ST. JOHN 58, STAFFORD 38
ST. JOHN — The No. 1 ranked 1A St. John Tigers roared past Stafford 58-38 in Friday's non-league basketball game. All-league Tanner Halling scored 15 points and Marshall Woolf scored 14 points. The Tigers (1-0) led 17-9 after one quarter and 36-10 at halftime.
Stafford's Ethan Hildebrand scored 24 points to spark the Trojans.
Stafford 9 4 10 15 — 38
St. John 17 19 12 10 — 58
STAFFORD (0-1)—Ethan Hildebrand 9 4-5 24; Lowther 2 2-2 7; Sammons 2 0-0 4; Burgy 0 1-2 1; Herrera 0 1-2 1; Schreiber 0 0-1 0; Totals 13 9-12 38.
ST. JOHN (1-0)—Tanner Halling 7 1-4 15; Marshall Woolf 4 5-9 14; Ortiz 1 7-8 9; Fisher 2 2-5 6; Collin Halling 1 2-4 4; Toby Woolf 2 0-0 4; Delp 1 0-1 2; Dunn 0 2-2 2; Calleros 1 0-0 2; Totals 19 19-33 58.
3-pointers—Stafford 3 (E. Hildebrand 2, Lowther 1); SJ 1 (M. Woolf 1).
ST. JOHN 55, STAFFORD 35
ST. JOHN — St. John's Darby Smith scored 15 points and Erin Crissman added 14 points as the Tiger girls downed Stafford 55-35 in Friday's non-league basketball game.
Angel Burgey led Stafford with 11 points and Kailey Flores added nine points.
Stafford 6 13 6 10 — 35
St. John 17 21 11 6 — 55
STAFFORD (0-1)—Angel Burgey 5 0-0 11; Flores 4 1-2 9; Green 2 4-10 8; Mariah Burgey 1 0-0 2; Morgan 1 0-0 2; Hildebrand 1 1-2 3; Totals 14 6-14 35.
ST. JOHN (1-0)—Darby Smith 7 0-0 15; Crissman 7 0-0 14; Bree Meyer 4 0-0 10; Payton Meyer 3 0-2 6; Hudson 2 0-0 4; Hacker 1 0-0 2; Portillo 0 4-6 4; Totals 24 4-8 55.
PAWNEE HEIGHTS 64, FOWLER 19
ROZEL — Pawnee Heights coasted past Fowler 64-19 in Friday's non-league basketball game. Tiger Adam Hands scored 13 points, Fabian Flores 12 and Harrison VanMeter added 10. The Tigers (1-0) play Natoma at the Natoma Tournament Monday. The Tigers have captured the Natoma Tournament the past few years.
Fowler 4 4 3 8 — 19
P. Heights 17 15 17 15 — 64
PAWNEE HEIGHTS (1-0)—Adam Hands 4 4-4 13; Fabian Flores 5 0-0 12; Harrison VanMeter 5 0-0 10; Colglazier 4 1-2 9; Carlson 3 0-2 6; Peterson 3 0-0 6; Henbest 2 0-0 4; Ryan 1 0-0 2; Amspacker 1 0-0 2; Totals 28 5-8 64.
PAWNEE HEIGHTS 62, FOWLER 7
ROZEL — The Pawnee Heights girls coasted past Fowler 62-7 in Friday's non-league basketball game. Tigers Madison Polson and Jaden Carlson each scored 25 points.
"The girls went in expecting to win and set the tone for the season," said Pawnee Heights coach Hannah Rasmussen. "They work extremely well all together and had many steals. Fowler's girls showed great sportsmanship."
PAWNEE HEIGHTS (1-0)—Polson 25, Carlson 25, Scott 6, Cordero 4, Rios-Valles 2.
NESS CITY 51, MACKSVILLE 46
MACKSVILLE — Macksville's 20-point fourth quarter nearly rallied past defending 2A state champion Ness City in a 51-46 Central Prairie League basketball setback.
The Mustangs (0-1, 0-1 CPL) outscored the Eagles 20-10, but came up shy. Cleven Huggins scored 15 points and hauled down 10 rebounds. Harley Blaske scored nine points and grabbed 10 rebounds. Ryan Kuckelman had seven points and 10 rebounds.
Ness City's Taylor Cable scored 14 points.
Ness City 14 14 13 10 — 51
Macksville 7 6 13 20 — 46
NESS CITY (1-0)—Cable 7-11 0-0 14; Guzman 4-12 3-7 11; Easton Seib 3-10 0-1 8; Schreiber 3-10 0-1 6; Lopez 2-5 0-0 4; Delaney 1-8 2-6 4; Stoecklein 1-4 0-2 2; Fehrenbach 1-2 0-1 2; Jackson Seib 0-2 0-3 0; Totals 21-51 6-22 51.
MACKSVILLE (0-1)—Huggins 7-16 1-2 15; Blaske 4-10 1-2 9; Kuckelman 3-5 1-4 7; Acosta 2-12 0-0 4; Bissell 2-4 0-2 4; Johnson 2-4 0-0 4; Barron 1-8 0-0 3; Totals 21-62 3-10 46.
3-pointers—NC 3-16 (E. Seib 2-7, Schreiber 1-3, Guzman 0-1, J. Seib 0-2, Stoecklein 0-3); M 1-9 (Barron 1-4, Acosta 0-5); Rebounds—NC 41 (E. Seib 10); M 38 (Kuckelman 11); Assists—NC 10 (Guzman 5); M 13 (Blaske 7); Steals—NC 9 (E. Seib 3); M 8 (Kuckelman 4). TO—NC 19, M 19.
