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Written by Gene Morris
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Wednesday, 10 March 2010 08:00 |
Tyson Roberts, a senior at Spring Hill High School, recently accomplished every young football player’s dream in signing to play at the college level.
Surrounded by family, friends, coaches and teammates, Roberts made his college official signing a national letter of intent to play football at Fort Scott Community College.
Roberts, who plays offensive and defensive line, also had interest from Kansas State.
He decided, for now, Fort Scott was the place to be.
“Fort Scott is a great fit for me,” Roberts said. “I figured I could go there for two years and get some one-on-one time with the coaches and then go play for a Division I school.”
Roberts said he liked the program at Fort Scott and the facilities were state of the art.
Head coach Jeff Sims made an impression, Roberts said.
“Coach Sims just gets you really pumped,” Roberts said. “He has so much passion for the game of football. He got me excited about it.”
Roberts was recruited by Fort Scott to play on the offensive line.
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Written by Gene Morris
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Wednesday, 10 March 2010 08:00 |
Despite making just three baskets in the fourth quarter of its Class 4A substate semifinals game against Fort Scott, the Spring Hill High School girls pulled out a 49-43 victory Thursday evening. 
The Bronco defense dominated the Tigers in the first three quarters, allowing just 20 points.
Spring Hill opened the game with a 12-7 run and led 21-12 at intermission. A 12-8 edge in the third quarter made it a 13-point game, 33-20, as the contest went into the fourth quarter.
The Fort Scott Tigers roared back with a 23-point fourth quarter, fueled by 13 points from Jolee Sharp.
While they did not make many field goals in the final frame, the Broncos put down free throws. Spring Hill made 10 free throws in the fourth quarter to protect its lead and eliminate Fort Scott from the substate tournament.
As much as the late free throws helped, the Broncos could have buried the Tigers much earlier if they had hit shots from the line all night. Spring Hill missed 16 of 35 attempts.
“Free throws,” Spring Hill coach Clay Frigon said. “We made 19 of 35.”
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Written by Gene Morris
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Wednesday, 10 March 2010 08:00 |
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Someone walking into the gymnasium at Osawatomie High School at the very end of the Class 4A girls’ substate between Spring Hill High School and Ottawa on Saturday evening might have thought the Cyclones breathed easy to the title. 
The scoreboard read 58-48, but it was a much closer game than that.
After falling behind 11-0, Rhi Lloyd drilled a jumper to end the run with 1:45 left in the first quarter.
A lot of teams would have buckled under the pressure of playing catchup against top-seeded Ottawa, but the Broncos dug in and made the Cyclones work for their trip to state.
Spring Hill (15-8) recovered to make it a one-point game (24-23) at the half, went ahead in the third quarter and pulled even with 2:45 to go in regulation before Ottawa (20-2) closed out the substate championship with an 11-1 run.
“That was something, how are we going to respond after getting in a hole like that,” Spring Hill coach Clay Frigon said. “We talked all year about poise and composure. We showed a lot of heart to get right back into it.
“I am proud of the girls for the way they responded to that adversity,” Frigon said. “We battled them right down to the end. We missed a couple of shots, and they put a couple down. This has been a special group to coach all season.”
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Written by Gene Morris
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Wednesday, 03 March 2010 08:00 |
EUDORA — Jordan Miller and Mitch Watson give the Spring Hill High School boys’ basketball team a formidable inside-outside punch and both are capable from scoring anywhere on the floor. 
Miller can drain a 3-pointer or put the ball on the floor and drive straight to the basket. Watson likes to post up inside, but give him space beyond the arch and he will light up the scoreboard fast.
Miller and Watson were both on Thursday night in a 71-51 victory against the Eudora Cardinals.
The duo combined for 31 points. Watson put down a team high 17 points. Miller wasn’t far behind with 14 points.
Miller and Watson combined for 12 field goals, including five 3-pointers.
Spring Hill didn’t just attack with an offense duo, but brought a team that was tough for Eudora to handle on its home court for senior night in the regular season finale for both teams.
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Written by Gene Morris
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Wednesday, 03 March 2010 08:00 |
EUDORA — Momentum can be a great thing heading into substate. It can also be a chain that is hard to break. 
Losing three consecutive games prior to its regular season finale against Eudora on Thursday, the Spring Hill High School girls’ basketball team was eager to change its ways and post a victory.
Led by strong quarters to start each half, including a 21-8 run in the first eight minutes, the Broncos cruised to a 60-42 victory.
Eudora, fired up on its senior night, bounced back from the sluggish start with a 16-10 advantage in the second quarter to pull within seven at the half.
Spring Hill (13-7) wasted no time in going back to work at the end of the half and to open the second, striking with a 17-9 run in the third quarter.
The Broncos closed out the win with a 12-9 edge in the fourth quarter.
“In the second quarter they (Eudora) got going and doubled their points,” Spring Hill coach Clay Frigon said. “We talked about competing on every possession. We made things too easy for them and put them on the free-throw line way too many times.”
Fortunately for the Broncos, the Eudora Cardinals were not able to capitalize at the line. Eudora missed nine of 10 from the line in the first half and sank just 11 of 30 on the night.
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