De'Ontae Hooks' 28 points led the Harmon Hawks past the Turner Golden Bears 86-56 Wednesday night.

Here's a photo gallery from the game between the KCK schools.

Harmon has an opportunity to advance to its first state tournament in 20 years. They play Gardner at Bishop Miege at 5:30 p.m. Harmon enters 18-3, while Gardner is 17-4 on the season.

Welcome back, De'Ontae Hooks.

A week after it looked like his career was over at J.C. Harmon High School, Hooks played one of his best games as a Hawk.

Harmon prevailed over Turner 86-56, knocking off the Golden Bears for a second time this season – and most importantly – advancing to the next round of the Kansas 5A Basketball Tournament.

"This puts the Wyandotte game rest," said Heath Cooper, head coach of the Hawks.

That Wyandotte game was last year when the Bulldogs defeated Harmon at the buzzer in the first round. Early on, shaky Harmon defense kept Turner in it and made another upset seem possible.

The Bears gained the lead three times in a back and forth first quarter, with Harmon eventually taking a three-point lead out of the quarter.

Up 22-20, Hooks got going in a big way.

Hooks scored the next 11 points for Harmon, helping the Hawks extend the lead to 33-24. A three-pointer by Hooks near the end of the Half gave Harmon its biggest lead at 46-31 – the halftime score.

In the game, Hooks drilled six three-pointers and had 28 points overall.

"My teammates helped out in getting me open," Hooks said. "I was able to get some some good looks and I knocked them down."

Like Cooper, Wyandotte was on the mind.

"We have been talking about that game forever," Hooks said.

Hooks did not play last Friday at Washington and many at Harmon thought his career was over due to an injured ankle.

Not so fast.

"I thought I was finished at Harmon," Hooks said.

Meanwhile, his coach is happy his career will last at least one more game.

"I didn't see his ankle hold him back too much tonight," Cooper said. "He was fantastic tonight. His burst of points in the second quarter helped win the game."

Stepping up with Hooks were Jauan Wilson and Exavier Bass-Brooks. Wilson scored 14 points, while Bass-Brooks hit a smooth 12 points, including two three-pointers.

Chuck O'Neal's 15 points led Turner. Isaiah Thomas scored 10 for the Golden Bears.

Harmon will take on Gardner Friday night at Bishop Miege.

The game plan? More of the same on offense, but better defense.

"I thought we were really aggressive tonight on offense," Cooper said. "We need to get as aggressive on defense."

PICTURED TOP: De'Ontae Hooks exploded for 28 points one game after it looked like his career was over.

PICTURED RIGHT: Harmon's Heath Cooper coaches against Turner's Rich Sula.

Two Wyandotte County teams advanced into the next round of the Kansas 5A Basketball Tournament, while three were sent home.

Harmon handily defeated Turner 86-56. They will play Gardner, who knocked off Wyandotte 92-79.

The most impressive win for a local team tonight came in Lansing, Kan., as the Washington Wildcats pulled a mild upset over Lansing. Washington was knocked out of the tournament last year in the same gym. Washington prevailed 64-53.

Meanwhile, Schlagle suffered a heartbreaking one-point defeat in the final seconds against Topeka-Seaman.

FULL RECAPS SOON.

The 5A Kansas State Wrestling Tournament was held last weekend and a number of individual wrestlers from Turner High School and Bonner Springs High School placed.

Here they are listed by school and weight –

BONNER SPRINGS:  Caleb Seaton 4th place (119 LB), Jonathan Blackwell 2nd place (130 LB) and Aaron Puckett 4th place (140 LB).

TURNER: James Lohman 5th place (125 LB) and Armando Alcantara 6th place (189 LB).

A list of all state qualifiers from all schools will be posted later.

The Turner Golden Bears girls bowling team finished in second place, good enough to qualify for the state tournament.

The Golden Bears' 2,013 pins were good enough for second, falling behind Lansing's 2,127 and just edging out Sumner Academy's 2,003 pins.

