The Andover Central Jaguars's and the Arkansas City Bulldogs's contest on Friday was close at halftime, but the Andover Central Jaguars turned on the heat in the second half with 42 points. Andover Central put the hurt on Arkansas City with a sharp 63-40 win. Given Andover Central's advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 56th, while Arkansas City is ranked 215th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Andover Central got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Jace Adler out in front who scored 19 points along with five rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Adler has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Jace Jefferson, who scored 11 points along with six rebounds and four steals.
Despite the defeat, Arkansas City saw an underclassman step up: Kamari Jennings scored 19 points along with five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Wyatt Dickey, who scored eight points.
Andover Central pushed their record up to 11-7 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.9 points per game. As for Arkansas City, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-13 record this season.
Andover Central will head out on the road to challenge Goddard at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Andover Central focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up ten on Friday. As for Arkansas City, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Eisenhower at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Eisenhower has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 203 points over their last three games.
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