Frontenac boys steamrolled Tuesday

The Frontenac Raider boys found out Tuesday night why Southeast Kansas League coaches thought so highly of the Labette County Grizzlies entering the 2012 season.

It’s returning players like Dontae Johnson, Lee Reliford, Tucker Thompson and big man Zack Stewart, as well as a veteran coaching staff led by head coach Brad Smith.

Those four returning players combined for 63 points Tuesday, as Labette County blew out Frontenac 77-44 in the Grizzlies’ season opener.

Stewart made 10 field goals and one 3-point shot, as well as two free throws, en route to a game-high 25 points. He scored 16 of his points in the second and third quarters, including 10 in the quarter immediately after halftime.

Reliford scored 17, Thompson 11 on the strength of three 3-point shots (he caught fire last season in a Class 4A substate game against Pittsburg) and Johnson 10. The Grizzlies shot 13-for-17 at the free throw line, paced by the 4-4 of Johnson.
Brett Macary led Frontenac with 13 points and Caleb Spangler added eight, highlighted by two 3-point shots. The Raiders made 12-15 free throws.
Frontenac (0-2) travels to Neodesha on Friday, its first venture away from the friendly confines of Frontenac High School. Labette County (1-0) hosts SEK League rival Chanute on Friday.

LABETTE COUNTY BOYS 77, FRONTENAC 44

LCHS    19 22 23 13 — 77
FHS     9  15 12  8  — 44

LABETTE COUNTY (77) — Zack Stewart 25, Lee Reliford 17, Tucker Thompson 11, Dontae Johnson 10, Chase Dodsworth 7, Will Dowty 4, Jake Mattox 3, Tyler Buchanan 0, Braden Page 0, Austin Krewson 0, Kyle O’Connor 0, Garrett Britton 0.
FRONTENAC (44) — Brett Macary 13, Caleb Spangler 8, Matt Standlee 6, Noah Monsour 5, Dylan Clark 4, Blake Barto 2, Ross Edge 2, Avery Coronado 2, Tyler Randall 2, Ethan Powell 0, Nick Zafuta 0.
3-point goals — LCHS 6 (Thompson 3, Reliford 1, Stewart 1, Dodsworth 1), FHS 2 (Spangler 2). Free throws — LCHS 13-17 (Johnson 4-4, Dodsworth 2-2, Dowdy 2-2, Reliford 2-3, Stewart 2-4, Mattox 1-2), FHS 12-15 (Monsour 5-8, Macary 3-3, Barto 2-2, Standlee 2-2).

Marmaton Valley Tournament

MORAN — The Vikings won their second game of the season Tuesday night, opening Marmaton Valley Tournament play with a 43-38 win over the host Wildcats.

Northeast overcame a 26-20 deficit entering the fourth quarter and outscored Marmaton Valley 23-12 for the five-point win. Both teams had their early season offensive struggles, combining for four points in the second quarter.
The Vikings were led by J.T. Richardson with 13 points. Antonio Slingluff and Drew Mills scored nine apiece, Slingluff making all his points on 3-point shots. Northeast made four 3-point shots to none for Marmaton Valley and enjoyed a 13-point edge in  free throws, 15-2.

Cole Becker scored 12 for Marmaton Valley in a nonleague contest.
Northeast (2-0) plays West Elk at 5:30 p.m. tonight.

NORTHEAST BOYS 43, MARMATON VALLEY 38

NE    8   2 10 23 — 43
MV    10 2 14 12 — 38

NORTHEAST (43) — J.T. Richardson 13, Antonio Slingluff 9, Drew Mills 9, Noah Popejoy 8, Troy Howard 4.
MARMATON VALLEY (38) — Cole Becker 12, Carlos Gonzales 6, Levi Ramsey 6, Chance Stevenson 6, Lucas Hamlin 4, Michael Genn 2, Nathan Smart 2.
3-point goals — NE 4 (Slingluff 3, Mills 1), MV 0. Free throws — NE 15-26 (Richardson 7-10, Mills 4-6, Howard 2-4, Popejoy 2-4, Slingluff 0-2), MV 2-7 (Smart 2-3, Hamlin 0-4).

OLPE BOYS 56, WEST ELK 35

WE    5    8  13  9  — 35
OL    11 20 11 14 — 56

WEST ELK (35) — Elijah Smith 13, Isaiah Loudermilk 7, Jordan Englebrecht 5, Tristan Wilson 5, Brandon Koch 2, Carson Jennings 2, Riccy Burris 1.
OLPE (56) — Joe Redeker 20, Brandon Baumgardner 9, Tyler Hogan 8, Chance Stout 8, Toby Smith 5, Mitchell Argabright 2, Chase Coble 2, Bo Krueger 2, Isaac Hall 0.
3-point goals — WE, OL 4 (Hogan 2, Smith 1, Redeker 1). Free throws — WE 6-11 (Loudermilk 3-4, Englebrecht 1-2, Burris 1-2, Smith 1-2, Wilson 0-1), OL 8-15 (Stout 4-6, Redeker 3-6, Baumgardner 1-1, Hall 0-2).

