3A Schools Feature Some Top Freshmen Contributors

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>If you want to talk freshmen contributors in the 3A class, you could pretty much start and stop with Wichita Collegiate. Freshmen guided the team to state, and several Spartans earned all-state honors, particularly <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2209748' first='Sebastian' last='Hines-Turner']</strong>. Watch for 2026s [player_tooltip player_id='1541007' first='Amare' last='Batiste'] and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2211301' first='Jaden' last='Parker']</strong> to be among the top guards in the 3A class next season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Aside from the riches at Wichita Collegiate, here are some other freshmen who made big contributions in the 3A class last year (in alphabetical order):</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1785100"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Rossville has struggled to match its success in football on the basketball court. 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