Andover boys cannot overcome early deficit, fall to defending champions in 5A semifinals - Butler County Times-Gazette

Andover boys cannot overcome early deficit, fall to defending champions in 5A semifinals - Butler County Times-Gazette

BY CHARLES CHANEY EMPORIA, Kan. — Kapaun Mt. Carmel showed why they’re the defending champions on Friday night. Kapaun went on a 9-0 run in the second quarter and never looked back on their way to a 55-43 win over Andover in a rematch of the 2023 state title game. Andover falls to 20-4 on the season and will play KC Piper in the third place game. “They’re more physical than us,” Andover head coach Martin Shetlar said. “We just didn’t execute our…