Basketball Stars to Show Stuff in 11-Man Football Championships
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Basketball season is at the doorstep. But first things first, some guys have business to attend to this weekend on the gridiron. The brackets narrowed to just two teams left in every classification, and nearly every game set for Saturday…
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Continue ReadingBasketball season is at the doorstep. But first things first, some guys have business to attend to this weekend on the gridiron.
The brackets narrowed to just two teams left in every classification, and nearly every game set for Saturday features some standout basketball players.
There probably won’t be a better group of basketball talents on any field on Saturday that at the 5A title game. Mill Valley has multi-sport stars Gus Hawkins Gus Hawkins 6'6" | C Mill Valley | 2024 State KS and Mason Kemp Mason Kemp 6'7" | C Mill Valley | 2024 State KS , while Kapaun Mt. Carmel fields Will Thengvall Will Thengvall 6'3" | SF Kapaun | 2024 State KS and Nate Thengvall Nate Thengvall 6'3" | SF Kapaun | 2024 KS , dual-sport studs in their own right.
In the 4A championship game, you can see a big-time football recruit who also plays some nice hoops in St. Thomas Aquinas star Julian Marks Julian Marks 6'7" | PF Aquinas | 2025 KS . He’s joined on the gridiron by basketball standout Wyatt Lewis Wyatt Lewis 6'2" | CG Aquinas | 2024 State KS .
The 3A title game will feature Cheney quarterback-receiver combo Josh Burdick and Jackson Voth Jackson Voth 5'10" | CG Cheney | 2024 State KS , a couple of hoops stars.
The 2A game between Nemaha Central and Hoisington will see a lot of basketball players going at it on the gridiron. Headliners for the Thunder will be big man Abe Hilbert Abe Hilbert 6'6" | C Nemaha Central | 2024 State KS (pictured) and rising multi-sport stud Carter Hajek. For Hoisington, Tony Moore Tony Moore 6'0" | CG Hoisington | 2024 State KS is a versatile threat just like he is on the basketball court. One of his favorite targets is Mason Martin Mason Martin 6'1" | SG Hoisington | 2026 State KS , another rising basketball standout.
In the 1A game, you can see a host of Jefferson County North’s best basketball players on Saturday, including the one-two punch of Grady and Ethan Noll, as well as athletic Calvin Manville. For Conway Springs, keep an eye on senior hooper Taylor Wykes.