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Senior Allie Maddox ended her Marion High School career as the team's 2005-06 scoring leader.
Maddox led the team with an average of 15.7 points per game and 123 field goals made. Her season-high came Jan. 12 against Lyons when she poured in 26 points. Maddox was second on the team in rebounds, averaging 5.9 per game, and three-pointers made with 26.
Senior Toni Gordon was right behind Maddox, averaging 15.2 points per game, with a season-high 29 in the Jan. 12 Lyons contest.
Gordon finished tied with junior Kari Tajchman for the team rebounding lead with 6.4 per game, and was first on the team with 1.5 blocks per game.
Senior Megan Hudson, whose season ended halfway through with a knee injury, finished at the top in assists with 3.2 per game, and steals, 2.5.
Junior Erin Carr who was fourth on the team at 7.2 points per game, nailed one more three than Maddox during the season to give her a team-high 27.
On the boys' side juniors Jason and Travis Hett battled all season as the team's top-two scorers. Jason finished the season on top with 14.3 points per game, while Travis finished at 12.7, and led the team with 40 three-pointers made and 1.4 blocks per game. Jason led the team as well in rebounds (7.9), steals (2.1), field goals made (106), and free throws made (81).
Sophomore point guard Calvin Jeffrey finished atop the team leader board with 2.3 assists per game, while both Hetts averaged 2.1 per game.
Both teams ended the season 6-15.
Centre High School seniors Dustin Burnett and Bryant Gutsch were leading scorers for the Cougars boys' team during the 2005-06 basketball season.
Burnett scored 387 points in 21 games during the regular season, for an average of 18.4 points per game. He shot 37.3 percent from the field, and completed 20-of-79 from three-point range for 25.3 percent. He was 84 percent from the free-throw line, completing 53-of-63. Burnett also led on the boards, averaging 7.3 rebounds and three assists per game.
Gutsch scored 196 points for an average of 9.3 per game. He shot 37.2 percent from the field and 40.4 percent from three-point range. He led the team in turnovers with 60.
Senior Tad Remy scored 99 points for an average of 4.7 per game. He was 18-of-27 from the free-throw line for 66.7 percent.
Senior Jeremy Kristek played in 15 games and Brent Potocnik 11, for a combined total of 37 points and 34 rebounds.
The team ended the season with a record of 8-14 after losing to Olpe in the semi-finals of the regional tournament.
Coach Russ Hake said his team was playing better basketball toward the end of the season.
He said the team let some games get away from them early in the season, which was disappointing.
"If we could have won some of those games, we might have had a better chance in the regionals," he said. "Olpe was a tough draw.
"Overall, I felt the team was capable of going 500, but it's a tough league and it didn't work out that way."
The CHS girls' team ended the 2005-06 season with a record of 17-7 after losing to St. Paul in the semifinals of the 1A sub-state tournament at El Dorado.
They won the Eisenhower League tournament and were runner-up in the Herington pre-season and Burrton regional tournaments.
Despite being injured in the semi-finals of the regional tournament, unable to play in the championship game, and scoring just four points in the sub-state game against St. Paul, junior Selena Seifert racked up a total of 309 points for the season, scoring 39 percent from the field and 59 percent from the free-throw line. She was followed by junior Alyssa Luna with 184 points.
Megan Gutsch, another junior, led in rebounds with 170. Luna had 157. Luna and senior Jenna Beneke produced the most blocked shots, Luna, 32, and Beneke, 29.
Junior Teaira Turner led in assists with 96. She stole the ball 114 times and turned it over 120 times.
Senior Jackie Klenda compiled 152 points, 121 rebounds, six blocked shots, two offensive charges, 71 assists, and 64 steals.
Senior Krista Heiser compiled 85 points, 107 rebounds, 17 blocked shots, eight assists, and 38 steals.
The other two seniors had less playing time. Beneke compiled 49 points, 73 rebounds, seven assists, and six steals. Ashley Griffith compiled 28 points, 39 rebounds, two blocks, two charges, 16 assists, and 20 steals.
Coach Greg Wyatt was pleased with his team's overall performance.
"We met our goals for the year by holding our opponents to 40 points or less and averaging 50 points or more a game," he said.
The team averaged 53.6 points a game and held their opponents to an average of 40.3 points a game.
Wyatt is optimistic about the future of the team. Eighteen of the 22 players are returning. The junior varsity compiled a record of 16-3 on the season, with two of the three losses in games against varsities.
Five or six eighth graders will join the team next fall after their team tied for first in the Tri-County Junior High League.
