By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Brooks Ballard
BROOKS BALLARD, Washburn Rural
A 6-foot-2 sophomore boys basketball standout, Ballard connected on 7 of 10 field goal attempts, including six 3-pointers, and went four of four at the free throw line for a career-high 24-point night in Friday's 79-62 home Centennial League victory over Hayden, helping the Junior Blues improve to 7-2 on the season overall and 2-0 in the league.
KaeVon Bonner
KAEVON BONNER, Seaman
Bonner, a 6-foot-4 senior, had a monster week as Seaman boys basketball improved to 6-1 overall and 5-1 in the United Kansas Conference with a pair of road victories. Bonner reached the 1,000-point milestone for his career with a 27-point performance in Wednesday's 60-57 non-league victory at St. James Academy and scored a career-high 42 points in Friday's 65-46 United Kansas Conference win at Lansing.
Cianna Graves
CIANNA GRAVES, Shawnee Heights
After being named Shawnee Heights' Queen of Courts the previous night, the senior 155-pound standout wrestler claimed an individual championship in Saturday's Shawnee Heights Invitational, helping lead the T-Birds to the team championship by a 262-164 margin over Wichita South. Graves, now 18-0 on the season, went 4-0 in the tournament with four pins, in 1 minute, 20 seconds, 1:31, 1:01 and 3:44.
Lucas Marichal
LUCAS MARICHAL, Cair Paravel Latin
A senior boys basketball standout, Marichal scored 45 points on the week as Cair Paravel posted a pair of Flint Hills League wins while improving to 6-2 overall and 4-0 in the league. Marichal scored 29 points, including three 3-pointers and 8 of 10 free throws in a 54-53 win over Wabaunsee and scored 16 points in Friday's 50-45 win over Mission Valley, scoring the final five points of the game.
Caleb Menke
CALEB MENKE, Hayden
Menke, a junior 175-pound wrestling standout, captured an individual championship in Saturday's Shawnee Heights Invitational, going 5-0 with four wins by fall and a 4-0 decision. Now 16-0 on the season, Menke is ranked No. 2 in Class 4A by the Kansas Wrestling Coaches Association and is No. 7 in the All-Class rankings.
Gad Munganga
GAD MUNGANGA, Topeka West
A 6-foot senior guard, Munganga scored 46 points with 14 3-pointers on the week as No. 2-ranked (Class 5A) Topeka West won two of three games on the road to improve to 7-1 overall and 6-0 in the United Kansas Conference. Munganga scored a career-high 26 points with eight 3-pointers in a 74-47 UKC win over Leavenworth and had 14 points with four 3s in Friday's 56-45 conference win ovr Basehor-Linwood.
