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HIGGINSVILLE – On Jan. 28, Aidan Ivison might have gotten a sneak peek at a postseason opponent in boys wrestling.

Richmond varsity girls basketball coach Kaylee Vantrump watched her Spartans learn from a loss in last week’s Richmond Winter Classic – and turn those lessons learned into a victory later in that tournament.

Something happened Tuesday at Richmond High School that sparked a probe into the school’s record books. That night, Jack Gogue dropped in 40 points to lead the Richmond varsity boys to a 71-43 victory over Excelsior Springs.

The first quarter of Richmond’s 46-33 victory over Oak Grove Tuesday night was the best quarter Richmond varsity girls basketball coach Kaylee Vantrump has seen her Spartans play all season. Vantrump saw the Spartans bolt to a 7-0 lead in the Richmond Winter Classic opener at Richmond High School.

Of Richmond’s three varsity boys games in the 29th annual Lawson Invitational Basketball Tournament, the Spartans saved their best performance for last, according to Richmond coach Kevin Jermain. After drubbing Penney of Hamilton 74-32 Jan.

Of the 21 points Genevieve Didier scored during Richmond’s 52-50 win over Gallatin Jan. 13 at Lawson High School in the 29th annual Lawson Invitational Basketball Tournament girls fifth-place game, her two most important might’ve been the final two she scored.

Richmond coach Cody Hogan and his Spartans had to go to the rulebook to sweep their first boys wrestling triangular of 2023. The Spartans cruised past Lexington 60-22 to open the Jan.