MARMATON VALLEY GIRLS 49, NORTHEAST 36

NE    8    9   9 10 — 36
MV    15 12 15 7  — 49

NORTHEAST (36) — Jazmin Nunn 13, Gretchen Mills 8, Jaycie Polhlopek 7, Kaylee Bogina 6, Brooklyn Wyland 2, Kayla Johnston 0, Morgan Maransani 0.
MARMATON VALLEY (49) — Kailey Boyd 14, Kaitlin Ensminger 10, Kacie Shadden 10, Mackenzie Tynon 8, Ashton Louk 4, MaRyiah Cavender 2, Emily Meiwes 1.
3-point goals — NE 2 (Bogina 2), MV 1 (Boyd 1). Free throws — NE 6-25 (Nunn 5-7, Polhlopek 1-6, Bogina 0-6, Johnston 0-2, Wyland 0-2, Mills 0-1), MV 10-25 (Boyd 3-4, Louk 2-3, Ensminger 2-5, Cavender 2-9, Meiwes 1-2, Shadden 0-2).

OLPE GIRLS 55, WEST ELK 9

WE    0    2   5  2 — 9
OL    18 14 15 8 — 55

OLPE (55) — Elana Flott 18, Emily Samuels 9, Ashlyn Spellman 8, Janae Haag 8, Kayla McDougald 5, Paige Barnard 3, Jade Cole 2, Aubrey Davis 2.
WEST ELK (9) — Miranda Silvey 6, T.J. James 2, Mina Silvey 1.
3-point goals — OL 4 (Samuels 3, McDougald 1), WE 0. Free throws — OL 3-3 (Spellman 2-2, Barnard 1-1), WE 1-1 (Silvey 1-1).

St. Paul Invitational

ST. PAUL — The St. Paul boys held on for a 48-44 win Tuesday night over Columbus in the Indians’ home invitational tournament.

St. Paul took a 13-7 lead after one quarter and 30-18 halftime lead, large enough margins to overcome being outscored 26-18 after halftime.

Austin O’Brien led St. Paul with 14 points and Jordan Morgan had 11 for Columbus. O’Brien scored 10 of his points in the first half, Morgan nine of his in the fourth quarter as Columbus drew near on the St. Paul lead.

Meanwhile, the Southeast boys lost 75-59 to Derby Homeschool.

ST. PAUL BOYS 48, COLUMBUS 44

COL    7   11 12 14 — 44
STP    13 17  6  12 — 48

COLUMBUS (44) — Jordan Morgan 11, Aaron Bigando 9, Nate Bole 7, Andre McLean 6, Blake Mackensen 5, Justin Graham 3, A.J. Wary 2, Spainhower 1.
ST. PAUL (48) — Austin O’Brien 14, Anthony Diskin 10, Paul Schibi 10, Brayden Beachner 6, Jake O’Brien 5, Drake Carter 3, Billy Brown 0, Preston Jacquinot 0, Tryce Nelson 0.
3-point goals — COL 3 (Bigando 1, Graham 1, McLean 1), STP 3 (Diskin 2, Carter 1). Free throws — COL 13-17 (Mackensen 3-4, McLean 3-4, Bigando 2-2, Wary 2-2, Morgan 1-1, Bole 1-2, Spainhower 1-2), STP 9-12 (J. O’Brien 3-4, Diskin 2-2, A. O’Brien 2-2, Schibi 2-4).

Middle school basketball

GIRARD — The undefeated run for the Pittsburg eighth grade girls ended at 11 games, after Girard defeated Pittsburg 32-23 on Tuesday.

Taylor Muff led Pittsburg with a double-double performance of 12 points and 13 rebounds. Logan Lord added six points, three assists and two steals. Jayden Hammond finished with 11 rebounds and three steals.

Girard was paced by Ashley Ray with 14 points, as well as six points apiece by Olivia Hanson and Calea Augustin.

After a stretch of four consecutive losses, the seventh grade has won two in a row, including a 33-23 win Tuesday over Girard.

Four Pittsburg players combined for all 32 points — Abbie Casper 10, McKenzie Wilks eight, Kyia McWilliams eight and Madison Vogel seven. Vogel added two assists and three steals, Casper eight rebounds and Wilks six rebounds.
Pittsburg won the B game 22-4.

Youth basketball

The Girard Booster Club sponsors a girls tournament for Jan. 5 and a boys tournament for Jan. 13. The $150 entry fee guarantees at least three games. No door fees. Individual awards given to top two teams in each division — boys and girls in third, fourth, fifth and sixth grades (eight divisions). Girls registration due Dec. 30 and boys registration due Jan. 8. For more information, please contact Dale Samuels at 620-724-5326 or livingfaith@ckt.net.