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No. 2 Washburn men's basketball rolls to 95-63 win in Central Regional Challenge
By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Junior Jack Bachelor led the way with 23 points Friday as No. 2 ranked Washburn improved to 3-0 with a 95-63 win over MSU-Moorhead. [File photo/TSN]Washburn women's basketball led for the majority of the first half Friday but was unable to overcome a second-half run from St. Cloud State in the season-opener, falling 73-61 in day one of the Central Region Crossover in Edmond, Okla.
The Ichabods will wrap up the tournament on Saturday at 1 p.m., facing No. 18 Southwest Minnesota State.
In the opening minutes it was all Washburn (0-1) as the Ichabods led 6-0, beginning with a 3-pointer from Gabi Giovannetti in the opening minute. The Huskies (1-0) did not get on the board until the 6:54 mark, but quickly tied the game at 6-6. Back-to-back baskets inside by WU senior Yibari Nwidadah in the final three minutes of the quarter put the Ichabods in front, 18-17.
The first four points of the second quarter came from Washburn as it held St. Cloud State scoreless until the 6:31 mark in the quarter. The Ichabods led by as many as six before the Huskies turned around their offensive output, shooting 7-15 in the quarter to lead 32-31 going into the break on a last-second 3-pointer.
Coming out of the break Nwidadah got a layup to fall, putting Washburn back in front. The Ichabods held the lead until an 8-0 run by St. Cloud State midway through the quarter put them in front by five. The Ichabods were held to 6-19 (31.6 percent) shooting in the third as the Huskies expanded the lead to nine heading to the fourth.
Washburn began the fourth quarter on a 6-3 run to stay in the game. Another 3-pointer by Giovannetti with 3:01 remaining made it a four-point contest but that was as close as the Ichabods could get. St. Cloud State scored the next eight points and went on to post the 12-point win.
Both teams shot under 40.0 percent in the contest with the Ichabods at 37.7 and the Huskies at 39.7. Both teams also shot under 25.0 percent from deep, with Washburn making three triples to five for St. Cloud State.
Rebounding was dead even at 40 each, with St. Cloud State leading 16-8 in assists and using a 25-18 advantage in second-chance scoring to gain an advantage.
Nwidadah led Washburn with 15 points on 6-9 shooting while adding eight rebounds, a team-high. Payton Sterk scored in double figures with 11 points and Britany Kogbara had 10 off the bench in her Washburn debut.
Jada Eggebrecht and Alana Zarneke had 19 points each to lead the Huskies.
A game-by-game look at Friday's Hayden and Rossville state playoff matchups
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By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
FRIDAY NIGHT'S GAMES
CLASS 3A
JEFFERSON WEST (8-2) at HAYDEN (10-0)
Connor Hanika, Hayden
Kade Mitchell, Hayden
Hayden, the No. 1 East seed in Class 3A, has outscored its first two playoff opponents by a huge 112-7 margin, including a 42-0 romp past Wellsville last Friday night. Friday's state quarterfinal game is a rematch of the Week 8 Hayden-Jefferson West district matchup, with the Wildcats taking a 42-0 win over the Tigers in that game. Jefferson West advanced to Friday's game with a 49-14 win over Prairie View. Hayden senior quarterback Connor Hanika has completed 88 of 146 passes for 1,422 yards and 20 touchdowns with just one interception while senior Kade Mitchell has carried the ball 89 times for 900 yards, caught 19 passes for 410 yards and has scored 21 total TDs. Wildcat senior Jackson McGivern has carried the ball 55 times for 378 yards and scored nine TDs while recording 65 tackles (41) on defense with seven tackles for loss. Senior Jude Krentz leads Hayden with 89 tackles (47 solo) and six tackles for loss while rushing for 317 yards on 49 attempts. Senior Xander Blasing has 66 stops (48 solo) and seven tackles for loss and has caught 18 passes for 230 yards while senior Makhi Kidd has caught a team-high 26 passes for 277 yards. Jefferson West freshman quarterback Brixton Schwinn has completed 150 of 255 passes for 2,101 yards and 29 touchdowns while senior Crayton Holmes has 55 receptions for 689 yards and eight TDs and junior Brody Schwinn has 47 catches for 883 yards and 17 TDs. The winner of Friday's game will move on to a 3A sub-state game to face the winner of Friday's game between Holton (6-4) and Santa Fe Trail (10-0). Game time: 7 p.m.
Xander Blasing, Hayden
Jackson McGivern, Hayden
CLASS 1A
ROSSVILLE (9-1) at PITTSBURG-ST. MARY'S COLGAN (10-0)
Canann Mitchell, Rossville
Cameron Miller, Rossville
Rossville, the No. 4 Class 1A East seed, is coming off a 53-18 home win over Jefferson County North last Friday while Pittsburg Colgan remained undefeated at 10-0 with a 56-0 win over Troy. Rossville senior quarterback Canann Mitchell has completed 87 of 127 passes for 1,311 yards and 16 touchdowns with just one interception and has rushed for 821 yards and 15 TDs on 101 attempts. Senior Cameron Miller has 30 catches for 502 yards and eight TDs while senior Jack Donovan has 34 grabs for 426 yards and three touchdowns. Senior Conner Bush has rushed for 656 yards and 10 TDs on 61 carries while senior Andre Johnson leads the Bulldawgs with 85 tackles. Junior Charlie Chance has registered 40 stops, including 12.5 tackles for loss. Colgan has yet to give up a point in postseason, outscoring its opponents by a 119-0 margin. The winner of Friday's game will advance to the state semifinals to face the winner of Friday's game between Riverside (8-2) and Jackson Heights (10-0). Game time: 6 p.m.
Jack Donovan, Rossville
Andre Johnson, Rossville
Jared Goehring to turn over reins of Rural girls golf after leading Blues to four Class 6A titles
By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Washburn Rural's girls golf coach Jared Goehring is stepping down after a 15-year run that included four Class 6A state championships, two runnerup finishes and three thirds while qualifying for state as a team 14 times.
Jared Goehring is stepping down as Washburn Rural's girls golf coach after leading the Junior Blues to four Class 6A state team championships and nine top-three state finishes in 15 seasons. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
Goehring, who informed his Junior Blues girls team of his decision on Thursday, plans to continue as the head boys coach at Rural in the spring but cited family factors as his major reason for turning over the reins of the girls program.
Goehring's daughter, Preslee, is a freshman three-sport athlete at Rural and he said that it was hard to juggle all the schedules, particularly with volleyball in the fall.
"I missed a couple of games this year and I don't want to do that,'' Goehring said. "That definitely played a huge factor in this decision, one that I've been kicking around for the last couple of years. With Preslee being in high school now I wanted to be a part of her successes and watch her play and family's the most important thing and continuing to spend time with my immediate family and help out where I can.''
But although Goehring knew he needed to step away from his fall coaching duties, he said he still struggled with the decision .
"I did,'' Goehring said. "I was probably 80 percent certain I was going to do this a year ago and this year's senior class is kind of what ultimately made me decide to come back. Plus, I wanted to see how my daughter adapted to high school and what she fell in love with as far as activities go.
"She's definitely on the right path and we finished on a strong note this year with this senior group, so it's time for a change.''
Goehring's son, Peyton, will be a senior for the Junior Blues' boys team next spring and Jared, who led Rural to the 2015 boys state title and will be entering his 20th season, said he plans to remain in that role for the foreseeable future.
"Springtime is a little bit more relaxed and continuing on in the springtime will fit my schedule a little bit better,'' he said.
