Round Up 1/7: Top 3 2A Matchup and Primetime Performers

<p>Huge night of hoops in Kansas on Friday. We were live at St Mary’s for the 2A top 3 matchup between the Bears and Wabaunsee. We also got to see a bunch of film of some primetime performers across the state.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>St Mary’s defeats Wabaunsee</strong></span></p> <p><strong>Player of the Game</strong></p> <p>Jaxon Hurla, 5’9 PG, 2022, St Mary’s: Controlled the game from the point guard position throughout. Knocked down some big momentum gaining threes early and in the third quarter, had the runner game going, and found his guys for layups and kick outs off his drives. Used ball screens well and attacked off them. The senior point guard played one of his best games of the year when they needed it most.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Other Top Performers</p> <p>Noah Jacobsen, 6’3 W, 2022, St Mary’s: Got going early with a couple of corner threes and then played off closeouts well slashing to the rim. Had a really tough finish in the fourth quarter on an and 1 fast break layup that put the game out of reach. One of St Mary’s X Factors for the season was an X Factor last night.</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="1076411" first="Fred" last="Criqui"], 6’7 F, 2022, St Mary’s: Was quiet until the second half scoring wise, but rebounded well throughout the night. In the second half had a couple of rips from the trail spot for finishes, dunks off dump downs, and a rip drive from the baseline.</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="1147992" first="Brayden" last="Meseke"], 6’1 G, 2022, Wabaunsee: Had 21 points in the game and had a couple of instances where he made some big shots to keep Wabaunsee in it as long as possible. Had a beautiful pull up 3 at the end of the 3rd quarter buzzer, and hit multiple 3s i the game. Had a couple of soft runners in the paint as well.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Top Performers Elsewhere in Kansas</strong></p> <p>TeJon McDaniel, 6’3 G, 2023, Salina South: Came up huge in a massive win for South against defending state champs Maize. Got it done from all 3 levels and really controlled the game and was patient in his attack. Shot the 3 ball well both off the catch and in transition off the bounce. A guard who is really hard to keep out of the paint when getting downhill.</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="1270292" first="Bryce" last="Beisner"], 6’6 F, 2024, Beloit: Had a tip in at the buzzer on a baseline out of bounds to cap off his 22 point game in Beloit’s win. The long versatile forward is coming full circle in his game and continues to have a great sophomore campaign.</p> <p>Cooper Scheck, 6’ G, 2022, Dodge City: Continues his big time guard play, dropping 23 for DC. He plays with a ton of poise, knocks down shots, and can guard the ball at a high level.</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="1139921" first="Jimmy" last="Dorsey"], 6’5 G, 2022, Wellsville: The long and lanky athletic scoring guard went off for 24 points last night for Wellsville. Was a tough matchup and got to his spots, ran the floor, and drilled big time shots.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>