STERLING GIRLS 51, CENTRAL PLAINS 39

CLAFLIN — Sterling girls basketball coach Jill Rowland is officially Pat Stiles' Kryptonite. Rowland earned her fourth head-to-head victory over Stiles as Sterling's 2A state champions powered past seven-time state champion Central Plains 51-39.

Stiles owns a 231-8 career record and seven state championships with the Central Plains girls. But Rowland has beaten Central Plains four times, including the only postseason loss for Stiles in nine prior seasons as the Oilers' girls coach. 

All-stater Bennie Horsch led Sterling (9-0) with 18 points, 15 in the first half. Sadie Beagley scored 10 points and Kali Briar added nine points. Sterling's defense slowed down the Oilers' offense and the Black Bears did an effective job beating the Oilers' defense.

Madison McGuire led the Oilers with 14 points and Brynna Hammeke added nine points.

Sterling 13 17 11 10 — 51

C. Plains 11 12 10 6 — 39

STERLING (9-0)—Horsch 7 3-3 18, Beagley 5 0-0 10, Linden 2 4-6 9, Briar 2 0-0 6, Gray 2 0-0 4, Rowland 1 0-0 2, Farney 1 0-0 2, Totals 20 7-10 51.

CENTRAL PLAINS (8-1)—Madison McGuire 3 8-12 14, Hammeke 3 2-2 9, Reese McGuire 3 0-0 8, Nixon 3 2-4 8, Totals 12 12-18 39.

3-pointers—S 4 (Briar 2, Horsch 1, Linden 1), CP (3 (R. McGuire 2, Hammeke 1).

STERLING 63, CENTRAL PLAINS 40

CLAFLIN — Central Plains Oiler Peyton Ryan scored a season high 25 points in a 63-40 non-league basketball loss to 2A Sterling Tuesday. Sterling's Gabe Riffel scored 23 points and Zach Surface added 16 points.

Sterling 14 21 16 12 — 63

C. Plains 7 9 13 11 — 40

STERLING (5-4)—Riffel 10 3-4 23, Surface 6 0-0 16, Comley 3 0-0 8, Gray 2 2-4 6, Hopewell 1 2-2 4, Briar 0 2-2 2, Oden 1 0-0 2, Beagley 1 0-0 2, Totals 24 9-14 63.

CENTRAL PLAINS (0-9)—Peyton Ryan 9 1-2 25, Bunch 1 0-0 2, Klima 1 0-2 2, Stratmann 2 0-0 6, Bowen 2 0-1 5, Totals 15 1-5 40.

3-pointers—S 6 (Surface 4, Comley 2), CP 9 (Ryan 6, Stratmann 2, Bowen 1).

PAWNEE HEIGHTS 53, HODGEMAN COUNTY 51

JETMORE — Alec Carlson converted two clutch free throws and scored 23 points as the Tigers surprised league-leader Hodgeman County 53-51 in Tuesday's Southern Plains Iroquois basketball showdown. Carlson scored nine fourth-quarter points and Braden Colglazier scored four points.

The Longhorns nearly pushed the game to overtime after Blake Boyd scored with six seconds left. Brayden Bergkamp missed a follow shot after Boyd's missed free throw. Garrett Ruff's game-tying field goal came a split second after time expired.

Boyd led the Longhorns (6-3, 3-1) with 16 points.

Pawnee Heights 6 19 15 13 — 53

Hodgeman Co. 9 11 15 16 — 51

PAWNEE HEIGHTS (4-3, 2-2)—Alec Carlson 8-17 4-4 23, Colglazier 4-9 3-6 11, Hands 4-7 0-0 9, Dakota Ryan 4-7 0-0 8, Hamby 1-4 0-0 2, Totals 21-44 7-10 53.

HODGEMAN COUNTY (6-3, 3-1)—Boyd 7 2-3 16, Lundmark 6 0-0 14, Ruff 2 2-2 6, Bergkamp 3 0-0 6, Bowman 2 1-2 5, Reece 2 0-0 4, Totals 22 5-7 51. 

