It was a sweep for the Blue teams in the 2025 edition of the Flint Hills Optimist Club’s All-Star Basketball Classic on Saturday night at White Auditorium.
In the girls game, the Blue team got a game winning bucket at the buzzer by Lebo’s Saige Hadley for a 56-55 victory over the Red team. Eureka’s Laynie Winfery was named the Bryan Douglas Most Valuable Player with a game-high 19 points. Winfrey also won the 3-point shooting contest before the game. Winfrey said she didn’t think know things would carry over into the game.
Audio PlayerBlue team head coach Macy Smith said her team stepped up defensively when it matter the most.
Audio PlayerHadley finished with 18 for the Blue team. Lebo’s Siara Crouch led the Red team with 15 points.
In the boys game, it was a back-and-forth game with Blue winning 95-93 and leading by as many as 10 and Red leading by as many as eight. Council Grove’s Brycen Palmquist was named the boys MVP with a game-high 27 points. Palmquist said it was a team effort to get the win.
Audio PlayerBlue team head coach Dylan Farr said after his team blew a 10-point lead, he had confidence in his team to rally back.
Audio PlayerThe Red team was led by Lebo’s Zach Oswald who had a team-high 16 points. Savannah Davis of Lyndon and Madden Seidl of Emporia High were the Rich Jaggard Memorial Scholarship recipients drawn at the banquet on Wednesday.
Full games with player interviews are in the KVOE Audio Vault.
View the game-winning bucket by Saige Hadley here.
Girls
Blue 32 24 — 56
Red 31 24 — 55
Blue: Hadley 18, Simmons 3, Davis 4, Romig 6, Windle 4, Shoemaker 0, Winfrey 19, Ashlock 2.
Red: Beyer 4, Jacobson 3, Hinrichs 2, Crouch 15, Jones 0, Weakley 10, Boss 10, Heffner 7, Ohl 2.
Boys
Blue 49 46 — 95
Red 56 37 — 93
Blue: Fejfar 16, Bailey 6, Roberts 9, Seidl 11, Konrade 2, Schroer 4, Tenbrink 11, Palmquist 27, Isch 9.
Red: Trester 16, McMahan 12, Gant 11, Jacob 12, Oswald 17, Buttrey 2, Deters 11, Frank 5, Winters 9.
