MHS - Men's Basketball / February 13, 2022 By Kasey McDowell
The MMS boys basketball teams hosted the Rose Hill Rockets last Monday and traveled to Prairie Hills last Thursday. The Wildcats went 3-1 against the Rockets and split on the evening with Prairie Hills. The 8A team is sitting at 5-4 on the season and 3-3 in league play. The 8A team is sitting at 7-2 on the season and 4-2 in league play. The 7A team is sitting at 9-0 on the season and 6-0 in league play. The 7B team is sitting at 8-1 on the season and 5-1 in league play.
The 8A team had no trouble with the Rockets as they dropped in 38 points in the first half and coasted to the 60-13 win. Parker Clubb led the Cats with 18 points on the evening and Reed Hackleman and Manny Myers both finished in double digits with 15 and 12 points respectively.
8A 1 2 3 4 Final
MMS 23 15 20 2 60
RMS 4 8 0 1 13
* Parker Clubb - 18 pts
* Reed Hackleman - 15 pts
* Manny Myers - 12 pts
* Dominic Baxter - 8 pts
* Jonathan Wilson - 3 pts
* Grey Sanders - 2 pts
* Aaron Heird - 2 pts
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The 8B team also had a great game against Rose Hill as they won 45-17. Jonathan Wilson led the boys with 16 points on the evening.
8B 1 2 3 4 Final
MMS 12 6 15 12 45
RMS 5 4 5 3 17
* Jonathan Wilson - 16 pts
* Caleb Boor - 7 pts
* Blake Grieve - 5 pts
* Jaxson Dillon - 5 pts
* Aaron Heird - 4 pts
* Qin Wilt - 4 pts
* Ryland Snyder - 2 pts
* Hunter Landis - 2 pts
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The 7A game was a nail biter and ended up in overtime but the Wildcats came out on top 44-41. The boys jumped out ahead in the first half with a 26-19 lead at halftime. The Wildcats were outscored in the second half 13-20, but were able to hang on for the 44-41 win in OT. Hudson Myers led the boys with 15 points on the evening and Hays Ensley dropped in 10 points for the Wildcats.
7A 1 2 3 4 OT Final
MMS 15 11 8 5 5 44
RMS 6 13 10 10 2 41
* Hudson Myers - 15 pts
* Hays Ensley - 10 pts
* Grady Myers - 6 pts
* Jack Entwisle - 6 pts
* Braylon Barnes - 5 pts
* Tanner Hargrove - 2 pts
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The 7B game was a close one as well but the Wildcats fell 18-23. Breken Downs led the boys with 5 points in the game.
7B 1 2 3 4 Final
MMS 0 6 3 9 18
RMS 6 2 4 11 23
* Breken Downs - 5 pts
* Dylan LaRue - 3 pts
* Paxton Richardson - 3 pts
* Adrian Brewer - 3 pts
* Tanner Hargrove - 2 pts
* Drew Miller - 1 pts
* Cooper Brown - 1 pts
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The 8A had trouble breaking through the Prairie Hills defense all evening as they fell 25-40. The Wildcats were down 15-21 going into halftime but were only able to muster up 10 points in the second half. Manny Myers led the boys with 8 points on the evening.
8A 1 2 3 4 Final
MMS 5 10 6 4 25
PMS 12 9 15 4 40
* Manny Myers - 8 pts
* Parker Clubb - 7 pts
* Reed Hackleman - 6 pts
* Jonathan Wilson - 2 pts
* Dominic Baxter - 2 pts
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The 8B boys fell behind in the first half, going into halftime down 9-20. The teams tied in the second half but the Cats were not able to make up the points and fell 24-35. Aaron Heird led the Cats with 9 points on the evening.
8B 1 2 3 4 Final
MMS 2 7 6 9 24
PMS 9 11 10 5 35
* Aaron Heird - 9 pts
* Caleb Boor - 6 pts
* Qin Wilt - 5 pts
* Jaxson Dillon - 4 pts
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The 7A team jumped out in front of Prairie Hills 17-12 in the first half and was able to finish out the game strong for the 36-24 win. Hays Ensley led the Cats with 13 points on the evening.
7A 1 2 3 4 Final
MMS 8 9 10 9 36
PMS 9 3 8 4 24
* Hays Ensley - 13 pts
* Jack Entwisle - 7 pts
* Breken Downs - 5 pts
* Hudson Myers - 4 pts
* Grady Myers - 4 pts
* Braylon Barnes - 3 pts
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The 7B team had a shootout with Prairie Hills as they were neck and neck for most of the ballgame. The boys had a strong 3rd quarter and were able to hold on for the 22-16 win. Brody Clasen led the Cats with 12 points in the game.
7B 1 2 3 4 Final
MMS 8 2 9 3 22
PMS 6 4 4 2 16
* Brody Clasen - 12 pts
* Drew Miller - 5 pts
* Breken Downs - 3 pts
* Cooper Brown - 2 pts
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The Wildcats will be back in action this evening as they host Haysville West starting at 5:00 PM.
