LARNED GIRLS 62, NICKERSON 19 —
Larned 18 25 15 4 — 62
Nickerson 0 7 8 4 — 19
LARNED (4-3, 1-0)—Crosby 22, Lemuz 12, Sleder 8, Wachs 5, Brooke Simmons 4, Upson 4, Reynolds 3
NICKERSON (1-6, 0-1)—Morrell 3 (2) 2-2 10, Lamas 0 2-4 2, Groth (1) 0-2 3, Martinez 0 2-2 2, Powell 1 0-0 2, Totals 5 (3) 6-10 19
LARNED 47, NICKERSON 40 —
Larned 9 8 19 11 — 47
Nickerson 7 8 9 16 — 40
LARNED (4-3, 1-0) (FG 3 FT TP)—Martinez 4-10 (3-7) 2-6 13, Regan 4-6 2-4 10, Shaver 3-10 (2-4) 1-2 9, Greene 4-5 0-1 8, Martin 2-2 0-0 4, Crosby 1-4 1-2 3, Pinkston 0-1 0-0 0; Gonzales 0-1 0-0 0; Totals 18-39 (5-11) 6-15 47
NICKERSON (1-6, 0-1) (FG 3 FT TP)—Crossman 6-13 (1-5) 2-6 15, King 1-5 (1-3) 1-2 4, Yoder 1-4 (1-2) 1-2 4; Brawner 0-6 (0-3) 3-4 3, Riley Linn (1-3) 2-4 5, Walker 2-5 (1-2) 1-2 6, Wood (1-2) 0-0 3; Smith (0-1) 0-0 0; Totals 12-39 (6-21) 10-20 40
HESSTON GIRLS 58, HOISINGTON 24 — Hesston's all-state Kendall Brueggen dominated Hoisington with 26 points as the No. 1 ranked Swathers rolled to a 58-24 Central Kansas League basketball victory. The Swathers (6-0, 1-0 CKL) outscored the Cardinals 31-7 to open a 40-11 halftime lead.
Hoisington's Kelsi Maier scored eight points and converted 6-of-6 free throws to improve her 80% free throw average.
Hesston 23 17 9 9 — 58
Hoisington 6 5 9 4 — 24
HESSTON (6-0, 1-0)—Brueggen 26, Mason 6, Krehbiel 7, Proctor 7, Yoder 7, Reif 3, Grilliot 2
HOISINGTON (4-4, 0-1)—Maier 8, Bittel 7, Crawford 3, Lutters 3, Wilkens 1, Tarlton 1, Wilkens 1
HESSTON 40, HOISINGTON 34 — Hesston battled past Hoisington 40-34 in a competitive Central Kansas League basketball victory over Hoisington Tuesday. Hesston's Reed Friesen scored 14 points and Asher Deutschendorf added 10 points in the ballgame dominated by superb defense.
Hoisington's Mason Martin scored 12 points and Jason Robinson added 11 points.
Hesston 11 7 11 11 — 47
Hoisington 12 5 8 9 —40
HESSTON (6-0, 1-0)—Friesen 14, Deutschendorf 10, Unruh 5, Gonzales 5, Hansen 3, Bartel 2, Lumbreras 1
HOISINGTON (3-5, 0-1)—Martin 12, Robinson 11, Galla 6, Merlau 5
CENTRAL PLAINS GIRLS 55, STERLING 27 — Central Plains freshman sensation Aevyn Siemsen converted six 3-pointers and scored a career high 22 points as the Oilers powered past Sterling 55-27 in Tuesday's non-league basketball game. Oiler Marilyn Soeken scored 18 points.
The Oilers (7-1) made eight 3-pointers to outscore Sterling 24-3 from long range.
Sterling (0-8) was led by Chloe Garrett with eight points.
Central Plains 17 18 12 8 — 55
Sterling 4 6 9 6 — 27
CENTRAL PLAINS (7-1) (FG 3 FT TP)—Aevyn Siemsen 8 (6) 0-0 22, Soeken 6 6-12 18, Izzy Hurley 2 (1) 0-0 5, Lamatsch (1) 1-2 4, Strouse 1 2-2 3, Emery Siemsen 0 2-2 2, Greene 0 1-2 1; Totals 18 (8) 11-20 55
STERLING (0-8) (FG 3 FT TP)—Garrett 3 2-4 8, Ravenstein 3 0-0 6, Locke 2 2-2 4, Olsen 3, Wilkey 2, Wohler 1 0-0 2, Conard 1 0-0 2; Totals 11 (1) 4-6 27
STERLING 64, CENTRAL PLAINS 38 — Red-hot Blake Smith scored 21 points and Boston Ekart capped a 19-point night with a slam dunk as No. 2A Sterling raced past Central Plains 64-38 in Tuesday's non-league basketball game. Sterling (6-2) outscored the Oilers 34-15 in the second half.
Brodie Crites led the Oilers with 21 points and Aiden Hekele added nine points.
Central Plains 12 11 6 9 — 38
Sterling 16 14 16 18 — 64
CENTRAL PLAINS (6-2)—Crites 21, Hekele 9, Dody 5, Stiles 3
STERLING (6-2)—Smith 21, Ekart 19, Newberry 9, Lewis 5, Isley 5, Farney 3, Dashiel 2
ST. JOHN GIRLS 49, ELLINWOOD 37 — St. John's 6-foot-2 Lydia Reed dominated inside with 18 points to lead the defending Central Prairie League champions past No. 7 ranked 2A Ellinwood 49-37 in Tuesday's basketball game. Mia Meyer added 12 points for No. 7 ranked 1A St. John (7-2, 3-0 CPL).
