Wichita high school basketball scores: Garden Plain boys stun Class 2A’s No. 1 team
As the losses piled up, sometimes in excruciating fashion, Garden Plain high school boys basketball coach Mark Powell preached resilience to his team.
That can be a difficult message to resonate with a young group of mostly sophomores, but Powell, in his first year coaching in Garden Plain, was impressed how the players responded in practice after a tough game.
The pay-off came on Tuesday night when the Owls, in the midst of a losing season, stunned the No. 1-ranked team in Class 2A with a 53-47 win over Independent on their home court.
Garden Plain (4-12) won just its second game since Dec. 16, while Independent (14-2) lost for the first time to a KSHSAA opponent.
“Losing can be demoralizing, but what I’ve always liked about this bunch is their perseverance,” Powell said. “I kept telling them, ‘When you continue to fight, you’re always going to have a chance when you haven’t given up.’ We’ve done a good job persevering through some tough losses and I’ve been telling the guys all season that our ceiling is pretty high. Hopefully (Tuesday) was a good indicator of that.”
What made Tuesday’s win even more impressive is that Garden Plain was coming off perhaps its most crushing loss when it squandered a 5-point lead in the final 90 seconds of regulation and eventually lost in overtime to Conway Springs this past Friday.
The youth of the Owls’ has played a role in their struggles with turnovers, which has cost them in three games they lost by a single basket in the past month.
“On Friday we lost and not in good fashion and we didn’t say a lot in the locker room,” Powell said. “I just said, ‘This bad taste has got to sting.’”
Garden Plain delivered its most inspired play of the season against Independent, which has had breakthrough success in the first year under coach Tyler Keim playing an up-tempo style.
It was a wire-to-wire win for the Owls, which led 10-2 early and took a 28-16 lead into halftime. Even though the usual amount of shots weren’t falling, Independent still managed to make one last run at the lead. A three-point play by Bryce Casanova trimmed Garden Plain’s lead to 46-42 with 2:54 remaining and Independent had four shots in the paint that would have further cut into the lead, but all missed.
After struggling to protect fourth-quarter leads, usually because of turnovers, the Owls kept their cool better than they have all season. Powell hopes it’s a growth moment for the team.
“I keep talking about our ceiling and don’t let people tell you otherwise just because you’re sophomores,” Powell said. “We have a high ceiling this year and we showed that (Tuesday). Independent is in our sub-state and we just showed we can play really well against the No. 1-ranked team in the state.”
Garden Plain’s sophomores were at their best against Independent, led by a double-double performance from Kaeden Kasselman (game-high 17 points, 10 rebounds). The Owls also received 13 points and five assists from Seth Dugan, while Cooper Scheer chipped in 11 points. Senior Collin Haukap added four points and three assists.
“It was nice for us to finally put together a full game,” Powell said. “We weathered the storm there in the fourth quarter, which was nice because we haven’t always done that very well. It was nice to finally end a game.”
