MHS - Men's Basketball / January 6, 2023 By Kasey McDowell
The Mulvane High School basketball team resumed their 2022-23 season on Thursday this past week with a trip to Augusta for a league matchup against the Orioles. The teams were evenly matched in the first half and went into halftime tied 32-32. The Orioles edged the Cats in the 3rd quarter and the Wildcats were unable to make up the points, falling 55-59. Junior Aiden McKee put in another top performance with 26 points for the Cats and also led the Cats on the boards with 6 rebounds.
The JV team faced a tough Augusta team and the game came down to just a few points and the Cats fell 51-54. The Wildcats found themselves down by 6 at halftime 14-20. They won both the 3rd and 4th quarters, but were unable to make up the difference and fell 52-54. Cooper Slayton led the Wildcats with 8 points on the evening.
The Fr/So had trouble getting points to fall in the second half against Augusta as they fell 27-51. The teams were close at halftime with the Cats down 16-17, but the second half was all Orioles as they outscored the Wildcats 34-11. Canon Lazier led the boys with 10 points in the game.
Var 1 2 3 4 Final
MHS 19 13 9 14 55
AHS 13 19 13 14 59
* Aiden McKee - 26 pts, 6 reb
* Kaiden Abasolo - 17 pts, 5 reb
* Shannon Fuller - 7 pts, 2 reb
* Manny Myers - 3 pts, 2 reb
* Jax Gerber - 2 pts, 0 reb
* Julien Myers - 0 pts, 1 reb
JV 1 2 3 4 Final
MHS 9 5 15 23 52
AHS 13 7 12 22 54
* Cooper Slayton - 8 pts
* Nolan Fevurly - 7 pts
* Canon Lazier - 7 pts
* Gavin Wayman - 6 pts
* Grey Sanders - 5 pts
* Manny Myers - 5 pts
* Shannon Fuller - 4 pts
* Brady Nelson - 4 pts
* Garrett Olson - 3 pts
* Parker Clubb - 2 pts
9/10 1 2 3 4 Final
MHS 2 14 9 2 27
AHS 8 9 17 17 51
* Canon Lazier - 10 pts
* Brady Nelson - 5 pts
* Dylan Mow - 4 pts
* Reed Hackleman - 4 pts
* Qin Wilt - 2 pts
* Grey Sanders - 2 pts
The Wildcats will be back in action next Tuesday at home as they host the Buhler Crusaders.
