By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
FRIDAY'S GAMES
HAYDEN (7-2, 1-0 Centennial) at WASHBURN RURAL (5-2, 1-0 Centennial)
Both defending champion Hayden and perennial Class 6A contender Washburn Rural won their Centennial League openers on Tuesday. The Wildcats took a 53-37 home win over Emporia as sophomore Hailey Schmidtlein scored 14 points and sophomore Blakely Walter 10. The Junior Blues went on the road to beat Junction City, 68-32. Hayden is ranked No. 7 in Class 4A by the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association and Rural is No. 10 in 6A. Washburn Rural will be playing its third game of the week, dropping a 50-35 non-league decision to Olathe North on Monday.
Ahsieyrhuajh Rayton, Topeka High
MANHATTAN (5-2, 0-0 Centennial) at TOPEKA HIGH (3-4, 0-0 Centennial)
Topeka High picked up its third straight win on Tuesday, taking a 65-41 non-league road win at Lawrence as junior Ahysieyrhuajh Rayton scored 29 points, senior Keimara Marshall 15 and senior Trish Short 13. High sophomore Hailey Caryl contributed 8 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists against the Lions. Manhattan is coming off its second loss of the season, dropping a 58-45 non-league decision to Hays.
ATCHISON (3-6, 3-0 Meadowlark) at HIGHLAND PARK (2-4, 1-1 Meadowlark)
Highland Park picked up a Meadowlark Conference forfeit win over Kansas City-Schlagle on Tuesday while Atchison edged KC-Wyandotte in a conference contest, 42-41. Highland Park played Wyandotte earlier in the season, with the Bulldogs taking a 68-52 victory over the Scots.
Pearmella Carter, Shawnee Heights
LEAVENWORTH (4-2, 1-2 UKC) at SHAWNEE HEIGHTS (5-3, 4-1 UKC)
Shawnee Heights stretched its winning streak to four games on Tuesday, with the T-Birds taking a 64-46 home United Kansas Conference win over De Soto. Junior Pearmella Carter led Heights with 19 points while juniors Sami Baum and Imani McGlory scoring 15 and 13 points, respectively. Leavenworth is coming off a 49-35 home UKC win over Topeka West.
HOLTON (0-8, 0-6 Big East) at SILVER LAKE (8-0, 4-0 Big East)
Silver Lake, top-ranked in Class 3A by the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association, stayed unbeaten with a 65-15 Big East League road rout over St. Marys while Holton is still looking for its first victory of the season after dropping a 58-28 league decision to Riley County.
SEAMAN (4-2, 4-1 UKC) at LANSING (0-6, 0-4 UKC)
Seaman, ranked No. 9 in Class 5A by the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association, had its four-game winning streak snapped by St. James Academy on Wednesday, with the Thunder taking a 54-33 home non-league win over the Vikings. Lansing is still looking for its first win over the season after dropping a 73-14 United Kansas Conference decision to Piper on Tuesday.
TOPEKA WEST (1-6, 0-5 UKC) at BASEHOR-LINWOOD (6-3, 3-1 UKC)
Topeka West dropped a 49-35 United Kansas Conference road decision at Leavenworth on Tuesday, leaving the Chargers still looking for their first UKC victory, while Basehor-Linwood is coming off a 74-9 conference win over Kansas City-Turner. The Bobcats beat Blue Valley Southwest 57-46 Thursday night.
CAIR PARAVEL (3-4, 0-3 Flint Hills) at MISSION VALLEY (5-3, 2-2 Flint Hills)
Cair Paravel is coming off a 54-13 Flint Hills League loss to Wabaunsee on Tuesday while Mission Valley took a 28-24 league victory over Chase County. KellyAnn Chada scored a team high 4 points for the Lions against Wabaunsee.
ROSSVILLE (3-4, 1-2 Big East) at HIAWATHA (9-0, 3-0 Big East)
Rossville dropped a 54-53 Big East heartbreaker to Jefferson West on Tuesday while Hiawatha remained undefeated with a 63-42 win over Randolph-Blue Valley. Junior Nora Burdiek led Rossville with 22 points against Jefferson West while Rylee Dick added 18 points and Bristol Miller 11.
