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By Todd Fertig
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Despite trailing by double digits in the first quarter, the Rossville boys won a barnburner over rival Silver Lake Friday night in overtime, 87-79.
Junior Mason Jones led Rossville with 27 points, helping the Bulldawgs post an 87-79 overtime win over Silver Lake. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
Rossville trailed 19-9 after a period but scrapped back, cutting the deficit to 35-32 at halftime. Jakoby McDonnell came off the bench to score nine points in the period to spark the comeback.
A see-saw affair ensued, with numerous ties and lead changes.
Rossville’s Kameron Badura drilled a 3-pointer with just a few seconds remaining to send it to overtime tied at 72.
“In the end, it comes down to grit. We’re growing as a team in the adversity part of it,” said Rossville coach Brandon McDonnell. “Last year, when we went through some adversity, we didn’t know how to face it. And then it took everything down.
“I reiterate to the boys, ‘You’re supposed to be here. You can play with anybody. Now they’re believing it because of the belief they have in themselves.' ”
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By Todd Fertig
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A clash of top ranked girls teams from the 3A classification wasn’t as close as expected Friday night as visiting Silver Lake ran away from host Rossville early, winning 68-39.
Senior MaKenzie McDaniel led Silver Lake with 17 points in Friday's 68-39 win over Rossville. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN[
Sophomore Kailyn Hanni, who scored 14 points, drives to the basket in Friday's 68-39 Silver Lake win over Rossville. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
The decisive win over No. 3-ranked Rossville validated Silver Lake’s top ranking according to Kailyn Hanni, sophomore point guard of the Lady Eagles.
“I think this says that our ranking matters. It says who we are,” Hanni said. “We’re the No. 1 team in the state for a reason.”
Despite missing much of the first half with foul trouble, post MaKenzie McDaniel hit eight of nine shots from the field and scored 17 points for the Lady Eagles, tying McKinley Kruger for leading scorer.
Hanni added 14 points and was the tip of the spear for Silver Lake.
“She has a great basketball IQ,” Silver Lake coach Kyle Porter said of Hanni. “She’s really bouncy – for being 5-foot-6 she plays a lot bigger than she is with her athleticism. She really helps us set the tone defensively. And on the offensive end, (she is) able to get players involved and find her own shot as well.”
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By Rick Peterson
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Highland Park's boys basketball team faced an uphill battle against Kansas City, Mo.-Central in Friday's battle of state-ranked teams, with the Scots trailing the Eagles for much of the night, including an eight-point halftime deficit.
HIghland Park junior Ja'Corey Robinson (23) scored 27 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in Friday's 65-60 win over KC-Central. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
But Highland Park, No. 3-ranked (Class 5A) by the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association, is no stranger to facing, and overcoming, adversity and showed that meddle Friday at Topeka West, rallying for a 65-60 win over Central, ranked No. 4 (Class 4) by the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association.
"We've been having a lot of ups and downs,'' said Scot junior standout Ja'Corey Robinson, who turned in a monster 27-point, 11-rebound performance. "We don't even have a gym (due to water damage), we can't even play on our home court, but we're just fighting through adversity.''
Central, which fell to 15-6, took a 17-14 lead at the end of the first quarter and opened up a 32-24 advantage at the halftime break.
But Highland Park junior Mikey Williams ignited a Scot rally with 12 third-quarter points, incuding three 3-pointers, as Hi Park taking a 49-45 lead into the final quarter.
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By RICK PETERSON
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Shawnee Heights junior wrestling standout Madison Freeland and Washburn Rural junior bowler Logan Glinka have been selected by the Dan Key Farmers Insurance Agency as the Rising Stars of the Week.
The Dan Key Agency will recognize top Shawnee County underclassmen throughout the bulk of the 2023-2024 school year.
Here’s a brief look at the accomplishments of Freeland and Glinka over the past week:
Shawnee Heights junior Madison Freeland is the Dan Key Farmers Insurance Agency girls Rising Star of the Week after helping lead the T-Birds to a fifth straight UKC team title last Saturday. [File photo/TSN]
MADISON FREELAND, Shawnee Heights
A junior wrestler, Freeland won the 135-pound United Kansas Conference individual championship last Saturday at Shawnee Heights.
Freeland improved to 22-2 on the season with a perfect 3-0 record with three pins.
The T-Bird standout, a Class 6A-5A state runnerup as a sophomore, helped lead Shawnee Heights to its fifth straight UKC team championship.
Washburn Rural junior Logan Glinka is the Dan Key Farmers Insurance Agency boys Rising Star of the Week after earning the city championship with a 729 series last Friday. [File photo/TSN]
LOGAN GLINKA, Washburn Rural
Glinka, a junior, bowled a 729 three-game series last Friday, including a 279 game, to earn the boys individual championship in the inaugural Topeka Shawnee County High School Championships at Gage Bowl.
Glinka won the Topeka High triangular with a 729 series earlier last week and also took first place in Wednesday's Washburn Rural quadrangular with a 694 series.
Glinka placed seventh in the Class 6A state meet as a sophomore while helping lead the Junior Blues to the state team championship.
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Packson Bettis, Washburn Rural (56)
Josh Nitschke, Topeka West
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Editor's note: Following is a list of college football signees that have been reported to TopSports.news. If Shawnee County coaches have additional signees email the information to
Player, high school College Ht. Wt. Pos.
Jace Banks, Topeka West Coffeyville CC 5-9 170 DB
Callen Barta, Seaman Kansas State 6-2 180 DB
Packson Bettis, Washburn Rural North Dakota 6-2 230 DE
BJ Canady, Topeka High Cal 6-6 255 DE
Carter Charvat, Hayden Benedictine 6-2 225 OL
Branton DeWeese, Washburn Rural Washburn 6-0 185 QB
Christian Gonzales, Shawnee Heights Washburn 6-1 275 DL
Jaren Heim, Washburn Rural Washburn 6-2 220 LB
JC Heim, Washburn Rural Washburn 6-3 225 LB
Isaac Hochard, Seaman Concordia 6-0 155 DB
Isaiah Kincade, Topeka High Washburn 6-0 195 DB
Jamond Lane, Washburn Rural Washburn 6-0 280 DL
Jaki Lee, Shawnee Heights MidAmerica Nazarene 5-9 210 OL/DL
Jacob Malcom, Shawnee Heights Coffeyville CC 6-1 200 WR/DB
Josh Nitschke, Topeka West Garden City CC 6-1 180 WR/DB
Emmanuel Nwakpuda, Washburn Rural Ottawa 6-4190 WR
Titan Osburn, Washburn Rural Benedictine 6-3 180 WR
Blake Redmond, Silver Lake Washburn 5-9 160 RB
Kyrece Robinson, Topeka West Hutchinson CC 6-2 230 DL
Drew Taylor, Washburn Rural MidAmerica Nazarene 6-3 210 L
Kris Thomas, Topeka West Coffeyville CC 6-2 240 OL/DL
Josiah Todwong, Hayden Washburn 6-0 265 OL/DL
Ryeki Tuley, Shawnee Heights Coffeyville CC 6-0 180 QB
