Basketball

Bob Lutz's top 50 City League players: 41-50

Bob Lutz picks his best 50 players in City League history from the past 50 years. Full Story →

Our mistake: Perry Ellis already passed Greg Dreiling’s scoring record

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High school basketball scoring leaders (Feb. 5)

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Maize girls rout Northwest

The Maize girls completed a season sweep of Northwest on Saturday night, beating the Grizzlies 58-31 in a non-league game at Northwest. Full Story →

Friday's Kansas high school basketball scores (Feb. 3)

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Carroll boys hold off Kapaun

In the final minutes of Friday’s boys basketball game with Kapaun Mount Carmel, Bishop Carroll coach Lonnie Lollar stopped watching portions of the game. Every time Kapaun got the ball, he put his head down and just listened. Whether the Kapaun crowd roared in delight or his coaches yelled “we got the rebound,” he didn’t look up until the Eagles got into their offense. Full Story →

Kapaun girls ride defense to 18-point win

The Kapaun Mount Carmel guards showed their defensive game plan immediately in Friday’s girls game at Bishop Carroll. They played tight up on Carroll’s guards, held their arms out wide to disrupt the passing lanes and used their quickness to cut off any drives. Full Story →

Northwest holds off pesky Pioneers

Northwest’s big second quarter was enough on Friday night to put West away. Full Story →

Clearwater boys top Mulvane

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Frankamp hits for 47 as North tops East

Tristyn Villa found himself in the most overwhelming position he'd ever been in during a basketball game. Full Story →

Girls roundup: Andover Central beats Goddard

Skyler Snodgrass and Cami Gee each scored 20 points Friday night as the Andover Central girls beat host Goddard 66-41, pulling within a half-game of idle McPherson in the Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail League II standings. Full Story →

Boys roundup: Independent tops rival Trinity

Eddie Fahnestock scored 18 points, eight in the second quarter, to lead Independent past east-side rival Trinity Academy 65-53 in a Central Plains League boys game Friday night at Trinity. Full Story →

Garden Plain girls roll along

Garden Plain’s girls took the offensive right from the opening tip, and by the time Conway Springs’ shots started to fall, the Owls were comfortably ahead and rolled to a 37-24 Central Plains League victory Friday night. Full Story →

Area basketball standings (Feb. 3)

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Friday's area high school basketball schedule (Feb. 3)

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Thursday's high school results scoreboard (Feb. 2)

Elyria – Gemmer 4, Potter 14, Froese 2, Peoce 2, Grice 4, Nichols 6. Totals 12 (3) 5-8 32. Burrton – T. Lane 8, Hurst 2, K. Lane 1, Jurado-Sulc 11, King 22, Fernandez 10, Harper 2. Totals 21 (2) 12-28 56.Scorer X, Scorer X. Totals FG (3P) FT-FTA XX. Full Story →

Heights’ Perry Ellis earning place among City League’s best

Perry Ellis’ accomplishments at Heights are impossible to ignore. Three-time Class 6A champion. Three-time All-State player. Three-time Kansas Gatorade Player of the Year. A likely McDonald’s All-America selection next week, Wichita’s first since 1981. He’s 38 points from breaking Greg Dreiling’s City League-record 1,963 points. Full Story →

Northwest’s Nicholson quietly makes his mark

Northwest senior Craig Nicholson has always played with a chip on his shoulder, though it’s hard to tell. He’s a quiet player who has let his ballhandling and shooting skills speak for themselves. Full Story →

Tuesday's basketball box scores (Jan. 31)

Valley Center: Z. Brown 14, B. Tormey 11, D. Hadley 8, J. Brittain 2, H. McCallum 2 Full Story →

Reichenberger leads Carroll girls past East

Jana Reichenberger scored 22 points and grabbed 19 rebounds to help Bishop Carroll defeat East 66-55 in a City League girls basketball game on Tuesday night at East. Full Story →

Dennis provides spark as East knock off Carroll

Larry Dennis isn't scheduled to graduate from East until next year, but according to Aces basketball coach Ron Allen, that's no excuse for Dennis to play like a junior. Full Story →

Heights gets easy win over Southeast

For Gavin Thurman, Heights’ 82-52 victory over Southeast was just the latest victory for the No. 1 team in the state in what has become a 57-game winning streak. Full Story →

Northwest rallies, beats South

Craig Nicholson and Spenser Gales combined to score 20 points in the third quarter and 39 overall, to help Northwest defeat South 58-46 on Tuesday night. Full Story →

North keeps composure for win

Wichita West’s coach Phil Daignault planned on putting two players on North’s Conner Frankamp to shut him down. His strategy worked, until the final period, when Frankamp hit 9 of 9 free throws propelling North to a 56-52 win. Frankamp finished with a game-high 29 points. Full Story →

Maize South boys rally past Augusta

Brett Barney and Eric Dinkel scored 17 points each Tuesday night as Maize South, trailing by 18 points at halftime, rallied past visiting Augusta 58-53 in overtime in an Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail League game. Full Story →

Maize girls top Andover in OT

As soon as Maize girls coach Jerrod Handy watched the basketball leave junior Paige Lungwitz’s hands in the final seconds of regulation Tuesday night at Andover, he could have turned his back on the game and started preparing for overtime. Full Story →

Tuesday’s high school basketball scores (Jan. 31)

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KBCA basketball rankings (Jan. 30)

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Today’s high school basketball games (Jan. 31)

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