ELLINWOOD 59, LACROSSE 27

ELLINWOOD – Ellinwood sophomore Britton Dutton was spectacular with 22 points, 10 rebounds and five assists as the Eagles rolled past LaCrosse 59-27 in Friday's Central Prairie League basketball opener. Ellinwood (1-0) plays Stafford in Monday's Fairfield Falcon Classic.

Ellinwood's Tyler Stuhlsatz contributed 11 points and six steals. Parker Scheck added eight points. LaCrosse's Blake Pierce scored 11 points.

LaCrosse 5 7 8 7 – 27

Ellinwood 18 13 16 12 – 59

LACROSSE (0-1)–Blake Pierce 4 1-2 11, Schmidt 3 0-0 7, Sherman 2 0-0 4, Conner 1 0-0 2, Stull 1 0-0 2, Burk 0 1-2 1, Totals 11 2-4 27

ELLINWOOD (1-0)–Britton Dutton 8-18 2-4 22, Tyler Stuhlsatz 3-8 2-2 11, Scheck 3-8 2-2 8, Behnke 3-4 1-3 7, Zink 3-6 1-2 7, Hosman 1-3 2-4 4, Schofield 0-1 0-2 0, Drew Heinz 0-2 0-0 0, Totals 21-50 10-19 59

3-pointers–L 3 (Pierce 2, Schmidt 1), E 7-14 (Dutton 4-6, Stuhlsatz 3-5, D. Heinz 0-1, Zink 0-1, Schofield 0-1). Rebounds–E 35 (Dutton 10). Assists–E 13 (Dutton 5). Steals–E 11 (Stuhlsatz 6)

ELLINWOOD GIRLS 64, LACROSSE 29

ELLINWOOD – Ellinwood's girls placed Mya Maxwell (11), Brittany Simpson (11) and Bella Baker (10) in double figures to storm past LaCrosse 64-29 in Friday's Central Prairie League basketball game. The Eagles converted four 3-pointers and 12 free throws. Ellinwood plays Stafford at Monday's Fairfield Falcon Classic.

The Eagles executed a solid offensive inside game with perimeter scoring and drives by Baker and Gracie Schlessiger (6). Ellinwood controlled LaCrosse with aggressive full-court pressure defense. Brooke Herrman led the Leopards with eight points.

LaCrosse 11 10 4 4 – 29

Ellinwood 14 24 18 8 – 64

LACROSSE (0-1)–Herman 4 0-0 8, Parrott 3 0-0 7, Mongeau 3 0-0 6, Marvin 2 0-0 4, Thielenhaus 2 0-0 4, Totals 14 0-0 29

ELLINWOOD (1-0)–Mya Maxwell 4 2-2 11, Brittany Simpson 5 2-3 11, Bella Baker 5 0-0 10, Dimitt 3 0-3 8, Klepper 2 2-5 6, Schlessiger 3 0-0 6, Totals 24 12-21 64 

3-pointers–L 1 (Parrott 1), E 4 (Dimitt 2, Maxwell 1, Simpson 1)

MEADE 49, PAWNEE HEIGHTS 41

ROZEL – Pawnee Heights Tiger Alec Carlson enjoyed a spectacular debut with 23 points and nine rebounds in a hard-fought 49-41 non-league basketball loss to Meade. Adam Hands contributed nine points and nine rebounds.

Meade 19 7 10 13 – 49

Pawnee Heights 13 12 7 9 – 41

PAWNEE HEIGHTS (0-1) – Carlson 7-20 5-6 23, Adam Hands 4-10 0-0 9, Dakota Ryan 1-7 1-2 4, Davin Hamby 1-1 0-0 3, Braden Colglazier 1-6 0-0 2, Cordero 0-0 0-0 0, Totals 14-44 6-8 41.

3-pointers–PH 7-20 (Carlson 4-12, Hamby 1-1, Ryan 1-2, Hands 1-3, Colglazier 0-2). Rebounds–Ph 29 (Carlson 9, Hands 9). Steals–PH 4 (Cordero 2, Colglazier 2). Assists–PH 2 (Carlson 1, Ryan 1)

OTIS-BISON 46, WILSON 40

OTIS – Otis-Bison's Dalton Regan scored 16 points and Jayce Kohls added 14 points as the Cougars edged Wilson 46-40 in Friday's non-league basketball game. The Cougars (0-2) play Chase in Monday's Fairfield Falcon Classic.

Wilson 11 7 5 13 – 36

Otis-Bison 8 15 9 14 – 46

WILSON (0-1)–Thielen 5 1-2 11, Camryn Eberhart 4 1-4 11, Cooper Weinhold 5 0-1 10, Crawford 1 0-0 2, Memphis Eberhart 1 0-0 2, Totals 16 2-7 36

OTIS-BISON (1-0)–Dalton Regan 7 2-2 16, Jayce Kohls 5 1-2 14, Schneider 4 1-3 9, Butler 2 1-2 5, Foust 1 0-2 2, Totals 19 5-11 46

3-pointers–W 2 (C. Eberhart 2, Thielen 1), OB 3 (Kohls 3)

NESS CITY 83, MACKSVILLE 70

NESS CITY – Ness City's Taylor Cable scored 29 points and Jose Guzman added 27 points and seven steals as the Eagles raced past Macksville 83-70 in a high-scoring Central Prairie League basketball opener. The Eagles converted 33 of 75 field goals.

Macksville's Alexis Barron netted 22 points and Rogelio Ibarra added 19 points and four assists in a spirited effort. Cleven Huggins contributed 12 points and 12 rebounds. The Mustangs committed 30 turnovers.

