Parkway West forward Larry Toomey earns Suburban South Player of the Year honors.
It was a disappointing season for the Parkway West boys basketball team, but that did not slow down Larry Toomey. The 6-foot-6 senior forward was named the Suburban South Player of the Year earlier this month. Toomey shares this honor with University City junior guard Trevon Williams. Parkway West was 21-7 one year ago, but ended this season at 12-14 despite winning six of its final 10 games. The Longhorns and first-year head coach John Wright not only lose Toomey, but they will see six seniors graduate. Toomey’s next stop is West Point, as he will play for Army in the Patriot League this fall. Toomey became the seventh player in Longhorns history to reach 1,000 career points this season, and he led Parkway West with averages of 17.1 …
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Senior forward Aareon Smith scores a career-high 28 points as Lafayette defeats Northwest, 75-44.
Lafayette High School senior forward Aareon Smith knew something was wrong with his team. The usually high-energy Lancers were stuck in low gear throughout the first half of Friday's important Suburban West Conference battle with Northwest of Cedar Hill. "It was like we were there, but we really didn't show up to play," Smith said. "We needed something to get us going." Lafayette junior Nick Messer provided the wake-up call. Messer tallied a rare four-point play early in the third period to spark a run of 18 successive points that led the Lancers to a 75-44 win in the contest at Lancer Gymnasium. Lafayette improved to 10-7 overall and 3-1 in league play. The red-hot Lancers have won three in a row and five out of their past six. Smith …
