Kansas 4A Towanda-Circle Site
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Let’s keep 4A previews and predictions coming heading to Towanda-Circle sites. (1) Andale (8) Rose Hill (9) St. George-Rock Creek (16) Mulvane (17) Chapman Overall number 1 seed for T-C site will be Andale (34-2) Key wins: McPherson, Eisenhower Key…
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(1) Andale (8) Rose Hill (9) St. George-Rock Creek (16) Mulvane (17) Chapman
Overall number 1 seed for T-C site will be Andale (34-2)
Key wins: McPherson, Eisenhower
Key players: McKenzie Fairchild McKenzie Fairchild 5'10" | MB Andale | 2023 State KS , Maddie Schrandt, Grace Gorges, Annabeth Baalmann
Rose Hill (18-15)
Key wins: El Dorado
Key players: Dayleigh Barger, Jillian Rockley, Mandi Heinz, Mia Kuehn
St. George-Rock Creek (20-15)
Key wins: St. Mary’s
Key players: Liv Lubbers, Lexi DeWeese, Ashlyn Holmes, Sophia Haverkamp
Mulvane (4-23)
Key wins: Douglass
Key players: N/A
Chapman (3-25)
Key wins: Concordia
Key players: N/A
Andale as the overall number 1 seed in this state region shouldn’t have any problems in the play-in match and will advance to take on Rose Hill, who we believe will beat St. George-Rock Creek. In the final, Andale behind Fairchild and company are just too much and will pack their bags for state.
(2) McPherson (7) Abilene (10) El Dorado (15) Wellington (18) Buhler
McPherson (29-6) nets the 2nd seed for this quadrant
Key wins: Maize South, Circle
Key players: Rhian Swanson Rhian Swanson 6'0" | OH McPherson | 2022 State #191 Nation KS , Karter Alvord, Ella Schmid, Bretta Doile
Abilene (23-13)
Key wins: Hays, Wamego
Key players: Jenna Hayes, Emma Wildman, Callie Powell, Joy Clemence, Taya Hoerner
El Dorado (14-20)
Key wins: Winfield
Key players: Sydney Burns, Regan Lattey, Presley Johnson, Victoria George
Wellington (6-16)
Key wins: Pratt
Key players: Ali Zeka, Airalyn Frame, Nikki Peninger
Buhler (3-29)
Key wins: El Dorado
Key players: N/A
McPherson has been consistent all season and should advance out of this group. Rhian Swanson Rhian Swanson 6'0" | OH McPherson | 2022 State #191 Nation KS will be too much for these teams to handle. Abilene over El Dorado in the other battle.
(3) Towanda-Circle (6) Clearwater (11) Pratt (14) Concordia
Region hosts Circle (31-6) garner 3rd seed
Key wins: McPherson
Key players: N/A
Clearwater (24-11)
Key wins: Rose Hill, Collegiate
Key players: Laurel Streit, Tess Winter, Hayley Gerberding, Brooke Berlin Brooke Berlin 6'0" | S Clearwater | 2022 State KS
Pratt (15-20)
Key wins: Plainville
Key players: Ryaan Eastes, Gabby Gatlin, Gabi Heredia
Concordia (10-23)
Key wins: Wamego
Key players: Carlie Carlgren, Taylor McDaniel, Hanna Acree, Hattie Blackwood
Circle and their 31 wins are an impressive team. They have a win over McPherson this season and should make easy work of Concordia. Clearwater has the pieces to take down Circle after they handle Pratt. In the final, we will go with Circle in a close one
(4) Clay Center (5) Augusta (12) Winfield (13) Ulysses
Clay Center (25-5), the fourth seed will attempt to earn a bid to state
Key wins: Great Bend, Smoke Valley
Key players: Jacey Schurle, Sydney Lane, Megan Wright, Hali Bloomdahl
Augusta (25-9)
Key wins: McPherson, Garden Plain
Key players: N/A
Winfield (13-21)
Key wins: El Dorado
Key players: Mikayla Konrade, Crosby Curtis, Kinnley Flower, Daisy Parsons
Ulysses (12-25)
Key wins: Dodge City
Key players: N/A
The 4 vs. 5 matches are always ones to look out for in tournament action and we have two good teams here. Both Clay Center and Augusta should make short work of their first opponents. These are two very evenly matched teams. Augusta’s wins over McPherson and Garden Plain are impressive, so Augusta will be our pick to survive and advance.