HOLCOMB GIRLS 44, LARNED 35 (1ST) — Holcomb's girls edged Larned 44-35 for the Gene Keady Basketball Classic championship.

The Longhorns raced out to a 17-9 first-quarter lead over cold-shooting Larned. Larned closed the margin to one point,  but a couple of baskets by Isabella Galliart extended the margin back to six and Holcomb held off the Larned comeback with free throws as they made 17 of 27. Holcomb led 26-22 after three quarters. 

Isabella and Delilah Galliart each scored 10 points to pace Holcomb while Halie Jones and Malia Ruda each scored seven. Jones played a strong floor game, controlling the offense for Holcomb.

Larned was paced by Tournament MVP Jadyn Crosby’s 15 points. Cassidy Wachs scored seven and Lauren Sleder five. Larned was plagued by cold shooting as they made 10 of 36 shots for 27%.

The Indians defeated Hoisington 55-46 in Friday's semifinals.

Holcomb 12 12 12 8 —44

Larned 6 9 7 13 — 35

HOLCOMB (4-0) (FG 3 FT TP)—Delilah Galliart 3 (1) 2-2 10; Isabella Galliart 2 6-8 10; Jones (1) 4-6 7; Magana 1 2-3 4; Ruiz 0 1-2 1; Wickwar 1 0-0 2; Hill 0 1-2 1; Baier 1 0-0 2; Totals 12 (7) 17-27 44

LARNED (3-1) (FG 3 FT TP)—Crosby (4) 3-4 15; Sleder (1) 2-4 5; Wachs 2 (1) 2-2 7; Simmons 1 1-2 3; Reynolds 1 1-2 3; Lemuz 1 0-0 2; Totals 10 (6) 9-18 35

HOISINGTON 61, BUCKLIN 55 (3RD) — Hoisington's Kelsi Maier played her best game with a 16-point effort that keyed a 61-55 third-place victory over Bucklin in the Keady Basketball Classic. Marley Bittel (13) and Tianna Lutters (12) scored in double figures.

Bucklin sliced a 20-point lead to 56-55 when Kirk missed a shot for the lead. Addi Hanzlick and Brynn Tarlton each converted a pair of free throws and Maier added one free throw to score the final five points.

The Cardinals (2-2) build a 32-12 lead before Bucklin rallied behind Kirk (18), Evans (13) and Bowman (12).

Bucklin 12 15 15 13 — 55

Hoisington 17 19 15 10 — 61

BUCKLIN (2-0) (FG 3 FT TP)—Kirk 18; Evans 13; Bowman 12; Stout 5; Durler 4; Bowman 2; Hayes 1; Totals 55

HOISINGTON (2-2) (FG 3 FT TP)—Maier 16; Bittel 13; Lutters 12; Wilkens 8; Crawford 4; Hanzlick 4; Tarlton 0 2-2 2; Totals 61

ST. JOHN 69, PLAINVILLE 17 (5TH) — St. John's all-tournament Lydia Reed scored 17 points as the Tigers downed Plainville 69-17 for fifth place at the Gene Keady Basketball Classic. St. John (3-1) led 35-3 after one quarter.

Plainville 3 2 8 2 — 17 

St. John 35 10 15 9 — 69

ST. JOHN (3-1) (FG 3 FT TP)—Reed 7 3-3 17; Bright 5 0-3 10; Meyer 5 0-0 10; Brummer 4 1-2 9; Rockenbach 4 0-0 8; Bonner (2) 0-0 6; Jaylyn Fisher 2 1-2 5; Dowling 1 0-0 2; Miller 1 0-0 2; Totals 31 (2) 5-10 69

PLAINVILLE (1-3) (FG 3 FT TP)—Ganoung 3 (1) 0-0 7; Dobson (1) 0-0 3; Trumpp; Lair 2 0-4 4; Molina 1 0-0 2; Fuzzell 0 1-2 1; Totals 7 (2) 1-6 17

NICKERSON 34, KINSLEY 31 (7TH) — Nickerson's Adaylee Morrell scored 17 points as the Panthers edged Kinsley for seventh place.

