MHS - Men's Basketball / January 28, 2023 By Kasey McDowell
The Mulvane 8th grade boys team is rolling through the season thus far with both the 8A and 8B squads sitting at 4-0. The 8A boys took care of business quickly against Winfield last Thursday at home with a first-quarter score of 24-4 and going into halftime up 40-10. The Cats ended the game with an 11-0 fourth quarter and finished with a 60-19 win. Wildcat guard Hudson Myers had himself a game as he dropped in 30 points with 5 3-pointers, 6 field goals, and 3 free throws. Hays Ensley also had a great game and finished with 18 points.
The 8B also had a tremendous defensive effort, holding Winfield to just 6 points in the game and zero points in the entire second half. The Wildcats finished with a 38-6 win and Breken Downs led the Cats with 10 points on the evening.
8A 1 2 3 4 Final
MMS 24 16 9 11 60
WMS 4 6 9 0 19
* Hudson Myers - 30 pts
* Hays Ensley - 18 pts
* Grady Myers - 4 pts
* Jack Entwisle - 4 pts
* Tanner Hargrove - 2 pts
* Brody Clasen - 2 pts
8B 1 2 3 4 Final
MMS 12 7 13 6 38
WMS 4 2 0 0 6
* Breken Downs - 10 pts
* Kristopher Paul - 8 pts
* Brody Clasen - 6 pts
* Ethan Hankins - 4 pts
* Drew Miller - 2 pts
* Kyle Caruthers - 2 pts
* Dylan LaRue - 2 pts
* Caleb Holle - 2 pts
* Colter Light - 2 pts
The 7A boys took the lead during the first half, going into halftime up 16-14, but Winfield was able to fire off an 18-2 third quarter and the Cats had trouble catching up in the fourth, falling 22-39. Parker Kraft led the Cats with 15 points in the contest.
The 7B team was down by 4 points after the first half, but a strong second half where they outscored Winfield 30-8 got them the 37-19 win. Brock Garnica led the Wildcats with 15 points on the evening.
7A 1 2 3 4 Final
MMS 6 10 2 4 22
WMS 2 12 18 7 39
* Parker Kraft - 15 pts
* Jeter Tatum - 4 pts
* Kane Cuthbertson - 2 pts
* Colby Billingslea - 1 pts
7B 1 2 3 4 Final
MMS 1 6 13 17 37
WMS 5 6 5 3 19
* Brock Garnica - 15 pts
* Fenton Smith - 5 pts
* Jaidyn Baxter - 4 pts
* Wyatt Ryherd - 4 pts
* Lawrence Hendrix - 3 pts
* Bryson Canfield - 2 pts
* Parker Slayton - 2 pts
* Colton Bauerle - 2 pts
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The MMS teams traveled to Clearwater last Monday, January 23rd, and came home with 4 wins from the Indians. The 7A team had a very close matchup with their opponent as they were tied up and halftime, but the Cats were able to scratch out a 4-point win after the final buzzer, 27-23. Parker Kraft led the boys with 15 points on the evening. The 7B team on the other hand had no issues in their game with a 40-3 dominating performance. Fenton Smith led the boys with 10 points in their game.
7A 1 2 3 4 Final
MMS 7 9 7 4 27
CMS 8 8 4 3 23
* Parker Kraft - 15 pts
* Kole Schwanke - 5 pts
* Kane Cuthbertson - 3 pts
* Fenton Smith - 2 pts
* Colby Billingslea - 2 pts
7B 1 2 3 4 Final
MMS 14 8 8 10 40
CMS 0 3 0 0 3
* Fenton Smith - 10 pts
* Wyatt Ryherd - 7 pts
* Kyler Dieker - 6 pts
* Jaidyn Baxter - 6 pts
* Jaxon Morris - 6 pts
* Brock Garnica - 2 pts
* Lawrence Hendrix - 2 pts
* Parker Slayton - 1 pts
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The 8A and 8B teams had no trouble against Clearwater as they won their games 55-15 and 40-14. Jack Entwisle led the Wildcats with 19 points on the evening in the 8A game and Breken Downs led the Cats in the 8B game with 14 points.
8A 1 2 3 4 Final
MMS 22 14 11 8 55
CMS 4 3 4 4 15
* Jack Entwisle - 19 pts
* Braylon Barnes - 8 pts
* Hudson Myers - 7 pts
* Grady Myers - 6 pts
* Hays Ensley - 4 pts
* Brody Clasen - 4 pts
* Drew Miller - 3 pts
* Dylan LaRue - 2 pts
* Tanner Hargrove - 2 pts
8B 1 2 3 4 Final
MMS 16 13 11 0 40
CMS 5 2 3 4 14
* Breken Downs - 14 pts
* Ethan Hankins - 8 pts
* Dylan LaRue - 5 pts
* Colter Light - 4 pts
* Paxton Richardson - 4 pts
* Tanner Hargrove - 2 pts
* Caleb Holle - 2 pts
* Kyle Caruthers - 1 pts
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The Wildcats will be on the road all next week as they travel to Ark City on Monday and Wellington on Thursday.
