Valley Center managed to keep up with Derby until halftime on Tuesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Valley Center Hornets lost 66-45 to the Derby Panthers. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Hornets this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 68-66 back in January.
Colby J newton
| 02/04/25 @ Derby | 3 |
| 12/20/24 @ South | 2 |
| 01/23/25 vs Newton | 1 |
| 01/14/25 @ Hutchinson | 1 |
| 01/10/25 @ South | 1 |
Valley Center lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Colby J newton, who posted 12 points along with six boards and three blocks. Those three blocks gave J newton a new career-high. Doc Needham was another key player, going 5 of 9 en route to 14 points.
Derby was led to victory by Cale Clingan and Jack Ulwelling. Clingan went 8 for 13 to rack up 20 points, while Ulwelling put up 12 points. Ulwelling is also on a roll when it comes to three-point shooting accuracy, as he's posted one of at least 40% in the last three games he's played. Tobin Snider also deserves some recognition as he posted his first block of the season.
Valley Center's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 8-6. As for Derby, the victory keeps them at an undefeated 14-0.
Valley Center and Derby should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Kansas Rankings. Valley Center will square off against Haysville Campus at 7:00 p.m. on Friday up 203 places (80 vs. 283). Valley Center is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.8 points per game this season. Meanwhile, Derby (ranked third) will meet Eisenhower (ranked 222nd) at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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