Independent was led by three double-digit scorers in Conar Harris (12), Isaac Combs (12) and Joseph Recalde-Phillips (11).
Wichita high school basketball game scores
Boys
City League
Bishop Carroll 71, West 59
Heights 54, South 32
Kapaun Mt. Carmel 70, East 46
Northwest 61, Southeast 55
West 74, North 70 (Monday)
AV-CTL Div. 1
Derby 62, Salina South 36
Hutchinson 75, Eisenhower 56
Maize 76, Campus 69
Maize South 71, Newton 36
AV-CTL Div. 2
Andover 75, Arkansas City 53
Andover Central 60, Salina Central 51
Goddard 65, Valley Center 57
AV-CTL Div. 3-4
Andale 51, Mulvane 40
Augusta 57, Rose Hill 47
Great Bend 66, Buhler 53
McPherson 56, Hays 50
Trinity Academy 58, Clearwater 41 (Monday)
Winfield 81, El Dorado 45
Central Plains League
Chaparral 57, Conway Springs 51
Cheney 77, Belle Plaine 52
Garden Plain 53, Independent 47
Medicine Lodge 65, Trinity Academy 59
Central Kansas League
Haven 52, Pratt 40
Hesston 69, Halstead 19
Hillsboro 63, Larned 28
Hoisington 51, Smoky Valley 49
Lyons 62, Nickerson 50
Heart of America
Inman 54, Ell-Saline 39
Remington 49, Berean Academy 35
Sterling 74, Sedgwick 34
Girls
City League
Heights 51, South 45
Kapaun Mt. Carmel 54, East 47
Southeast 50, Northwest 39
AV-CTL Div. 1
Derby 47, Salina South 32
Eisenhower 55, Hutchinson 44
Maize 55, Campus 31
Maize South 45, Newton 7
AV-CTL Div. 2
Andover 56, Arkansas City 26
Andover Central 52, Salina Central 39
Valley Center 44, Goddard 31
AV-CTL Div. 3-4
Andale 47, Mulvane 20
Augusta 41, Rose Hill 32
Clearwater 51, Trinity Academy 36 (Monday)
Great Bend 52, Buhler 35
McPherson 52, Hays 34
Winfield 53, El Dorado 20
Central Plains League
Cheney 51, Belle Plaine 29
Conway Springs 55, Chaparral 44
Garden Plain 49, Independent 39
Trinity Academy 45, Medicine Lodge 32
Central Kansas League
Haven 38, Pratt 35
Hesston 42, Halstead 33
Hillsboro 52, Larned 15
Hoisington 43, Smoky Valley 42
Lyons 39, Nickerson 38
Heart of America
Berean Academy 31, Remington 20
Ell-Saline 60, Inman 58 (OT)
Sedgwick 56, Sterling 47
City League basketball standings
Boys
Rank | Team | League | GB | Ovr. |
1. | Heights | 11-0 | - | 14-1 |
2. | Kapaun | 11-1 | 0½ | 15-1 |
3. | Northwest | 7-5 | 4½ | 10-6 |
3. | Carroll | 7-5 | 4½ | 9-7 |
5. | Southeast | 6-6 | 5½ | 8-8 |
6. | South | 5-6 | 6 | 7-8 |
7. | West | 4-8 | 8 | 6-10 |
8. | East | 1-11 | 10½ | 1-15 |
9. | North | 0-11 | 11 | 2-13 |
Girls
Rank | Team | League | GB | Ovr. |
1. | Carroll | 12-0 | - | 15-1 |
2. | Southeast | 9-3 | 3 | 12-4 |
2. | Heights | 9-3 | 3 | 10-6 |
4. | South | 8-3 | 3½ | 11-4 |
5. | Kapaun | 7-5 | 5 | 10-6 |
6. | Northwest | 5-8 | 7½ | 8-9 |
7. | East | 4-8 | 8 | 7-9 |
8. | North | 2-9 | 9½ | 3-12 |
9. | West | 0-16 | 14 | 0-20 |
AV-CTL Div. 1 basketball standings
Boys
Rank | Team | League | GB | Ovr. |
1. | Hutchinson | 7-0 | - | 15-0 |
2. | Maize South | 7-1 | 0½ | 13-2 |
3. | Derby | 5-2 | 2 | 11-4 |
4. | Campus | 4-4 | 3½ | 5-10 |
5. | Maize | 3-5 | 4½ | 6-9 |
6. | Newton | 1-7 | 6½ | 1-14 |
7. | Salina South | 0-8 | 7½ | 1-14 |
Girls
Rank | Team | League | GB | Ovr. |
1. | Derby | 7-0 | - | 13-2 |
2. | Hutchinson | 6-1 | 1 | 11-4 |
3. | Maize South | 6-2 | 1½ | 12-3 |
4. | Salina South | 3-5 | 4½ | 5-10 |
4. | Newton | 3-5 | 4½ | 6-9 |
