Basketball

Bulldogs make late season push

Bennington basketball has been through the ringer already this season, playing in the Heart of America league with five consistently ranked teams and a group of squads from top-to-bottom capable of beating anyone on any given night.
Bennington seniors Mister Smith, Talan Pickering, and Eli Lawson lead the way for a Bulldog team on a mission to challenge for a state title. (Photo: Heather Kindall Photography)

KBCA releases ninth regular season basketball rankings

GIRLS RANKINGS6A Girls1 Shawnee Mission South2 OP-Blue Valley North3 Olathe West4 Olathe South5 Derby6 OP-Blue Valley Northwest7 Wichita Heights8 OP-Blue Valley9 Topeka-Washburn Rural10 Wichita South5A Girls1 Andover2 Topeka – Seaman3 Maize South4 Emporia5 Wichita-Bishop Carroll6 DeSoto7 Lenexa-St.

CKS BB scores February 12th-18th, 2024

Kansas Pregame is continuing its trial run of providing basketball results and top scorers for select teams through the central portion of the state. Check back throughout the week as more scores are updated.

Campus combo spurring resurgence

Prior to this season’s tipoff, Campus was already hyped as one of the top teams in the state, despite winning just seven games last season. Although they possessed a talented roster, the Colts were fairly young and simply didn’t have many games go their way.
Andrell Burton (left) and Kaason Thomas are leading a resurgence at Campus. (Burton photo by Everett Royer; Thomas photo by Heather Kindall)

Kansas Pregame Basketball Rankings

Here's our best guess at the rankings after significant team and schedule research as well as consultation with coaches and media from across the state. A reminder, this is just for fun.

KBCA releases eighth regular season basketball rankings

GIRLS RANKINGS6A Girls1 Shawnee Mission South2 OP-Blue Valley North3 Olathe West4 Olathe South5 OP-Blue Valley Northwest6 Derby7 Wichita Heights8 OP-Blue Valley9 Wichita South10 Topeka-Washburn Rural5A Girls1 Andover2 Topeka – Seaman3 Wichita – Bishop Carroll4 Maize South5 Emporia6 De Soto7 OP-St.

CKS BB scores February 5th-11th, 2024

Kansas Pregame is continuing its trial run of providing basketball results and top scorers for select teams through the central portion of the state. Check back throughout the week as more scores are updated.

Finch family business

Smith Center senior Dakota Kattenberg notched a major career milestone when she hit the 1,000 career points scored mark in her team’s Tuesday victory over Hoxie, a consistent level of production that few high school basketball players ever come close to.
For Doug Finch - back row center - and his daughters and grandchildren, basketball (and coaching) is more than a passion, it's the family business. (Submitted Photo)

CKS BB scores January 29th-February 4th, 2024

Kansas Pregame is continuing its trial run of providing basketball results and top scorers for select teams through the central portion of the state. Check back throughout the week as more scores are updated.

KPG BBB rankings

Here's our best guess at the rankings after significant team and schedule research as well as consultation with coaches and media from across the state. A reminder, this is just for fun.
Clockwise from the bottom left: South Gray's Joey Dyck and Dominic Martin, Kapaun's Teagan Charles and Brooks Powers, and Beloit's Quinn Eilert, Noah Gerstner and Bryce Beisner are leading the way for this trio of ranked teams. (Photos: Heather Kindall Photography)
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