MHS - Men's Basketball / December 11, 2021 By Kasey McDowell
The Mulvane men's basketball varsity and JV teams participated in the Circle Thunderbird Classic tournament this past week, playing games against Independence, Parsons, and Labette County. The Cats faced Independence in the first game of the tournament last Monday, December 6th, and the game was very tight going into the 4th quarter with the Cats down 28-32. The Cats battled in the 4th quarter and found themselves up by 1 point with just a few seconds on the clock, but a last-second buzzer-beater by Independence gave them the win by 2 points. Ian Comer led the boys with 13 points on the evening and also on the boards with 9 rebounds.
Var 1 2 3 4 Final
MHS 15 7 6 16 44
IHS 11 14 7 14 46
* Ian Comer - 13 pts, 9 reb
* Kaiden Abasolo - 11 pts, 6 reb
* Landon Coe - 5 pts, 6 reb
* Aiden McKee - 5 pts, 2 reb
* Mason Ellis - 4 pts, 4 reb
* Sam Westfall - 3 pts, 2 reb
* Tyson Lazier - 3 pts, 0 reb
The JV game was very similar and the Cats fell by just one point 33-34. Shannon Fuller led the boys with 15 points in the game.
JV 1 2 3 4 Final
MHS 5 8 8 7 33
IHS 3 5 10 10 34
* Shannon Fuller - 15 pts
* Ethan Kasparek - 7 pts
* Aiden McKee - 4 pts
* Brady Nelson - 3 pts
* Braylin Coe - 2 pts
* Nolan Fevurly - 2 pts
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A strong 26 point second quarter propelled the Cats into halftime with a 34-25 lead at halftime against Parsons in the second game of the tournament on Thursday, December 9th. The Cats were pretty even with Parsons in the second half and were able to maintain the lead for a 72-61 win. Kaiden Abasolo, Landon Coe, and Ian Comer all had fantastic games with Abasolo leading the Wildcats with 22 points in the game. Coe finished with 20 points and Comer with 19. Comer also led the Cats in rebounds with 12 boards.
Var 1 2 3 4 Final
MHS 8 26 21 17 72
PHS 15 10 20 16 61
* Kaiden Abasolo - 22 pts, 5 reb
* Landon Coe - 20 pts, 4 reb
* Ian Comer - 19 pts, 12 reb
* Tyson Lazier - 7 pts, 2 reb
* Aiden McKee - 4 pts, 4 reb
* Jax Gerber - 0 pts, 1 reb
* Sam Westfall - 0 pts, 1 reb
The JV team had another nailbiter but fell just short 58-59 against the Parsons squad. Shannon Fuller led the Wildcats with 19 points again in the game.
JV 1 2 3 4 Final
MHS 10 12 12 24 58
PHS 7 21 11 20 59
* Shannon Fuller - 19 pts
* Braylin Coe - 15 pts
* Ethan Kasparek - 9 pts
* Aiden McKee - 9 pts
* Easton Groth - 2 pts
* Jax Gerber - 2 pts
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The last game of the tournament was on Friday, December 10th against Labette County and the Cats jumped out ahead in the first half with a 33-7 lead. Mulvane won the 3rd quarter 10-8 and Labette tried to mount a comeback in the 4th but the Cats held firm for the 49-35 win. Kaiden Abasolo led the Cats with 20 points on the evening and Comer and Coe both broke into double digits with 15 and 10 points respectively. Comer once again led the Cats in rebounds with 9 boards.
Var 1 2 3 4 Final
MHS 15 18 10 6 49
LHS 2 5 8 20 35
* Kaiden Abasolo - 20 pts, 7 reb
* Ian Comer - 15 pts, 9 reb
* Landon Coe - 10 pts, 7 reb
* Aiden McKee - 2 pts, 1 reb
* Tyson Lazier - 2 pts, 0 reb
The JV team had a tough second and third quarter and fell 36-50 to Labette County. Shannon Fuller led the Wildcats with 12 points in the game and Ethan Kasparek broke into double digits with 10 points.
JV 1 2 3 4 Final
MHS 12 3 8 13 36
LHS 2 15 22 11 50
* Shannon Fuller - 12 pts
* Ethan Kasparek - 10 pts
* Aiden McKee - 8 pts
* Easton Groth - 3 pts
* Brady Nelson - 3 pts
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Senior Landon Coe was selected to the Thunderbird Classic All-Tournament Team.
* Parsons #3 Jessie Jones
* Independence #23 Easton Ewing
* Labette Co #12 Alex Meister
* Independence #14 Brecken Bertie
* Mulvane #2 Landon Coe
* Circle #12 Luke McGinnis
* Collegiate #22 Jack Duarte
* Circle #25 Drew Middleton
The boys will be back on the court on Tuesday, December 14th in a league matchup against the Rose Hill Rockets.
