March 1 - Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools

St. Thomas Aquinas boys edge WyandotteSource: The StarTwo days after pulling off a narrow upset win in its Kansas 5Aboys substate opener, Wyandotte almost did it again Saturday.But with the score tied late, St. Thomas Aquinas senior ZachBourquin scored the game’s final four points to deliver the Saints a55-51 victory over the Bulldogs in the substate final at GardnerEdgerton.advertisement With that, the Saints advanced to the statetournament for the third season in a row — thelongest streak in program history, coach Sean Reilly said.“If you make state, everyone’s happy. If you do it two years in arow, people say, ‘Gosh darn, you’ve got some really good players,’” Reilly said. “If you do it three years in a row, and you’re doing itwith different people, then you say the program is representing theschool community the way you want it.”Bourquin broke the tie with a layup and added a pair of free throwsfor the Saints, 12-10Senior Cortlin Banks scored a game-high 18points for Wyandotte, which finished 6-14. The Bulldogs upset No.2-seeded Harmon in the first round.more boys basketball...• Sumner Academy knocks off St. JamesAcademy 68-51• Grandview beats Liberty in MissouriClass 5 quarterfinals• Shawnee Mission East rallies, beatsLawrence• Olathe South, Olathe East win Kansas6A substate crowns• Threes for all in the Mundweiler familyyou might also like...• Aquinas girls struggle to beat GardnerEdgerton 27-24• BV North girls, Aquinas boys winKansas substate games“We thought we were good enough to head down I-70 this year (tothe state tournament in Topeka),” Wyandotte coach Tracy Dyersaid. “We’ve been thinking that way all year. … I’m really proud ofthis bunch.”Bishop Miege 66, Gardner Edgerton 64The Bishop Miege boysbasketball program had made 10 consecutive state tournamentappearances before falling short last season.• St. Thomas Aquinas edges BishopMiege in Kansas 5A substate final• Kansas substate basketball: Fivethings to watch• Releford is 2008 boys player of theyear“We were used to going, and that hurt last year,” Miege coach Rick Zych said.On Saturday, the Stags started what might become a new streak, sealing their return to the tournament with athorough win over host Gardner Edgerton.Junior Trevor Releford led all players with 18 points.submitted by RYAN YOUNG - 2009-03-07 20:54:01