HUTCHINSON, Kan.—Can't get enough March Madness? Let it extend into April at the Sports Arena Saturday.
State Tournaments all across Kansas wrapped up March 8-11. The NJCAA D1 Men's Tournament had a great stay in Hutch March 20-25. This week, the NCAA NIT Men's Tournament wrapped up, KU's Women's team is in the WNIT finals. It's final 4 weekend in Houston, and the 43rd HutchCC Quarterback Club Mid Kansas Classic will get under way at the Sports Arena.
This event shows off the "best of the best" high school basketball athletes from all across the state of Kansas.
The Sports Arena doors will open at noon. Please enter through the East side of the Sports Arena. The girls game will tip at 1 p.m. and the boys at 3 p.m.
Gate admission is $5; children 5 and younger are free.
There will be a girls 3-point shooting contest at halftime.
Rosters are below, beginning with the girls.
AMERICAN TEAM - Coach Conor Reilly (Hutchinson High School)
Landon Forbes – Bishop Carroll H.S.
Madison Denison – Minneola H.S.
Avery Lowe – Maize South H.S.
Bailey Young – Pretty Prairie H.S.
Trinity Kruse – Pretty Prairie H.S
Hannah Ames – Hutchinson H.S.
Emily Durst – Moundridge H.S.
Addison Verbeck – Goddard Eisenhower H.S.
Becca Unruh – Dodge City H.S
NATIONAL TEAM - Coach Dwight Roper (Haven High School)
Amaya Gallegos – Garden City H.S.
Leah Durr – Cheney H.S.
Elina Bartlett – Cheney H.S.
Kaleigh O’Brien – Remington H.S.
Rebecca Snyder – Emporia H.S.
Camryn Winter – Andale H.S.
BrieAnn Brawner – Haven H.S.
Kinley Jacques – Haven H.S.
Paisley Smyth – Fairfield H.S.
Maci Neufeld - Inman H.S.
The boys will play at 3 p.m. with a Slam Dunk Contest during halftime.
AMERICAN TEAM - Coach Tyreece Berry (HutchCC Assistant Coach)
Micah Cooley – Freedom Elite Academy
Mason Le – Wichita Southeast H.S.
Wade Meyer – Hutchinson H.S.
Brekyn Ratzlaff - Hillsboro H.S.
Logan Churchill - Moundridge H.S.
Landon Kaufman - Moundridge H.S.
Blake Hammeke – Trinity Catholic H.S.
Kellan Simoneau – Rosehill H.S.
Ryle Riddlesperger - Hugoton H.S.
NATIONAL TEAM - Coach Anthony White (HutchCC Assistant Coach)
DJ Miller - Haven H.S.
Garrett Robertson - Hutchinson H.S.
Brant Sipe - Haven H.S.
Trevor Pierce – Ark City H.S.
Kaeson Fisher-Brown - Derby H.S.
Marcus Zeigler Jr – Wichita Heights H.S.
Carson Bennett - Hugoton H.S.
Mason Miller - McPherson H.S.
This is one of several events that the Quarterback Club does to support athletics and raise funds for assistance to Hutchinson Community College.