3-pointers—PH 4-10 (Carlson 3-8, Hands 1-1, Hamby 0-1); HC 2 (Lundmark 2). Rebounds—PH 23 (Colglazier 14). Assists—PH 9 (Carlson 4). Steals—PH 6 (Carlson 4).

HODGEMAN COUNTY GIRLS 46, PAWNEE HEIGHTS 24

JETMORE — Pawnee Heights Tiger Olivia Hands contributed 11 points, 10 blocked shots and eight rebounds in a 46-24 loss to Hodgeman County in Tuesday's Southern Plains Iroquois basketball game.  The Tigers (3-4, 0-4) outscored the Longhorns 20-15 in the first and fourth quarters.

Longhorn Morgan Ruff scored 11 points and grabbed 14 rebounds. The Longhorns (9-0, 4-0) outscored the Tigers 31-4 in the second and third quarters.

Pawnee Heights 9 3 1 11 — 24

Hodgeman Co. 8 16 15 7— 46

PAWNEE HEIGHTS (3-4, 0-4)—Hands 5-21 1-2 11, Nazareth Rios-Valles 2-4 2-4 6, Rasmussen 2-5 0-1 4, Joselyn Cordero 1-3 1-3 3, Yeimi Cordero 0-3 0-1 0, Totals 10-36 4-11 24.

HODGEMAN COUNTY (9-0, 4-0)—Morgan Ruff 4-14 2-2 11, Beil 4-11 2-2 11, James 4-13 1-3 9, Jessie Ruff 3-9 1-2 7, Burke 1-8 2-2 4, Nuss 1-4 0-0 2, Schaffer 1-2 0-0 2, Bradshaw 0-2 0-0 0, Totals 18-63 8-11 46.

3-pointers—PH 0-9 (J. Cordero 0-1, Rasmussen 0-1, Hands 0-7); HC 2-8 (Beil 1-3, M. Ruff 1-5). Rebounds—HC 41 (M. Ruff 14). Assists—HC 10 (James 4). Steals—HC 15 (James 5, Beil 5).

HAVEN GIRLS 47, LARNED 32

HAVEN — Haven's Reese Roper scored 19 points as the Wildcats edged past Larned 47-32 in Tuesday's Central Kansas League basketball opener. Larned's Jayme Hagerman scored 12 points and Kiana Meyer hit a pair of 3-pointers. 

Larned 5 5 11 11 — 32 

Haven  8 12 12 15 — 47

LARNED (1-7, 0-1)—Jayme Hagerman 4 3-4 12, Meyer 2 0-0 6, Collins 3 0-0 6, Lemuz 0 2-3 2, Krehbiel 2 0-0 5, Pinkston 0 1-3 1, Herrera 0 0-2 0, Totals 11-42 6-12 32.

HAVEN (5-4, 1-0)—Roper 5 7-9 19, Bland 4 2-2 10, Brie Ann Brawner 1 5-6 8, Yoder 1 2-2 4, Estill 1 0-0 2, Defrain 1 0-1 2, Jacques 1 0-1 2, Totals 14-40 16-21 47.

3-pointers—L 4 (Meyer 2, Hagerman 1, Krehbiel 1), H 3 (Roper 2, Brawner 1).

HAVEN 53, LARNED 27

HAVEN — Haven's Dalton Schrag scored 16 points and D.J. Miller added 13 points as the Wildcats downed Larned 53-27 in Tuesday's Central Kansas League basketball opener. Larned's Brayson Bird scored six points.

Larned 5 5 11 11 — 27

Hillsboro 8 12 12 15 — 53

LARNED (1-7, 0-1)—Brayson Bird 2 0-0 6, Ibarra 2 0-0 5, Hess 2 0-1 4, Reynolds 1 0-0 3, Ty Smith 1 0-0 3, Wilson 1 0-0 2, Fitzpatrick 1 0-1 2, Jayden Smith 1 0-0 2, Totals 11-29 0-2 27.

HAVEN (7-2, 1-0)—Schrag 5 6-6 16, Miller 5 2-2 13, Sipe 4 1-2 9, David Yoder 2 0-0 4, Kraft 1 0-0 3, Reese Yoder 1 0-0 3, Wray 0 1-2 1, Peirce 1 0-0 2, Treyton Yoder 1 0-0 2, Totals 20-48 10-12 53.

