Firebirds edge Leavenworth 50 45 on road
Free State high school boys basketball won 50 to 45 at Leavenworth to extend their streak to three victories. With Jacob Pavlyak sidelined by a sprained ankle, Garrett Luinstra led with 22 points aided by Simon McCaffrey and Shannon Cordes stepping up. Luinstra closed with a decisive 6-1 run in the final 1:30 to seal the win. Free State hosts undefeated Olathe Northwest next.
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King's late surge lifts LHS past SM West 65 55 in road win
Lawrence High guard Clarence King poured 15 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter to secure a 65 55 victory at Shawnee Mission West. King battled foul trouble early as teammate Jackson Mallory added 17 points, keeping the Lions within reach before the decisive run.
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Free State Girls Fall 36 33 at Leavenworth in Tough Stop
Firebirds cling to defense in Tuesday road setback as Leavenworth limits scoring to 14 of 49. Madison Piper leads FSHS with 12 points, while Aarika Lister is Leavenworth's lone double‑digit scorer with 10. Piper earns McDonalds All American nomination.
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LHS girls break losing streak with win over Shawnee Mission West
Lawrence High rode balanced scoring led by Chisom Ajekwu 18 points to beat Shawnee Mission West 44 40 on the road. Sammy Williams 11 Tamo Thomas 6 Hannah Stewart 8 added. Lions snapped a two game skid and earned first 2017 victory while improving depth and running the floor. The Vikings hung with 33 percent shooting but were hurt by offensive rebounding.
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Lawrence High boys swim team takes third at home triangular
Lawrence Highs boys swim and dive team finished third in a home triangular on Tuesday while winning six of 12 events. Stephen Johnson and Alex Heckman each won two events and contributed to wins in the 200 and 400 freestyle relays with Patrick Oblon Jakob Busch and Jared Miller. Johnson won the 200 free and 500 free while Heckman claimed the 500 free and 100 free. Veritas Christian girls basketba tfalls 51 24 at East Lawrence Center led by Tomi Huslg with 10 points as the team struggled offensively. Veritas set to face FCA Knights Thursday in Kansas City Missouri to make up a December postponement.
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Veritas Falls to Metro Mavs as Huslig Leads with 20
Veritas Christian boys drop a 75 55 road game to the Metro Mavs despite Huslig scoring 20 points and Juinton Donohoe adding 13 while Tucker Flory adds 10. East Lawrence Center hosts the contest Tuesday with strong Kansas high school talent noted in the surrounding coverage.
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Seabury Girls Fall 32 30 to Christ Prep
Seabury Academy girls lose 32 30 to Christ Prep on Tuesday night. Kayleigh Boys scored 18 and Celia Taylor Puckett added seven as Seabury falls to 1 5 and will visit Kansas City Christian Friday.
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Southwest and West Southwest basketball scoreboard highlights
Southwest and Southwest divisions deliver tallies and standout scorers. Players such as Sarah Mayo Darin Proctor Zach Bloch and Miles Branch posted points tallies for the Southwest while Jason Brown Nick Edwards and Charles Eston led Southwest Huston and Lawrence teams with multiple points. Box scores reference Lawrence Jownee Mission West and other schools with mixed results and upcoming games scheduled for Thursday and next week.
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Sunflower showdown opens with Kansas at Kansas State
Kansas travels to Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan for the Sunflower showdown against Kansas State. KU tries to break a five-game losing streak to the Wildcats, with a 0-4 Big 12 start under Brandon Schneider. Key players include Jessica Washington and McKenzie Calvert for KU, and Karla Midebrook and Shaelyn Martin for K State.
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