Bulldog Sports Recap

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The Bulldogs were back in action on courts and mats last week. Here is the KPGZ Sports Recap:

Girls Varsity Basketball

The Varsity Girls Basketball team lost to Lincoln Prep in the first round of the North Kansas City Tournament 46-33.  The Bulldogs took a 4 point lead into halftime, but the 3rd quarter woes would ultimately crush Kearney's chances of an opening round victory. 

JoJo Kutch led the Bulldogs with 12 points and 9 rebounds. Jadyn Barnes and Gracie Bomar chipped in 7 points apiece.

The loss brings the varsity's record to 7-11.  Kearney will be in action on Wednesday at 5:00 in the NKC Tournament vs North Kansas City JV.

Boys JV Basketball

The JV Boys Basketball team traveled to Raytown South on Saturday, January 29 for a conference match-up. The Bulldogs got the offense going early jumping out to an 18-5 lead to end the first quarter. Behind solid defense and good offense the JV boys went into halftime up 29-10. The Bulldogs continued to play hard on both ends of the floor and never let Ray South get into a rhythm on the offensive end. At the end of the third quarter the Bulldogs led 44-13 and ultimately finished the game with a 57-23 win. This brings the JV Boys record to 6-7 on the season. 

The leading scorer in the game was Drew Wilson with 12 points. Casey Rooney and Tanner Brock both added 8 points. Canton Woods and Angelo Donze chipped in 7 points apiece.

Boys Wrestling

The Boys Wrestling team traveled down the road to Liberty High School for the George Hoover Invitational on January 28 and 29. The Bulldogs came away with a 2nd place team finish and 8 individual medalists:

  • 113- Peyton Lee 2nd

  • 120- Brennen Green 2nd

  • 126- Blaine Turpin 2nd

  • 132- Jadon Freestone 4th

  • 145- Braddock Dillon 5th

  • 152- Daryn Langford 2nd

  • 170- Eli Helberg 5th

  • 182- Jak Gist 2nd

  • 195- Tucker Black 3rd

  • 220- Zach Olson 1st

  • 285- Jase Jackson 2nd

The Boys are hosting the Class 3 District 4 tournament here at KHS on Friday, February 11 and Saturday February 12.

Boys Varsity Basketball

On Tuesday, January 25th the Varsity Boys Basketball team played Lone Jack as an extra non-conference game due to getting a game canceled prior in the season. The Bulldogs competed for 32 minutes vs state ranked Class 3 Lone Jack (18-1) but came up short. 

The Bulldogs were able to hold Lone Jack to a season low 36 points but couldn't manage to score themselves. The Bulldogs were 6-27 from 3 and had two opportunities to win the game but both shots came up short. The Bulldogs fell to Lone Jack 36-35. Braxton Page led the Bulldogs in scoring with 10 points. Davin Hanna finished with 9 points.

Girls Wrestling

On January 25, the Girls Varsity Wrestling team hosted conference rival Platte County on Senior Night. The Girls came out swinging, but Platte County weathered the initial scores and secured falls in some pivotal swing matches. The Dogs fell 54-30 to the Pirates and finished the season's dual schedule 9-2. 

Senior Jaden Craig was recognized for four years of commitment to the wrestling program. Jaden is the first female athlete at Kearney High School to wrestle all four years of High School.

KPGZ Sports - Brian Watts contributed to this story