Tonight’s high school basketball scores, stats and recaps (Dec. 6)

By Joanna Chadwick Boys Abilene 79, Circle 56 Andover Central 62, Salina Central 61 — Andover Central’s Jayden Brown scored 37 points, hitting seven three-pointers. K. Snyder scored 29 points with four three-pointers for Salina Central, and teammates Peck and Jones had 11 and 10 points, respectively. Augusta 56, Goddard 48 — Augusta outscored Goddard […]

Tonight’s high school basketball scores, stats (Dec. 5)

By Joanna Chadwick Boys Garden Plain 49, Wellington 48 — Garden Plain freshman Cooper Eck hit the game-winning three-pointer in the final seconds to get the win. He hit three second-half threes and Kaeden Kasselman had a team-high 18 points. Carter Burnett led Wellington with 27. McPherson 69, Dodge City 56 — McPherson’s Gabe Pyle […]

2024 State football championships recaps and schedule

By Joanna Chadwick Class 6A Gardner-Edgerton 36, Manhattan 33 — Manhattan had a chance to win the game in the final seconds on a hail mary pass from Carter Aslin to JJ Dunnigan to the end zone on Friday. But it was Gardner-Edgerton, which scored the go-ahead touchdown on Bravin Powell’s one-yard run with 10 […]

Friday’s football semifinal results (Nov. 22)

By Joanna Chadwick Class 6A Derby’s season ended with a 31-21 loss to Manhattan. The Panthers, who were unbeaten coming into the game, cut the lead to 21-14 midway through the third quarter. Quarterback Drew Kemp had 90 rushing yards, 159 passing yards and a touchdown pass to Daylen Bledsoe. Both Kemp and running back […]

Friday’s Wichita-area football playoff scores, stats, recaps (Nov. 15)

By Joanna Chadwick Derby beat Wichita East 63-28 to advance to the Class 6A semifinals against Manhattan and improve to 11-0. Derby took a 21-0 lead and then scored 21 more unanswered points for a 42-14 lead at the half. Sophomore running back Arieus Finley scored Derby’s first two touchdowns on runs of 27 and […]

Tonight’s Wichita-area high school playoff football scores, stats, recaps (Nov. 8)

By Joanna Chadwick Even in the cold, wet conditions, Derby’s passing game flourished. Quarterback Drew Kemp connected with Da’Saahn Brame for a 77-yard touchdown just 1:01 into its game with Junction City on Friday night. Derby scored 42 unanswered points en route to the 42-14 win over Junction to improve to 10-0. Derby hasn’t given […]

Tonight’s Wichita-area high school football playoff scores

By Joanna Chadwick Andale 74, Clay Center 0 — Andale scored 60 points in the first half en route to its playoff victory. Cooper Marx had five carries for 106 yards and two touchdowns, Landon Harp had three rushing touchdowns and Toben Easter two. Sam Harp also had a rushing touchdown and a punt return […]

Tonight’s Wichita-area high school football games (Oct. 25)

By Blake ChadwickOnce again, the Derby Panthers took care of business, winning 51-7 over the Bishop Carroll Golden Eagles on Friday. Thanks to talent in all three phases this year, the Panthers will go into the playoffs as a team who is probably the freshest out of any other team. The Derby defense only gave […]