Northeast KS State rundown: Day 2
Sadly, the state activities association was forced to pull the plug on the state tournaments after the first round of action. No champions will be determined this year. Several players from Northeast Kansas made their marks in the final day…
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Continue ReadingSadly, the state activities association was forced to pull the plug on the state tournaments after the first round of action. No champions will be determined this year.
Several players from Northeast Kansas made their marks in the final day of play:
Raeshon Riddick Raeshon Riddick 6'4" | SF Manhattan | 2020 State KS , senior, Manhattan:
In the 6A bracket, Manhattan lost to top-seeded Campus 66-50. Campus finished the year a perfect 23-0. 6-foot-3 senior Riddick led the Indians with 14 points and 6 rebounds in his final game.
Zeke Mayo Zeke Mayo 6'4" | CG Lawrence | 2021 State KS , junior, Lawrence:
Fifth-seeded Lawrence was taken down by Blue Valley North 72-66. Mayo, averaged 16.3 points during the season, ripped off 28 in the losing effort.
Mozae Downing-Rivers Mozae Downing-Rivers 6'3" | PG Free State | 2022 State KS , sophomore, Free State:
Sixth-seeded Free State went down to Blue Valley Northwest 55-48. The 6-foot-3 Downing-Rivers tallied 14 in the final contest.
Kobe Johnson, senior, Ottawa:
In 4A, sixth seeded Ottawa lost to Augusta 53-41. The 6-foot-5 Johnson tallied 12 points in his final game. He averaged 16.0 on the season.
Zach Bloch, junior, Seabury:
Seeded second in the 2A bracket, Seabury lit up Valley Heights 72-45. With 27 points, Bloch led the Seahawks to their 22nd win against just two losses. The 6-foot-1 junior was second-team all state last year as a sophomore.
Stavion Jones, junior, Seabury:
The 5-foot-8 junior Jones added 21 in the blowout of Valley Heights. He was honorable mention all-state last year.
Jackson O’Toole, junior, Valley Heights
O’Toole did his best to keep the Mustangs in the game with Seabury. He drilled 4 of 5 3-point attempts and finished with 14 points.