BY JIM MISUNAS
jmisunas@gbtribune.com<\/p>\n
Great Bend basketball coach Kyle Kriegh knows there’s only one direction to progress after hitting rock bottom.<\/p>\n
The Manhattan Indians routed Great Bend 78-48 Tuesday, triggering a rare running clock against the Panthers in a home game. The Indians\u00a0(12-3) showed why they’re the finest unranked 6A basketball team in Kansas.<\/p>\n
The focused Indians dictated the tempo from the outset, outplaying the Panthers in every phase of the game. Manhattan’s aggressive defense disrupted the Panthers’ offense. Manhattan outscored the Panthers 15-0 on 3-pointers. The Indians shot 56% and scored 14 second-chance points.<\/p>\n
Manhattan’s lightning quick Will Carpenter ignited a first-half 37-24 lead with 14 of his game high 18 points. Sawyer Newton scored 13 points and Tim Washington added 12 points. Sparkplug 5-foot-8 Graham Braxmayer delivered a trio of back-breaking 3-pointers and netted 10 points.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Panthers were within 28-22 after Cooper Ohnmacht fed Jaxon Wondra for a basket. But the Indians closed with a 9-2 scoring burst for a 37-24 halftime lead.<\/p>\n
Manhattan’s 27-point third quarter started with a 18-4 scoring streak for a 55-27 lead. The Panthers were unable to stage aany semblance of a second-half rally.<\/p>\n
The Indians attacked the basket with aggressive drives, controlled the offensive boards and kicked out for five 3-pointers. The Panthers had no defensive answers for slowing down the Indians.<\/p>\n
“It started when Manhattan drove the ball to the basket whenever they wanted,” Kriegh said. “Manhattan definitely got ‘after it’ defensively.”<\/p>\n
Great Bend’s Cooper Ohnmacht showed flashes of brilliance with a 12-point night. Jacob Hall worked hard for 11 points, but shot 2 of 11. Jaxon Wondra hustled for a 10-point night.<\/p>\n
Great Bend fired blanks from 3-point range (zero for 12) and finished 17 of 46 from the field (37%). The Panthers’ highlight was 15 of 17 free throw accuracy (82%).<\/p>\n
Gavin Wondra provided a spark off the bench with a nifty 3-point play.<\/p>\n
“Our second five played with some intensity,” Kriegh said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Great Bend (8-8, 1-1 WAC) journey to Liberal Friday for a showdown with the league’s fifth-place team.<\/p>\n
Manhattan 21 16 27 14 \u2014 78<\/p>\n