NESS CITY 54, MACKSVILLE 33
MACKSVILLE — Macksville freshman Lupita Galan enjoyed a memorable debut with 16 rebounds, 11 points and three steals in a 54-33 Central Prairie basketball loss to Ness City Friday.
Macksville's Abi Ibarra added 10 points.
Ness City 17 15 8 14 — 54
Macksville 2 16 9 6 — 33
MACKSVILLE (0-1)—Galan 4-12 3-6 11; Abi Ibarra 4-8 2-4 10; Garcia 3-8 2-2 8; Mendez 0-2 0-0 0; Clawson 0-2 2-2 2; Yoselin Ibarra 0-3 0-0 0; Kuckelman 0-2 1-2 1; Duncan 0-6 0-1 0; Hottovy 0-2 0-0 0; Holguin 0-2 1-2 1; Totals 11-47 11-19 33.
3-pointers—M 0-2 (Duncan 0-2); Rebounds—M 40 (Galan 16); Assists—M 3 (Y. Ibarra 1, Kuckelman 1, Duncan 1); Steals—M 11 (Galan 3).
ELLINWOOD 52, LACROSSE 37
LACROSSE — Ellinwood's Ashtin Klepper led three players in double figures with 19 points as the Eagles downed LaCrosse's girls 52-37 in Friday's Central Prairie League basketball game. Ellinwood's Mya Maxwell scored 13 points and Daphne Doll added 10 points.
The Eagles outscored the Leopards 13-2 in the first quarter and 17-6 in the third quarter.
Ellinwood 13 13 17 9 —52
LaCrosse 2 13 6 16 — 37
ELLINWOOD (1-0)—Klepper 7 4-5 19; Maxwell 5 1-1 13; Doll 2 6-13 10; McReynolds 2 0-6 4; Dimitt 1 2-8 4; Simpson 1 0-0 2; Totals 18 13-33 52.
LACROSSE (0-1)—Herrman 4 2-5 10; Ryersee 4 0-0 8; Wagner 1 0-0 2; Mongeau 0 1-2 1; H. Showalter 2 1-3 6; Marvin 1 1-1 4; Seltman 0 2-3 2; Baalman 0 1-2 1; S. Showalter 0 1-2 1, Webster 1 0-0 2; Totals 13 9-18 37.
LACROSSE 50, ELLINWOOD 45
LACROSSE — LaCrosse's boys converted nine 3-pointers to outscore Ellinwood 27-12 from long range to outlast the Eagles 50-45 in Friday's Central Prairie League basketball opener. LaCrosse's Hunter Morgan scored 18 points.
Ellinwood freshmen Britton Dutton scored 15 points and Tyler Stuhlsatz added nine points.
Ellinwood 10 7 16 12 —45
LaCrosse 17 4 16 13 — 50
ELLINWOOD (0-1)—Britton Dutton 6 2-3 15; Tyler Stuhlsatz 4 1-1 9; Knop 3 2-2 8; Scheck 3 0-1 6; Niles 1 0-0 3; Doll 1 0-0 2; Totals 19 5-7 45.
LACROSSE (1-0)—Morgan 5 6-11 18; Pierce 3 0-0 9; Herrman 3 1-3 9; Depperschmidt 2 0-0 5; Day 1 1-4 3; Patterson 1 0-0 3; Showalter 0 1-4 1; Totals 16 9-22 50.
3-pointers—L 9 (Pierce 3, Morgan 2, Herrman 2, Depperschmidt 1, Patterson 1); E 4 (Stuhlsatz 2, Dutton 1, Niles 1).
OTIS-BISON 59, WILSON 31
OTIS — Otis-Bison's Maddie Wiltse dominated with 30 points, 20 in the first half, to spark the Cougars past LaCrosse 59-31 in Friday's Central Prairie League basketball game.
The No. 8 state-ranked 1A Cougars (1-0) roared ahead 35-15 at halftime. Cristen Trapp scored 12 points and Cora Anderson added 11 points.
Wilson 9 6 13 3 — 31
Otis-Bison 21 14 12 12 — 59
WILSON (0-1)—Hanzlick 5 1-2 13; Criswell 4 0-2 8; Bohnen 3 0-0 6; Jones 2 0-0 4; Larsen 0 0-2 0; Totals 14 1-6 31.
OTIS-BISON (1-0)—Wiltse 13 3-4 30; Trapp 6 0-3 12; Anderson 5 1-4 11; Maier 2 2-4 6; Totals 26 5-16 59.
3-pointers—OB 1 (Wiltse 1); W 2 (Hanzlick 2).
WILSON 39, OTIS-BISON 34
OTIS — Otis-Bison's Jayce Kohls kept the Cougars close in an 18-point effort. But Wilson outlasted the Cougars 39-34 in Friday's non league basketball game. Wilson outscored the Cougars 10-2 from the free throw line despite 10 of 28 shooting.
Otis-Bison's Ethan Schneider added 12 points. Wilson's Garrett Theilen scored 13 points.
Wilson 5 13 9 12 — 39
Otis-Bison 2 10 11 11 — 34
WILSON (1-0)—Theilen 5 2-4 13; Hughes 3 4-12 10; Camryn Eberhart 3 1-3 7; Hlad 1 2-4 4; Weinhold 2 1-5 5; Totals 15 9-28 39.
OTIS-BISON (0-1)—Kohls 7 0-0 18; Schneider 5 0-0 12; Christian Roth 1 0-0 2; Thille 0 1-2 1; Nathan Roth 0 1-2 1; Totals 13 2-4 34.
3-pointers—OB 6 (Kohls 4, Schneider 2).