Kinsley 4 11  7 9 — 31

Nickerson 7 3 12 12 — 34

KINSLEY (0-4) (FG 3 FT TP)—Kirkwood 6 1-2 13; Naveah Rice (1) 0-0 3; Zaylee Rice 1 1-4 3; Holguin 2 0-2 4; Avery 2 (1) 0-0 5; Totals 12 (2) 2-8 31

NICKERSON (1-3) (FG 3 FT TP)—Morrell 6 (4) 1-2 17; Groth 2 (1) 0-0 5; Nisly 4 0-6 8; Powell 1 0-2 2; Martinez 1 0-0 2; Totals 14 (5) 1-9 34

ALL-TOURNAMENT—MVP—Jadyn Crosby, Larned; Holcomb (Sammie Magana, Halle Jones, Jaylee Wickwar, Isabella Galliart);  Larned (Brooke Simmons); Hoisington (Ellie Crawford); Bucklin (Emmerson Kirk, Karlee Evans); St. John (Lydia Reed, Gentry Bright)

FREE THROWS—1—Marley Bittel, Hoisington, 27-30; 2—Emmerson Kirk, Bucklin, 26-30; 3—Tianna Lutters, Hoisington, 25-30

3-POINTERS—1—Tianna Lutters, Hoisington, 19-30; 2—Halle Jones, Holcomb, 16-30; Jaylee Wickwar, Holcomb, 15-30 

LARNED, GENE KEADY GIRLS—1ST—Holcomb 44, Larned 35; 3RD—Hoisington 61, Bucklin 55; 5TH—St. John 69, Plainville 17; 7TH—Nickerson 34, Kinsley 31; SECOND ROUND—Holcomb 55, Bucklin 49; Larned 56, Hoisington 47; St. John 65, Nickerson 24; Plainville 48, Kinsley 35; 

HOLCOMB 56, PLAINVILLE 44 (1ST) — Holcomb's Most Valuable Player Brody Deniston scored 22 points to spark the Longhorns past Plainville 56-44 for the championship of the Gene Keady Basketball Classic.

Holcomb 18 11 14 13 — 56

Plainville 15 8 13 8 — 44

HOLCOMB (4-0) (FG 3 FT TP)—Deniston 8 (2) 4-4 22; Brady Sullivan 0 1-2 1; Thyne (1) 0-0 3; Hardy 2 (1) 2-2 7; Johnson 2 (1) 3-6 8; Brown 2 1-2 5; Herrell 2 (1) 0-1 5; Leonard 2 (1) 0-0 5; Totals 18 (6) 11-17 56

PLAINVILLE (3-1) (FG 3 FT TP)—Jayden Morris 9 (1) 7-9 26; Bright 2 0-0 4; Stamper 1 0-0 2; Zgriffin 1 0-0 2; Dentino 4 (2) 0-0 10; Totals 17 (3) 7-9 44

HOISINGTON 55, ST. JOHN 39 (3RD) —Hoisington's red-hot Mason Martin drilled five 3-pointers and scored 25 points to spark the Cardinals past St. John 55-39 in Saturday's Keady Classic third-place game. Martin scored 15 second-half points.

The Cardinals (2-2) led 10-0 as the Tigers committed 10 first-quarter turnovers and ended with 20 turnovers. The Cardinals outscored the Tigers 21-6 on 3-pointers.

Jason Robinson scored eight points and keyed a strong defensive effort.

"Jason's our best athlete, a high-energy guy who can drive to the basket," said Hoisington coach Kyle Haxton. "We came out ready to play in the first quarter."

St. John (2-2) was paced by Braxton Alpers with 14 points and Emmett Delp added eight points, six below his average.

HOISINGTON (2-2) (FG 3 FT TP)—Mason Martin 9-15 (5-10) 2-2 25; Galla 4-11 (0-3) 0-0 8; Tarlton 3-5 (2-4) 0-0 8; Thompson 4-6 0-0 8; Robinson 2-7 (0-1) 2-4 6; Merlau 0-2 0-0 0; Carson Mason 0-3 (0-1) 0-0 0; Kinman 0-3 0-0 0; Totals 27-52 (7-19) 4-4 55

ST. JOHN (2-2) (FG 3 FT TP)—Alpers 5-7 3-6 13; Delp 3-5 1-3 8; Smith 3-9 (1) 0-2 7; Reyes 1-4 1-4 3; Vieux 1-5 0-0 2; Adame 1-2 1-2 3; Mawhirter 1-2 0-2 2; Ibarra 0-0 1-2 1; Totals 15-41 (2-16) 8-23 39

LARNED 41, NICKERSON 39 (5TH) — Larned rallied from a double-digit deficit to shock Nickerson in the fifth-place game.

