Photo Creds: Jayde Lasiter
MHS - Men's Basketball / January 18, 2025 By Kasey McDowell
The Mulvane Middle School boys basketball kicked off their season last Thursday on the road at Wellington. The Wildcats went 3-1 against the Knights. It was a nail-biter of a game as the 8A team faced Wellington but the Cats fell 38-40. Wellington jumped out ahead of the boys in the first half as the Cats went into halftime down 25-29. The Wildcats had a good second half and outscored Wellington 13-11 but still fell 38-40. Hollis Ensley led the Wildcats with 21 points on the evening.
The 8B team also had a close game but the Cats came out on top 28-24. The Cats jumped out ahead in the first half with a 13-11 lead at halftime. The Cats closed out the second half of the game by outscoring Wellington 15-13 and got the win 28-24. Easton Hayes led the boys with 6 points in the game.
The 7A team had no trouble against Wellington as they won the game 42-21. After a slow start for both teams in the first quarter, the Wildcats went ahead at halftime 15-14. The Cats dominated the second half, outscoring Wellington 27-7 for the 42-21 win. Jax Abasolo led the boys with 11 points in the contest.
The 7B team had a close game with the Knights but the Cats came out on top 27-23. The Wildcats held the Knights scoreless in the first quarter and were ahead at halftime 15-7. The Knights outscored the Wildcats in the second half but the Cats held on for the 27-23 win. Layne Sorensen led the Wildcats with 6 points in the game.
8A 1 2 3 4 Final
MMS 15 10 6 7 38
WMS 13 16 7 4 40
* Hollis Ensley - 21 pts
* Beckett Frazier - 10 pts
* Jaxon Parrott - 5 pts
* Bronson Myers - 2 pts
8B 1 2 3 4 Final
MMS 11 2 5 10 28
WMS 6 5 3 10 24
* Easton Hayes - 6 pts
* Brady Beikman - 5 pts
* Jaxon Parrott - 5 pts
* Jacob Hooten - 4 pts
* Brody Sanders - 3 pts
* Brenden Powell - 2 pts
* Daniel Morris - 2 pts
* Wyatt Smith - 1 pts
7A 1 2 3 4 Final
MMS 2 13 13 14 42
WMS 1 13 3 4 21
* Jax Abasolo - 11 pts
* Diesyl Lasiter - 7 pts
* Axel Meek - 5 pts
* Christian Perkins - 5 pts
* Keagan Bartel - 4 pts
* Aiden Meek - 4 pts
* Layne Sorensen - 3 pts
* Korbyn Tussey - 3 pts
7B 1 2 3 4 Final
MMS 5 10 6 6 27
WMS 0 7 9 7 23
* Layne Sorensen - 6 pts
* Diesyl Lasiter - 5 pts
* Keagan Bartel - 5 pts
* Korbin Patterson - 4 pts
* Braxon Grube - 3 pts
* Jordan Miller - 2 pts
* Kolby Burke - 2 pts
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The Wildcats will be back in action at home next week against Rose Hill on Tuesday and El Dorado on Thursday.
