MHS - Men's Basketball / January 16, 2024 By Kasey McDowell
The Wildcats celebrated homecoming week last week and hosted the undefeated McPherson Bullpups last Friday for the 2023-24 Winter Homecoming game. The varsity team was very competitive through the first quarter and most of the second quarter and was up by 1 point with a couple of minutes to go before halftime, but the Bullpups put on a run in those last couple minutes and went up 35-24 at the half. The Wildcats could not make up the difference in the second half and fell with a final score of 42-67. Kaiden Abasolo led the Wildcats with 21 points on the evening and Manny Myers broke into double digits with 10 points. Manny and Kaiden also both led the Cats on the boards with 5 rebounds each.
The homecoming ceremony took place during the varsity halftime with the homecoming candidates Kaiden Abasolo, Ashlyn Alumbaugh, Colton Fleming, Mariah Cowin, Gavin Wayman, Teagan Garrison, Will Perkins, and Loren Gonzalez. The attendants were Rebecca Beadle and Jude Bernal. Congrats to Colton Fleming and Mariah Cowin who were crowned King and Queen.
The JV had trouble getting points to fall against McPherson as they fell 38-68. McPherson jumped out ahead of the boys in the first quarter 23-14. The boys lost the second quarter and were behind at halftime 27-40. 
The Cats struggled to get the shots to fall in the second half and lost 38-68. Grady Myers, Canon Lazier, and Dominic Baxter all led the Wildcats with 9 points each in the game.
The Fr/So team had a shootout with McPherson as they were neck and neck for most of the ballgame but fell just short. The Cats and McPherson were tied after the first quarter 11-11. The teams tied in the second quarter and they went into halftime all tied up 25-25. The boys lost the third quarter and were behind 33-37 going into the fourth. The boys lost the fourth quarter and fell 42-49 to McPherson. Jack Entwisle and Hudson Myers led the Cats with 9 points each in the game.
Var 1 2 3 4 Final
MHS 13 11 11 7 42
MHS 14 21 22 10 67
* Kaiden Abasolo - 21 pts, 5 reb
* Manny Myers - 10 pts, 5 reb
* Gavin Wayman - 7 pts, 1 reb
* Shannon Fuller - 2 pts, 3 reb
* Aiden McKee - 2 pts, 4 reb
* Canon Lazier - 0 pts, 2 reb
* Grady Myers - 0 pts, 1 reb
* Brody Clasen - 0 pts, 1 reb
JV 1 2 3 4 Final
MHS 14 13 8 3 38
MHS 23 17 26 2 68
* Grady Myers - 9 pts
* Canon Lazier - 9 pts
* Dominic Baxter - 9 pts
* Jack Entwisle - 8 pts
* Braylon Barnes - 3 pts
9/10 1 2 3 4 Final
MHS 11 14 8 9 42
MHS 11 14 12 12 49
* Jack Entwisle - 9 pts
* Hudson Myers - 9 pts
* Grady Myers - 7 pts
* Tanner Hargrove - 6 pts
* Braylon Barnes - 3 pts
* Dominic Baxter - 3 pts
* Qin Wilt - 3 pts
* Brody Clasen - 2 pts
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The varsity team will be back in action this week at the Roadrunner Classic in Chaparral. The Cats will face Clearwater on Thursday, January 18th at 5:00 PM.