3-pointers—L 5 (Bird 2, Ty Smith 1, Ibarra 1, Reynolds 1,); H 3 (Miller 1, Kraft 1, R. Yoder 1)

ELLINWOOD 51, ST. JOHN 36

ST. JOHN — Ellinwood's Parker Scheck scored 18 points to spark a 51-36 Central Prairie League basketball victory over St. John Tuesday. All-stater Britton Dutton added 10 points.

Koy Behnke dished out seven assists and Dutton had three steals. Ellinwood (9-0, 2-0) will be the top seed at the Hoisington Winter Jam.

St. John’s Elijah Delp scored a season high 23 points for the Tigers.

Ellinwood 13 13 12 13 — 51 

St. John 10 7 9 10 – 36 

ELLINWOOD (9-0, 2-0)—Scheck 8-11 2-2 18, Dutton 3-13 4-7 10, Zink 4-5 1-2 9, Heinz 2-3 2-2 7, Brack 1-6 2-2 5, Behnke 1-4 0-0 2, Totals 19-42 11-15 51. 

ST. JOHN (4-5, 1-2)—Delp 7 9-9 23, Preston Dunn 1 0-3 2, Quade Smith 1 0-3 2, Hunter Smith 1 2-4 5, Ibarra 1 2-2 4, Totals 10 15-21 36.

3-pointers—SJ 1 (H. Smith 1), E 2-10 (Heinz 1-1, Brack 1-3, Zink 0-1, Dutton 0-5). Rebounds—E 23 (Behnke 5, Scheck 5, Zink 5). Assists—E 10 (Behnke 7). Steals—E 6 (Dutton 3).

ST. JOHN GIRLS 63, ELLINWOOD 32

ST. JOHN — St. John's girls played their best basketball of the season to roar past Ellinwood 63-32 in Tuesday's Central Prairie League basketball game. Darby Smith (16) and Heidi Fisher (15) scored in double digits. The Tigers converted seven 3-point goals. The Tigers forced 32 Ellinwood turnovers.

Ellinwood's Brittany Simpson scored 11 points with three steals. Mary Dimitt had seven point and three assists.

Ellinwood 5 4 12 11 — 32 

St. John 11 18 17 17 — 63

ELLINWOOD (4-4, 1-2)—Simpson 4-11 2-2 11, Dimitt 3-6 0-0 7, Baker 1-5 3-5 6, Schessiger 2-2 0-0 4, Behnke 0-1 2-2 2, Winget 0-1 0-0 0, Bowman 0-1 0-0 0, Keith 1-2 0-0 2, Totals 11-29 7-9 32.

ST. JOHN (6-3, 3-0)—Smith 6 2-3 16, Fisher 6 2-2 15, Portillo 2 2-2 8, Hudson 3 1-4 8, Meyer 3 1-2 8, Claussen 3 0-0 6, Reed 0 2-2 2, Totals 23 10-15 63.

3-pointers—E 3-13 (Baker 1-2, Dimitt 1-3, Simpson 1-6, Behnke 0-1, Bowman 0-1); SJ 7 (Smith 2, Portillo 2, Fisher 1, Meyer 1, Hudson 1). Rebounds—E 15 (Behnke 5). Assists—E 9 (Dimitt 3). Steals—E 6 (Simpson 3).

MACKSVILLE GIRLS 53, LA CROSSE 40

LA CROSSE – Macksville’s Abi Ibarra (15), Mayce Russell (11) and Joselin Garcia (11) scored in double figures as the Mustangs edged La Crosse 53-40 in Tuesday’s Central Prairie league basketball game. Ibarra grabbed nine boards. Russell dished out seven assists with four steals.

Macksville 15 20 14 7 – 53

La Crosse 5 12 4 19 – 40

MACKSVILLE (6-3, 2-1)—Ibarra 6-11 1-3 15, Ortiz 3-8 0-0 6, Russell 4-12 2-5 11, Garcia 4-14 1-3 11, Sanders 1-2 0-0 2, Adams 1-10 4-4 6, Galan 0-1 0-0 0, Totals 19-59 8-15 53.

