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Ellinwood, Otis-Bison to meet for Fairfield titles
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FAIRFIELD FALCON CLASSIC

FRIDAY GIRLS—1ST—Otis-Bison 44, Ellinwood 23; 3RD—Pretty Prairie 43, Ashland 8; 5TH—Fairfield 31, Flinthills 29; 7TH—Stafford 39, Chase 21

FRIDAY BOYS—1ST—Ellinwood 65, Otis-Bison 31; 3RD—Flinthills vs. Ashland;; 5TH—Stafford 47, Pretty Prairie 36; 7TH—Fairfield vs. Chase

THURSDAY GIRLS—Otis-Bison 38, Pretty Prairie 29; Ellinwood 34, Ashland 21; Flinthills 59, Chase 36; Fairfield 50, Stafford 40

THURSDAY BOYS—Otis-Bison 58, Flinthills 49; Ellinwood 61, Ashland 46; Pretty Prairie def. Chase; Stafford def. Fairfield

TUESDAY GIRLS—Ellinwood 67, Stafford 29; Ashland 34, Fairfield 21; TUESDAY BOYS—Ellinwood 55, Fairfield 32; Ashland 64,. Stafford 56 

MONDAY GIRLS—Otis-Bison 50, Flinthills 31; Pretty Prairie 50, Chase 18; MONDAY BOYS—Otis-Bison 47, Chase 25; Flinthills 69, Pretty Prairie 62

OTIS-BISON 38, PRETTY PRAIRIE 29 — All-league Maddie Wiltse dominated inside with 20 points and outstanding rebounding and defense for a 38-29 semifinal victory over Pretty Prairie in Thursday's Fairfield Falcon Classic. The Cougars (3-0) play Ellinwood (3-0) in Friday's championship game. Cora Anderson added nine points.

Jorah Harbaugh led the Bulldogs with eight points. The Bulldogs outscored the Cougars 15-0 on 3-pointers.

Otis-Bison 12 7 9 10 — 38

Pretty Prairie 6 5 11 7 — 29

OTIS-BISON (3-0)—Maddie Wiltse 8 4-4 20; Anderson 4 1-5 9; Maier 1 0-0 2; Trapp 3 1-1 7; Totals 16 6-10 38.

PRETTY PRAIRIE (2-1)—A. Young 2 0-0 6; B. Young 1 0-0 2; White 1  0-0 2; Gabi Unruh 0 1-2 1; Hendrickson 2 0-0 5; Harbaugh 3 0-1 8; Vogl 2 0-0 5; Totals 10 4-6 29. 

3-pointers—PP 5 (A. Young 2, Harbaugh 2, Hendrickson 1).

OTIS-BISON 58, FLINTHILLS 49

LANGDON — Otis-Bison outscored Flinthills 18-4 in the final 51/2 minutes to rally for a 58-49 semifinal victory over Rosalia Flinthills. Flinthills led 45-40 with 5:33 left. Cougar Dalton Regan drilled back-to-back 3-pointers for a 50-49 lead. Regan and Jayce Kohls each scored six points down the stretch and Peytan Butler scored four points, including a key steal and layup for a 54-49 lead. 

Otis-Bison 15 15 10 18 — 58

Flinthills 11 22 10 6 — 49

OTIS-BISON (2-1)—Kohls 8 2-2 19; Dalton Regan 4 2-2 12; Butler 4 2-2 11; Schneider 2 0-0 4; Christian Roth 1 0-0 2; Thille 2 0-1 4; Christian Roth 1 0-0 2; Totals 24 6-7 58.

FLINTHILLS (1-2)—Lowmaster 9 1-2 20; Bugner 5 2-2 14; Becker 2 2-2 7; Morse 3 0-2 6; Sorum 1 0-0 2; Totals 20 5-8 49.

3-pointers—OB 4 (Regan 2, Kohls 1, Butler 1), F 4 (Bugner 2, Lowmaster 1, Becker 1).

