Kansas 5A Bonner Springs Sites
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We move on to Class 5A preview and predictions. I am going to change the format up some and give less narrative. Between trying to get through Kansas and most of Missouri in a two-day span force the change. Here…
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Continue ReadingWe move on to Class 5A preview and predictions. I am going to change the format up some and give less narrative. Between trying to get through Kansas and most of Missouri in a two-day span force the change. Here is our look at the Bonner Springs sites.
Lansing Site (1) Lansing (8) Shawnee Heights (9) Schlagle (16) Leavenworth (17) Turner
Overall Class top seed Lansing (32-1)
Key wins: Spring Hill, Olathe Northwest, Blue Valley West
Key players: Olivia Mae Van Der Werff Olivia Mae Van Der Werff 6'0" | OH Lansing | 2022 State KS , Iyannah Jackson Iyannah Jackson 6'0" | MB Lansing | 2022 State KS , Caitlin Bishop Caitlin Bishop 5'8" | S Lansing | 2022 State KS , Kamryn Farris Kamryn Farris 5'10" | DS/L Lansing | 2022 State KS
Shawnee Heights (16-14)
Key wins: Basehor-Linwood
Key players: N/A
Schlagle (16-17)
Key wins: Washington
Key players: N/A
Leavenworth (7-21)
Key wins: Hayden
Key players: Emma Kenney
Turner (7-25)
Key wins Kansas City Christian
Key players: N/A
Lansing will take down the winner of the play-in match. Shawnee Heights over Schlagle. Lansing returns to state with a sweep of Shawnee Heights behind the good passing, setting, and tremendous scoring options in the middle and on the pins.
St. Thomas Aquinas Site (2) St. Thomas Aquinas (7) Sumner Academy (10) Bonner Springs (15) Washington (18) Highland Park
Number 2 Overall Seed St. Thomas Aquinas (32-3)
Key wins: Lansing, Olathe Northwest, Skutt Catholic, Liberty, Liberty North, Blue Valley North
Key players: Ava Martin Ava Martin 5'10" | S Bishop Miege | 2024 State #77 Nation KS , Betsy Goodenow Betsy Goodenow 6'0" | RS St. Thomas Aquinas | 2023 State #92 Nation KS , Alea Goolsby Alea Goolsby 5'11" | OH St. Thomas Aquinas | 2025 State #36 Nation KS , Reagan Anderson Reagan Anderson 5'3" | DS/L St. Thomas Aquinas | 2023 State KS , Sophia Bond Sophia Bond 5'7" | DS/L St. Thomas Aquinas | 2024 State KS , Kelsey Schenck
Sumner Academy (18-10-1)
Key wins: Schlagle
Key players: Annabelle Cacho, Sui Par,
Bonner Springs (15-16)
Key wins: Gardner-Edgerton, Maize
Key players: Alexis Moeschler Alexis Moeschler 5'5" | DS/L Bonner Springs | 2022 State KS , Mariyah Noel Mariyah Noel 5'10" | MB Bonner Springs | 2023 State KS , Wren Vancleave
Washington (9-24)
Key wins: Wyandotte
Key players: N/A
Highland Park (2-34)
Key wins: N/A
Key players: N/A
St. Thomas Aquinas won’t have much difficulty in this substate and will serve as a tune-up for state. Washington over Highland Park, Aquinas over Washington. The other match-up is more intriguing. Sumner has the record advantage, Bonner has played better competition. Due to this fact, we will go with Bonner to get the win but their season will end at St Thomas Aquinas.
Spring Hill Site (3) Spring Hill (8) Basehor-Linwood (11) DeSoto (14) Blue Valley Southwest
Overall number 3 seed Spring Hill (28-6)
Key wins: Platte County, Olathe Northwest, St. James
Key players: Shannon Frakes Shannon Frakes 6'0" | OH Spring Hill | 2024 State KS , Kate Frakes, Cate Milroy, Daphne Gardner
Basehor Linwood (23-10)
Key wins: Spring Hill, Lawrence Free State
Key players: Mila Seaton Mila Seaton 5'9" | OH Basehor-Linwood | 2023 State KS , Jordan Knipp, Taylor Cruse
DeSoto (12-20)
Key wins: Notre Dame De Sion, Great Bend
Key players: Maggie Winter, Lillie Sullivan Lillie Sullivan 5'7" | DS/L DeSoto | 2022 State KS
Blue Valley Southwest (10-23)
Key wins: Shawnee Heights, Piper
Key players: N/A
The final match should be a good one. We have Spring Hill and Basehor-Linwood getting past their opening opponents. These two teams have faced off with Basehor getting the best of Spring Hill. We believe the Frakes sisters will be too much to handle and add in home-court advantage, we go with Spring Hill.
Mill Valley Site: (4) Mill Valley (5) St. James (12) Piper (13) Pittsburg
Overall 4 Seed Mill Valley (30-7)
Key wins: Blue Valley West, Shawnee Mission Northwest, Lawrence Free State
Key players: Taylor Roberts Taylor Roberts 5'10" | RS Mill Valley | 2022 State KS , Brylee Peterson Brylee Peterson 5'11" | RS Mill Valley | 2022 State KS , Sidney Kacsir Sidney Kacsir 5'6" | DS/L Mill Valley | 2023 State KS , Sydney Fiatte, Ava Jones Ava Jones 6'2" | MB Nickerson | 2023 State KS
St. James (24-9)
Key wins: Olathe Northwest, Blue Valley North, Mill Valley
Key players: Rachel Ziesman Rachel Ziesman 6'1" | MB St. James | 2022 State KS , Ava Spachek Ava Spachek 5'11" | OH St. James Academy | 2024 State KS , Mya Bolton Mya Bolton 5'3" | DS/L St. James Academy | 2024 State #134 Nation KS , Reese Messer Reese Messer 5'11" | S St. James | 2025 State #6 Nation KS
Piper (9-19)
Key wins: Paola
Key players: N/A
Pittsburg (11-21)
Key wins: Parsons, Chanute
Key players: N/A
This site has what I feel is the most anticipated match-up of the weekend out of this region. Both Mill Valley and St. James will win their first matches and face off for a trip to the state tournament. Last year, St. James had to play St. Thomas Aquinas for that opportunity and is eager to make a return trip. These two teams are evenly matched on paper. They are separated by one slot in the seedings for a reason. In the previous time they faced this year, St. James walked away with the win. We expect them to do it again, St. James over Mill Valley on Mill Valley’s home court.