MHS - Men's Basketball / January 10, 2022 By Kasey McDowell
The men's basketball team made the trip down to Wellington for the second time this season to open up their season again after the winter break. The Cats had an exciting win over the Crusaders in the season opener with a last-second 3-pointer by senior Mason Ellis, but that magic was not needed this time around as the Cats took care of business with a 53-45 win.
Mulvane took an early lead and won the first two quarters and had a 24-15 halftime lead. The Crusaders were able to get 4 points back in the third quarter and tried to make a run in the fourth, but the Cats were able to hold them at bay and sophomore Kaiden Abasolo hit 8 free throws in a row late in the game to clinch the Wildcats win. Kaiden Abasolo led the Cats with 18 points on the evening and Ian Comer and Landon Coe both broke into double digits with 17 points and 13 points respectively. Comer led the Cats in rebounds with 11 boards.
Var 1 2 3 4 Final
MHS 11 13 9 20 53
WHS 6 9 13 17 45
* Kaiden Abasolo - 18 pts, 10 reb
* Ian Comer - 17 pts, 11 reb
* Landon Coe - 13 pts, 4 reb
* Aiden McKee - 5 pts, 3 reb
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The JV game was very even throughout the entire game but the Crusaders hit a last-second shot to grab the 52-50 win. Shannon Fuller led the Wildcats with 16 points in the game. Gavin Wayman and Ethan Kasparek broke into double digits as well with 14 and 13 points respectively.
JV 1 2 3 4 Final
MHS 11 13 12 14 50
WHS 11 13 9 19 52
* Shannon Fuller - 16 pts
* Gavin Wayman - 14 pts
* Ethan Kasparek - 13 pts
* Jax Gerber - 3 pts
* Aiden McKee - 2 pts
* Easton Groth - 2 pts
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The C-Team had trouble breaking through the Wellington defense all evening as they fell 33-67. Dylan Mow led the Cats with 11 points on the evening.
C 1 2 3 4 Final
MHS 6 8 13 9 36
WHS 28 19 13 8 67
* Dylan Mow - 11 pts
* Cooper Slayton - 8 pts
* Brady Nelson - 5 pts
* Kaden Palmer - 4 pts
* Braylin Coe - 3 pts
* Dylan Paul - 2 pts
* Kayden Richecky - 1 pts
* Braylon Ross - 1 pts
* Chance Koester - 1 pts
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The Wildcats will host Clearwater tomorrow at Mulvane High School with the C-Team game starting at 4:15 PM.