ELLINWOOD 61, ASHLAND 46 — Ellinwood standout David Hammeke returned in the nick of time with a 20-point effort that sparked the Eagles past Ashland 61-46 in Thursday's Fairfield Falcon Classic basketball semifinal. Ellinwood (2-1) plays rival Otis-Bison in Friday's 7:30 p.m. championship game. Freshman sensation Britton Dutton scored 17 points.

The Eagles led 36-18 with a dominating first half. Grady led Ashland with 13 points.

Ellinwood 18 18 9 14 — 61

Ashland 8 10 18 10 — 46

ELLINWOOD (2-1) — Britton Dutton 7 3-6 17; Hammeke 9 2-4 20; Knop 2 2-4 6; Niles 1 0-0 3; Scheck 2 0-2 4; Stuhlsatz 11 1-2 11; Totals 25 8-18 61.

ASHLAND (1-2) — Grady 5 1-4 13; McPhail 3 0-1 6; Branson 5 1-3 11; Brown 3 1-2 7; Amaya 1 0-0 2; Totals 19 4-12 46.

3-pointers—E 3 (Stuhlsatz 2, Niles 1), A 4 (Grady 2, Branson 2).

ELLINWOOD 34, ASHLAND 21

LANGDON — All-league Mya Maxwell dominated with a sparkling 17-point effort to lead Elinwood's girls past Ashland in Thursday's semifinals of the Fairfield Falcon Classic. The Eagles (3-0) play No. 8 state-ranked 1A Otis-Bison in Friday's championship game. Ashtin Klepper added six points.

The game was dominated by defense. Ellinwood's interior defense shut down Ashland and held the Bluejays to eight points after halftime. MacKenzie Walker led Ashland with 11 points.

Ellinwood 10 6 7 11 — 34

Ashland 6 6 4 4 — 21

ELLINWOOD (3-0) — Maxwell 5-26 6-7 17; Klepper 3-9 0-2 6; Doll 2-5 1-3 5; Dimitt 1-6 2-4 4;  Baker 1-1 0-2 2; Schessiger 0-1 0-0 0; Simpson 0-2 0-1 0, Totals 12-50 9-19 34.

ASHLAND (1-2) —MacKenzie Walker 11; Milburn 6; Cramer 4..

3-pointers—E 1-17 (Maxwell 1-13, Klepper 0-1, Simpson 0-1, Dimitt 0-2), A (Walker 1).

STAFFORD 55, FAIRFIELD 30 — Stafford's Nathan Lowther scored 16 points and Shawn Burgey (14) and Ethan Hildebrand (11) scored in double figures as the Trojans downed Fairfield 55-30 in the consolation round at the Fairfield Falcon Classic. 

Stafford 13 14 21 7 — 55

Fairfield7 7 6 10 — 30

STAFFORD (1-2) — Nathan Lowther 6 0-1 16; Shawn Burgey 4 3-4 14; Ethan Hildebrand 4 2-4 11; Valadez 3 0-0 6; Sammons 1 0-0 2; Herrera 1 0-0 2; Loya 1 0-0 2; Schreiber 0 1-2 1; Josh Hildebrand 0 1-2 1, Totals 20 7-13 55.

FAIRFIELD (0-3) —Haumont 2 4-7 8; Waters 2 1-5 6; Kalmar 3 0-0 6; Fowler 1 0-0 3; Cochran 1 0-0 2; Zongker 0 2-2 2; Fleming 0 2-5 2; Bankston 0 1-2 1; Totals 9 10-21 30.

3-pointers—F 2 (Waters 1, Fowler1), S 8 (Lowther 4, S. Burgey 3, E. Hildebrand 1). 

FAIRFIELD 50, STAFFORD 40 — Fairfield's Bailey Bayse scored 18 points and the Falcons outscored Stafford 18-12 in the fourth quarter for a 50-40 consolation victory over Stafford's girls in the Fairfield Falcon Classic.

Stafford (0-3) was paced by Emily Green with 11 points and Mariah Burgey and Jayci Hildebrand each scored seven points.

