Ashia Woods and the Collegiate (Wichita) defense secured a boys and girls conference sweep of the Mid-Central Leagues' final regular-season conference championship with a 47-27 win over the Hillsboro girls Tuesday.
Woods did her part by contributing 32 points and six steals in the win, while the Spartan defense forced 35 Trojan turnovers.
"When you hold a quality opponent to two points in a quarter and turn around to hold them to nine in the second quarter, that’s about as good as you can get," Spartan coach Terrence Phox told the Wichita Eagle of knocking off the 14-6 Trojans. "The bottom line is, yeah that was a pretty solid defensive half."
Woods tallied 12 first-half points and the ‘D’ forced 16 turnovers during the same time span as Phox’s club jumped out to a 21-11 advantage. Wichita Collegiate took a 34-21 advantage into the fourth quarter. With the win, the top-ranked Spartans improved to 11-0 in the conference and 19-1 overall. Wichita Collegiate’s lone loss this season was to Class 5A’s top-ranked Andover Central, 65-41, in early December.
The top-ranked Collegiate (Wichita) boys, who fell to Class 5A 10th-ranked Great Bend 58-53 in January, are 11-0 in league play and 20-1 on the season. Wichita Collegiate has a legitimate shot at sweeping the boys and girls Class 3A state championships.
The Spartans nearly pulled off the double championships a year ago when the girls fell to Southwestern Heights 65-59 in the title game, while the boys edged Sabetha in their championship tilt.
Looking for double titles
With regional and sub-state basketball getting in full swing this weekend several schools appear to have what it takes to challenge for state titles in both the boys and girls tournaments. Besides the Spartans, 14 other schools have boys and girls teams ranked in the top 10 of their respective classes. Here is a class-by-class look at these schools, with their ranking and records in parentheses.
Class 6A
Boys – Wichita Heights (1st, 16-2), Olathe South (2nd, 16-1), Dodge City (5th, 16-2). Girls – Wichita Heights (2nd, 17-1), Olathe South (1st, 18-0), Dodge City (6th, 15-3).
Class 5A
Boys – Bishop Miege (1st, 18-0), McPherson (2nd, 17-1), Andover Central (4th, 16-2). Girls – Bishop Miege (8th, 13-5), McPherson (4th, 16-2), Andover Central (1st, 18-0).
Class 4A
Boys – Ottawa (4th, 14-3). Girls – Ottawa (5th, 16-2).
Class 2A
Boys – Spearville (1st, 18-1), Olpe (2nd, 17-2), Berean Academy (3rd, 17-1), Pittsburg-Colgan (4th, 14-3), Moundridge (7th, 16-3). Girls – Spearville (7th, 16-3), Olpe (1st, 19-0), Berean Academy (4th, 16-3), Pittsburg-Colgan (5th, 15-3), Moundridge (8th, 13-6).
Class 1A
Boys – South Gray (2nd, 19-1), Quivira Heights (6th, 18-2). Girls – South Gray (1st, 20-0), Quivira Heights (10th, 17-3).
Kansas’ leading scorers from last Friday-Tuesday
Boys
Matt Swank of Pratt scored 32 points in a 70-32 win over Ulysses…Wichita West’s Travis Gantt poured in 31 points in a 74-71 loss to Wichita East…Bubba Kreutzer of Bucklin ripped the cords for 30 points in a 63-50 loss to Jetmore…Ellis’ Matt Erbert scored 30 points in a 55-43 win over Norton…Conner Frankamp of Wichita North poured in 28 points in a 65-54 win over Wichita South…Kansas City-Wyandotte’s Trinity Hall ripped the cords for 28 points in a 95-74 loss to Kansas City-Harmon…Trey Unrau of Moundridge scored 27 points in a 49-47 overtime win over Hutchinson Trinity…Manhattan’s Zach Nelson poured in 27 points in a 62-59 win over Topeka Seaman…Sean Pfizenmaier of Clay Center ripped the cords for 27 points in a 55-41 win over Abilene…Argonia’s Leander Greene scored 26 points in a 60-58 win over Cedar Vale-Dexter…Kyle Hall of Rolla poured in 26 points in a 59-58 win over Ingalls…Scott City’s Ron Baker ripped the cords for 26 points in a 77-48 win over Thomas More Prep Marian…Alex North of Topeka West scored 26 points in a 59-56 win over Topeka Washburn Rural.
Girls
Alexa Bordewick of Topeka Washburn Rural scored 33 points in a 90-22 win over Topeka West…Wichita Collegiate’s Ashia Woods poured in 32 points in a 47-27 win over Hillsboro…Hannah Williams of Haviland ripped the cords for 32 points in a 58-53 loss to Pawnee Heights…Wichita Collegiate’s Ashia Woods scored 31 points in a 64-39 win over Hoisington…Kathryn Flott of Olpe poured in 31 points in a 79-37 win over Maize South…Waverly’s Ashley Romig ripped the cords for 31 points in a 67-42 win over Cornerstone Family…Kathryn Flott of Olpe scored 29 points in a 77-19 win over Chase County…Beloit-St. John’s Vanessa Kresin poured in 29 points in a 68-18 win over Tescott…Kinsey Phelan of Quivira Heights ripped the cords for 28 points in a 65-47 win over LaCrosse…Wichita Defenders’ Sarah Munds scored 27 points in a 51-32 win over Southeast (OK)…Jenna Farris of Lincoln poured in 27 points in a 54-43 win over Sylvan Grove…Moundridge’s Spencer Suderman ripped the cords for 27 points in a 68-40 win over Hutchinson Trinity.
