McPHERSON, Kan. – McPherson High School Basketball began the 2026 calendar year in the McPherson Roundhouse following its re-opening, sweeping the Augusta Orioles in the varsity girls and boys matchups.
The Roundhouse was out of commission for 203 days following flood damage to the court and the underlying concrete during the summer of 2025, forcing rescheduling and site changes for the entire Volleyball season and the first semester of Basketball. The floor was repaired just before the MHS students returned from Winter Break on Monday, Jan. 5.
GIRLS:
The Bullpup Girls open league play 2-0 after defeating Augusta 50-33 on Tuesday, Jan. 6. McPherson led at the end of the 1st 9-8 after allowing a 5-0 run, but shut out Augusta in the second quarter 14-0 to lead 23-8 at halftime. The game went back and forth in the second half, but Augusta was unable to overcome the lengthy deficit.
Brooke Doile led all scorers with a season-high 17 points. Rylie Whitfield went 4/4 on three-point shots, finishing with 12 points.
McPherson moves to 3-5 overall on the season.
Scoring Breakdown:
MHS: 9-14-14-13
AHS: 8-0-13-12
McPherson: Doile – 17, Whitfield – 12, M. Sandbo – 8, Cooper – 4, Blake – 3, Lowery – 2, A. Sandbo – 2, Alexander – 1
Augusta: Wignall – 12, Ry. Pfeifer – 9, Ra. Pfeifer – 5, Fleming – 4, Landers – 3
BOYS:
The Bullpup Boys’ four-game losing streak came to an end, defeating Augusta 60-55 for their first league win of the season. McPherson led by as many as 12 points in the second half, but the Orioles kept it close down the stretch. Timely defense by freshman Eli Reasoner and junior Cole Cooper put the game out of reach in the fourth quarter.
Reasoner finished with a career-high 22 points, 16 of which were in the second half, adding eight rebounds. Jett Pyle scored 13 points, and Ashton Malm had 12.
The game also saw the return of senior Cade Strathman, a starter in the 2025 State Title team, who missed the first seven games of the season following a lengthy recovery from an ankle injury suffered over the summer. Strathman finished with three points and three rebounds.
The Bullpup Boys improve to 3-5 on the season, 1-1 in AVCTL-3 play.
Scoring Breakdown:
MHS: 14-19-17-10
AHS: 12-17-14-12
McPherson: Reasoner – 22, Pyle – 13, Malm – 12, Cooper – 8, Strathman – 3, Becker – 2.
Augusta: Haskell – 20, Chappell – 12, Albert – 10, Martin – 8, Carrell – 3, Ingrim – 2
McPherson will travel to Mulvane on Friday, Jan. 9, for their only road game of January. The girls will tip off at 6:00 p.m., the boys at approximately 7:30 p.m.