Brynn Widener and Bennett Jacobs each scored 11 points, but leading scorer Reese Stickney was limited to eight points by superb St. John defense. The Tigers showcased their experience and defensive pressure, securing a 49-37 victory over the Eagles on Tuesday night.
Ellinwood’s offense struggled to find rhythm under St. John’s defensive effort. Despite the loss, Eagles head coach Greg Maxwell found positives in his team’s performance.
“I was pleased with the effort to compete with a team like St. John,” said Maxwell. “We had some difficulty with their pressure and basketball experience, but it was good for us to play in a game like that. We will grow from the opportunity.”
The Eagles face Macksville Friday.
St. John 16 14 4 15 — 49
Ellinwood 14 8 6 9 — 37
ST. JOHN (7-2, 3-0) (FG 3 FT TP)—Reed 7 4-9 18, Meyer 3 6-9 12, Bright 4 0-1 8, Jalyn Fisher 2 (1) 0-0 5, Bonner 2 0-2 4, Brummer 1 0-1 2, Totals 19 (1) 10-22 49
ELLINWOOD (7-1, 2-1) (FG 3 FT TP)—Brynn Widener 4 (3) 0-0 11, Jacobs 4 (3) 0-0 11, Stickney 3 2-3 8, Ritchie 1 0-0 2, Schlessiger 2 0-0 4, Batchman 0 1-4 1, Totals 14 (6) 3-7 37
ELLINWOOD 63, ST. JOHN 44 — Ellinwood outscored St. John 25-11 in the fourth quarter to pull away for a 63-44 Central Prairie League basketball victory over St. John in a battle for first place.
Ellinwood's Landon Simpson scored 28 points and Drake Hosman added 20 points. The Eagles converted nine 3-pointers to outscore the Tigers 27-3 from long range.
Emmett Delp led the Tigers with 18 points and Braxton Alpers added 10 points.
St. John 10 13 10 11 — 44
Ellinwood 13 12 13 25 — 63
ST. JOHN (6-3, 2-1) FG 3 FT TP)—Delp 6 (1) 5-6 18, Alpers 4 2-4 10, Mawhirter 1 3-4 5, Adame 2 1-2 5, Vieux 1 2-6 4, Reyes 1 0-0 2, Totals 15 (1) 13-22 44
ELLINWOOD (5-3, 3-0) (FG 3 FT TP)—Simpson 12 (3) 1-4 28, Hosman 8 (4) 0-0 20, Brack 3 (2) 1-2 9, Campbell Coleman 3 0-0 6, Totals 26 (9) 2-6 63
KINSLEY GIRLS, OTIS-BISON —
Otis-Bison 1 1 1 1 —
Kinsley 1 1 1 1 —
OTIS-BISON (2-4, 0-2)—Mitchell, Totals
KINSLEY (1-6, 1-2)—
MACKSVILLE GIRLS, CHASE —
Chase 0 0 0 0 —
Macksville 1 1 1 1 —
CHASE (0-9, 0-5)—Totals
MACKSVILLE (4-3, 2-1)—Isabela Ortiz, Reyes, Heidy Ortiz, Ava Chad, Laney Butler, Sebes, Keenan, Garcia, Grace Chadd, Totals
FAIRFIELD GIRLS, STAFFORD —
Stafford 1 1 1 1 —
Fairfield 1 1 1 1 —
STAFFORD (2-4) —
FAIRFIELD (2-4)—
ASHLAND GIRLS, PAWNEE HEIGHTS —
Pawnee Heights 1 1 1 1 —
Ashland 1 1 1 1
PAWNEE HEIGHTS (0-8, 0-4)—
ASHLAND (4-4, 2-2)—
MACKSVILLE 97, CHASE 24 — Macksville's Nolan Adams scored 26 points and seven rebounds and Diego Esparza contributed 24 points with 11 assists to spark a 97-24 Central Prairie League basketball victory over Chase.
Kendall Grippin contributed 15 points and eight assists. Hector Gomez dished out five assists.
Chase 0 0 0 0 — 24
Macksville 1 1 1 1 — 97
CHASE (0-9, 0-5)—Carson, Linderliter, MacLaren, Wilnkelman, Cavender, Estabook, Hudson, Rice, Totals
MACKSVILLE (7-2, 2-1)—Adams 26, Esparza 23, Grippin 15, Gomez, Ibarra, Holguin, Burr, Marquez, Totals
STAFFORD, FAIRFIELD —
Stafford 1 1 1 1 —
Fairfield 1 1 1 1 —
STAFFORD (2-4)—
FAIRFIELD (1-5)—
ASHLAND, PAWNEE HEIGHTS —
Pawnee Heights 1 1 1 1 —
Ashland 1 1 1 1
PAWNEE HEIGHTS (0-8, 0-4)—
ASHLAND (3-5, 2-2)—
OTIS-BISON 56, KINSLEY 35 — O
Otis-Bison 19 6 12 19 — 56
Kinsley 8 9 6 12 — 35
OTIS-BISON (4-3, 1-2) (FG 3 FT TP)—Eston Juno 4 7-10 14, McVey (3) 2-2 11; Maier 3 3-4 9; Ochs-Lohrey 4 0-2 8; Alloway 2 3-3 7; Cortez 1 0-0 2; Hoopingarner 1 2-2 4, Cortez 1 0-0 2; Totals 56
KINSLEY (1-7, 1-3) (FG 3 FT TP)—Anthony Meza 4 2-3 10; Jonathan Meza 4 0-0 8; Lancaster 1 0-0 2; Prieto 3 (1) 0-0 7; Anderson 1 1-2 3; Brokar (1) 0-0 3; Stuckey 1 0-0 2; Totals 15 (2) 3-6 35
