After Bishop Carroll lost in the sub-state finals, the path for the Andover boys basketball team to win their first state championship became a little clearer.

The Trojans survived No. 8 seed Blue Valley Southwest in the quarterfinals of the 5A Tournament, which set up a match up with Kapaun Mount Carmel in the semifinals.

Prediction: While the Crusaders went toe-to-toe with Andover, the Trojans standout post player, Jack Johnson, was simply too much. Andover defeated Kapaun 54-50 to advance to the championship game. Johnson scored 24 points and grabbed 12 rebounds in the victory.

In the finals, the Trojans took on No. 2 seed Basehor-Linwood, which handily defeated Hays in the semifinals. While Johnson was the hero for Andover against Kapaun, it was Harper Jonas that led the way against Basehor, scoring a game-high 19 points in the Trojans’ thrilling 53-50 victory to earn the school’s first boys basketball championship.

Spring Sports 2020… What If?

Thursday, March 11th, Black Thursday in the VYPE Nation – the final day of high school athletic competition for the 2019-20 year thanks to the Coronavirus. There are so many fantastic success stories that were left untold. As part of the VYPE Year-End review, our editorial folks decided to have some fun and make predictions on what might have been for some of our VYPE Nation athletes!