Highlights from the small school ranks – Western Kansas
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Things are getting hot and heavy in the run up to playoff time. There is some great basketball being played in the western part of the state. Check out these highlights from the west: 1A Div. I Macksville scored a…
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Continue ReadingThings are getting hot and heavy in the run up to playoff time. There is some great basketball being played in the western part of the state.
Check out these highlights from the west:
1A Div. I Macksville scored a huge win over Bucklin recently. Freshman Hector Gomez continued to establish himself as a top 9th grader with 17 points, 4 boards and 3 assists. Macksville rose from sixth to second in the rankings. Bucklin is still considered a 1A Div. II team to reckon with. They are ranked fifth in the latest poll. Senior guards Scott Price Scott Price 5'9" | PG Bucklin | 2022 State KS and Nate Bowman combine for about 35 points a game.
Northern Valley improved to 18-1 and is hot on the heels of #1 Hanover in the 1A Div. II rankings. The Huskies are led by a couple of top seniors, but sophomore Kenton Thalheim is increasingly making an impact. He is averaging 11.1 points per game, and led in scoring in a big win against ranked Logan-Palco with 18 points.
Logan-Palco’s Dylan Van Laeys Dylan Van Laeys 6'4" | PF Logan-Palco | 2022 State KS continues to be a stat-monster. He averages 17.6 points and 14.8 rebounds. At 6-foot-5, he’s a long, athletic big who makes tough plays in the paint.
South Gray remains the top team in the west in the 1A Div. I ranks. Leading the Rebels to a 16-2 mark are seniors Brent Penner and Brady Deges Brady Deges 5'8" | PG South Gray | 2022 State KS . Those two each average 18.5 points per game. The 6-foot-2 forward Penner grabs 8.1 boards a game. Deges is a tough-as-nails guard who brings a winning attitude and explosive playmaking at both ends of the floor.
Trego Community is hanging around as Ellinwood’s top competition for best 2A team in the west (unless you include #7 Inman in the ‘west.’) The ultra-tough post player Charlie Russell Charlie Russell 6'4" | PF Trego | 2022 State KS backs down from no one and makes plays at both ends. He’s averaging 16.0 points and 8.8 boards.