HAVEN GIRLS 54, HOISINGTON 42 — Hoisington trailed 11-0, but made No. 10 state-ranked Haven work for a 54-42 Central Kansas League basketball victory over the Cardinals. Hoisington's Kelsi Maier and Marley Bittel each scored 10 points.
The Cardinals (5-11, 0-4 CKL) will seek to snap a winless league season against Nickerson (1-16, 0-4 CKL) Friday for Winter Homecoming.
Haven's powerhouse tandem dominated inside. Avery Brawner scored 22 points and Sienna DeFrain added 20 points.
Hoisington 13 12 7 10 — 42
Haven 21 7 17 9 — 54
HOISINGTON (5-11, 0-4)—Bittel 10, Maier 10, Lutters 8, Wilkens 6, Crawford 4, Tarlton 4
HAVEN (12-4, 3-2)—Avery Brawner 22, Sienna DeFrain 20, Holzrichter 4, Popp 3, Idacavage 2
HAVEN 49, HOISINGTON 27 — Hoisington's Mason Martin scored 15 points in a brilliant offensive night as Central Kansas League leader Haven pulled away for a 49-27 victory over the Cardinals.
The Cardinals (8-8, 1-3 CKL) will welcome Nickerson (2-15, 0-5) for Winter Homecoming Friday. Nickerson has lost 68-66 to Kingman and 61-59 to Halstead the past two nights.
No. 2 state-ranked 3A Haven (15-1, 5-0 CKL) was paced by Jacob Borntrager with 19 points and super point guard Nash Wray added 12 points.
Hoisington 5 8 12 2 — 27
Haven 13 11 11 14 — 49
HOISINGTON (8-8, 1-3)—Mason Martin 15, Galla 4, Thompson 4, Tarlton 2, Merlau 2
HAVEN (15-1, 5-0)—Brontrager 19, Nash Wray 12, Ritchie 7, Rinehart 6, Nisly 3, Jacques 2
ST. JOHN GIRLS 68, OTIS-BISON 27 — St. John's Lily Brummer (15), Reagan Bonner (14), Mia Meyer (12), Jalyn Fisher (11), Lydia Reed (10) scored in double figures to power the Tigers past Otis-Bison 68-27 in Tuesday's Central Prairie League basketball game. The Tigers used pressure defense to fuel a fast-paced offense.
Defending Central Prairie League champion St. John (12-5, 6-1 CPL) takes a half-game lead over Central Plains (13-3, 5-1 CPL) and Ellinwood (14-2, 5-1 CPL)
Otis-Bison's Allie Smith scored nine points and Destiny Mitchell added eight points.
St. John 12 20 18 18 — 68
Otis-Bison 3 8 11 5 — 27
ST. JOHN (12-5, 6-1)—Brummer 7 1-2 15, Bonner 6 (2) 0-0 14, Jalyn Fisher 5 (1) 0-2 11, Reed 5 0-3 10, Mia Meyer 5 (1) 1-2 12, Averi Fisher 0 2-2 2, Gracia 1 0-0 2, Rockenbach 1 0-0 2, Totals 30 (4) 4-11 68
OTIS-BISON (4-12, 1-4)—Allie Smith 3 3-4 9, Mitchell 3 2-8 8, Croisant 3 0-1 6, Grace Smith 1 0-0 2, Holman 1 0-0 2, Totals 11 5-13 27
OTIS-BISON 45, ST. JOHN 41 — Otis-Bison's Kelson Juno and Louis McVey each scored 13 points as the Cougars surprised Central Prairie League co-leader St. John 45-41 Tuesday. The Cougars (7-10, 3-3) outscored the Tigers 13-8 in the fourth quarter. The Cougars made five 3-pointers for a 15-6 scoring edge.
St. John standout Emmett Delp scored 19 points, but converted 5 of 12 free throws. The Tigers (12-6, 5-2 CPL) drop behind Central Plains (13-4, 5-1) and
Victoria (9-6, 5-1) in the Central Prairie League standings. The Tigers converted 13 of 25 free throws.