3-pointers—M 7-29 (Ibarra 2-7, Ortiz 2-6, Garcia 2-9, Russell 1-6, Adams 0-1). Rebounds—M 36 (Ibarra (9). Assists—M 10 (Russell 7). Steals—M 20 (Ibarra 4, Russell 4, Adams 4, Sanders 4).

MACKSVILLE 69, LA CROSSE 63

LA CROSSE – Unbeaten state-ranked Macksville held off pesky La Crosse 69-63 in Tuesday's Central Prairie League shootout.

Freshman Hector Gomez contributed 23 points and Alexis Barron chipped in 13 points. Lance Lickiss grabbed eight rebounds with four assists. Diego Esparza dished out four assists with four steals.

Macksville 19 16 18 16 – 69

La Crosse 17 19 15 12 – 63

MACKSVILLE (9-0, 3-0)–Gomez 5-13 10-12 23, Barron 6-11 1-1 13, Lickiss 3-8 1-3 8, Kuckelman 3-8 2-4 8, Alvaro Ibarra 2-5 0-0 6, Esparza 2-4 1-2 6, Rogelio Ibarra 1-6 0-0 2, Mendez 1-2 2-2 4, Cleveland 0-4 0-1 0, Totals 23-61 17-25 69.

3-pointers–M 6-22 (A. Ibarra 2-5, Gomez 2-8, Lickiss 1-1, Esparza 1-1, Barron 0-1, Cleveland 0-2, R. Ibarra 0-4). Rebounds–M 36 (Lickiss 8). Assists–M 15 (Lickiss 4, Esparza 4). Steals–M 10 (Esparza 4).

KINSLEY 64, OTIS-BISON 58

KINSLEY – Otis-Bison's Dalton Regan was on fire with 29 points in a hard-fought 64-48 Central Prairie League basketball loss to Kinsley Tuesday. Peytan Butler added 12 points.

Kinsley (2-6, 1-1) was sparked by London Brokar with 23 points and Xavier Holguin with 18 points.

Otis-Bison 10 10 15 23 – 58

Kinsley 17 10 22 15 – 64

OTIS-BISON (1-7, 0-2)–Dalton Regan 11 4-4 29, Butler 5 0-0 12, Hoopingarner 3 0-0 8, Junco 1 3-4 5, Roth 2 0-0 4, Totals 22 7-8 58.

KINSLEY (2-6, 1-1)–London Brokar 9 2-3 23, Holguin 7 2-2 18, Arnesman 3 2-3 8, Peranoic 3 0-0 6, Meza 1 0-0 2, Chamberlain 1 0-0 2, T. Brokar 1 2-2 5, Totals 25 8-10 64.

3-pointers–OB 7 (Regan 3, Butler 2, Hoopingarner 2); K 6 (L. Brokar 3, Holguin 2, T. Brokar 1).

KINSLEY GIRLS 34, OTIS-BISON 23

KINSLEY – Kinsley's Kyla Ruiz scored 15 points and Charlice Sexton added 10 points to beat shorthanded Otis-Bison 34-23 in Tuesday's Central Prairie League basketball game.

Otis-Bison (4-4, 1-1) was paced by Hailee Morrison with 14 points.

Otis-Bison 6 6 2 9 – 23

Kinsley 7 7 10 10 – 34

OTIS-BISON (4-4, 1-1)–Morrison 5 2-6 14, Baalmann 2 0-0 5, Mitchell 1 2-2 4, Doyle 0 0-2 0, Kenyon 0 0-2 0, Totals 8 4-12 23.

KINSLEY (3-5, 1-1)–Ruiz 6 2-4 15, Sexton 4 0-0 10, Ritter 2 0-2 4, Herrmann 1 0-1 2, German 0 1-2 1, Arnesman 1 0-0 2, Totals 14 3-9 34.

3-pointers–OB 3 (Morrison 2, Baalmann 1); K 3 (Sexton 2, Ruiz 1).

