MHS - Men's Basketball / February 28, 2021 By Kasey McDowell
The Mulvane men's basketball team wrapped up the regular season this past week as they hosted the Clearwater Indians and the Andale Indians. The Wildcats took care of business against Clearwater but fell to Andale in a close contest. The Wildcats closed out the best season they have had since the 1986-87 season as they finished 15-4 and 6-3 in league play. The JV team finished their season going 7-10 and the C-team finished with an 8-4 record. The Cats will face Clearwater again on Tuesday, March 2nd as they host the Indians in the first game of sub-state with the game starting at 7:00 PM.
The Varsity team faced a tough Andale team and the game came down to just a few points and the Cats fell 48-54. The Cats jumped out ahead in the first quarter with a 12-9 lead. The Wildcats lost the second quarter but were ahead at halftime 19-18. The Cats won the third quarter and went into the fourth up 38-34. The Cats lost the fourth quarter and fell 48-54 to Andale. Trey Abasolo led the Cats with 23 points on the evening and Ian Comer led the Cats in rebounds with 5.
VAR 1 2 3 4 Final
MHS 12 7 19 10 48
AHS 9 9 16 20 54
* Trey Abasolo - 23 pts, 4 reb
* Ian Comer - 8 pts, 5 reb
* Mason Ellis - 7 pts, 3 reb
* Kaiden Abasolo - 5 pts, 0 reb
* Aaron Ballinger - 3 pts, 2 reb
* Jordan Coe - 2 pts, 2 reb
* Canon Smith - 0 pts, 4 reb
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The JV had trouble breaking through the Andale defense in the second and fourth quarters as they fell 31-54. The Wildcats jumped out ahead in the first quarter with a 14-5 lead. The boys were outscored in the second quarter and were behind at halftime 16-21. The Wildcats won the third quarter but went into the fourth down 23-26. The Wildcats lost the fourth quarter and fell 31-54 to Andale. Kaiden Abasolo led the boys with 13 points on the evening. The Indians shot 41 free throw attempts to Mulvane's 7.
JV 1 2 3 4 Final
MHS 14 2 7 8 31
AHS 5 16 5 28 54
* Kaiden Abasolo - 13 pts
* Jordan Coe - 8 pts
* Jacob Duncan - 3 pts
* Shannon Fuller - 3 pts
* Maurice Fuller - 2 pts
* Tyson Lazier - 2 pts
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The C-Team team faced a tough Andale team and the game came down to just a few points and the Wildcats fell 55-59. Andale jumped out ahead of the boys in the first quarter. The Cats outscored Andale in the second quarter and were ahead at halftime 29-21. The Wildcats lost the third quarter but were ahead 44-37 going into the fourth. The Wildcats lost the fourth quarter and the teams tied 51-51 and the game went into overtime. The Indians outscored the Cats 8-4 to secure the win. Gavin Wayman led the Cats with 14 points on the evening.
C 1 2 3 4 OT Final
MHS 10 19 15 7 4 55
AHS 16 5 16 14 8 59
* Gavin Wayman - 14 pts
* Aiden McKee - 13 pts
* Shannon Fuller - 11 pts
* Maurice Fuller - 5 pts
* Chase Dieker - 4 pts
* Easton Groth - 2 pts
* Garrett Olson - 2 pts
* Logan Harness - 2 pts
* Jax Gerber - 2 pts
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The Varsity team had no trouble against Clearwater as they won the game 50-39. The Wildcats jumped out ahead in the first quarter with a 13-11 lead. The Cats outscored Clearwater in the second quarter and were ahead at halftime 32-19. The boys lost the third quarter but were ahead 43-32 going into the fourth. The fourth quarter was even and the boys held on for the 50-39 win. Trey Abasolo led the Wildcats with 26 points on the evening and Mason Ellis led the Cats in rebounds with 6.
VAR 1 2 3 4 Final
MHS 13 19 11 7 50
CHS 11 8 13 7 39
* Trey Abasolo - 26 pts, 1 reb
* Mason Ellis - 7 pts, 6 reb
* Ian Comer - 6 pts, 4 reb
* Jordan Coe - 3 pts, 3 reb
* Landon Coe - 3 pts, 3 reb
* Kaiden Abasolo - 3 pts, 5 reb
* Canon Smith - 2 pts, 4 reb
* Aaron Ballinger - 0 pts, 1 reb
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The JV team faced a tough Clearwater team and the game came down to just a few points and the Wildcats fell 33-39. Clearwater jumped out ahead of the Wildcats in the first quarter. The boys outscored Clearwater in the second quarter and were ahead at halftime 21-16. The boys won the third quarter and went into the fourth up 30-24. The Wildcats lost the fourth quarter and fell 33-39 to Clearwater. Landon Coe and Kaiden Abasolo led the boys with 9 points each on the evening.
JV 1 2 3 4 Final
MHS 9 12 9 3 33
CHS 12 4 8 15 39
* Landon Coe - 9 pts
* Kaiden Abasolo - 9 pts
* Jordan Coe - 7 pts
* Tyson Lazier - 3 pts
* Aiden McKee - 3 pts
* Sam Westfall - 2 pts
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The C-Team team had no trouble against Clearwater as they won the game 35-22. The Cats took the 13-2 lead in the first quarter. The boys won the second quarter and were ahead at halftime 24-5. The boys lost the third quarter but were ahead 31-16 going into the fourth. The Wildcats lost the fourth quarter but held on for the 35-22 win. Shannon Fuller led the boys with 11 points on the evening.
C 1 2 3 4 Final
MHS 13 11 7 4 35
CHS 2 3 11 6 22
* Shannon Fuller - 11 pts
* Aiden McKee - 8 pts
* Gavin Wayman - 8 pts
* Logan Harness - 4 pts
* Garrett Olson - 3 pts
* Easton Groth - 1 pts