Turner was led by Samantha Leatherbury's 580 series. Shelby Hanna's 515 and Heather McDaniel's 512 pin series also helped the cause, as both scores were good enough to finish in the top ten.

The Washington Wildcats finished fifth in the team competition, while Piper finished tenth and Schlagle finished eleventh.

Kaitlyn Carter for Sumner Academy won the individual series regional with a 614-pin series. Sumner's Santana Reed's 576 series was good enough for third place.

Washington High School's Denise Garcia had a 522 series, finishing in a tie for sixth place.

TEAM RESULTS:

1. Lansing 2,127
2. Turner 2,013
3. Sumner Academy 2,003
4. Bishop Miege 1,783
5. Washington 1,770
6. St. James Academy 1,642
7. St. Thomas Aquinas 1,594
8. Kansas City Christian 1,490
9. Maranatha 1,470
10. Piper 1,299
11. Schlagle 1,251

Three Wyandotte County teams will appear in the Bishop Miege bracket.

And the good news – neither of them will have to go through the 20-0 Bishop Miege Stags to get to state.

Harmon, Turner and Wyandotte will be in the B Bracket.

Harmon, coming into the bracket, is the #2 seed with a 17-3 record. They will play the Turner Golden Bears, the #7 seed who will come in with a 7-13 record. The game will be played this Wednesday night at J.C. Harmon High School at 7 p.m.

The game is a rematch from the first round of the Eudora Invitational, one which Harmon won 71-57 in a game where Harmon built a 30-point lead early.

Harmon appears to be the favorite entering the game, but the Hawks may have to overcome an injury to their best player De'Ontae Hooks and a bad memory from last year's state tournament.

The Hawks have a pretty similar type of game from last year, when they played Wyandotte. The Hawks were the two seed, Wyandotte the seventh seed.

After sweeping Wyandotte, the Hawks fell at the buzzer to Jerry Sipple and the Bulldogs.

If Hooks can't go, the load will fall on Jauan Wilson, Exavier Bass-Brooks and James Davenport, who all averaged at least 10 points this season. Turner's led by Chuck O'Neal and Austin Lewis.

Awaiting the winner of the Harmon-Turner grudge match is the winner of the Wyandotte-Gardner game.

Gardner enters the game 16-4, while Wyandotte is 7-13. The Bulldogs "won" a coin flip and will have to travel to Gardner, Kan., for the game.

Last year in the sub-state tournament, the Bulldogs found some magic, upsetting the Hawks and nearly upsetting the heavily favored St. Thomas Aquinas team.

Senior Trinity Hall will look to lead Wyandotte to a similar result.

If Wyandotte wins, an All Wyandotte County affair is guaranteed for the final game in the bracket, set for Friday, March 5 at Bishop Miege.
 

The Washington Wildcats Boys Bowling Team won the Kansas Boys Bowling Regional this weekend, while several bowlers from Wyandotte County qualified individually.

Washington edged out St. James Academy by 120 pins, knocking down 2,653 pins.

Washington was led by Jimmy Carter's 709 series. Greg Fears knocked down 678 pins for Washington, while Michael Allen contributed 676 to the team effort.

Other local teams were in boys competition – Piper finished fifth with 2,332 pins; Sumner sixth with 2,327 pins; Turner seventh with 2,284 pins and Schlagle eighth with 2,232 pins.

With Washington qualifying for state, all of their bowlers will move on to the next round.

Meanwhile, Turner had two bowlers qualify – Logan Defries bowled a 649 series while Brandon Bowman bowled a 622. Schlagle's Andrew Robertson bowled a 622 as well. Piper's Chris Burch qualified with a 621 average.

Sumner's Cedric Philips just missed out with a 619 series.

