ST. JOHN 56, VICTORIA 26 — St. John basketball coach Danton Hilton watched the Tigers enjoy the golden touch. Victoria coach Devin Ryan witnessed a living nightmare.

The Tigers (8-3, 3-0 CPL) erased a 9-point deficit with a shocking 35-1 scoring run that turned Victoria's 17-11 lead into a stunning 50-18 lead. St. John scored off steals, knocked down 3-pointers and exhibited flawless offensive and defensive execution over a near-perfect 14-minute stretch. 

St. John's Emmett Delp (15), Jace Reyes (12) and Wyatt Mawhirter (11) scored in double figures. Easton Alpers converted a pair of 3-pointers as the Tigers made seven 3-pointers.

After defending Central Prairie League champion Victoria (7-2, 2-1 CPL) converted five first-quarter 3-pointers, the Knights made three field goals in the final 24 minutes. Nick Sander scored nine points.

Victoria 17 1 3 5 — 26

St. John 11 23 19 3 — 56

VICTORIA (7-2, 2-1)—Nick Sander 3 (2) 1-1 9; Schmidtberger 2 (1) 1-2 6; Wesley Sander 1 0-1 2; Scherrer (1) 0-0 3; Huser 1 1-2 3; Dinkel (1) 0-0 3; Totals 9 (5) 3-6 26

ST. JOHN (8-3, 3-0)—Emmett Delp 4 (2) 5-6 15; Reyes 4 (2) 2-2 12; Mawhirter 5 (1) 0-0 11; Braxton Alpers 4 0-0 8; Easton Alpers (2) 0-0 6; Lozano 1 0-0 2; Foote 1 0-0 2; Totals 21 (7) 7-8 56

ST. JOHN GIRLS 64, VICTORIA 42 — St. John's girls cruised past Victoria 64-42 in Thursday's Central Kansas League basketball game.

Lilly Brummer scored 20 points and Regan Bonner (16) and Jalyn Fisher (12) scored in double figures. The Tigers converted five 3-pointers and scored inside and outside.

Victoria's Kaylee Kuhn scored 18 points and Emma Dinkel added 12 points.

Victoria 7 11 13 11 — 42

St. John 18 16 17 13 — 64

VICTORIA (3-6, 1-2)—Kaylee Kuhn 8 (2) 0-0 18; Dinkel 5 2-3 12; Werth 0 3-4 3; 2 (1) 0-2 5; Schmidtberger 1 0-2 2; Rudzik 1 0-0 2; Totals 17 (3) 5-11 42

ST. JOHN (5-6, 2-1)—Brummer 8 (1) 3-8 20; Bonner 7 (2) 0-2 16; Jalyn Fisher 5 0-0 10; Rockenbach 3 (2) 0-0 8; Bright 2 2-3 6; Peterson 1 2-2 4; Totals 26 (5) 7-15 64