Manzano leads GCCC to Region VI title and MVP honor
Garden City Community College guard Thomas Manzano earned Region VI Most Valuable Player honors as the Busters clinched a 66-56 championship win over Cowley at Koch Arena Wichita. Manzano scored 16 in the final and 25 in the quarterfinals while a strong leadership showing guided Garden City toward its first NJCAA national tournament in 53 years.
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Koch Arena
Wichita
Garden City Community College
Thomas Manzano
Broacbusters
Garden City
Richard Thomas
Broacbuster
Manzano
Busters
Cowley College
Tigers
Jayhawk
Coffeyville
Kris Baumann
Garden City Lady Buffs fall to Washburn Rural in state tourney
Garden City High School's girls basketball team, making its first state tournament appearance since 1988, dropped a 68 to 47 decision to top-seeded Topeka Washburn Rural at White Auditorium. Paula Gonzales led GCHS with 18 points and 10 rebounds, while Rural shot 55.8 percent and hit 6 of 13 from three as Alexa Bordewick scored 22. The junior Blues built a 36-22 halftime lead and controlled the boards, overriding Garden City's improved play and 21-2 run to end the first half.
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Mporia
Garden City
Lady Buffs
Topeka-Washburn
David Upton
Rural
Blues
Alexa Bordewick
GCHL
Paula Gonzales
Gonzales
Upton
Quinter Denies South Gray in Class 1A First Round
Quinter toppled two time defending state champion South Gray 65 to 55 in Gross Memorial Coliseum ending the Rebels title run. Juniors Scott Ochs and Zach Nemechek controlled the paint for Quinter as guard play stretched the floor enabling inside-out scoring. South Gray, with seven seniors lost from last year, bowed out in the postseason with credit for a remarkable run.
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Hays
South Gray
Quinter
Gross Memorial Coliseum
Dighton
Rebels
Weston Koehn
Scott Ochs
Zach Nemechek
Ochs
Nemechek
John Crist
Allen stars as Sabetha tops Holcomb in 3A state tilt
Mitch Allen engineered a 22 point, eight rebound, four assist effort to carry Sabetha past Holcomb 70-66 in a first round 3A state tournament game at the Sports Arena. Allen scored 17 in the second half, guiding Sabetha to an 22-2 season mark and a semifinal with Trinity Catholic.
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Hutchinson
Sabetha
Scott Burger
Mitch Allen
Holcomb Longhorns
Burger
Allen
Bluejays
Trinity Catholic Celtics
Longhorns
Holcomb
Matt Heydman
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Pratt
Perryman Athletic Complex
In Kessinger
GCHS
LaSharra Riley
Oklahoma State University
Laurie Sisk
Washburn Rural
Katie Scott
Emporia
Syd Sassaman
Washburn Rurals
Taylor Zordel
Trinity
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