Farmer and Christopher Score Well On Opening Night In Topeka

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Several players knocked off the cobwebs and opened their respective seasons with double-digit scoring efforts in debut games played on December 1.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here is a look at eight players who scored 10 or more points in three contests played in Topeka for each team's first respective game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='539007' first='Makenzie' last='Farmer']</strong>, 5'10”, PG, De Soto, ‘25</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Junior point guard Farmer had a solid first game against Shawnee Heights. She finished with a game-high 18 points in an eight-point victory over the Thunderbirds. Farmer shot almost 50 percent from the floor and was an impressive 4-for-5 from the free-throw line. Farmer made two three-point field goals in the win.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='827737' first='Reianna' last='Vega']</strong>, 5'11”, Shawnee Heights, ‘26</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Vega is a solid two-sport prospect. She had a team-high 12 points for Shawnee Heights in the loss to De Soto to open the season. She shot 4-of-8 from the floor and 4-of-6 from the free-throw line. Vega does a nice job of cleaning the boards and can create her shot.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='815507' first='Rachel' last='Swift']</strong>, 6'1”, C, Shawnee Heights, ‘24</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Swift is a dangerous inside scoring threat for Shawnee Heights. She scored 10 points for the Thunderbirds on 4-of-5 shooting from the field.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='398380' first='Brylee' last='Meier']</strong>, 6'0”, PF, Hayden, ‘25</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Wildcats have a junior post player for college coaches to start watching. She scored 14 points in Hayden's season-opening victory over KC-Washington. Meier shot an impressive 6-for-8 from the field and dominated the paint against the Wildcats from the East.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='616750' first='Norma' last='Greco']</strong>, 5'4”, PG, Hayden, ‘25</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hayden might have a solid inside-outside scoring combination for the next couple of seasons. Greco scored a game-high 17 points in the win over Washington. She scored 10 points from the field and then added seven points from the free-throw line on eight freebie shots.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='822714' first='Kinley' last='Christopher']</strong>, 5'11”, F, Basehor-Linwood, ‘26</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Basehor-Linwood Bobcats started their season with a lopsided win over Topeka West. Christopher was the leading scorer in that contest with a 17-point night. She shot an identical 5-of-8 from the field and the free-throw line.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='606249' first='Harley' last='Baker']</strong>, 5'7”, SF, Basehor-Linwood, ‘24</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Baker scored 14 points in the Bobcat win. I scouted Baker during the volleyball season, and she told me basketball was her favorite sport to play. She had an off-shooting night finishing just 5-of-14 from the floor, but was perfect on her two free-throw attempts.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->