ST. JOHN GIRLS 53, CENTRAL CHRISTIAN 34 — No. 5 ranked 1A St. John placed three players in double figures to roar past Hutchinson Central Christian 53-34 in Friday's non-league basketball game.
St. John (6-1) placed Mia Meyer (15), Lydia Reed (13) and Gentri Bright (10) in double figures. The Tigers used effective pressure defense to keep the Cougars (4-3) off balance offensively. The Tigers led 31-12 at halftime.
Central Christian (4-3) was led by Belle Barnett with 13 points and Avery Kauffman with nine points off a trio of 3-pointers.
C. Christian 7 5 10 12 — 34
St. John 14 17 13 9 — 53
CENTRAL CHRISTIAN (4-3) (FG 3 FT TP)—Barnett 4 5-9 13, Kauffman (3) 0-0 9, Swanson 4 0-0 8, Losew 1 2-4 4, Totals 12 7-13 (3) 34
ST. JOHN (6-1) (FG 3 FT TP)—Meyer 5 5-7 15, Reed 6 1-3 13, Bright 4 2-2 10, Brummer 2 3-4 7, Bonner 2 1-2 5, Jalyn Fisher (1) 0-0 3, Totals 20 (1) 12-18 53
CENTRAL CHRISTIAN 60, ST. JOHN 51 — Central Christian's red-hot Piercen Huff scored 24 points and converted a pair of fourth-quarter steals for a hard-fought 60-51 non-league basketball victory over St. John Friday.
St. John (4-3) was sparked by Emmett Delp with 22 points and Quade Smith added 10 points.
The Tigers closed within 47-46 on Brody Vieux's 3-pointer and a pair of Delp free throws. Delp's basket with 3:16 made it 50-48. But the Cougars closed out the victory with a 10-3 scoring run.
C. Christian 16 18 12 14 — 60
St. John 12 16 13 10 — 51
CENTRAL CHRISTIAN (3-4)—Huff 24, Miller 9, Eigsti 6, Linschield 6, Froese 6, Clark 5, Barnett 3, Kooiman 1
ST. JOHN (4-3)—Delp 22, Smith 10, Alpers 8, Vieux 4, Reyes 3, Adame 3, Ibarra 1
SOUTH CENTRAL GIRLS 37, PAWNEE HEIGHTS 23 — South Central's Izzy Hackney scored 13 points as the Timberwolves fought off an inspired effort from Pawnee Heights for a 37-23 Southern Plains Iroquois basketball victory. Remi Martin and Cashton Leeper added seven apiece.
Addy Pelton scored nine points and Lilly Cissell added six points for Pawnee Heights (1-6).
South Central 13 7 4 12 — 37
Pawnee Heights 5 7 4 7 — 23
SOUTH CENTRAL (4-3)—Hackney 13, Leeper 7, Martin 7, Price 4, Westrup 3, Murphy 3
PAWNEE HEIGHTS (1-6)—Pelton 9, Cissell 6, Hands 5, Hammeke 3
SOUTH CENTRAL 59, PAWNEE HEIGHTS 27 — South Central's Jack Herd poured through 27 points as the Timberwolves raced past Pawnee Heights 59-27 in Friday's Southern Plains Iroquois basketball victory. Eli Girk scored 12 points and Jase Rutherford added 10 points. South Central scored 20 points in the final five minutes of the second quarter.
Clayton Hammeke scored 11 points and Cody Holste added six points for Pawnee Heights. The Tigers performed superbly in the first quarter, trailing 15-14.
South Central 19 24 12 4 —59
Pawnee Heights 14 6 6 1 — 27
SOUTH CENTRAL (7-0) (FG 3 FT TP)—Jack Herd 12 3-5 27; Eli Girk 4 4-6 12; Rutherford 5 0-0 10; Sarmiento 3 0-0 6; Thronesbery 2 0-0 4; Stapleton 0 0-2 0; Totals 26 7-13 59
PAWNEE HEIGHTS (0-7) (FG 3 FT TP)—Hammeke 5 (1) 0-2 11, Carlson (1) 1-2 4, Enabit 3 0-0 6, Holste 1 4-6 6, Totals 10 (2) 5-10 27
MACKSVILLE 66, HODGEMAN COUNTY 54`— All-stater Diego Esparza scored 37 points and dished out eight assists with three steals to spark No. 7 ranked Macksville past No. 9 ranked Hodgeman County 66-54 to hand the Longhorns their first loss of the season Friday night.
Esparza scored 12 first-quarter points. Hector Gomez scored 12 points and converted a trio of 3-pointers. Nolan Adams contributed 10 rebounds and eight points.
Hodgeman County's Hazen Rydquist scored 20 points.
Macksville 17 8 16 25 — 66
Hodgeman Co. 12 6 16 20 — 54
MACKSVILLE (6-1) (FG 3 FT TP)—Esparza 12-28 (0-4) 37, Gomez 4-9 (3-5) 12, Grippin 2-8 (2-7) 2-2 8, Adams 4-5 0-0 8, Holguin 0-1 1-2 1, Totals 22-50 (5-16) 17-19 66
HODGEMAN CO. (6-1)—Hazen Rydquist 20, Reese 11, Brody Schroeder, Kendall Burns, Younger, Lee, Morgan, Ruff, Totals
HODGEMAN COUNTY GIRLS 46, MACKSVILLE 38`— Hodgeman County outscored Macksville 19-4 in the second period to earn a hard-fought 46-38 non-league basketball victory over the Mustangs.
Central Prairie League member Macksville led 16-4 after one period.
Macksville's Isabela Ortiz performed brilliantly with 21 points, eight steals and four 3-pointers. Maria Garcia and Daniela Reyes each grabbed eight rebounds. Heidy Ortiz passed out three assists.
Maverick Taylor Bamberger scored 12 points and Kylee Reece added 10 points and nine rebounds.
Macksville 16 4 7 11 — 38
Hodgeman Co. 5 19 12 10 — 46
MACKSVILLE (3-4) (FG 3 FT TP)—Isabela Ortiz 7-15 (4-7) 3-3 21, Ava Chadd 1-5 (0-1) 4-4 6, Reyes 2-6 (1-5) 0-5 4, Heidy Ortiz 1-6 (1-5) 0-0 3, Butler 1-3 0-0 2, Sebes 1-2 0-0 2, Garcia 0-3 0-0 0, Totals 13-40 (5-13) 7-12 38
HODGEMAN CO. (5-2) (FG 3 FT TP)—Bamberger 4-10 4-5 12, Kylee Reece 5-11 0-0 10, Lonnberg 3-10 0-0 6, Ruff 1-6 2-3 4, Beil 0-5 4-6 4, Dansel 2-3 0-0 4, Channell 1-4 0-0 2, Cure (1-2) 1-2 4, Totals 17-51 (1-11) 11-16 46
