MHS - Men's Basketball / January 17, 2024 By Kasey McDowell
The Mulvane Middle School boys basketball kicked off their 2023-24 season on Tuesday as they hosted the Wellington Crusaders. The 7A boys jumped out ahead in the first half, outscoring the Crusaders 15-4. The Crusaders made a run in the third quarter but the Cats were able to hold on for the 27-23 win. Beckett Frazier led the Cats with 8 points on the evening.
The 7B team jumped out ahead in the first half with a 10-4 lead at halftime. The boys closed out the second half of the game by outscoring Wellington 12-7 and got the win 22-11. Jacob Hooten led the boys with 10 points in the game.
7A 1 2 3 4 Final
MMS 8 7 4 8 27
WMS 3 1 12 7 23
* Beckett Frazier - 8 pts
* Jaxon Treat - 6 pts
* Hollis Ensley - 4 pts
* Easton Tovar - 4 pts
* Bronson Myers - 3 pts
* Jaxon Parrott - 2 pts
7B 1 2 3 4 Final
MMS 4 6 7 5 22
WMS 2 2 4 3 11
* Jacob Hooten - 10 pts
* Brady Beikman - 4 pts
* Brenden Powell - 2 pts
* Brody Merritt - 2 pts
* Brody Sanders - 2 pts
* Easton Hayes - 1 pts
* Jaxon Parrott - 1 pts
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The 8A team, under the direction of new head coach Raymond Lazier, went into halftime down 22-29. The Wildcats lost 7 more points in the third quarter and were unable to make up the points in the fourth, falling 41-53. Parker Kraft was on fire in the first game and finished with 30 points for the Wildcats.
It was a hard-fought game between both teams as the 8B team faced Wellington and the Wildcats came out on top 18-17. Jaxon Morris led the Wildcats with 4 points on the evening.
8A 1 2 3 4 Final
MMS 6 16 8 11 41
WMS 16 13 15 9 53
* Parker Kraft - 30 pts
* Fenton Smith - 3 pts
* Colby Billingslea - 2 pts
* Tavion Richardson - 2 pts
* Kyler Dieker - 2 pts
* Kole Schwanke - 2 pts
8B 1 2 3 4 Final
MMS 5 4 6 3 18
WMS 7 0 4 6 17
* Jaxon Morris - 4 pts
* Colby Billingslea - 3 pts
* Keaton Grizzle - 3 pts
* Lawrence Hendrix - 2 pts
* Bryson Canfield - 2 pts
* Kyler Dieker - 2 pts
* Kane Cuthbertson - 2 pts
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The Wildcats traveled to Rose Hill on Thursday and the 8A team jumped out ahead 12-9 in the first quarter, but a tough 2nd and 4th quarter for the Cats found them down 29-41 at the final buzzer. Parker Kraft led the Cats with 14 points on the evening.
The 8B team had no trouble against Rose Hill as they won the game 22-12. The boys jumped out ahead in the first half with a 9-6 lead at halftime and had a great defensive effort in the third quarter. Lawrence Hendrix and Colby Billingslea led the boys with 4 points each in the game.
8A 1 2 3 4 Final
MMS 12 7 6 4 29
RMS 9 14 5 13 41
* Parker Kraft - 14 pts
* Kole Schwanke - 4 pts
* Jeter Tatum - 3 pts
* Kyler Dieker - 2 pts
* Fenton Smith - 2 pts
* Tavion Richardson - 2 pts
* Colby Billingslea - 1 pts
* Kane Cuthbertson - 1 pts
8B 1 2 3 4 Final
MMS 3 6 9 4 22
RMS 4 2 0 6 12
* Lawrence Hendrix - 4 pts
* Colby Billingslea - 4 pts
* Jax Larkins - 3 pts
* Jaxon Morris - 3 pts
* Kyler Dieker - 3 pts
* Parker Slayton - 2 pts
* Jaxon Avila - 2 pts
* Bryson Canfield - 1 pts
The 7A team fell behind in the first half, going into halftime down by 1 point, however, the Wildcats had a strong second half, outscoring Rose Hill 25-6 and got the 39-21 win. Hollis Ensley led the Wildcats with 17 points on the evening.
The 7B team had a back-and-forth game with the Rockets with each team winning every other quarter, but the Wildcats were able to get the 24-18 win. Jacob Hooten led the boys with 6 points on the evening.
7A 1 2 3 4 Final
MMS 5 9 13 12 39
RMS 6 9 3 3 21
* Hollis Ensley - 17 pts
* Bronson Myers - 8 pts
* Brady Beikman - 6 pts
* Easton Tovar - 3 pts
* Brody Sanders - 2 pts
* Beckett Frazier - 2 pts
* Jacob Hooten - 1 pts
7B 1 2 3 4 Final
MMS 2 8 4 10 24
RMS 4 1 8 5 18
* Jacob Hooten - 6 pts
* Brody Sanders - 4 pts
* Brenden Powell - 4 pts
* Wyatt Smith - 3 pts
* Brigham Gear - 3 pts
* Brody Merritt - 2 pts
* Brady Beikman - 2 pts
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The Wildcats will be back in action this week at El Dorado and Haysville West on Monday and Thursday respectively.