Stafford 9 5 14 12 — 40

Fairfield 10 6 16 18 — 50

FAIRFIELD (1-2) —Bayse 7 4-6 18; Smyth 4 3-6 11; Kaylie Combs 5 1-2 11; Schwertfeger 2 2-4 6; Bauman 0 0-2 0; McMillin 2 0-0 4; Totals 20 10-18 50.

STAFFORD (0-3) —Green 2 6-10 11; Mariah Burgey 2 2-4 7; Hildebrand 3 1-2 7; Angel Burgey 1 3-6 5; Morgan 2 0-0 5; Flores 1 1-2 3; Deel 1 0-0 2; Totals 12 13-24 40.

3-pointers—S 3 (Green 1, Morgan 1, M. Burgey 1). 


RUSSELL AMOS MORRIS CLASSIC 

FRIDAY GIRLS—Ulysses vs. Ellsworth, 3; Plainville vs. Beloit St. John’s, 6:30; FRIDAY BOYS—Ellsworth vs. Beloit St. John’s, 4:45; Ulysses vs. Plainville, 8:15

THURSDAY GIRLS—Smith Center 54, Russell 39; Central Plains 57, Phillipsburg 37; THURSDAY BOYS—Russell 56, Smith Center 44; Phillipsburg 38, Central Plains 37

TUESDAY GIRLS—Beloit St. John’s 50, Ulysses 31; Plainville 41, Ellsworth 34; TUESDAY BOYS—Ulysses 69, Beloit St. John’s 40; Plainville 52, Ellsworth 31

MONDAY GIRLS—Central Plains 75, Smith Center 17; Phillipsburg 71, Russell 41; MONDAY BOYS—Central Plains 32, Smith Center 23; Phillipsburg 62, Russell 61

CENTRAL PLAINS 57, PHILLIPSBURG 37 — All-stater Emily Ryan scored 23 points to spark the Central Plains Oilers to their 114th consecutive basketball victory with a 57-37 win over Phillipsburg in the Russell Amos Morris semifinals. Ryan has scored 2,384 career points, fifth all-time among girls. The Oilers play Plainville in Saturday's championship game.

Oiler Delaney Rugan scored 11 points and Kassidy Nixon and Addison Crites each added 10 points.

Central Plains 17 15 19 6 — 57

Phillipsburg 7 13 5 12 — 37

CENTRAL PLAINS (3-0)—Emily Ryan 10 1-1 23; Lamatsch 1 0-0 3; Nixon 4 0-0 10; Rugan 5 1-4 11; Crites 4 2-2 10; Totals 24 4-7 57.

PHILLIPSBURG (2-1)—Sides 4 3-3 12; Wells 3 0-0 8; Schneider 5 1-5 11;  Solida 1 0-0 3; Babcock 1 1-2 3; Totals 14 5-10 37.

3-pointers—CP 5 (Ryan 2, Nixon 2, Lamatsch 1), P 4 (Wells 2, Sides 1, Solida 1).

PHILLIPSBURG 38, CENTRAL PLAINS 37

RUSSELL — Phillipsburg's Dibble converted the game-winning field goal with 35 seconds left to lift the Panthers past underdog Central Plains 38-37 in Thursday's semifinals of the Russell Amos Morris Classic. The Oilers led 28-22 after three quarters and 32-27 with a few minutes left.

The Oilers (1-2) worked an effective patient offense to nearly upset the Panthers. Jerred Bieberle converted a free throw for a 37-36 lead after Tyler Holmes stole the ball.

Central Plains 6 12 10 9 — 37

Phillipsburg 10 6 6 16 — 38

CENTRAL PLAINS (1-2)—Bieberle 1 5-5 7; Heredia 4 3-4 11; Hurley 2 0-0 5; Kitchen 2 0-0 4; Holmes 3 2-4 8; Lamatsch 1 0-0 2; Totals 13 10-13 37.

PHILLIPSBURG (2-1)—Ty Sides 2 0-0 5; Miller 2 0-0 4; Joel Ford 2 0-0 5; Jeremy Ford 2 0-0 4; Keeten 5 0-0 12; Dibble 3 2-2 8; Totals 16 2-2 38.