Kansas boys basketball rankings
Top 10
1. Heights (Wichita) (16-2)
2. Bishop Miege (Shawnee Mission) (18-0)
3. South (Olathe) (16-1)
4. East (Olathe) (16-2)
5. McPherson (17-1)
6. Highland Park (Topeka) (15-3)
7. Derby (15-3)
8. Dodge City (16-2)
9. Central (Andover) (16-2)
10. Maize (14-4)
Class 6A
1. Wichita Heights (16-2)
2. Olathe South (16-1)
3. Olathe East (16-2)
4. Derby (15-3)
5. Dodge City (16-2)
6. Maize (14-4)
7. Wichita East (13-5)
8. Leavenworth (12-6)
9. Shawnee Mission Northwest (12-6)
10. Topeka (13-5)
Class 5A
1. Bishop Miege (18-0)
2. McPherson (17-1)
3. Topeka Highland Park (15-3)
4. Andover Central (16-2)
5. Kansas City-Harmon (16-2)
6. Gardner-Edgerton (16-4)
7. Pittsburg (14-4)
8. Hays (13-5)
9. Liberal (10-7)
10. Great Bend (12-7)
Class 4A
1. Basehor-Linwood (16-2)
2. Kansas City-Sumner Academy (16-2)
3. Topeka Hayden (15-3)
4. Ottawa (14-3)
5. Clay Center (17-2)
6. Pratt (18-2)
7. Pleasant Ridge (15-1)
8. Coffeyville-Field Kindley (15-2)
9. Osawatomie (16-2)
10. Cheney (16-3)
Class 3A
1. Wichita Collegiate (18-1)
2. Rossville (16-2)
3. Douglass (17-2)
4. Galena (16-2)
5. Halstead (16-3)
6. Southwestern Heights (15-3)
7. Central Heights (14-4)
8. Minneapolis (14-3)
9. St. Mary’s (13-5)
10. Erie (14-5)
Class 2A
1. Spearville (18-1)
2. Olpe (17-2)
3. Berean Academy (17-1)
4. Pittsburg-Colgan (14-3)
5. Herington (18-1)
6. Peabody-Burns (16-3)
7. Moundridge (16-3)
8. Oswego (15-3)
9. Salina Sacred Heart (15-4)
10. Hutchinson Trinity Catholic (12-5)
Class 1A
1. Quinter (20-0)
2. South Gray (19-1)
3. Hanover (19-1)
4. Tribune-Greeley County (19-1)
5. Macksville (17-3)
6. Quivira Heights (18-2)
7. Baileyville B&B (18-2)
8. Pretty Prairie (17-3)
9. Palco (16-4)
10. Udall (16-4)
Kansas girls basketball rankings
Top 10
1. South (Olathe) (18-0)
2. Heights (Wichita) (17-1)
3. Central (Andover) (18-0)
4. Aquinas (Overland Park) (17-1)
5. East (Shawnee Mission) (15-3)
6. Carroll (Wichita) (18-1)
7. West (Shawnee Mission) (14-4)
8. Washburn Rural (Topeka) (15-3)
9. Concordia (Concordia) (19-0)
10. McPherson (16-2)
Class 6A
1. Olathe South (18-0)
2. Wichita Heights (17-1)
3. Shawnee Mission East (15-3)
4. Shawnee Mission West (14-4)
5. Topeka Washburn Rural (15-3)
6. Dodge City (15-3)
7. Manhattan (13-5)
8. Wichita Southeast (13-5)
9. Blue Valley (12-7)
10. Wichita Northwest (13-6)
Class 5A
1. Andover Central (18-0)
2. St. Thomas Aquinas (17-1)
3. Wichita Bishop Carroll (18-1)
4. McPherson (16-2)
5. Emporia (17-1)
6. Lansing (16-2)
7. Andover (14-4)
8. Bishop Miege (13-5)
9. Salina South (14-4)
10. Topeka Seaman (13-5)
Class 4A
1. Concordia (19-0)
2. Cheney (19-0)
3. Holton (19-0)
4. Girard (18-1)
5. Ottawa (16-2)
6. Towanda-Circle (15-3)
7. Altamont-Labette County (14-4)
8. St. James Academy (14-4)
9. Abilene (13-6)
10. Rose Hill (11-6)
Class 3A
1. Wichita Collegiate (18-1)
2. Southwestern Heights (18-0)
3. Rock Creek (18-0)
4. Thomas More Prep Marian (18-1)
5. Burlington (18-1)
6. Smith Center (15-3)
7. Garden Plain (15-4)
8. Jefferson County North (16-1)
9. Osage City (16-3)
10. Beloit (15-4)
Class 2A
1. Olpe (19-0)
2. Hill City (17-1)
3. Oakley (17-2)
4. Berean Academy (16-3)
5. Pittsburg-Colgan (15-3)
6. Osborne (15-4)
7. Spearville (16-3)
8. Moundridge (13-6)
9. Dexter (14-5)
10. Valley Heights (15-4)
Class 1A
1. South Gray (20-0)
2. Argonia (20-0)
3. South Barber (19-1)
4. St. Paul (20-0)
5. Skyline (18-1)
6. St. John (19-1)
7. Frankfort (18-2)
8. St. John’s (18-2)
9. Hutchinson Central Christian (17-3)
10. Quivira Heights (17-3)
