Salina South High School Cougars
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A look at the Class 5A boys tournament
No. 8 Salina South (9-12) — Ten of the losses came by double digits, including two to Salina Central by a combined 45 points, the team the Cougars defeated on a last-second three-pointer to advance. Junior Justin Stonebraker, who hit the game-winner, scored 47 total points in the sub-state and is averaging 14.7 on the season. The Cougars have defeated two teams with winning records. Full Story →
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A look at the Class 5A girls tournament
No. 8 Leavenworth (14-8) — After upending Topeka Seaman in its sub-state final, Leavenworth will look to play the role of the underdog again. Senior Rashayla Mathis leads the way at guard, while the Pioneers have a strong inside presence with Tyler Johnson (6-foot-2), Rachel Blackburn (6-3) and Tashia Jones (6-0). After losing three in a row at the start of February, Leavenworth enters with a five-game winning streak. Full Story →
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Girls roundup: Salina South rallies to beat Derby
Salina South’s Megan Holloway scored a season-high 32 points to lead the Cougars to a 57-54 overtime victory at Derby on Friday night that saw a different team lead after each of the first three quarters of the Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail League Division I game. Full Story →
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Derby stays unbeaten with rout of Salina South
Let’s start with the shoes, because that’s the first thing anybody sees when the Derby boys basketball team takes the floor. Full Story →
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Boys roundup: Southeast slips past West in OT
Jordan Murdock had five points Tuesday night, but three were from long range late in overtime that helped Southeast’s boys beat West 68-64 in a City League game at West. Full Story →
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Girls roundup: Garden Plain edges Conway Springs
Noelle Dooley had 11 points and Cadence Bourne 10 as visiting Garden Plain turned a fourth-quarter tie into a 45-42 victory over Conway Springs in a Central Plains League matchup on Tuesday night. Full Story →
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A look at other AV-CTL basketball teams
Previews for other AV-CTL teams appear separately in The Eagle and at VarsityKansas.com. Go to VarsityKansas.com for all past previews. Full Story →
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Carroll routs Salina South, earns spot in Class 5A final
Face down on the giant yellow ‘C’ emblazoned in the middle of the field, Zach Befort wished he could stay forever. Full Story →
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Roundup: Independent rolls by Belle Plaine
Trey Williams caught two touchdown passes and returned a kickoff for a touchdown as Independent beat host Belle Plaine 55-28 on Friday night in a Central Plains League game. Full Story →
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Roundup: Busby’s big night leads Salina South to upset of Hutch
Salina South pulled off the 35-10 upset in Hutchinson behind a huge game from quarterback Cody Busby. Busby rushed for 195 yards and four touchdowns and was 3-for-3 passing for 105 yards and one touchdown, a 46-yard scoring strike to Zach Nachbar. Full Story →
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Football roundup: Carroll’s Goolsby shines in rout
Denzel Goolsby scored four touchdowns for Bishop Carroll — in a variety of ways — in a 55-0 City League rout of North on Friday night Full Story →
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Hutchinson Full Story →