3-pointers—CP (Bieberle, Heredia), P 4 (Keeten 2, Joel Ford 1, Ty Sides 1).

SMITH CENTER 54, RUSSELL 39

Smith Center 8 20 13 13 — 54

Russell 8 8 8 15 — 39

SMITH CENTER—Frieling 6 5-9 17; Renfschler 3 6-11 12; Pfortmiller 5 0-1 10; Kirchhoff 4 0-0 9; Hrabe 1 1-2 3; Maydew 1 1-2 3; Totals 20 13-25 54. 

RUSSELL—Reeves 6 1-5 13; Peeler 2 4-6 8; Dortland 2 0-0 6; Stierlen 2 1-2 5; Wagner 1 2-2 4; Schulte 1 0-0 3;  Totals 14 8-15 39.

3-pointers—SC 1 (Kirchhoff 1); R 3 (Dortand 2, Schulte 1).

RUSSELL 56, SMITH CENTER 44

Smith Center 12 10 14 8 — 44

Russell 15 13 14 14 — 56

SMITH CENTER—Colby 7 0-0 18; Montgomery 6 0-2 12; Long 3 3-5 9; Lambert 1 0-1 3; Jeselle 0 2-4 2; Totals 16 5-12 44.

RUSSELL—Walston 5 5-8 16; Pospichal 5 2-2 13; Ulrich 3 2-6 8; Gibson 1 3-4 6; Leiker 1 1-3 3; Lobsdom 1 0-0 3; Ewen 1 0-0 3; Sohn 2 0-1 4; Totals 19 13-24 56.

3-pointers—SC 5 (Colby 4, Lambert 1); R 5 (Ewen 1, Lobsdom 1, Pospichal 1, Gibson 1, Walston 1).


LARNED KEADY CLASSIC 

FRIDAY GIRLS—Bucklin 37, St. John 29; Spearville vs. Macksville; FRIDAY BOYS—St. John vs. Hoisington; Spearville vs. Larned

THURSDAY GIRLS—Kiowa County 56, Hoisington 31; Kinsley 47. Larned 31; THURSDAY BOYS—Kiowa County 64, Bucklin 52; Macksville 48, Kinsley 39

TUESDAY GIRLS—St. John 40, Kiowa County 34; Bucklin 46, Hoisington 28; TUESDAY BOYS—St. John 54, Kiowa County 38; Hoisington 81, Bucklin 62 

MONDAY GIRLS—Spearville 54, Kinsley 32; Macksville 57, Larned 48; MONDAY BOYS—Spearville 71, Kinsley 54; Larned 54, Macksville 31

KIOWA CO. 56, HOISINGTON 31 — Kiowa County's Addison Sherer scored 19 points and Sabrina Thomas added 12 points as the Chiefs pulled away from Hoisington in Thursday's consolation basketball game at the Gene Keady Classic.

Hoisington (0-3) was led by Keeley Wolf with seven points and Livey Brewer added six points. The Cardinals converted 9 of 50 field goals and 12 of 25 free throws.  The Cardinals forced 36 Mavericks turnovers.

Hoisington 2 11 6 12 — 31

Kiowa Co. 7 12 13 24  — 56

HOISINGTON (0-3)—Wolf 2 2-3 7; Brewer 2 2-2 6; Gonzalez 2 1-4 5; Schneider 0 2-2 2; Colson 2 0-2 4; Brack 0 2-8 2; Romeiser 1 0-0 2; Dolecheck 0 2-2 2; Romeiser 1 0-0 2; Guthrie 0 1-2 1; Totals 9-50 12-25 31.

KIOWA CO (2-1) —Addison Sherer 7 3-4 19; Thomas 2 8-11 12; Rhodes 3 4-6 11; Heinson 2 2-6 6; Heft 2 0-0 5; Thompson 1 1-3 3; Totals 17-54 18-30 56.

3-pointers—H 1 (Wolf 1), KC 4 (Sherer 2, Heft 1, Rhodes 1).