Great Bend 15 9 18 6 \u2014 48<\/p>\n
MANHATTAN (12-3)\u2014Carpenter 7-13 (1-4) 3-4 18; Sawyer Newton 5-9 3-5 13; Braxmeyer (3-3) 1-2 10;\u00a0Washington 3-4 (1-1) 5-5 12; Hattrup 4-6 0-0 8;\u00a0Witt 2-8 (0-3) 0-0 4; Asher Newton 1-2 2-4 4; Coonrod 2-2 1-1 5;\u00a0Pfeifley 1-1 1-1 3;\u00a0Meusborn 0-0 1-2 1, Totals 28-49 (5-12) 17-24 78\u00a0<\/p>\n
GREAT BEND (8-8)\u2014Ohnmacht 5-10 (0-2) 2-2 12;\u00a0Hall 2-11 (0-5) 7-8 11;\u00a0Jaxon\u00a0Wondra 4-7 (0-1) 2-2 10; Minton 3-4 0-0 6; Stroup 2-5 (0-1) 1-2 5; Gavin Wondra (1-1) 0-0 3; Alec Premer 0-4 (0-1) 1-2 1; Price 0-3 (0-1) 0; Fanshier 0-1 0-0 0; Totals 17-46 (0-12) 14-17 48<\/p>\n
MANHATTAN GIRLS 71, GREAT BEND 32 \u2014\u00a0Emma Fanshier provided a glance at the future with five points and 2-of-2<\/p>\n
Manhattan 17 20 26 8 \u2014 71<\/p>\n
Great Bend 10 8 6 8 \u2014 32<\/p>\n
MANHATTAN (12-3)\u2014Kat Ball 5-11 (2-7) 5-5 17;\u00a0Jorryn Hall 5-9 4-5 14;\u00a0Depusoir 4-6 1-2 9;\u00a0Banks 4-10 (3-8) 1-4 12; Larson 2-9 (1-6) 0-0 5; Becket 1-5 (0-2) 2-2 4; Busch 1-3 (0-1) 2-2 4; Salmans 2-2 (1-1) 0-0 5; Henry 0-4 (0-2) 0-0 0;\u00a0Totals 24-61 (7-27) 16-24 71<\/p>\n
GREAT BEND (3-13)\u2014Alex Mayers 3-11 (2-7)\u00a00-0\u00a08; Stevie Mayers 1-2 5-6 7; Ringo 3-4\u00a00-0\u00a06; Fanshier 2-2 (1-1)\u00a00-0\u00a05; Meredith Mazouch 0-2 2-2 2; Hogan 0-3 (0-2)\u00a00-0\u00a00; McCauley 1-3 (1-2)\u00a00-0\u00a03; Katherine Mazouch 0-10 (0-4) 1-2 1;\u00a0Totals 10-41 (4-16) 8-10 32<\/p>\n
HILLSBORO GIRLS (11-3, 3-0) at LARNED (12-4, 1-1)\u00a0\u2014<\/p>\n
Hillsboro 1 1 1 1\u00a0\u2014<\/p>\n
Larned 1 1 1 1\u00a0\u2014<\/p>\n
HILLSBORO (11-3, 3-0)\u2014<\/p>\n
LARNED (12-4, 1-1)\u00a0\u2014<\/p>\n
HOISINGTON GIRLS (9-4, 2-1) at SMOKY VALLEY (6-8, 1-1)\u00a0\u2014<\/p>\n
Hoisington 14 5 13 13 \u2014 45<\/p>\n
Smoky Valley 5 8 8 9 \u2014 30<\/p>\n
HOISINGTON (9-4, 2-1)\u2014Hanzlick 6 (1) 1-2 14; Bittel 5 (1) 0-0 11; Lutters 4 (3) 0-0 11; Maier 2 2-4 6; Beck 1 0-0 2; Alyward 0 1-2 1; Totals 18 (5) 4-8 45\u00a0<\/p>\n
SMOKY VALLEY (6-8, 1-1)\u2014Ryan 2 (1) 1-2 6; Brown 3 0-0 6; Dabaere (2) 0-0 6; Dudley 3 0-0 6; Haxton 1 0-0 2; Whittaker 1 0-0 2; Schrag 1 0-0 2; Totals 13 (3) 1-2 30\u00a0<\/p>\n
CENTRAL PLAINS GIRLS (10-5, 4-1) at OTIS-BISON (5-9, 1-4)\u00a0\u2014<\/p>\n
Central Plains 1 1 1 1\u00a0\u2014<\/p>\n
Otis-Bison 1 1 1 1\u00a0\u2014<\/p>\n