Nickerson led 24-13 at halftime and maintained that lead through the third quarter. Riley Brawner had dominated play with a dazzling display and a game-high 22 points. All-tournament Garrett Crossman added six and all-tournament Alex King five. 

But Larned caught fire behind Carson Shaver, Kylier Greene and Carter Crosby. 

Both teams had a chance to make things more comfortable for themselves at the free throw line but neither could take advantage. Nickerson made just 4 of 11 free throws while Larned was 6 of 20.

Shaver’s 14 led the way while Greene came off the bench to add nine and Crosby eight. 

Nickerson 14 10 10 5 — 39

Larned 7 6 11 17 — 41

NICKERSON (1-3) (FG 3 FT TP)—Brawner 10 2-5 22; Crossman 2 2-4 6; King 2 (1) 0-0 5; Walker 2 0-2 4; Linn 1 0-0 2; Totals 17 (1) 4-11 39

LARNED (2-2) (FG 3 FT TP)—Shaver 5 (2) 2-5 14; Greene 4 1-5 9; Crosby 4 0-0 8; Martin 0 2-6 2; Regan 2 1-4 5; Martinez (1) 0-0 3; Totals 16 (3) 6-20 41

BUCKLIN 52, KINSLEY 32 — Bucklin's all-tournament Kolson Cook scored 13 points as the Red Aces downed Kinsley 52-32 for seventh place at the Keady Basketball Classic.

Bucklin 9 13 15 15 —52

Kinsley 4  9 9 10  —32

BUCKLIN — Anthony Meza 4 (2) 2-3 11; Anderson 1 0-2 2; Jon Meza 2 0-0 4; Brokar (1) 0-0 3; Totals 12 (4) 4-7 32

KINSLEY — Kirk 5 0-1 10; Kahne Cook 3 92) 0-0 8; Kolson Cook 3 (1) 6-8 13; Yancey (1) 0-0 3; Feikert 2 0-0 4; Evans 2 2-2 6; Totals 19 (6) 8-11 52

ALL-TOURNAMENT—MVP—Brody Deniston, Holcomb; Holcomb (Kaden Hardy); Plainville (Jayden Morris, Roy Bright); Hoisington (Rhen Galla, Mason Martin); Nickerson (Alex King, Garrett Crossman); St. John (Quade Smith, Emmett Delp); Bucklin (Colson Cook)

FREE THROWS—1—Emmett Delp, St. John, 28-30; 2—Garrett Crossman, Nickerson, 27-30; 3—Brier Thompson, Hoisington, 24-30

3-POINTERS—1—Garrett Crossman, Nickerson, 21-30; 2—Rhen Galla, Hoisington, 19-30; 3—Brody Deniston, Holcomb, 18-30

LARNED, GENE KEADY BOYS—1ST—Holcomb 56, Plainville 44; 3RD—Hoisington 55, St. John 39; 5TH—Larned 41, Nickerson 39; 7TH—Bucklin 52, Kinsley 32; SECOND ROUND—Holcomb 45, St. John 33; Plainville 45, Hoisington 44; FIRST ROUND—Holcomb 66, Nickerson 51; St. John 65, Bucklin 39; Hoisington 73, Kinsley 29; Plainville 40, Larned 31; Nickerson 45, Bucklin 39; Larned 41, Kinsley 33

SPEARVILLE 85, MACKSVILLE 68 — Macksville's Diego Esparza scored 35 points and three assists Nolan Adams contributed 16 points and 15 rebounds in a wild 85-68 setback to Spearville at the Windmill Basketball Classic.

