Too Early Exits 1A-3A

<p>There aren’t many things more exciting than the Kansas high school basketball playoffs. But it’s always sad to see your team knocked out, and players you care about sent home. Here are some players making ‘too early’ exits (in alphabetical order):</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="1134420" first="Brennan" last="Brumbaugh"], senior, Goodland:</p> <p>Although Goodland succumbed to Phillipsburg 48-39 in 3A sub-state play, it shouldn’t diminish the work of the 6-foot-4 guard/wing. Despite drawing every team’s defensive focus, he averaged 18 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists per game.</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="1070215" first="Maddox" last="Decker"], senior, Santa Fe Trail:</p> <p>The Chargers were sent home by Riley County 61-50 in the 3A sub-state round. The 6-foot senior was really good after averaging 17 points per game as a junior. He hit four 3-pointers against Riley County, which was good representation of his entire senior year. He had numerous outings with four or more triples and nine games with 20 or more points. His 28 against a tough Osage City club stands out as a highlight performance.</p> <p><strong>Jeremiah Duncan</strong>, senior, Blue Valley-Randolph:</p> <p>The Rams took a tough loss to Axtell 44-40 in 1A Div. 1 sub-state action. Duncan went down fighting with 21 points. He was a dependable and competitive senior in a rebuilding year for the Rams. He had several 20-plus games and several others with 19.</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="1076408" first="Noah" last="Hastert"], junior, Cair Paravel:</p> <p>No need to shed any tears for Hastert. He and the Lions will be back next year. But it was a disappointing end to the first opportunity to compete in KSHSAA playoffs for Cair Paravel. The Lions lost 55-54 to Burlingame in 1A Div.1 sub-state. Look for them to come back even better. Hastert averaged about 16 points and 10 rebounds as a junior.</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="946221" first="Devin" last="Loudermilk"], senior, West Elk:</p> <p>A guy who didn’t receive enough credit, the multi-sport athlete was really good at West Elk, which lost to Belle Plaine 61-54 in a 2A sub-state game. The 6-foot-4 guard did everything, scoring 20.5 points, grabbing 7 rebounds and dishing out 3.5 assists. He could do a lot of things at the college level, but has decided to join the KU track team.</p>