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8 of 10 Topeka-area girls basketball teams are above .500 after winter break

seth kinker, topeka capital-journal
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Coming out of the winter break, eight of the 10 Topeka-area girls basketball teams have records above .500.

Rossville (5-0), Seaman (5-0) and Silver Lake (4-0) all entered winter break with undefeated records followed by Topeka High (6-1), Shawnee Heights (4-1), Hayden (3-1), Highland Park (2-1), Cair Paravel (1-3) and Topeka West (1-5).

Offensively, Rossville has the highest scoring average per game with 61 followed by Silver Lake (60.5 points per game) Seaman (57 ppg), Topeka High (56.6 ppg), Highland Park (52.3 ppg), Hayden (51.3 ppg), Shawnee Heights (47.8 ppg), Washburn Rural (45 ppg), Topeka West (38.8 ppg) and Cair Paravel (23.5 ppg).

Defensively, Rossville leads the Topeka-area teams, allowing just 28.4 points per game followed by Seaman (28.8 ppg), Highland Park (29 ppg) Silver Lake (29.75 ppg), Hayden (36.5 ppg), Washburn Rural (37.6 ppg), Shawnee Heights (38.6 ppg), Topeka High (40.3 ppg), Topeka West (43.8 ppg) and Cair Paravel (47.25 ppg).

Below are the top 10 Topeka-area stat leaders for girls basketball in scoring, two-point field goal percentage, three-point field goal percentage, free throw percentage, rebounds, steals, assists and blocks.

Stats are tracked by the respective teams and coaches and submitted to Seaman girls basketball head coach Matt Tinsley who, along with Seaman junior Tad Darting, have organized that data and put it into spreadsheets to send out to coaches.

Cair Paravel didn't submit stats

Scoring

Highland Park's Amelia Ramsey (32) is stepping into a bigger role for the team this year and entered 2023 leading the Topeka-area girls basketball teams in scoring.
Highland Park's Amelia Ramsey (32) is stepping into a bigger role for the team this year and entered 2023 leading the Topeka-area girls basketball teams in scoring.

  • Amelia Ramsey, Highland Park: 21.7 points per game

  • Kiki Smith, Topeka High: 20.6 ppg

  • Lauren Sandstrom, Hayden: 16.8 ppg

  • Emma Mitchell, Rossville: 15.8 ppg

  • Makenzie McDanuiel, Silver Lake: 15.6 ppg

  • Rylee Dick, Rossville: 15 ppg

  • Zoe Canfield, Washburn Rural: 14.8 ppg

  • Brylee Meier, Hayden: 14.3 ppg

  • Anna Becker, Seaman: 14 ppg

  • Emari Doby, Shawnee Heights: 13.4 ppg

Two-point field goal percentage

Minimum 10 attempts

Seaman freshman Maddie Gragg (32) has been another underclassmen who has been able to make an immediate impact for a talented Seaman team.
Seaman freshman Maddie Gragg (32) has been another underclassmen who has been able to make an immediate impact for a talented Seaman team.

  • Maddie Gragg, Seaman: 62%

  • Lauren Sandstrom, Hayden: 60%

  • Jazmyn Ford, Topeka West: 59%

  • Makenzie McDaniel, Silver Lake: 58.3%

  • Jaycee Schumann, Seaman: 55%

  • Amelia Ramsey, Highland Park: 54%

  • Taylor Rottinghaus, Shawnee Heights: 53%

  • Brooklyn Gormley, Seaman: 52%

  • Tahtionna Broils, Highland Park: 50%

  • Katie Spielman, Rossville: 48.6%

Three-point field goal percentage

Minimum 5 attempts

Ayana Leesman (0) has a larger role in the rotation this year for Topeka High.
Ayana Leesman (0) has a larger role in the rotation this year for Topeka High.

