The Park Hill South starting five gathers around half court right before tip-off in the second round of the North Kansas City Tournament on Jan. 19.
NORTH KANSAS CITY – Looking to win the North Kansas City Boys’ Basketball Tournament for the second straight season, Park Hill South (7-9) moved to the right side of the bracket before losing its last two games.
Park Hill South has now lost four of the last five with the sole win coming against KIPP Legacy (3-5) on Jan. 18. That was a 51-44 win for the Panthers in the opening round of the North Kansas City Tournament.
Colby Kiedrowski surpassed 20 points for the second time since the New Year on an efficient shooting night. The senior scored 21 points on 8-of-16 shooting from the field and dished out four assists.
Cooper Oathout had his second career double-double, tallying 11 points and 10 rebounds. Michael Good scored nine points and Keegan Feder had seven points as the duo made the only three triples for the Panthers.
Park Hill South went on to lose the next two games in the tournament, notably without Damon Stacker. The second leading scorer on the team didn’t play in the North Kansas City Tournament as sophomore Carson Bjorn was inserted into the starting role.
Meeting up for the first time since the opening round of the 2023 Class 6 District 8 Tournament, Park Hill South faced off with North Kansas City (13-3) on Jan. 19. The Panthers briefly led early on thanks to a left corner triple by Bjorn and a layup by Kiedrowski, but the Hornets took a lead and never looked back en route to a 56-32 triumph.
Kiedrowski led the way with 11 points and five assists and Oathout scored 10 points on 5-of-6 shooting. The rest of the Panthers shot 4-of-21 and combined for 11 points.
Grandview (8-3) was waiting for Park Hill South in the third-place game on Jan. 20. Michael Good scored 12 of his 16 points in the first half and the Panthers only trailed by three points at the break.
Kiedrowski made some plays in the third quarter – scoring seven points – to cut the deficit down to 44-42 entering the final frame. The Bulldogs outscored the Panthers 15 to eight the rest of the way to come out on top.
Kiedrowski finished with 18 points and Good ended with 16 points, while Feder added nine points. Good and Feder both made three shots from behind the arc on seven tries. Bjorn had his best game of the tournament, scoring seven points and grabbing a career-high nine rebounds.