CENTRAL PLAINS (10-6, 4-1)\u2014<\/p>\n
OTIS-BSON (5-9, 1-4)\u00a0\u2014<\/p>\n
ST. JOHN GIRLS (9-7, 4-1) vs. CHASE (0-15, 0-6)\u00a0\u2014<\/p>\n
Chase 1 1 1 1\u00a0\u2014<\/p>\n
St. John 2 2 1 1\u00a0\u2014<\/p>\n
CHASE (0-15, 0-6)\u2014<\/p>\n
ST. JOHN (9-7, 4-1)\u2014<\/p>\n
LA CROSSE GIRLS (8-8, 4-3) at MACKSVILLE (5-11, 3-2)\u00a0\u2014<\/p>\n
La Crosse 1 1 1 1\u00a0\u2014<\/p>\n
Macksville 1 1 1 1\u00a0\u2014<\/p>\n
LA CROSSE (8-8, 4-3)\u2014<\/p>\n
MACKSVILLE (5-11, 3-2)\u2014<\/p>\n
STAFFORD GIRLS (5-10) vs. SKYLINE (0-15)\u00a0\u2014<\/p>\n
Skyline 1 1 1 1\u00a0\u2014<\/p>\n
Stafford 1 1 1 1\u00a0\u2014<\/p>\n
SKYLINE (0-15)\u2014<\/p>\n
STAFFORD (5-10)\u2014<\/p>\n
BUCKLIN GIRLS (13-2) at PAWNEE HEIGHTS GIRLS (1-13)\u00a0\u2014<\/p>\n
Bucklin 2 1 1 1\u00a0\u00a0\u2014<\/p>\n
Pawnee Heights 1 1 1 1\u00a0\u2014<\/p>\n
BUCKLIN (13-2)\u2014<\/p>\n
PAWNEE HEIGHTS (1-13)\u2014<\/p>\n
HILLSBORO (0-14, 0-3) at LARNED (6-8, 1-1)\u00a0\u2014<\/p>\n
Hillsboro 1 1 1 1\u00a0\u2014<\/p>\n
Larned 1 1 1 1\u00a0\u2014<\/p>\n
HILLSBORO (0-14, 0-3)\u2014<\/p>\n
LARNED (6-8, 1-1)\u00a0\u2014<\/p>\n
HOISINGTON (8-7, 0-2) at SMOKY VALLEY (9-4, 1-0)\u00a0\u2014\u00a0<\/p>\n
Hoisington 1 1 1 1\u00a0\u2014<\/p>\n
Smoky Valley 1 1 1 1\u00a0\u2014<\/p>\n
HOISINGTON (8-4, 1-1)\u2014<\/p>\n
SMOKY VALLEY (6-7, 1-0)\u2014\u00a0<\/p>\n
CENTRAL PLAINS (13-2, 5-0) at OTIS-BISON (6-7, 0-5)\u00a0\u2014<\/p>\n
Central Plains 1 1 1 1\u00a0\u2014<\/p>\n
Otis-Bison 1 1 1 1\u00a0\u2014<\/p>\n
CENTRAL PLAINS (13-2, 5-0)\u2014<\/p>\n
OTIS-BSON (6-7, 0-5)\u00a0\u2014<\/p>\n
ST. JOHN (12-4, 5-0) vs. CHASE (1-14, 0-6)\u00a0\u2014<\/p>\n
Chase 1 1 1 1\u00a0\u2014<\/p>\n
St. John 2 2 1 1\u00a0\u2014<\/p>\n
CHASE (1-14, 0-6)\u2014<\/p>\n
ST. JOHN (12-4, 5-0)\u2014<\/p>\n
LA CROSSE (9-6, 4-3) at MACKSVILLE (2-14, 1-4)\u00a0\u2014<\/p>\n
La Crosse 1 1 1 1\u00a0\u2014<\/p>\n
Macksville 1 1 1 1\u00a0\u2014<\/p>\n
LA CROSSE (9-6, 4-3)\u2014<\/p>\n
MACKSVILLE (2-14, 1-4)\u2014<\/p>\n
STAFFORD (3-12) vs. SKYLINE (3-13)\u00a0\u2014<\/p>\n
Skyline 1 1 1 1\u00a0\u2014<\/p>\n
Stafford 1 1 1 1\u00a0\u2014<\/p>\n
SKYLINE (3-13)\u2014<\/p>\n
STAFFORD (3-12)\u2014<\/p>\n
BUCKLIN (4-11) vs. PAWNEE HEIGHTS (1-13)\u00a0\u2014<\/p>\n
Bucklin 2 1 1 1\u00a0\u00a0\u2014<\/p>\n
Pawnee Heights 1 1 1 1\u00a0\u2014<\/p>\n
BUCKLIN (4-11)\u2014<\/p>\n
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