  • Ayana Leesman, Topeka High: 67%

  • Brylee Meier, Hayden: 56%

  • Ladaysha Baird, Topeka High: 50%

  • Anna Becker, Seaman: 47%

  • Amelia Ramsey, Highland Park: 45%

  • Jaida Stallbaumer, Seaman: 40%

  • De'Asia Sanders, Highland Park: 38%

  • McKinley Kruger, Silver Lake: 36.4%

  • Carstyn Anderson, Seaman: 33%

  • Kiki Smith, Topeka High: 33%

Free throw percentage

Minimum 10 attempts

  • Emma Mitchell, Rossville: 100%

  • Maddie Gragg, Seaman: 79%

  • Brylee Meier, Hayden: 78%

  • Anna Becker, Seaman: 75%

  • Zoe Canfield, Washburn Rural: 75%

  • Shyanna Haehn, Rossville: 75%

  • Emari Doby, Shawnee Heights: 72%

  • Kiki Smith, Topeka High: 72%

  • Jazmyn Ford, Topeka West: 71%

  • Lauren Sandstrom, Hayden: 71%

Rebounds

Shawnee Heights senior Emari Doby is building off a successful junior year comeback from a season long injury as a sophomore.
Shawnee Heights senior Emari Doby is building off a successful junior year comeback from a season long injury as a sophomore.

  • Amelia Ramsey, Highland Park: 19.3 rebounds per game

  • Emari Doby, Shawnee Heights: 9.2 rpg

  • Makenzie McDaniel, Silver Lake: 8.6 rpg

  • Brooklyn DeLeye, Washburn Rural: 8.2 rpg

  • Tahtionna Broils, Highland Park: 7.7 rpg

  • Adisyn Caryl, Topeka High: 7.1 rpg

  • Karlin White, Highland Park: 6.7 rpg

  • Zoe Clark, Topeka West: 6.7 rpg

  • Anna Becker, Seaman: 5.6 rpg

  • Lauren Sandstrom, Hayden: 5.3 rpg

Steals

Seaman sophomore Anna Becker (23) continues building on an impressive freshman season that saw her lead the team in scoring.
Seaman sophomore Anna Becker (23) continues building on an impressive freshman season that saw her lead the team in scoring.

  • Kinsey Perine, Rossville: 5.6 steals per game

  • Anna Becker, Seaman: 4.6 spg

  • Angelique Gowan-Britt, Highland Park: 4 spg

  • Jaycee Schumann, Seaman: 3.8 spg

  • Brooklyn Alexander, Topeka West: 3.7 spg

  • Brooklyn DeLeye, Washburn Rural: 3.4 spg

  • Tahtionna Broils, Highland Park: 2.7 spg

  • Azaryah Duncan, Topeka West: 2.7 spg

  • Taylor Rottinghaus, Shawnee Heights: 2.6 spg

  • Norma Greco, Hayden: 2.5 spg

Assists

Kiki Smith (25) is the leader of a talented Topeka High team with quality game experience back
Kiki Smith (25) is the leader of a talented Topeka High team with quality game experience back

  • Kinsey Perine, Rossville: 8.8 assists per game

  • Kiki Smith, Topeka High: 4.9 apg

  • Angelique Gowan-Britt, Highland Park: 4 apg

  • Taylin Stallbaumer, Seaman: 3.8 apg

  • Breezy Canady, Shawnee Heights: 3.6 ppg

  • Anna Becker, Seaman: 3.4 ppg

  • McKinley Kruger, Silver Lake: 3.2 apg

  • Ma'Ryah Lutz, Washburn Rural: 3 apg

  • Taylor Ross, Silver Lake: 2.8 apg

  • Jaycee Schumann, Seaman: 2.6 apg

  • Brooklyn DeLeye, Washburn Rural: 2.6 apg

Blocks

Washburn Rural senior Brooklyn DeLeye (32) leads the Topeka-area girls basketball teams in blocks per game.
Washburn Rural senior Brooklyn DeLeye (32) leads the Topeka-area girls basketball teams in blocks per game.

  • Brooklyn DeLeye, Washburn Rural: 2.8 blocks per game

  • Amelia Ramsey, Highland Park: 2 bpg

  • Lauren Sandstrom, Hayden: 1.8 bpg

  • Makenzie McDaniel, Silver Lake: 1.4 bpg

  • Kailyn Hanni, Silver Lake: 1.4 bpg

  • Maggie Moulden, Seaman: 1.3 bpg

  • Brooklyn Gormley, Seaman: 1.2 bpg

  • Brylee Meier, Hayden: 1.0 bpg

  • Karlin White, Highland Park: 0.7 bpg

  • Brooklyn Alexander, Topeka West: 0.7 bpg

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This article originally appeared on Topeka Capital-Journal: Amelia Ramsey enters '23 leading Topeka-area girls hoops in scoring