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Area basketball roundup 12-19-25
Area basketball

LA CROSSE 45, OTIS-BISON 41 — La Crosse's Reese Morgan converted a trio of first-quarter 3-pointers and the Leopards never lost the lead in a hard-fought 45-41 Central Prairie League basketball victory over Otis-Bison.

Otis-Bison (4-3, 0-1 CPL) was paced by Maddox Firebaugh with 12 points and Kolten Cory added nine points. La Crosse's Hooper Castaneda scored 13 points.

Otis-Bison 14 6 10 11 — 41

La Crosse 13 8 14 10 — 45

OTIS-BISON (4-3, 0-1)—Firebaugh (4) 0-0 12; Cory 4 1-2 9; Juno 3 0-0 6; McCoy (1) 2-2 5; Alloway 2 (1) 0-0 5; Starr 2 0-0 4; Totals 16 (6) 3-4 41

LA CROSSE (6-1, 1-0)—Hooper Castaneda 5 3-5 13; Reese Morgan 4 (3) 0-0 11; Spreier (1) 0-0 3; Doornbos 0 3-4 3; Lee Holopirek 1 0-0 2; Skillett 1 0-0 2; Totals 15 (6) 3-4 45

LA CROSSE GIRLS 53, OTIS-BISON 20 —

Otis-Bison — 20

La Crosse — 53

OTIS-BISON (4-3, 1-0)—Totals 20

LA CROSSE (3-4, 0-1)—Totals 53

SPEARVILLE GIRLS 58, PAWNEE HEIGHTS 28 —

Pawnee Heights — 28

Spearville — 58

PAWNEE HEIGHTS—Abby Hands; Addy Pelton; Evie Pelton; Laycee Pelton; Cissell; Achuletta; Diehl; Totals 28

SPEARVILLE— 58

SPEARVILLE 74, PAWNEE HEIGHTS 34 —

Pawnee Heights — 34

Spearville — 74

PAWNEE HEIGHTS—Holste; Enabnit; Giffin; Price; Ibarra; Totals 34

SPEARVILLE—Totals 74

ST. JOHN GIRLS 48, KIOWA COUNTY 32 — 

St. John — 48

Kiowa County — 32

ST. JOHN (3-3)—Totals 48

KIOWA COUNTY (2-4)—Totals 32

KIOWA COUNTY 58, ST. JOHN 45 — Kiowa County outscored St. John 26-3 in the final minutes with near-perfect execution to erase the Tigers' 42-32 lead.

St. John — 45

Kiowa County — 58

ST. JOHN (4-2)—Totals 45

KIOWA COUNTY (4-2)—Totals 58