HESSTON GIRLS 58, HOISINGTON 24 — Hesston's all-state Kendall Brueggen dominated Hoisington with 26 points as the No. 1 ranked Swathers rolled to a 58-24 Central Kansas League basketball victory. The Swathers (6-0, 1-0 CKL) outscored the Cardinals 31-7 to open a 40-11 halftime lead.
Hoisington's Kelsi Maier scored eight points and converted 6-of-6 free throws to improve her 80% free throw average.
Hesston 23 17 9 9 — 58
Hoisington 6 5 9 4 — 24
HESSTON (6-0, 1-0)—Brueggen 26, Mason 6, Krehbiel 7, Proctor 7, Yoder 7, Reif 3, Grilliot 2
HOISINGTON (4-4, 0-1)—Maier 8, Bittel 7, Crawford 3, Lutters 3, Wilkens 1, Tarlton 1, Wilkens 1
HESSTON 40, HOISINGTON 34 — Hesston battled past Hoisington 40-34 in a competitive Central Kansas League basketball victory over Hoisington Tuesday.
Hesston's 6-foot-6 Reed Friesen scored 14 points and Asher Deutschendorf added 10 points in the ballgame dominated by superb defense.
Hoisington's Mason Martin scored 12 points and Jason Robinson added 11 points. Hoisington's 5-10 Jason Robinson defended Friesen with toughness.
The Cardinals were within 36-34 on Mason Martin's 3-pointer before Hesston converted four free throws.
"We're moving that bar in the right direction," said Hoisington coach Kyle Haxton. "Our toughness was unbelievable. Jason Robinson played unbelievably well. The first team to score 40 points would win."
Hesston 11 7 11 11 — 40
Hoisington 12 5 8 9 —34
HESSTON (6-0, 1-0)—Friesen 14, Deutschendorf 10, Unruh 5, Gonzales 5, Larson 3, Bartell 2, Lumbreras 1
HOISINGTON (3-5, 0-1)—Martin 12, Robinson 11, Galla 6, Merlau 5
MACKSVILLE 97, CHASE 24 — Macksville's Nolan Adams scored 26 points and seven rebounds and Diego Esparza contributed 23 points with 11 assists to spark a 97-24 Central Prairie League basketball victory over Chase.
Kendall Grippin contributed 15 points and eight assists. Hector Gomez dished out five assists. The Mustangs (7-2, 2-1 CPL) converted 43 of 73 field goals (69%). The Mustangs led 59-13 at halftime.
Chase 11 2 7 4 — 24
Macksville 33 26 30 8 — 97
CHASE (0-9, 0-5)—Carson, Linderliter, MacLaren, Wilnkelman, Cavender, Estabook, Hudson, Rice, Totals
MACKSVILLE (7-2, 2-1) (FG 3 FT TP)—Adams 12-16 2-4 26, Esparza 11-17 (0-4) 1-1 23, Grippin 7-11 (1-2) 0-0 15, Gomez 3-7 (1-4) 0-0 7, Ibarra 3-5 1-3 7, Guerrero 2-5 (1-4) 0-0 5; Granger 0-1 2-2 2; Marquez 0-3 (0-1) 1-2 1; Cardoza 1-4 (1-2) 0-0 3; Holguin 3-3 0-0 6, Burr 1-1 0-0 2, Totals 43-73 (4-17) 7-12 97
MACKSVILLE GIRLS 73, CHASE 15 — Macksville's Heidy Ortiz scored a career high 23 points as the Mustangs rolled past Chase 73-15 in Tuesday's Central Prairie League basketball game. Isabela Ortiz scored 15 points and Reyes, Laney Butler and Garcia each added eight points.
Chase's Maudie Bowen scored seven points.
Chase 4 3 5 3 — 15
Macksville 29 17 18 9 — 73
CHASE (0-9, 0-5) (FG 3 FT TP)—Maudie Bowen (1) 4-4 7; Riley Bowen (2) 0-0 6; Aurelia Bowen 0 2-2 2; Totals (3) 6-6 15
MACKSVILLE (4-3, 2-1) (FG 3 FT TP)—Heidy Ortiz 10 (2) 1-3 23, Isabela Ortiz 6 (1) 2-4 15, Reyes 4 0-0 8, Laney Butler 3 2-7 8, Garcia 4 0-0 8, Sebes 3 0-0 6, Keenan 0 3-4 3, Ava Chadd 1 0-0 2, Totals 31 (3) 8-18 73
STAFFORD 59, FAIRFIELD 50 — Stafford's Sam Lowther led a balanced Trojan offense with 16 points and Jacob Simmons (14) and Cody Knoche (13) scored in double figures for a 59-50 Heart of the Plains basketball victory over Fairfield. Stafford (3-4) outscored Fairfield 19-13 in the fourth quarter.
Stafford 16 7 17 19 — 59
Fairfield 11 11 15 13 — 50
STAFFORD (3-4) (FG 3 FT TP)—Lowther 4-16 (1-4) 7-12 16; Knoche 4-7 (1-1) 4-6 13; Simmons 5-12 (0-5) 4-6 14; Sedore 1-4 0-0 2; Diaz 2-9 (1-4) 4-6 9; Lima 2-6 (1-1) 0-2 5; Engelbrecht (0-1) 0-0 0; Baird (0-1) 0-0 0; Valadez (0-1) 0-0 0; Totals 18-57 (4-17) 19-32 59
FAIRFIELD GIRLS 46, STAFFORD 33 — Fairfield's Marissa Pugh scored 13 points to lead the Falcons past Stafford 46-33 in Tuesday's Heart of the Plains basketball game. The Falcons (3-4) converted 10 of 32 free throws.
Stafford 2 12 3 16 — 33
Fairfield 13 10 10 13 — 46
STAFFORD (2-5) —33
FAIRFIELD (3-4)—Pugh 5-10 (0-2) 3-10 13; Baker 4-11 1-7 9; Fowler 2-8 (1-3) 3-7 8; Martinez 2-6 (1-4) 2-3 5; Espinosa 0-3 0-0 0; Wente 0-0 2-3 2; Haskins 4-9 1-5 9; Totals 17-47 (2-9) 10-32 46
ASHLAND GIRLS 64, PAWNEE HEIGHTS 32 —
Pawnee Heights 1 1 1 1 —
Ashland 1 1 1 1
PAWNEE HEIGHTS (0-8, 0-4)—
ASHLAND (4-4, 2-2)—
SCORES
Ashland 42, Pawnee Heights 29
Ashland girls 64, Pawnee Heights 32