TEAM SCORES

1. Washington 2,653
2. St. James Academy 2,533
3. Bishop Miege 2,416
4. Lansing 2,333
5. Piper 2,332
6. Sumner Academy 2,327
7. Turner 2,284
8. Schlagle 2,232
9. Maranatha 2,113
10. St. Thomas Aquinas 1,996
11. Kansas City Christian 1,901

Here are some other scores from Friday night. The scores from the previous game reports are not included, so scroll down for them.

GIRLS

• Piper 39, Perry-Lecompton 35: The Lady Pirates, held scoreless in the fourth quarter, prevailed in overtime. Patrice Lasley scored a team-high 10 points.

• Bishop Ward 49, Tonganoxie 47: Kylie Burns scored a game-high 28 points for Bishop Ward in the victory. Ward trailed by five entering the final quarter, but 17 points on offense led the Cyclones to victory.

• Basehor-Linwood 53, Turner 26: The Lady Golden Bears were held to 13 first half points on the road against one of the area's better teams in Basehor-Linwood.

BOYS

• Tonganoxie 60, Bishop Ward 44: A tough fourth quarter did in the Cyclones. Trailing just 40-34 entering the quarter, Tongy outscored Ward 20-10. Zach Nill scored 14 points for Ward, while C.J. Vallejo scored 12.

• Basehor-Linwood 62, Turner 50: The Golden Bears hung in there against the defending state champions at the 4A level. Chuck O'Neal led Turner with 17 points, while Austin Lewis added 11. Turner trailed by just nine entering the fourth quarter, but allowed 20 points on defense.

• Piper 44, Perry-Lecompton 31: Dylan Hays' 11 points led Piper in the victory. The Pirates used a strong fourth quarter defensively for the victory. Piper held Perry to just two points in the fourth quarter.

Turner Golden Bear volleyball star Marlene Yang has signed to play volleyball at Kansas Wesleyan College.

She signed this week with family members and school officials present.

The Turner Golden Bears earned a Kaw Valley League victory, prevailing 57-49 on the road.

The Golden Bears were led by Chuck O'Neal's 20 points, while Isiah Harris scored 18 points.

After trailing following the first eight minutes of play by the score of 14-13, Turner outscored Mill Valley 29-18 in the next two quarters to build a 10-point lead entering the fourth. Turner is now 6-12 on the season.

The Turner girls team was defeated by Perry-Lecompton 53-22.

Turner falls to 2-15 on the season.

The Turner Golden Bears and Bonner Springs Braves wrestling teams were edged out by Lansing in last weekend's Kaw Valley League Tournament.

Turner, a week after winning the Wyandotte County Wresting Meet, came in second place in the team competition. Bonner Springs finished third.

The Piper Pirates finished in seventh place, while the Bishop Ward Cyclones finished in 10th place.

A number of Wyandotte County wrestlers finished well in the individual contests.

1. Lansing - 189.5
2. Turner - 137
3. Bonner Springs - 114
4. Mill Valley - 113
5. Santa Fe Trail - 81
6. Basehor-Linwood - 76.5
7. Piper - 70
8. Perry-Lecompton - 55.5
9. Tonganoxie - 49
10. Bishop Ward - 23
 
103: 
1. Kevin Keller - Lansing - Dec 12-6
2. Michael Torrez - Basehor
3. Devin Spurlock - Turner - Dec 4-3
4. Justus Seaton - Bonner Springs
 
112:
1. Bo Pursel - Lansing - Dec 2-1
2. Trevor Boyer - Mill Valley
3. Tyler Crotinger - Santa Fe Trail - WBF
4. Antony Florez - Turner
 
119: 
1. Caleb Seaton - Bonner Springs - 11-0
2. Kale Cauthon - Santa Fe Trail
3. Christian Service - Mill Valley - 5-3
4. Clayton Bogner - Lansing
 
125:
1. Symon Seaton - Basehor - 12-2
2. James Lohman - Turner
3. Mitch Boudeman - Santa Fe Trail - Dec 6-4
4. Justin Soetaert - Tonganoxie
 
