Free State girls defend well to beat Shawnee Mission North
Free State High School's girls, without Madison Piper, rely on tough zone defense and rebounding in a 43-28 home win over Shawnee Mission North. Freshman Eylia Bruce led Shawnee Mission North with 24 points, while Jaelyn Two Hearts paced Free State with 14 points.
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Free State
Ted Juneau
Madison Piper
Juneau
Piper
Firebirds
Shawnee Mission North
Madison
FSHS
Indians
Eylia Bruce
Mackenzie Vielhauer
Alexis Jones
Hannah Redick
Sam Lawrence
Cameryn Thomas
Caely Kesten
Jaelyn Two Hearts
Jayde Bishop
Erin Cushing
Haley Hippe
SM North
SMN
Redick
Two Hearts
Bishop
Cushing
Lions fall to Northwest in tight 45 42 showdown
Olivia Lemus misfired on a potential late game equalizer as Lawrence High slips 45 42 to SM Northwest. The slugfest featured top ten teams with Lemus and Williams leading LHS while Northwest players Ojeda Black and Nachbar paced the visitors. Lawrence hosts Olathe Northwest next Friday.
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Olivia Lemus
Lawrence High
Lions
Shawnee Mission Northwest
LHS
Lemus
Olivia
Jeff Dickson
Olathe Northwest
SM Northwest
Gena Ojeda
Emmalee Rose
Hannah Black
Jordann Nachbar
Sarah Petersen
Megan Nugent
Haley Nunnink
Lawrence
Hannah Stewart
Skylar Drum
Elease Stafford
Chisom Ajekwu
Tyrin Casey
Asia Goodwin
Sammy Williams
Tamo Thomas
Northwest
Rose
Ojeda
Black
Drum
Jayhawks Ride Energy From Crowds To Road Win
Kansas coach Bill Self praised his team for feeding on hostile environments as the Jayhawks delivered on the road. After a late 0.4 second finish and a Mason gesture aimed at the crowd, Kansas improved to 6-1 in true road games and 10-2 outside Allen Fieldhouse. Next stop is Texas Tech in Lubbock.
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Kansas
Bill Self
Madison Square Garden
Duke
Iowa State
Hilton Coliseum
Kentucky
Rocking Rupp Arena
Manhattan
Jayhawks
Self
Kstate
Graham
Frank Mason II
Mason
Allen Fieldhouse
Texas Tech
Red Raiders
Lubbock
Texas
Hull helps KU attract Louisiana recruits with care and culture
Kansas assistant Hull plays a key role in drawing Louisiana talent to KU and keeping them through the next signing day. He blends football tutoring with Louisiana hospitality from Cajun meals to red bean shipping, framing KU as a supportive, loving environment after Katrina’s upheaval. Hull shifted from aerospace to coaching to develop players on and off the field, citing family joy as the top reward.
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Louisiana
Hull
Lawrence
Firebirds rally past SM North to win thriller
Free State (10-4) trailed 73-72 with 14.1 seconds left before a late 15-2 run in the first period set the tone. Clark followed Luinstra’s miss to bank in the go ahead, while Bradley poured in 35 for SM North in a brutal 74-73 setback as Pavlyak forced the key loose ball to seal it.
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Free State
FSHS
Jay Dineen
Garrett Luinstra
Clark
Firebirds
Indians
Danny Bradley
Bradley
Luinstra
Pavlyak
Brad
Ley
Sam Stroh
Olathe South
Shawnee Mission North
Will Schneider
Travis Hensley
Avante Williams
Jarrett Hensley
Ky Terrian Harris
Amari Williams
Jacob Pavlyak
Simon McCaffrey
Shannon Cordes
Cameron Clark
Sloan Thomsen
Jalan Robinson
Avant Edwards
SM North
SMN
McCaffrey
Lions Ride King Spark Past SM Northwest In Sunflower Play
Lawrence builds an early 18 point lead behind Clarence King who scores 17 and adds five rebounds as Lions defeat SM Northwest 65 to 54. Brett Chapple adds 15 points, Kobe Buffalomeat 8, while Northwest’s Colton Skeens and Jaylen Love lead with 10 points each before fouling out.
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Lions
King
Cougars
LHS
Kobe Buffalomeat
Lawrence
Mike Lewis
Brett Chapple
Buffalomeat
Anthony Selden
SM Northwest
Colton Skeens
C.C. Ghilardi
Alex Oleson
Noah Kendall
Jaylen Love
Austin Heinisch
Randall Moore Jr
Cole Biery
Jason Eskina
George Specht
Braden Solko
Clarence King
Jackson Mallory
Austin Miller
Trey Quartlebaum
Noah Butler
Savonni Shazor
Jake Rajewski
Northwest
Ghilardi
Skeens
Love
Moore
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