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Rebounding hurt Richmond in its 61-40 loss to Bishop LeBlond in the Richmond Winter Classic boys title game, Spartans coach Brent Behler acknowledged. “When you let a good team shoot two to three times a possession, you’re going to struggle to win and we did that, consistently.

When Orrick needed players to make clutch plays in its 40-37 win over Hardin-Central in varsity boys basketball, Parker Floyd and Tucker Greer answered the call. Floyd first got the call when the Jan.

When Hardin-Central needed to thwart a comeback attempt by Orrick recently in varsity girls basketball, Hardin-Central was ready. Leading 31-27 after three quarters, the Bulldogs staged an 11-2 fourth-quarter run.

Richmond junior Genevieve Didier almost made a clutch game-tying free throw Monday night – less than a week after making some game-winning free throws. With 2.

Area basketball fans who saw Richmond play Monday night in varsity boys basketball might’ve wondered if the Spartans were taking out some frustration from a recent loss. Spurred by a 19-2 opening run, the Spartans led Wellington-Napoleon 28-10 after one quarter and 57-14 at halftime.

‘A LOT OF GRIT’ Richmond wrestling coach Cody Hogan liked the character he saw from Liam Hyder at the 28th annual Alan Isom Invitational – and the week leading up to it. Competing at 126 pounds, Hyder fought his way to a division title at the Jan.

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For Richmond teammates Dryden Hendrix and Nolan Quick, winning the boys title for this year’s Lawson Invitational was a reminder to stay hungry and humble. “It’s cool to win this tournament, but we (have) got bigger goals in mind,” said Hendrix, a sophomore, minutes after the Spartans’ 74-59 Jan.

Genevieve Didier sensed she and her Richmond teammates were in a zone when they began their fifth-place game with Excelsior Springs in varsity girls basketball at the Lawson Invitational. Then, they fell out of the zone.

‘GOOD NIGHTS’ Latimer Cavanah and Landon Garrett “both had good nights” for Richmond Jan. 17 at a freshman wrestling tournament at Staley High School in Kansas City, according to Richmond coach Cody Hogan.