130: 
1. Forrest Carroll - Turner - Dec 5-3
2. Jonathan Blackwell - Bonner Springs
3. Nathan Forbes - Santa Fe Trail - Dec 3-0
4. Tyler Simpson - Basehor
 
135:
1. Dennis Madden - Perry Lecompton - WBF
2. Chris John - Turner
3. Garret Hinckley - Lansing - DFLT
4. Derek Pike - Basehor
 
140: 
1. Spencer Blew - Lansing - WBF
2. Aaron Puckett - Bonner Springs
3. Collin Zwart - Piper - DFLT
4. Coltin Miller - Perry Lecompton
 
145: 
1. Derrick Weller - Piper - Dec 3-0
2. Dillon Scanlon - Lansing
3. Luke Kellum - Perry Lecompton - Dec 7-4
4. Jesse Estrada - Turner
 
152: 
1. Cullen Demarest - Lansing - Dec 5-1
2. Andrew VanHolland - Mill Valley
3. Trent Robb - Perry Lecompton - Dec 4-2
4. Joe Mohler - Turner
 
160: 
1. Tyler Baughman - Lansing - Dec 4-2
2. Joe Johnson - Basehor
3. Kyle Brunson - Mill Valley - Dec 7-4
4. Blake Hachinsky - Bishop Ward
 
171:
1. Jeremy Maus - Tonganoxie - WBF
2. Brian Callahan - Bonner Springs
3. Joey Roach - Mill Valley - Dec 3-2 3OT
4. Cory Andrews - Lansing
 
189: 
1. Aramando Alcantara - Turner - Dec 7-3
2. Edward Fitzgerald - Santa Fe Trail
3. Julian Moore - Piper - Dec 3-1
4. Litton VanDerWerff - Lansing
 
215: 
1. Leo Beck - Mill Valley - Dec 3-0
2. Airen Maxwell - Piper
3. Jonas Myers - Tonganoxie - Dec 1-0
4. Geno DeGraw - Lansing
 
285: 
1. Jake Barren - Bonner Springs - WBF
2. Zach Callahan - Mill Valley
3. Alejandro Pacheco - Bishop Ward - WBF
4. Zach Hammer - Lansing

Santa Fe Trail, both boys and girls, defeated Turner Tuesday night at Turner High School.

The Turner boys were defeated by 57-38. A four-point first quarter for the Golden Bears hurt the cause early. Turner was unable to recover from the slow start, trailing by 38-27 after three.

Chuck O'Neal, Turner's leading scorer, was limited to just six points. Isiah Harris scored a team-high 13 points.

The Lady Golden Bears were defeated by a near identical score of 57-36.

Kayla Lupardes scored a team-high 10 points. Overall, eight Turner players scored.

Like the boys team, a four-point first quarter hurt the chances for Turner. The Lady Golden Bears trailed 28-13 at halftime and were unable to gain ground in the second half.

Harmon High School hosted this year's Wyandotte County Wrestling Tournament on Saturday.

All nine area high schools competed in the tournament. Here are the team results first, then the individual winners.

TEAM RESULTS

1. Turner
2. Bonner Springs
3. Sumner Academy
4. Piper
5. Wyandotte
6. Schlagle
7. Washington
8. Harmon
9. Bishop Ward

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS (listed in order of place)

103: Eason (Piper), Spurlock (Turner), Seaton (Bonner Springs), Cruz (Sumner Academy)

112: First Place:  Florez (Turner) won 15-6 over Kovesec (Bonner Springs); Third Place: Enloe (Washington won 16-2 over Vue (Sumner Academy)

119: Seaton (Bonner Springs), Saunders (Harmon),Alas (Sumner Academy), Bussard (Turner)

125: Lohman (Turner), Cobb (Bonner Springs), Vue (Sumner Academy)

130: Carrol (Turner) won 7-5 over Blackwell for first; Koberlein (Piper) defeated Loe (Schlagle) for third place.

