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Top senior athletes from Northeast Kansas came together on Saturday on the campus of Highland Community College to compete with and against each other in an All-Star competition showcase in volleyball, girls’ basketball and boys’ basketball.
The day started with volleyball action and it was the Navy team lead by Doniphan West head coach, Bailey Lanter coming out victorious winning the first three sets in a best of five; but the teams would play another set which the Gold team would register a win in as they were led by Holton head coach, Janelle Noel. Set one was tight early until Navy went on a run to push out to a 15-7 lead and then lead 19-8 when Gold called a timeout. The lead continued to grow after the timeout for the Navy team going on for the 25-8 set one win. Set two was a closer contest as Navy led the entire way but midway through the set it was tied at 15-15 and Navy put together consecutive points to grab the 25-20 set win. Gold held an early led in set three but Navy took the lead and the match win with a 25-14 set three win. Both teams played one final set and the Gold team earned a hard fought set four win going to extra points as Gold leading early had to battle back into the set after giving up the set to win 27-25 in set four.
Atchison's Laurene Cushinberry help lead the Navy team with multiple kills and three aces to close help close out set one, while Valley Heights Mustang, Sidney Blackburn, Royal Valley Panther, Hannah Beam and Doniphan West Mustang, Regan Gibson each registered multiple kills upfront for Navy. Katie Campbell (Horton), Emily Lane (Valley Falls), Shailey Caudle (ACCHS) and Hannah Hundley (ACCHS) were all the Navy team.
For the Gold team, Nemaha Central Thunder, Madison Koch and Maur Hill's, Catherine Campbell packed the punch upfront leading the team in kills. While, Addie Dulac (Maur Hill), Liz Hasenkamp (Centalia), Emily Ebert (Clay Center), Ashley Cook (Holton) and Ashley Buessing (Axtell) were all on the Gold team.
Just like in the volleyball matchup the Navy team came out victorious in the girls’ basketball showdown, also claiming the 82-70 victory. Navy worked out to a 41-33 lead at halftime and held a double digit lead through a good portion of the second halftime but the Gold team cut the lead down to as close as three-points at 64-61 with less than five minutes to go but didn't get closer. The Navy team was led by Valley Heights head coach, Jenny Yungeberg, while Topeka high head coach, Hannah Blackburn led the Gold team.
Leading the charge for the Navy team as Nemaha Central Thunder, Kennedy McKernan who posted 16 points, hitting four three's in the contest. Her high school teammate, fellow Thunder, Jaci Swart posted 13 points, while Valley Heights Mustang, Sidney Blackburn added 10 points. (Rest of Navy team scoring - Shai Scales (Schlagle) 9pts, Jade Waldrup (Schlagle) 8pts, Kelsey Carpenter (Pleasant Ridge) 6pts, Holly Ewert (Pleasant Ridge) 6pts, Brooklyn Wagler (SMNW) 5pts, Lyndsey Vittitow (JCN) 5pts, Breanna Smith (Troy) 4pts and Alex Winder (Troy))
ACCHS Tiger, Lillie Holtgrave lead the Gold team posting a game high 17 points, 12 of which see scored in the first half of action, her high school teammate, fellow Tiger, Rachel Newquist added 12 points. Jackson Heights Cobra, Jessica Keehn and Dey'Chelle Clairborne of Topeka each added 11 points for the Gold team. (Rest of Golf team scoring - Heidi Heiniger (Sabetha) 6pts, Rhianna Becker (Sabetha) 5pts, Regan Gibson (Doniphan West) 3pts, Liz Hasenkamp (Centralia) 2pts, Ashely Buessing (Axtell) 2pts, Tyliese Wallace (Schlagle) 1pt)
It looked like it was going to be a Navy team sweep on the day as the boys basketball game was in favor of Navy for a majority of the competition as they lead 42-35 at the half and by double figures throughout most of the second half. But the Gold team slow chipped away at the lead and ultimately made the comeback taking the lead in the final minute with a three-pointer from Axtell Eagle, Tyler Jones and after a missed free throw Troy's Collin Jasper hoisted a shot at the buzzer for Navy but it came up short and the Gold team came back to win 84-83. Holton head coach, Ryan Noel led the Gold team, while Troy head coach, Dallas Keller led the Navy team.