HILLSBORO 58, HOISINGTON 38

HILLSBORO – Defending 2A state champion Hillsboro powered past Hoisington 58-28 in Tuesday's Central Kansas League basketball game keyed by 23 points by Breckyn Ratzlaff. The Trojans (9-0, 1-0 CKL) outscored the Cardinals 34-16 after halftime.

Red-hot Bralen Thompson scored 16 points for Hoisington (3-5, 0-1 CKL).

Hoisington 4 8 12 4 – 28

Hillsboro 14 10 21 13 – 58

HOISINGTON (3-5, 0-1)–Thompson 5 5-8 16, Haxton 1 1-3 4, Steinert 1 0-1 2, Robinson 1 0-0 2, Maier 1 0-0 2, Dolezal 1 0-0 2, Totals 10 6-12 28.

HILLSBORO (9-0, 1-0)–Breckyn Ratzlaff 10 2-2 23, Matthew Potucek 6 0-0 12, Grayson Ratzlaff 4 0-0 9, Cichert 4 0-0 8, Hanschu 2 0-0 4, Duell 1 0-0 2, Totals 27 2-2 58.

3-pointers–Hoisington 2 (Thompson 1, Haxton 1); Hillsboro 2 (B. Ratzlaff 1, G. Ratzlaff 1).

HILLSBORO GIRLS 32, HOISINGTON 17

HILLSBORO – Hillsboro's defense shut down Hoisington 32-17 in Tuesday's Central Kansas League basketball game. Hillsboro's Zaylee Werth scored 14 points.

Macy Hanzlick scored six points for Hoisington (4-4, 0-1)

Hoisington 6 3 2 6 – 17 

Hillsboro 8 4 13 7 – 32 

HOISINGTON (4-4, 0-1)–Hanzlick 3 0-1 6, Hahn 2 2-2 6, Brewer 0 2-2 2, Addy Mason 1 0-2 3, Totals 6 4-7 17.

HILLSBORO (6-3, 1-0)–Werth 5 3-4 14, Hefley 3 0-0 7, Funk 2 0-0 4, Saunders 1 0-0 3, Reed1 0-0 2, Arnold 1 0-0 2, Totals 13 3-4 32.

3-pointers—Hoisington 1 (A. Mason), Hillsboro 3 (Werth 1, Hefley 1, Saunders 1).

STAFFORD 68, FAIRFIELD 54

LANGDON – Stafford's Colson Minks was on fire with 23 points as the Trojans roared past Fairfield 68-54 in Tuesday's Heart of the Plains basketball game. Stafford converted 10 of 15 3-pointers for a school record 75%. Ashton Harter added 19 points.

Fairfield's Jacob Bauman scored 19 points.

Stafford 16 19 16 17 – 68

Fairfield 9 6 20 19 – 54

STAFFORD (7-3)–Minks 8-13 3-8 23, Harter 7-14 1-2 19, Josh Hildebrand 5-9 2-5 12, Tai Hildebrand 2-5 0-0 5, Kerschenske 0-1 0-4 0, Dominguez 4-5 0-0 9, Oleson 0-1 0-0 0, Totals 26-48 6-19 58.

FAIRFIELD (2-7)–Jacob Bauman 6-23 5-5 19, Cochran 4-11 2-2 11, Connor Fowler 3-7 1-2 8, Haumont 2-4 2-4 6, Brady Fowler 0-3 0-2 0, Wente 3-4 1-1 7, Fischer 1-3 0-0 3, Totals 19-55 11-14 54.

3-pointers–S 10-15 (Harter 4-5, Minks 4-7, T. Hildebrand 1-2); F 4-20 (Jacob Bauman 2-8, Fischer 1-2, C. Fowler 1-3, Cochran 1-6, B. Fowler 0-1). Rebounds–S 26 (J. Hildebrand 9); F 30 (Bauman 9). Assists–S 8 (T. Hildebrand 4); 12 (Haumont 4). Steals–S 6 (Dominguez 2, Minks 2, T. Hildebrand 2); S 9 (Cochran 3).