KINSLEY 47, LARNED 31 – Kinsley’s 5-7 Josena Frame poured through 26 points and led the Lady Coyotes in rebounding and assists as the Coyotes roared past Larned 47-31 in Thursday’s consolation round.

Larned connected on 10 of 34 field goals and  10 of 22 free throws. In the second half, the Indians once missed 13 consecutive shots. Kinsley forged a 26-18 halftime after leading 9-6 after one quarter.

“We play pretty well until we get tired, then we start fouling and making turnovers,” said Larned coach Larned coach Ashley Crosby. “Because of our short bench we have to improve our conditioning.”

Kinsley’s Cindy Ibarra added 13 points. The Coyotes made 18 of 45 field goal attempts and 8 of 11 free throws.

Larned (0-3) was paced by Eden Evers with 11 points and Julie Tapia added eight points. The Cardinals play Hoisington at 12:30 p.m. Saturday for seventh place.

Kinsley 10 16 15 6 — 47

Larned 6 10 8 3  — 31

KINSLEY (2-1)—Frame 9 7-9 26; Ibarra 5 1-2 13; Kenyon 1 0-0 2; Saenz 2 0-0 4;  Ruiz 1 0-0 2; Totals 18-45 8-11 47.

LARNED (0-3)—Evers 4 3-5 11; Tapia 2 4-8 8; Grandy 1 2-6 4; Hagerman 1 1-3 4; Krehbiel 1 0-0 2; Myrick 1 0-0 2; Totals 10-34 10-22 31.

3-pointers—K 3 (Frame 3), L 1 (Hagerman 1).

MACKSVILLE 48, KINSLEY 39 — Macksville's Simon Acosta converted four 3-pointers and scored 14 points and Harley Blaske added 10 points as the Mustangs downed Kinsley 48-39 in Thursday's consolation game. Kinsley's Levi Haynes scored 15 points. 

Macksville 14 15 13 6 — 48

Kinsley 10 6 4 19 — 39

MACKSVILLE (1-2)—Acosta 5 0-0 14; Blaske 4 1-2 10; Barron 2 2-2 7; Huggins 2 3-6 7; Bissell 1 5-5 7; Kuckelman 0 1-3 1; Johnson 1 0-1 2; Totals 15 12-19 48.

KINSLEY (0-3)—Sexton 1 0-0 3; Bowman 2 1-2 5; Gleason 2 3-4 8; Haynes 4 4-4 15; Beggs 0 0-1 0; Taylor 2 1-4 5; Schmidt 1 1-2 5; Totals 12 10-17 39.

KIOWA CO. 64, BUCKLIN 52

Kiowa Co. 16 19 10 19 — 64

Bucklin 6 14 13 19 — 52

KIOWA CO—.Boyles 8 4-4 20; Deterding 5 0-1 10; Pore 2 0-2 6; Pore 0 2-2 2; Smith 1 0-0 2; Brack 2 0-0 4; Zenger 4 0-2 9; Tedder 1 0-0 2; Ballard 2 2-3 6; Lingafelter 1 0-0 3; Totals 26 8-14 62.

BUCKLIN—Price 8 0-0 18; Bowman 3 3-4 10; Stout 4 0-0 8; Green 3 1-2 8; Ellis 3 0-2 6; Lindsay 1 0-0 2; Totals 22 4-8 52. 

3-pointers—KC 4 (Pore 2, Zenger 1, Lingafelter 1); B ()


NATOMA TOURNAMENT

FRIDAY—Pawnee Heights vs. Western Plains, 3; Palco vs. Natoma, 6

TUESDAY GIRLS—Pawnee Heights 34, Palco 29; Western Plains 22,. Natoma 13; TUESDAY BOYS—Pawnee Heights 75, Palco 52; Western Plains 27,  Natoma 26

MONDAY GIRLS—Pawnee Heights 38, Natoma 15; Palco 24, Western Plains 15; MONDAY BOYS—Pawnee Heights 61, Natoma 48; Western Plains def. Palco