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Pawnee Heights girls 3rd at Quinter
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PAWNEE HEIGHTS GIRLS 47, WHEATLAND 45 (2 OT)

QUINTER – Pawnee Heights girls basketball coach Doug Ellison is smiling. The Tigers outlasted Grinnell-Wheatland 47-45 in double overtime for third place at the Quinter Caste Rock Tournament.

The Tigers (3-1) outscored Wheatland 6-4 in the second overtime as Olivia Hands scored four points and Joselyn Cordero-Valles added two free throws.

Olivia Hands scored 20 points and Abby Hands scored 20 points. Addy Pelton hit a 3-pointer, Abby Hands scored two and Olivia Hands sank a free throw in the first overtime.

“The girls fought hard to grind out a third-place finish in double overtime,” said Tiger girels coach Doug Ellison. “I’m proud of the no- quit attitude they had.”

Pawnee Heights 10 4 10 11 6 6 – 47

Wheatland 9 8 9 9 6 4 – 45

PAWNEE HEIGHTS (2-2)—Olivia Hands 7 6-10 20, Abby Hands 9 1-2 20, Cordero-Valles 0 2-4 2, Hammeke 1 0-0 2, Pelton 1 0-2 3, Totals 18 9-18 47.

WHEATLAND (2-2)—Schroeder 8-23 6-10 23, Bixerman 5-15 0-0 12, Jordan Beckman 3-15 0-0 8, Ball 0-2 2-2 2, Marissa Beckman 0-2 0-0 0, Godek 0-3 0-0 0, Totals 16-56 8-12 45.

3-pointers—PH 2 (A. Hands 1, Pelton 1); W 5-28 (Bixerman 2-9, J. Beckman 2-11, Schroeder 1-4, M. Beckman 0-1, Godek 0-3).

PAWNEE HEIGHTS 55, WHEATLAND 26 (7TH)

QUINTER – Pawnee Heights Tiger Jimmy Gardner scored a career high 22 points and Davin Hamby contributed 15 points in a 55-26 victory over Wheatland for fifth place at the Quinter Castle Rock Tournament.

The Tigers (1-3) converted seven 3-pointers to outscore Wheatland 21-9 from long range.

Pawnee Heights 16 21 10 8 – 55

Whetland 6 0 14 6 – 26

PAWNEE HEIGHTS (1-3)—Gardner 8 4-5 22, Hamby 4 3-4 15, Hammeke 4 0-0 8, Hagerman 1 0-3 2, Munk 1 1-1 3, Erabit 2 0-0 5, Totals 20 8-13 55.

WHEATLAND (0-4)—Mason 3 2-3 8, Deges 2 0-0 4, Branton Goetz 1 0-0 3, Herl 1 0-0 3, Gorryea 1 0-0 3 Bland 1 1-2 4, Goetz 1 0-0 2, Totals 10 3-5 26.

3-pointers—PH 7 (Gardner 2, Hamby 4, Erabit 1); W 3 (Goetz 1, Herl 1, Gorryea 1).