RIVALRY NIGHT: Bonner Springs hoops at Basehor-Linwood

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By Stephen Montemayor

February 24, 2012

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Within hours, the regular season will come to a close in exciting fashion. The Bonner Springs boys and girls basketball teams will head to Basehor-Linwood in a pair of matchups that could very well foreshadow next week's sub-state action.

For a full look at each team's sub-state schedule, check out yesterday's post on the topic.

Meanwhile, keep an eye on our Twitter coverage (see left) for live coverage of tonight's games. Include the hashtags #BasehorSports and #BonnerSports in your tweets, and your own commentary will appear on this site.

The girls tip off at 6 p.m. and the boys are scheduled to follow at 7:30 p.m. — depending on the duration of the opener, the boys may tip off a few minutes later than scheduled.

Let's catch up on each team's performances heading into Friday's action.

The Basehor-Linwood girls picked up a big win on Tuesday, defeating Turner 74-36. Despite an injured Jaimie Johnson being kept off the court in recent weeks, the Bobcats have rallied to twice score more than 70 points. Against 18-1 Bonner Springs on Friday, that might be tough.
The Braves' girls basketball team received big contributions from senior Yessenia Hernandez and junior Anna Deegan. Playing in what would be her final regular-season home game, Hernandez scored 18 points. Deegan also had 18 in the girls' 61-41 victory. Bonner Springs' one-point loss to Mill Valley to end its perfect season, may have been more of a blessing than a curse as the girls have trained their focus on being ublemished in the postseason. “When we lost the whole pressure relieved itself,” Hernandez said.
The Basehor-Linwood boys clinched a share of the Kaw Valley League title on Tuesday. On the road against Turner, the Bobcats avoided a trap game and emerged with a 75-56 victory. Ryan Murphy scored 24 points, and Colin Murphy added 18. The two will be among four seniors honored during Basehor-Linwood's senior night Friday.
Bonner Springs is looking more and more like a team to be reckoned with in sub-state, making Friday night's game an interesting one to watch. During the Braves' own senior night, the team had little trouble dispatching Bishop Ward, 77-51.