Macksville 13 22 17 16 — 68

Spearville 30 20 24 11 — 85

MACKSVILLE (1-1) (FG 3 FT TP)—Esparza 13-31 (2-4) 7-11 35; Adams 7-11 2-2 16; Gomez 3-11 (2-8) 1-2 9; Grippin 1-11 (1-5) 2-2 5; Holguin 1-2 (1-1) 0-0 3; Totals 25-66 (6-18) 12-17 68

SPEARVILLE (2-0) (FG 3 FT TP)—Melendez 13-15 (5-7) 1-1 32; Austin Ruiz 6-15 (1-1) 1-1 14; Alcala 3-8 5-6 11; Aydin Ruiz 4-11 (1-4) 3-4 12; Wheaton 4-8 (0-2) 2-2 10; Schulte 0-0 1-1 1; Kreger 2-5 (0-2) 0-0 4; Kolbeck (0-1) 0-0 0; Totals 32-66 (7-17) 13-15 85

MACKSVILLE 59, SUBLETTE 47 — Macksville's Diego Esparza contributed 26 points and eight steals and Nolan Adams scored 16 points with nine rebounds in a 59-47 victory over Sublette at the Windmill Basketball Classic. Kendall Grippin dished out six assists.

Macksville 12 16 14 17 — 59

Sublette 18 15 9 5 — 47

MACKSVILLE (2-1) (FG 3 FT TP)—Esparza 9-25 (1-4) 7-8 26; Adams 8-12 0-0 16; Gomez 3-16 (2-11) 2-2 10; Grippin 2-6 (2-5) 0-0 6; Ibarra 0-2 (0-1) 1-2 1; Totals 22-61 (5-21) 10-12 59

MACKSVILLE 61, SOUTH GRAY 58 — Macksville's Diego Esparza scored 27 points and Hector Gomez added 17 points as the Mustangs upset defending 1A state champion South Gray 61-58 to force a 3-way tie with South Gray and Spearville at the Windmill Basketball Classic.

Macksville 20 20 10 8 — 61

South Gray 15 19 12 15 — 58

MACKSVILLE (3-1) (FG 3 FT TP)—Esparza 9-22 (1-4) 8-9 27; Gomez 6-17 (3-8) 2-2 17; Grippin (3-7) 0-0 9; Ibarra 2-3 (1-2) 0-0 5; Holguin 1-1 0-0 2; Adams 0-3 1-2 1; Totals 21-53 (8-21) 11-13 61

SPEARVILLE BOYS—Spearville 85, Macksville 68; South Gray 66, Sublette 50; Macksville 59, Sublette 47; South Gray 73, Spearville 64; Macksville 61, South Gray 58; Spearville 63, Sublette 50

SPEARVILLE GIRLS 55, MACKSVILLE 29 — Spearville's girls powered past Macksville 55-29 in the Windmill Basketball Classic. Daniela Reyes led Macksville with six points. Isabela Ortiz and Morgan Sebes added five apiece.

MACKSVILLE (1-1)—Isabela. Ortiz 2-6 (1-3) 0-0 5; Butler 1-2 0-0 2; Garcia 1-7 (0-3) 0-0 2; Reyes 1-1 4-12 6, Ava Chadd 2-3 0-0 4; Keenan (1-1) 0-0 3; Heidy Ortiz 1-13 (0-3) 0-0 2; Grace Chadd (0-1) 0-0 0; Sebes 2-10 (1-4) 0-0 5; Totals 11-44 (3-14) 4-12 29

MACKSVILLE GIRLS 53, SUBLETTE 23 — Macksville's Daniela Reyes scored 13 points and Heidy Ortiz added nine points as the Mustangs downed Sublette 53-23 in the Windmill Basketball Classic.

Macksville 13 12 25 3 — 53 

Sublette 2 8 11 2 —23

MACKSVILLE (2-1)—Isabela Ortiz 1-6 (0-3) 0-0 2; Butler 3-11 0-0 6; Garcia 4-7 0-0 8; Reyes 6-9 1-5 13, Ava Chadd 2-6 (0-1) 1-4 5; Keenan 2-3 3-3 7; Heidy Ortiz 3-9 (1-3) 2-4 9; Sebes 1-8 (0-1) 1-8 3; Totals 18-59 (1-8) 8-24 53

SOUTH GRAY GIRLS 56, MACKSVILLE 26 — Macksville's Isabela Ortiz scored seven points in a 56-26 loss to South Gray at Saturday's Windmill Basketball Classic.