St. John 11 12 10 8 — 41
Otis-Bison 18 7 7 13 — 45
ST. JOHN (12-6, 5-2)—Emmett Delp 6 (2) 5-12 19, Reyes 2 5-9 9, Mawhirter 2 2-2 6, Vieux 2 1-2 5, Easton Alpers 1 0-0 2, Totals 13 (2) 13-25 41
OTIS-BISON (7-10, 3-3)—Kelson Juno 6 1-3 13, McVey (4) 1-2 13, Alloway 2 1-2 5, Ochs-Lohrey 2 1-4 5, Cortez 2 0-0 4, Hoopingarner (1) 0-0 3, Cory 1 0-0 2, Totals 18 (5) 4-11 45
MACKSVILLE 66, KINSLEY 43 — Macksville sparkplug Diego Esparza contributed 27 points, seven rebounds, six steals and five assists in a 66-43 Central Prairie League basketball victory over Kinsley.
Kendall Grippin enjoyed a perfect 4-of-4 shooting game with 2-2 free throws for 13 points. Hector Gomez added 11 points. Nolan Adams blocked three shots.
Macksville 17 16 24 9 — 66
Kinsley 8 6 20 9 — 43
MACKSVILLE (13-4, 5-2)—Esparza 11-24 (0-4) 5-8 27, Grippin 4-4 (3-3) 2-2 13, Gomez 4-14 (3-10) 0-0 11, Ibarra 1-3 (0-1) 2-2 4, Adams 3-9 0-0 6, Marquez 0-0 0-2 0, Holguin 0-2 1-2 1, Guevara 1-6 (0-1) 2-5 4, Totals 24-62 (6-19) 12-21 66
MACKSVILLE GIRLS 46, KINSLEY 28 — Macksville's Isabela Ortiz scored 17 points with three steals and three assists in a 46-28 victory over Kinsley in Tuesday's Central Prairie League basketball game.
Laney Butler contributed 11 points and six steals for Macksville (8-9, 4-3 CPL). Ava Chadd had six steals. Daniela Reyes grabbed nine rebounds with four steals. Heidy Ortiz had three steals. Kinsley dropped to 3-13, 1-4 CPL.
Macksville 11 13 8 14 — 46
Kinsley 11 5 2 10 — 28
MACKSVILLE (8-9, 4-3)—Isabela Ortiz 8-18 (1-3) 0-4 17, Laney Butler 5-7 1-2 11, Burr 0-1 0-0 0, Garcia 0-2 0-0 0, Reyes 1-12 2-4 4, Ava Chadd 2-5 (0-1) 0-0 4, Heidy Ortiz 2-5 (1-3) 2-2 7, Sebes 1-5 (1-2) 1-2 3, Totals 19-55 (3-9) 5-12 46
PAWNEE HEIGHTS GIRLS 44, DEERFIELD 30 — The Pawnee Heights girls (4-14) stayed hot with a 44-30 non-league basketball victory over Deerfield (4-14) Tuesday.
DEERFIELD 50, PAWNEE HEIGHTS 36 — Deerfield's boys (8-10) kept the Pawnee Heights boys winless with a 36-30 non-league basketball victory. There's hope because the Tigers (0-17) play at Chase (1-17) Feb. 18.
Deerfield's Cristian Botello scored 15 points and Colten Musil added 11 points. The Spartans converted 19 of 41 field goals.
DEERFIELD (8-10) (FG 3 FT TP)—Botello 5-12 (1-3) 4-4 15, Musil 5-8 (1-3) 0-0 11, Clymer 3-7 (0-2) 3-4 9, Nejera (2-6) 1-2 7, Reyes 1-3 (0-1) 0-0 2, Rivera (0-1) 0-0 0, Lira 3-4 0-0 6, Totals 19-41 (4-16)
LA CROSSE 59, CHASE 25 — La Crosse roared past the Chase Kats 59-25 in Tuesday's Central Prairie League basketball victory.
LA CROSSE GIRLS 55, CHASE 8 — The La Crosse girls downed the Chase Kats 55-8 in Tuesday's Central Prairie League basketball game.
