Basketball Stars to Show Stuff in 11-Man Football Championships

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Basketball season is at the doorstep. But first things first, some guys have business to attend to this weekend on the gridiron.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The brackets narrowed to just two teams left in every classification, and nearly every game set for Saturday features some standout basketball players.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>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 [player_tooltip player_id='1378441' first='Gus' last='Hawkins'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1480552' first='Mason' last='Kemp'], while Kapaun Mt. Carmel fields [player_tooltip player_id='1270287' first='Will' last='Thengvall'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1270288' first='Nate' last='Thengvall'], dual-sport studs in their own right.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In the 4A championship game, you can see a big-time football recruit who also plays some nice hoops in St. Thomas Aquinas star [player_tooltip player_id='1588391' first='Julian' last='Marks']. He's joined on the gridiron by basketball standout [player_tooltip player_id='1378443' first='Wyatt' last='Lewis'].</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The 3A title game will feature Cheney quarterback-receiver combo <strong>Josh Burdick</strong> and [player_tooltip player_id='1580488' first='Jackson' last='Voth'], a couple of hoops stars.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>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 [player_tooltip player_id='1438363' first='Abe' last='Hilbert'] (pictured) and rising multi-sport stud <strong>Carter Hajek</strong>. For Hoisington, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2387815' first='Tony' last='Moore']</strong> is a versatile threat just like he is on the basketball court. One of his favorite targets is [player_tooltip player_id='1955301' first='Mason' last='Martin'], another rising basketball standout.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>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 <strong>Grady</strong> and <strong>Ethan Noll</strong>, as well as athletic <strong>Calvin Manville</strong>. For Conway Springs, keep an eye on senior hooper <strong>Taylor Wykes</strong>.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->