Wichita high school basketball game scores: Dameron leads Eisenhower girls to Andover win
When the Goddard Eisenhower girls basketball team needs a bucket, Carly Dameron has been there to deliver.
The 6-foot-2 junior has been a mismatch problem inside for opponents all season and Andover, the No. 2-ranked team in Class 5A, became the latest victim when Dameron scored 23 points in a 49-46 upset victory for unranked Eisenhower on its home court on Tuesday.
It was a stunning reversal from how the matchup’s first game played out, a 20-point victory by the Trojans on Dec. 16. Eisenhower (9-4) snapped a 9-game winning streak for an Andover (11-2) team playing for the first time in 10 days since its dramatic win over Liberal to capture the Salina Invitational Tournament championship.
Tuesday’s game appeared to be headed in the same direction as the first matchup, as Eisenhower had to call a timeout after Andover built a 10-1 lead. But the Tigers steadily chipped away, cutting the deficit to 24-18 by halftime, then making their move in the third quarter.
A floater by senior Emilee Hollinger capped an 8-1 run to give Eisenhower its first lead of the game, 26-25. After Andover star Brooke Walker drilled a three to put Andover back in front, the Tigers responded with a 7-0 run featuring baskets from Sydney Crees, Dameron and Addison Verbeck for a 33-28 lead.
But any momentum was squelched by a 7-0 run by Andover in the final 70 seconds, as Alana Shetlar finished a 3-point play, Walker added a pair of free throws and Regan Dusenbery converted a layup for a 35-33 lead after a steal by Katie Evans to close the third quarter.
That’s when Dameron took over. Andover had no answer for her inside, as she scored twice in the opening minutes, including a smooth reverse layup, then a 7-0 run by Eisenhower was capped by another triple from Verbeck.
Andover would mount a comeback behind sophomore Amelya Vance, who scored back-to-back baskets to trim Eisenhower’s lead to 43-42. Eisenhower’s Catherine Eddy delivered a critical three to stretch the lead, but Vance answered with her third basket in a row to again bring Andover within striking distance, 46-44.
With the game on the line, Eisenhower funneled the ball inside to Dameron. Andover immediately sent a second defender her way, but the junior sensed the oncoming double team and spun away from the pressure to calmly bank in a crucial basket for a 48-44 lead.
Walker immediately answered with a jumper, then Andover’s full-court press forced a steal, but Walker’s potential game-tying jumper missed. After Dameron split a pair of free throws to extend Eisenhower’s lead to 49-46, Walker again had a potential game-tying shot but her 3-pointer from the top of the key was just long, hitting off the back iron.
Garden Plain girls basketball get even in Cheney rematch
After losing to Cheney for the second time this season just three days ago, the Garden Plain girls basketball team delivered its most inspired effort of the season with a 51-27 rout of the Cardinals on Tuesday.
The 24-point win by the unranked Owls (9-5) snapped an 11-game winning streak for Cheney (12-2), the No. 4-ranked team in Class 3A. Cheney won the first two games against Garden Plain by a combined 25 points, including a 45-31 victory this past Saturday in the Lady Wildcat Classic championship game in Haven.
Garden Plain out-scored Cheney 24-0 on 3-pointers, as Madelyn Rolfs (game-high 22 points) drilled four triples, Molly Zoglman (11 points) made three and Sydney Puetz (nine points) also hit one beyond the arc. The Owls led 28-17 at halftime and continued to stretch out its lead, out-scoring Cheney in all four quarters.
Cheney was led by 20 combined points from its one-two combination in the post in Campbell Hague and Leah Durr.
Wichita, Kansas high school basketball game scores
Boys
Bishop Carroll 52, East 48
Kapaun Mt. Carmel 56, South 48
Northwest 77, North 56
Southeast 79, West 58
Derby 67, Maize 59
Hutchinson 63, Newton 37
Maize South 71, Salina South 48
Andover 60, Eisenhower 30
Andover Central 79, Valley Center 46
Arkansas City 54, Salina Central 48
Goddard 75, Campus 63
Andale 76, Winfield 52
Augusta 57, Wellington 51
Circle 62, El Dorado 55
Collegiate 65, Mulvane 44
Rose Hill 66, Buhler 48
Belle Plaine 75, Trinity Academy 66
Cheney 69, Garden Plain 48
Kingman 49, Conway Springs 35
Haven 66, Hillsboro 37
Hesston 53, Hoisington 37
Larned 49, Nickerson 35
Pratt 59, Halstead 55
Smoky Valley 58, Lyons 32
Bennington 75, Hutchinson Trinity 53
Inman 54, Berean Academy 32
Moundridge 62, Ell-Saline 48
Sedgwick 55, Marion 39
Sterling 58, Remington 39
Girls
Bishop Carroll 70, East 33
Northwest 59, North 47
South 67, Kapaun Mt. Carmel 53
Derby 66, Maize 15
Hutchinson 45, Newton 21
Maize South 36, Salina South 24
Andover Central 46, Valley Center 20
Eisenhower 49, Andover 46
Goddard 43, Campus 7
Salina Central 41, Arkansas City 33
Andale 46, Winfield 26
Buhler 55, Rose Hill 33
Circle 54, El Dorado 22
Mulvane 49, Collegiate 24
Wellington 56, Augusta 22
Chaparral 52, Medicine Lodge 33
Garden Plain 51, Cheney 27
Kingman 56, Conway Springs 47
Trinity Academy 55, Belle Plaine 33
Halstead 46, Pratt 29
Hillsboro 39, Haven 32
Hoisington 51, Hesston 43
Nickerson 45, Larned 39
Smoky Valley 57, Lyons 41
Bennington 46, Hutchinson Trinity 43
Berean Academy 37, Inman 18
Moundridge 57, Ell-Saline 44
Remington 57, Sterling 39
Sedgwick 51, Marion 37
