city champion in the 200-yard freestyle and as a member of the Vikings' winning 200 free relay last season while finishing second in the 100 butterfly and 200 medley relay. Barbosa finished third in the United Kansas Conference in the 100 butterfly and the 100 breaststroke and swam on the Vikings' second-place 200 medley relay and third-place 200 free relay.
THERON CARLSON, Seaman -- Carlson opened his 2025-2026 season in last Wednesday's Topeka West Invitational, helping the Vikings post a fifth-place finish in the 200-yard medley relay and an eighth-place showing in the 400 free relay while finishing sixth in the 50 freestyle and the 100 free.
JOSH HOCHARD, Seaman -- Hochard, a second-team All-City selection in 2025, Hochard opened his season in last Wednesday's Topeka West Invitational, swimming on Seaman's fifth-place 200-yard medley relay.
ALEXANDER JEFFRIES, Washburn Rural -- Jeffries finished fourth in the 200-yard freestyle in the season-opening Topeka West Invitational last Wednesday and added an eighth-place finish in the 100 breaststroke.
JOSEPH JENSEN, Washburn Rural -- A second-team All-City selection last season, Jensen swam on Washburn Rural's winning 200-yard free relay in the season-opening Topeka West Invititional last Wednesday while also posting a seventh-place finish in the 50-yard freestyle and the 100 freestyle.
QUINTEN JESSOP, Washburn Rural -- Jessop opened the 2025-2026 season with a strong performance in the Topeka West Invitational, swimming on Rural's winning 200-yard medley relay team and second-place 400 free relay. Jessop also finished eighth in the 50 freestyle and the 500 free.
PATRICK LUKE, Hayden -- Luke, a second-team All-City selection last season, anchored the Wildcats' fifth-place team in the 200-yard freestyle relay in last Wednesday's season-opening Topeka West Invitational.
Andres Morao-Jaspe, Washburn Rural
ANDRES MORAO-JASPE, Washburn Rural -- Morao-Jaspe, a junior, was an All-City repeater after winning four gold medals in the 2025 city meet as Rural won its sixth straight city team title. Morao-Jaspe won the 200-yard individual medley and the 500 freestyle and swam on the winning 200 medley and 400 free relays. Morao-Jaspe finished second in the Centennial League in the 500 free and third in the 200 individual medley and swam on Rural's second-place 200 medley and 400 free relays.