6. | Maize | 2-6 | 5½ | 3-12 |
7. | Campus | 0-8 | 7½ | 0-15 |
AV-CTL Div. 2 basketball standings
Boys
Rank | Team | League | GB | Ovr. |
1. | Andover Central | 8-0 | - | 13-2 |
2. | Andover | 7-1 | 1 | 13-2 |
3. | Eisenhower | 4-3 | 3½ | 8-7 |
4. | Arkansas City | 3-5 | 5 | 7-8 |
5. | Salina Central | 2-6 | 6 | 4-11 |
6. | Goddard | 2-5 | 5½ | 6-9 |
7. | Valley Center | 1-7 | 7 | 3-12 |
Girls
Rank | Team | League | GB | Ovr. |
1. | Andover | 7-1 | - | 13-2 |
2. | Andover Central | 7-1 | - | 12-3 |
3. | Eisenhower | 4-3 | 2½ | 10-5 |
4. | Salina Central | 4-4 | 3 | 8-7 |
5. | Valley Center | 3-5 | 4 | 4-11 |
6. | Goddard | 1-6 | 5½ | 4-11 |
7. | Arkansas City | 1-7 | 6 | 3-12 |
AV-CTL Div. 3 basketball standings
Boys
Rank | Team | League | GB | Ovr. |
1. | McPherson | 5-0 | - | 12-3 |
2. | Circle | 4-1 | 1 | 14-1 |
3. | Augusta | 3-2 | 2 | 11-4 |
4. | Mulvane | 2-3 | 3 | 6-9 |
5. | Buhler | 1-4 | 4 | 4-11 |
6. | Winfield | 0-5 | 5 | 3-12 |
Girls
Rank | Team | League | GB | Ovr. |
1. | McPherson | 5-0 | - | 13-2 |
2. | Circle | 4-1 | 1 | 10-5 |
3. | Mulvane | 3-2 | 2 | 7-8 |
4. | Buhler | 2-3 | 3 | 5-10 |
5. | Augusta | 1-4 | 4 | 6-9 |
6. | Winfield | 0-5 | 5 | 6-9 |
AV-CTL Div. 4 basketball standings
Boys
Rank | Team | League | GB | Ovr. |
1. | Collegiate | 5-0 | - | 13-2 |
2. | Wellington | 4-1 | 1 | 10-5 |
3. | Andale | 3-2 | 2 | 9-6 |
4. | Rose Hill | 2-3 | 3 | 7-8 |
5. | El Dorado | 1-4 | 4 | 2-13 |
6. | Clearwater | 0-5 | 5 | 0-15 |
Girls
Rank | Team | League | GB | Ovr. |
1. | Wellington | 5-0 | - | 14-0 |
2. | Andale | 4-1 | 1 | 12-3 |
3. | Clearwater | 3-2 | 2 | 10-5 |
4. | Collegiate | 1-4 | 4 | 2-13 |
4. | El Dorado | 1-4 | 4 | 2-13 |
4. | Rose Hill | 1-4 | 4 | 1-14 |
Central Plains League basketball standings
Boys
Rank | Team | League | GB | Ovr. |
1. | Independent | 4-1 | - | 14-2 |
1. | Chaparral | 4-1 | - | 8-8 |
3. | Medicine Lodge | 3-2 | 1 | 12-4 |
3. | Cheney | 3-2 | 1 | 11-5 |
3. | Kingman | 3-2 | 1 | 7-9 |
3. | Trinity | 3-2 | 1 | 7-9 |
7. | Belle Plaine | 2-3 | 2 | 9-7 |
8. | Douglass | 1-4 | 3 | 8-8 |
8. | Conway Springs | 1-4 | 3 | 4-12 |
8. | Garden Plain | 1-4 | 3 | 4-12 |
Girls
Rank | Team | League | GB | Ovr. |
1. | Garden Plain | 5-0 | - | 11-5 |
2. | Cheney | 4-1 | 1 | 14-2 |
2. | Trinity | 4-1 | 1 | 6-10 |
4. | Independent | 3-2 | 2 | 12-4 |
4. | Kingman | 3-2 | 2 | 6-10 |
6. | Conway Springs | 2-3 | 3 | 10-6 |
6. | Chaparral | 2-3 | 3 | 7-9 |
8. | Belle Plaine | 1-4 | 4 | 7-9 |
8. | Douglass | 1-4 | 4 | 5-11 |
10. | Medicine Lodge | 0-5 | 5 | 4-12 |
Central Kansas League basketball standings
Boys
Rank | Team | League | GB | Ovr. |
1. | Haven | 5-0 | - | 16-0 |
1. | Hesston | 5-0 | - | 15-1 |
3. | Smoky Valley | 4-1 | 1 | 10-6 |
4. | Pratt | 3-2 | 2 | 10-6 |
5. | Hoisington | 2-3 | 3 | 7-9 |
5. | Larned | 2-3 | 3 | 5-11 |
7. | Halstead | 1-4 | 4 | 6-10 |
7. | Hillsboro | 1-4 | 4 | 6-10 |
7. | Lyons | 1-4 | 4 | 5-11 |
7. | Nickerson | 1-4 | 4 | 2-14 |
Girls
Rank | Team | League | GB | Ovr. |
1. | Hillsboro | 5-0 | - | 13-3 |
2. | Haven | 4-1 | 1 | 13-3 |
3. | Hesston | 3-2 | 2 | 11-5 |
3. | Smoky Valley | 3-2 | 2 | 10-6 |
3. | Halstead | 3-2 | 2 | 9-7 |
3. | Nickerson | 3-2 | 2 | 6-11 |
7. | Hoisington | 2-3 | 3 | 9-7 |
8. | Pratt | 1-4 | 4 | 8-8 |
8. | Larned | 1-4 | 4 | 3-13 |
10. | Lyons | 0-5 | 5 | 5-11 |
