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St. John girls, Ellinwood boys win games
Ayla Ritchie
Ellinwood's Ayla Ritchie contests St. John's Lydia Reed on the opening tip.

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