MACKSVILLE (2-2)—Isabela Ortiz 2-5 (1-3) 2-5 7; Butler 2-5 0-0 4; Garcia 0-2 (0-2) 0-0 0; Reyes 0-2 0-0 0, Ava Chadd 2-4 1-2 5; Keenan (0-1) 1-2 1; Heidy Ortiz 1-8 (0-2) 2-2 4; Grace Chadd (0-1) 0-0 0; Rempel 1-2 (0-1) 0-0 2; Sebes (1-1) 0-0 3; Totals 9-31 (2-11) 6-11 26

SPEARVILLE GIRLS—Spearville 55, Macksville 29; South Gray 75, Sublette 9; Macksville 53, Sublette 23; South Gray 58, Spearville 19; South Gray 56, Macksville 26; Spearville 49, Sublette 16

WHEATLAND 54, PAWNEE HEIGHTS 38 (7TH) — Pawnee Heights Tiger Clayton Hammeke scored 23 points with a trio of 3-pointers in a 54-38 seventh-place setback setback at Saturday's Quinter Castle Rock Tournament. Logan Enabit contributed eight points and three steals.

PAWNEE HEIGHTS (0-4) (FG 3 FT TP)—Hammeke 6-19 (3-7) 8-10 23; Enabit 4-8 (1-2) 0-0 8; Carlson 2-11 (2-7) 0-0 6; Holste 0-4 (0-1) 1-2 1; Cordero 0-2 0-0 0; Totals 12-44 (4-16) 11-16 38

OAKLEY 70, PAWNEE HEIGHTS 42 — Pawnee Heights' Clayton Hammeke contributed 22 points, four steals and three assists in a 70-42 loss to Oakley in the second round of the Castle Rock Tournament. 

Brady Carlson grabbed 10 rebounds with eight points.

Oakley's Easton Fink scored 13 points.

PAWNEE HEIGHTS (0-3) (FG 3 FT TP)—Hammeke 8-19 (3-7) 5-7 22; Enabit 3-9 (0-2) 0-0 6; Carlson 3-13 (0-6) 0-2 8; Holste 2-9 1-2 4; Baier 0-0 1-2 1; Cordero 0-0 0-2 0; Totals 16-50 (3-15) 11-16 38

DIGHTON 64, PAWNEE HEIGHTS 18 — Pawnee Heights' Brady Carlson scored nine points in a 64-18 loss to Dighton the Castle Rock Tournament. Logan Enabit had three steals.

Dighton's Noah Roemer scored 15 points and Boston Shimer added 13 points.

PAWNEE HEIGHTS (0-2) (FG 3 FT TP)—Hammeke 0-11 (0-5) 7-10 7; Enabit 0-2 0-0 0; Carlson 4-6 (0-1) 1-2 9; Holste 0-1 0-2 0; Baier 1-2 0-0 1; Amspacker 0-1 0-0 0; Totals 5-23 (0-5) 8-14 18.

QUINTER BOYS 1ST--Logan Palco 39, Dighton 35; 3RD–Quinter 45, Ellis 33; 5TH–Oakley 55, Rawlins County 42; 7TH–Wheatland 54, Pawnee Heights 38; SECOND ROUND—Logan-Palco 45, Ellis 39; Dighton 39, Quinter 37; Rawlins County, Wheatland; Oakley 70, Pawnee Heights 42; FIRST ROUND–Logan-Palco 76, Wheatland 28; Ellis 65, Rawlins County 17; Dighton 59, Pawnee Heights 18; Quinter 51, Oakley 50

QUINTER GIRLS–1ST–Rawlins County 58, Quinter 57; 3RD–Dighton 40, Oakley 39; 5TH–Ellis 53, Wheatland 41; 7TH–Logan-Palco 37, Pawnee Heights 22; SECOND ROUND—Rawlins County 44, Oakley 42; Quinter 58, Dighton 53; Wheatland 51, Logan-Palco 21; Ellis 38, Pawnee Heights 26; FIRST ROUND–Rawlins County 63, Logan-Palco 16; Oakley 60, Wheatland 31; Quinter 74, Pawnee Heights 18; Dighton 47, Ellis 33

TESCOTT GIRLS–Tescott 29, Natoma 26; Lincoln 51, Chase 26; Lincoln 41, Natoma 36

TESCOTT BOYS–Tescott 74, Natoma 22; Lincoln 71, Chase 10; Lincoln 62, Natoma 13

TESCOTT GIRLS–Tescott 29, Natoma 26; Lincoln 51, Chase 26; Lincoln 41, Natoma 36

TESCOTT BOYS–Tescott 74, Natoma 22; Lincoln 71, Chase 10; Lincoln 62, Natoma 13