LARNED GIRLS 43, NICKERSON 28
LARNED — Larned’s girls broke the game open with a game-ending 17-3 scoring run for a 43-28 Central Kansas League basketball victory over Nickerson.
Larned led 26-25 near the end of the third period after Sophie Mader scored five straight points. The Indians finished the game with a dominating 17-3 streak. Five Indians scored in the fourth period.
Haley Skelton scored 13 points for Larned (4-14, 2-7 CKL) and Kelsey Parr added nine points. Nickerson (4-14, 1-8 CKL) was paced by Mader with 14 points and Tara Davis added four points.

Nickerson 9 7 9 3 — 28
Larned 10 10 13 10 — 43
Nickerson—Mader 5 4-7 14, Davis 1 2-2 4, Leslie Ortiz 1 0-0 3, Jackson 1 0-0 3, Brooke Engelland 1 0-3 2, Denis Ortiz 1 0-2 2; Totals 10 6-14 28.
Larned—Skelton 6 0-1 13, Parr 2 4-5 9, Finger 3 1-2 7, Aldrich 3 0-0 7, Smith 2 1-4 5, Ritchie 1 0-0 2; Totals 17 6-12 43.

NICKERSON 57, LARNED 56
LARNED — Nickerson’s Braden Stewart converted the game-winning 10-foot jumper as time expired to shock Larned 57-56 in a Central Kansas League basketball game. Larned used two fouls to shorten the time for the Panthers, who lobbed the basketball to Stewart.
Larned’s Isiah Perez scored on a driving shot for a 56-55 lead with seven seconds left. Nickerson’s Austin Engelland drilled a 3-pointer for a 55-54 lead with 13 seconds left in regulation. The Indians (12-6, 6-3 CKL) made 4 of 9 free throws in the fourth period.
Cody Casey scored 14 points and Engelland scored 13 points for Nickerson (5-12, 3-6 CKL). The Panthers outscored the Indians 24-15 from 3-point range.

Nickerson 8 17 14 18 — 57
Larned 10 16 19 11 — 56
Nickerson—Cody Casey 5 1-2 14, Engelland 5 0-0 13, Petz 3 2-4 8, Schrag 2 4-6 8, O’Toole 3 0-2 7, Stewart 3 0-0 7, Totals 21 7-14 57.
Larned—Galliart 7 1-4 15, Zimmerman 3 4-4 11, Meyer 4 1-1 9, Perez 3 2-5 9, Skelton 1 3-4 6, Bright 2 0-0 6, Totals 20 11-18 56.