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It was a record, quite frankly, that was thought to be untouchable.
After all, Nino Samuel’s McPherson Invitational record of 114 points in 1972 was 26 more than any other player in tournament history and even with Christian Ulsaker’s amazing tournament last year, he was still 34 points short.
But then along came Wichita North’s Conner Frankamp.
The KU verbal commit entered Saturday’s fifth-place game with Derby 48 points shy of Samuel’s record.
But in a jaw-dropping performance -- and not aware of what the record was -- Frankamp went out and dropped 48 points on the Panthers, though his Redskins wound up losing, 66-61.
If he’d had a decent start, Samuel’s single-game record of 54 could have been in jeopardy. Frankamp was just 2 of 5 for six points in the first period.
Then he started to heat up. He scored 15 in the second quarter to get to 21 by half, and added 10 more in the third quarter. In the fourth quarter, he was unstoppable with 17.
Frankamp had scored 28 against Blue Valley West, then hit Buhler for 38, including the game-winning shot. He finished Saturday 16 of 28 from the field -- 6 of 13 from 3-point -- and made all 10 of his free throws. He played 32 minutes in every game.
But his team lost, because Derby had some nice performances of its own. Taylor Scheiber scored 17 -- including 8 of 8 at the line -- Josiah Ray was 7 of 7 from the field for 14 points and had 11 rebounds, while Kyler Steadman added 12 points.
Shawnee Mission East 66, Lawrence Free State 51 -- The Lancers stamped themselves as perhaps the team to beat with the easy win over Free State for third.
Vance Wentz and Zach Schneider, both juniors, scored 16 and 14 points, respectively, in earning All-Tourney honors. Andy Hiett added 12.
Free State received 21 points from Brett Frantz, also named to the elite team.
Buhler 55, Maize 51 -- Buhler, undefeated and the No. 1 seed coming in, had to score 27 points in the fourth quarter to avoid finishing last.
Maize led 41-30 in the fourth quarter when the Crusaders staged a furious rally.
Brandon Givens fired in 21 points, All-Tourney pick JP Lohrentz scored 12 and Trevor Torgerson added 11. Maize received 18 points from J.C. Sturgeon.
It was a record, quite frankly, that was thought to be untouchable.
After all, Nino Samuel’s McPherson Invitational record of 114 points in 1972 was 26 more than any other player in tournament history and even with Christian Ulsaker’s amazing tournament last year, he was still 34 points short.
But then along came Wichita North’s Conner Frankamp.
The KU verbal commit entered Saturday’s fifth-place game with Derby 48 points shy of Samuel’s record.
But in a jaw-dropping performance -- and not aware of what the record was -- Frankamp went out and dropped 48 points on the Panthers, though his Redskins wound up losing, 66-61.
If he’d had a decent start, Samuel’s single-game record of 54 could have been in jeopardy. Frankamp was just 2 of 5 for six points in the first period.
Then he started to heat up. He scored 15 in the second quarter to get to 21 by half, and added 10 more in the third quarter. In the fourth quarter, he was unstoppable with 17.
Frankamp had scored 28 against Blue Valley West, then hit Buhler for 38, including the game-winning shot. He finished Saturday 16 of 28 from the field -- 6 of 13 from 3-point -- and made all 10 of his free throws. He played 32 minutes in every game.
But his team lost, because Derby had some nice performances of its own. Taylor Scheiber scored 17 -- including 8 of 8 at the line -- Josiah Ray was 7 of 7 from the field for 14 points and had 11 rebounds, while Kyler Steadman added 12 points.
Shawnee Mission East 66, Lawrence Free State 51 -- The Lancers stamped themselves as perhaps the team to beat with the easy win over Free State for third.
Vance Wentz and Zach Schneider, both juniors, scored 16 and 14 points, respectively, in earning All-Tourney honors. Andy Hiett added 12.
Free State received 21 points from Brett Frantz, also named to the elite team.
Buhler 55, Maize 51 -- Buhler, undefeated and the No. 1 seed coming in, had to score 27 points in the fourth quarter to avoid finishing last.
Maize led 41-30 in the fourth quarter when the Crusaders staged a furious rally.
Brandon Givens fired in 21 points, All-Tourney pick JP Lohrentz scored 12 and Trevor Torgerson added 11. Maize received 18 points from J.C. Sturgeon.
