LARNED -- The Larned Indians roared into the semifinals of the Gene Keady Classic with an 87-35 victory Monday. Larned (2-0) will meet Ellinwood Friday. Larned led 23-12 after one quarter and 46-20 at halftime.
Derek Delgado scored 20 points, Evan Skelton scored 17 and Tyler Stelter added 14 points. The Indians played good pressure defense and scored easy transition baskets.
"We overwhelmed them with our ability to run the floor," said Larned coach Don Zimmerman. "The effort was really good tonight. The best thing the whole night was seeing Trevor Meyer back out there playing. Our post guys Derek Dalgado and Trevor Meyer can score. They were undersized which helped."
Larned 87, Kinsley 35
Kinsley 12 8 9 6 -- 35
Larned 23 23 27 14 -- 87
Kinsley--Boggs 11; Carey 8; Espinosa 6; Crockett 5; Brake 3; Frame 2.
Larned--Derek Delgado 20; Evan Skelton 17; Tyler Steler 14; Trevor Meyer 10; Ty O'Neill 9; Isiah Perez 6; Tanner Galliart 6; Jordan Zimmerman 5.
Kinsley girls 47, Larned 31 -- The Larned girls fell behind 9-0 and committed 28 turnovers against a pesky Kinsley team. The Indians trailed 26-13 at halftime. Larned (0-2) plays Thursday against Macksville in the consolation round.
Haley Skelton led Larned with 14 points and Kelsey Parr added seven points. The Indians made 17 of 32 free throws, but made just seven field goals.
“We get in such a hurry on our offense and that destroys everything that we’re trying to do,” said Larned coach Tricia Prescott. “I knew Kinsley was scrappers. They were aggressive to the basket.”
Scout Frame led Kinsley with 14 points and Amber Espinosa added 10 points.
KINSLEY 47, LARNED 31
Kinsley 15 11 6 15 -- 47
Larned 4 9 7 11 -- 31
Kinsley -- Scout Frame 14, Amber Espinosa 10, C. Holguin 6, P. Hermann 4, A. Hermann 4, Duft 4, Wheeler 3, G. Holguin 2.
Larned -- Haley Skelton 14, Kelsey Parr 7, Aarika Bright 5, Erin Smith 2, ShyAnn Robison 2, Shay Shepherd 1.
Ellinwood boys 53, Macksville 46 -- Ellinwood outscored Macksville 19-11 in the fourth quarter and the Eagles scored 40 points in the second half in the Gene Keady Classic. Macksville led 22-13 at halftime.
Marc Waite and Tyson Martinez led the Eagles with 14 points apiece and Nathan Monday scored 13 points. Macksville’s Kaden Herman scored 15 points and Brigdon Russell added 12 points.
ELLINWOOD 53, MACKSVILLE 46
Macksville 14 8 13 11 -- 46
Ellinwood 8 5 21 19 -- 53
Macksville--Herman 15, Russell 12, Delgadillo 7, Acosta 7, Ibarra 5.
Ellinwood--Waite 14, Martinez 14, Monday 13, Schartz 4, Wondra 4, Vink 4.
Ellinwood girls 52, Macksville 17 -- Delaney Beckwith scored 17 points and Rachel Doll scored 16 points to spark Ellinwood’s girls past Macksville in the Gene Keady Classic.
Ellinwood (2-0) will meet Kinsley (2-0) in Friday’s 6 p.m. semifinals. Sophie Filbert paced the Mustangs with 13 points. The Mustangs play Larned in Thursday’s consolation round.
ELLINWOOD 52, MACKSVILLE 17
Macksville 2 7 6 2 -- 17
Ellinwood 22 13 15 2 -- 52
Macksville--Filbert 13, Stimatze 2, Penner 2.
Ellinwood--Beckwith 17, Doll 16, Witt 7, Standlee 5, Beck 3, Arndt 4.
Larned boys win at Gene Keady Classic