A trio of guys in double figures led a balanced Gold team in the win as Sabetha Bluejay, Kellen Russell posted 11 points, while Silver Lake's, Brennan Damman and Atchison Redman, Rashaun Chambers each tallied 10 points. (Rest of Gold team scoring - Zach Pieschl (Marysville) 9pts, Garett Beecher (Holton) 8pts, Tyler Jones (Axtell) 8pts, Jeromie Simmons (Leavenworth) 7pts, Abe Elder (Nemaha Central) 6pts, Andrew Bruna (Hanover) 5pts, Jeffrey Watts (Doniphan West) 4pts, Kegan Schumann (Sabetha) 3pts, Jeremy Hoelscher (Wetmore) 3pts)
Navy was led by a game high from Troy Trojan, Nathan Gaarder who scored 13 points, while Jeff West Tiger, Jacob Dickey added 11 points and Troy Trojan, Collin Jasper and Lansing's, Trevor Young each posted 10 points. (Rest of Navy team scoring - Andrae McGaughy (Riverside) 8pts, Jerel Rawls (Atchsion) 8pts, Devin Henry (Nemaha Central) 6pts, Hunter Nicholson (Hanover) 4pts, Jacob Studer (Frankfort) 4pts, Brett Plattner (Sabetha) 4pts, Austin Diederich (Hanover) 3pts, Tynan Bollinger (Doniphan West) 2pts)
Top area seniors got one final time to showcase their skills and compete against other top performers from the area in the 29th annual Highland Community College Northeast Kansas All-Star games.
HCC All-Star Volleyball Game Interviews:
Regan Gibson (Doniphan West) - click here to listen
Nemaha Central volleyball Head Coach Jessica Koch -- click here to listen
Madison Koch (Nemaha Central) - click here to listen
Liz Hasnekamp (Centralia) - click here to listen
Laurene Cushinberry (Atchison) - click here to listen
Holton volleyball Head Coach & Coach of the Gold All-Star's Janelle Noel - click here to listen
Highland CC new volleyball Head Coach Jon Bingesser - click here to listen
Hannah Beam (Royal Valley) - click here to listen
Doniphan West volleyball Head Coach & Coach of the Navy All-Star's Bailey Lanter - click here to listen
Axtell volleyball Head Coach Pam Buessing - click here to listen
HCC All-Star Girls Basketball Game Interviews:
ACCHS girls basketball Head Coach Mike Eckert - click here to listen
Lillie Holtgrave (ACCHS) - click here to listen
Jaci Swart (Nemaha Central) - click here to listen
Kennedy McKernan (Nemaha Central) - click here to listen
Nemaha Central girls basketball Head Coach Hadden Hiltgen - click here to listen
Heidi Heiniger & Rhianna Becker (Sabetha) - click here to listen
Breanna Smith & Alex Winder (Troy) - click here to listen
Troy girls basketball Head Coach Derek Jasper - click here to listen
Axtell girls basketball Head Coach Fred Feldkamp - click here to listen
Ashley Buessing (Axtell) - click here to listen
Sidney Blackburn (Valley Heights) - click here to listen
Jessica Keehn (Jackson Heights) - click here to listen
Jefferson County North girls basketball Head Coach Steve Noll - click here to listen
HCC All-Star Boys Basketball Game Interviews:
Tynan Bollinger (Doniphan West) - click here to listen
Jeffrey Watts (Doniphan West) - click here to listen
Doniphan West boys basketball Head Coach David Johnson - click here to listen
Tyler Jones (Axtell) - click here to listen
Axtell boys basketball Head Coach Lucus Dalinghaus - click here to listen
Troy boys basketball Head Coach & Navy All-Star Coach Dallas Keller - click here to listen
Collin Jasper & Nathan Gaarder (Troy) - click here to listen
Sabetha boys basketball Head Coach Scott Burger - click here to listen
Kellen Russell & Kegan Schumann (Sabetha) - click here to listen
Jerel Rawls (Atchison) - click here to listen
Atchison boys basketball Head Coach Matt Hall - click here to listen
Jeff West boys basketball Head Coach Ryan West - click here to listen
Jacob Dickey (Jeff West) - click here to listen
Garett Beecher (Holton) - click here to listen
Jacob Studer (Frankfort) - click here to listen
Devin Henry (Nemaha Central) - click here to listen
Abe Elder (Nemaha Central) - click here to listen
Austin Diederich (Hanover) - click here to listen
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