Seniors to Celebrate in the Far West
<p>Players in the far western part of Kansas often play without a lot of fanfare. Several really good players just saw their high school careers come to a close without much media attention.</p>
<p>The list is long of seniors who deserve to be celebrated, but here are a few:</p>
<p><strong>Manny Chavez</strong>, Leoti</p>
<p>Chavez’ team finished just 13-8, with an early exit from substate. But Chavez was tough as a senior, both on the football field and the basketball court for Leoti-Wichita County. He accounted for 19.8 points and 8 rebounds a game this season.</p>
<p><strong>Brady Frickey</strong>, Ellis:</p>
<p>A second-team 2A selection as a junior, Frickey is going to garner a lot of notoriety again. The Railroaders finished 17-6, losing to the #1 ranked team in 2A, Hoxie, in the sub-state final. The 5-foot-10 Frickey did it all for the Railroaders, scoring 19.2 points, while also grabbing 5.2 boards and dishing 2.6 assists per game.</p>
<p><strong>Ethan Means</strong>, Stockton:</p>
<p>Stockton finished just 10-12, but they rolled through their sub-state. They lost in the first round of state to Ness City. The 6-foot-3 senior put up a couple of big scoring games, and he did some of everything for the Tigers. He averaged 16.7 points, 7.1 rebounds, and 3.1 assists.</p>
<p><strong>Andrew Schields</strong>, Cheylin:</p>
<p>Cheylin’s season didn’t end like they wanted, upset in the second round of sub-state. But Schields was really good again after earning honorable mention 1A as a junior. He averaged 14.8 points and 6-3 rebounds.</p>
<p>[player_tooltip player_id="1134424" first="Vance" last="Shewey"], Meade:</p>
<p>Shewey received honorable mention in 1A as a junior, and is in line for some nice honors again this year. Meade had the misfortune of being stuck in the same sub-state as South Gray, who took them down in the final. The 6-foot-4 Shewey was a versatile and reliable leader, finishing with 19.4 points per game, 9 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 3.5 assists.</p>
<p>[player_tooltip player_id="889481" first="Ty" last="Sides"], Phillipsburg (pictured):</p>
<p>Though just 5-foot-8, Sides did everything for Phillipsburg, including crashing the boards. He was good at running the attack, and accounted for 4.2 assists last season. The honorable mention 3A returner scored 16.5 points and averaged 5.4 rebounds per contest.</p>
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