135: John (Turner) defeated Rhone (Schlagle) by a 2-1 decision for first; Morris (Piper) defeated Baker (Harmon) for third place.

140: Puckett (Bonner Springs), Sierant (Turner), Terres (Wyandotte) and Stevens (Washington)

145: Estrada (Turner) defeated Zwart (Piper) for first; Thompson defeated Moman (Sumner Academy) 12-3 for third.

152: Mohler (Turner) defeated Osuna (Sumner Academy) 7-2 for first; Bauswell (Piper) defeated Porter (Washington) 3-1 for third.

160: Tansey (Sumner Academy) defeated Hachinsky (Bishop Ward) 9-8 for first; Lira (Washington) defeated Clements (Bonner Springs) for third.

171: Callahan (Bonner Springs) defeated Avery (Schlagle) 11-7 for first; Palmer defeated Whitmore (Wyandotte) for third.

189: Alcantara (Turner) defeated Willis (Sumner) 9-4 for first; Moore (Piper) defeat Stirling (Bonner Springs) 3-1 for third.

215: Mitchell (Turner), Sipple (Wyandotte), Wallace (Schlagle), Leal (Sumner Academy)

285: Baren (Bonner Springs) defeated Young (Turner) for first; Berry-Davis claimed third.

1. Sumner Academy: While losing two straight games during the month of January, Sumner Academy remains on top of the power rankings for now. All season long, Sumner's been led by Reese Holliday, Benny Parker and Davonte Chaney. Holliday scored 35 points against Schlagle last week to snap the two-game losing streak. It was in league play last season when Holliday started accelerating his game even more. It might be happening again. Sumner is still undefeated in Kansas City, Kan., League play and the Sabres have won 19 straight league games.

2. Harmon: Sitting at 11-2, the Hawks have narrowed the gap to the top and extended the gap behind other teams in the area. Harmon has won seven straight games, including a 6-0 stretch in nine days. De'Ontae Hooks, starting the season an abysmal 1-29 from three, has heated up and delivered when Harmon's needed it most. Exavier Bass-Brooks, Jauan Wilson and James Davenport also average double figures for the Hawks. The Hawks have won the same amount of games this season as they did from 2000-06.

3. Washington: With only two seniors on the varsity roster, the Wildcats have grown up this season. At 8-5, Washington lost a heartbreaker to Harmon on the road last week. Still, behind the 29.8 points per game from Tra'Vaughn White, Washington is always dangerous and can beat anyone in the league. They've only enjoyed one home game since Christmas. The Hilber brothers are developing a presence inside and Kalen Allen is always streaky from three.

4. Piper: Since entering the starting lineup this season, Dominique Wilson has proved to be a major defensive force inside for the Pirates. Wilson is developing into the best true center in Wyandotte County, along with Davenport from Harmon.

5. Wyandotte: Trinity Hall led the Bulldogs to a nice league victory Friday night at Schlagle. Montel Anderson, Terry Moore and Derrick Rolls have provided Wyandotte a boost. Each player scored in double figures against Schlagle last week.

6. Schlagle: The gap from third to fifth in the KCK League isn't too wide right now. But since Schlagle's lost to Wyandotte and Washington this year, they'll take the fifth spot in the KCK League for now. Darius Hill is making a case as the best rebounder in the league. Rozell Nunn's rust from last season's injury is off. Schlagle has three games coming up against Sumner and Harmon in the next two weeks, so they'll have an opportunity to jump the rankings.

7. Turner: Improved from last year, Turner's led by Chuck O'Neal.

8. Bonner Springs: After a shaky start to the season, Bonner Springs is winning some games in January.

9. Bishop Ward: Ward's had a tough season, but did win Friday night at Perry-Lecompton.

Nicole Chapman signed a letter of intent to continue her volleyball career with Hesston College.

Chapman is a star for the Turner Golden Bears volleyball team. She signed the letter last week.

She was joined by her parents and current coach.

Photo courtesy of Turner High School.