Macksville 16 21 24 9 – 70

Ness City 25 27 24 7 – 83

MACKSVILLE (0-1)–Alexis Barron 8-14 2-2 22, Rogelio Ibarra 7-20 3-4 19, Cleven Huggins 6-11 0-1 12, Alvaro Ibarra 2-5 2-2 7, Kuckelman 3-5 0-0 6, Seward 0-1 0-0 0, Mendez 2-2 0-1 4, Totals 28-58 7-10 70.

NESS CITY (1-0)–Taylor Cable 14-22 0-0 29, Jose Guzman 10-23 4-6 27, Ross 4-10 0-0 9, Delaney 2-4 2-2 7, Seib 2-5 2-2 6, Bruntz 1-5 2-2 4, Stoecklein 0-5 1-2, 1, D. Guzman 0-1 0-0 0, Totals 33-75 12-16 83

3-pointers–M 7-20 (Barron 4-8, R. Ibarra 2-9, A. Ibarra 1-3) NC 5-17 (J. Guzman 3-8, Delaney 1-1, Cable 1-3, D. Guzman 0-1, Seib 0-1, Bruntz 0-1, Stoecklein 0-2). Rebounds–M 29 (Huggins 12), NC 38 (Cable 14). Assists–M 14 (R. Ibarra 4), NC 16 (Guzman 5). Steals–M 11 (Huggins 3), NC 22 (J. Guzman 7)

NESS CITY GIRLS 48, MACKSVILLE 42

NESS CITY – Macksville freshman sensation Mayce Russell scored 26 points , but Ness City rallied for a 48-42 Central Prairie League basketball victory. The Eagles outscored the Mustangs 36-26 after halftime.

Macksville's Russell converted a trio of 3-pointers and had four steals and two assists.

Macksville 9 7 11 15 –42

Ness City  6 6 17 19 – 48

MACKSVILLE (0-1)–Mayce Russell 10-22 3-6 26, Garcia 2-6 2-2 6, Roxanne Carrillo 2-4 0-0 4, Abi Ibarra 1-5 1-3 3, Galan 1-1 0-0 2, Adams 0-5 0-1 0, Clawson 0-2 1-2 1, Totals 16-45 7-14 42

3-pointers–M 3-6 (Russell 3-5, Garcia 0-1). Rebounds–M 39 (Garcia 9). Assists–M 6 (Russell 2, Garcia 2). Steals–M 10 ( Russell 4)

ST. JOHN 53, STAFFORD 34

ST. JOHN – St. John first-year coach Danton Hilton enjoyed a winning debut with a 53-34 non-league basketball victory over Stafford County rival Stafford.

Toby Woolf led the Tigers with 14 points and Elijah Delp contributed 12 points and nine rebounds.

Stafford 5 3 12 14 – 34

St. John 17 16 9 11 – 53

STAFFORD (0-1)–Dylan Gantz 5-16 0-0 11, Burgey 3-10 1-1 9, Minks 1-12 0-0 3, Tai Hildebrand 0-3 0-1 0, Rodriguez 1-8 2-4 4, Josh Hildebrand 1-3 0-0 2, Sheets 2-4 0-0 4, Harter 0-1 1-2 1, Totals 13-57 4-8 34

ST. JOHN (1-0)–Toby Woolf 5-10 4-7 14, Elijah Delp 5-9 2-4 12, Fernandez 4-8 0-0 9, Calleros 3-7 1-3 7, Dunn 2-7 0-0 4, Smith 1-6 0-0 3, Drake 1-2 0-0 2, Son 0-1 0-0 0, Totals 21-50 7-14 53 

3-pointers–S 4-23 (Burgey 2-4, Minks 1-9, Gantz 1-2, Tai Hildebrand 0-3, Rodriguez 0-4, Sheets 0-1); SJ 4-12 (Calleros 2-4, Fernandez 1-5, Smith 1-2, Dunn 0-1). Rebounds–S 35 (Burgey 7, Josh Hildebrand 7); SJ 24 (Delp 9). Steals–S 6 (Gantz 2, Rodriguez 2); SJ 3 (Fernandez 2). Assists–S 7 (Minks 2, Josh Hildebrand 2); SJ 6 (Smith 3)

ST. JOHN GIRLS 38, STAFFORD 20

ST. JOHN – St. John's girls offset a lack of practice time with a solid 38-20 non-league basketball victory over Stafford. Heidi Fisher scored eight points with seven rebounds, seven steals and five assists. Darby Smith scored nine points. Payton Meyer and Kaylynn Claussen each grabbed eight rebounds.

"I was pleased with the rebounding of guards Payton Meyer and Heidi Fisher," said St. John coach Danny Smith. "Zayreli Reyes had several nice drives to the basket for scores. We played hard as a team, but need to get better in a hurry. We shot 29% and missed 40 shots, many of them right at the basket."

The Tigers had missed practice time due to numbers, injuries and illnesses. 

"This was the first full-court basketball we've been able to play since the season began," Smith said. "We've been practicing with four-to-six healthy players. It's difficult to improve when you're struggling to stay healthy. We weren't in the shape we want to be in. This probably had something to do with our shooting struggles. We will get there."  

St. John (1-0) plays No. 2 ranked Spearville Monday at Larned's Gene Keady Classic.

"Playing a better team will make us play much better and we will," Smith said. "We're happy to be back in the gym playing games. 

Stafford 9 6 2 3 – 20

St. John 10 10 11 7  – 38

STAFFORD (0-1)–Irus Llanza 7, Emily Green 6

ST. JOHN (1-0)–Darby Smith 9, Heidi Fisher 8, Kaylynn Claussen 6, Zayreli Reyes 6,  Payton Meyer 5, Bailee Hudson 3.

3-pointers–SJ 1-9 (Smith 1-3, Reyes 0-1, Hudson 0-2, Meyer 0-3)