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Addy Mason's game-winner sparks Cardinals
Addy Mason
Hoisington Cardinal Addy Mason shoots against Spearville.

HOISINGTON GIRLS 25, ELLSWORTH 23 – Hoisington sparkplug Addy Mason converted the game-winning 3-pointer with five seconds left to vault the defending champion Cardinals into Monday’s championship game.

Kylee Hahn scored 10 points for Hoisington, which plays Cimarron at 5:30 p.m. Monday for the championship.

Ellsworth 5 7 10 6 – 23

Hoisington 0 9 8 8 – 25

ELLSWORTH (8-4)—Greta Klein 5 2-3 12, Peschka 2 0-0 5, Lindsley 1 0-2 2, West 1 0-0 2, Haxton 1 0-1 2, Totals 10-33 2-6 23

HOISINGTON (7-4)—Hahn 3 3-4 10, Addy Mason 2 0-0 6, Boxberger 2 0-0 5, Mooney 2 0-0 4, Totals 9-35 3-4 25

3-pointers—E 1-12 (Peschka); H 4-12 (A. Mason 2, Boxberger 1, Hahn 1)

CIMARRON GIRLS 38, PRATT 36 – Cimarron’s Caitlyn Sonday converted a pair of free throws with 19 seconds left to lift the Bluejays past Pratt 38-36 in Friday’s Hoisington semifinal. Pratt’s Jaycie Theis missed a tying 2-pointer and game-winning 3-pointer.

Theis converted a free throw for a 36-36 tie after Jayna Wilson’s 3-pointer handed Cimarron a 36-35 lead. Pratt’s Gabby Gatlin hit a 3-pointer for a 35-33 Greenback lead.

Pratt 8 4 14 10 – 36

Cimarron 5 10 13 10 – 38

PRATT (6-6)— Gatlin 17, Theis 11, Thibault 8, Totals 36

CIMARRON (9-2)— Jayna Wilson 7 0-1 17, Miller 3 1-4 8, Bertelsen 2 0-0 6, Sonday 0 5-8 5, Jantz 1 0-0 2, Totals 13 6-13 38

3-pointers—P (Hughes, Gatlin, Hamm); C 6 (Wilson 3, Bertelsen 2, Miller 1)

HOISINGTON GIRLS TOURNAMENT

MONDAY—1ST—Cimarron 9-2 vs. Hoisington 7-4, 5:30; 3RD—Pratt 6-6 vs. Ellsworth 8-4, 2:30; 5TH—Ellinwood vs. La Crosse, canceled; 7TH—Victoria vs. Otis-Bison, canceled

FRIDAY—Cimarron 38, Pratt 36; Hoisington 25, Ellsworth 23

THURSDAY—Ellinwood 50, Victoria 14; La Crosse 25, Otis-Bison 20

TUESDAY—Ellsworth 44, Otis-Bison 13; Hoisington 48, La Crosse 14

MONDAY—Pratt 59, Ellinwood 37, Cimarron 80, Victoria 23

ELLINWOOD 49, PRATT 38 – Ellinwood all-stater Britton Dutton scored 26 points and contributed four assists as the Eagles rallied from a 23-16 halftime deficit. Dutton converted 10 consecutive free throws and scored 15 points In the fourth quarter.

Drew Heinz and Koy Behnke each added eight points. Behnke grabbed nine rebounds.

Pratt’s Carson Hoeme scored 13 points.

Pratt 9 14 4 11 – 38

Ellinwood 7 9 15 18 – 49

PRATT (6-5)—Carson Hoeme 5 2-4 13, Myers 3 2-2 9, J’air Johnson 0 0-2 0, Younie 3 0-2 6, Tatro 2 0-0 4, Morrell 0 0-1 0, Riley 2 2-3 6, Totals 15 6-14 38

ELLINWOOD (11-0)—Dutton 6-16 14-15 26, Heinz 3-4 0-1 8, Behnke 3-5 1-2 8, Hosman 1-2 0-0 3, Scheck 2-6 0-0 4, Moore 0-2 0-0 0, Brack 0-3 0-0 0, Totals 15-38 15-18 49

3-pointers—P 2 (Hoeme 1, Myers 1); E 4-10 (Heinz 2-3, Behnke 1-1, Hosman 1-1, Dutton 0-1, Moore 0-2, Brack 0-2). Rebounds—E 25 (Behnke 9). Assists—E 8 (Dutton 4). Steals—E 4 (Behnke 1, Scheck 1, Heinz 1, Dutton 1)

HOISINGTON 47, ELLSWORTH 39 (2 OT) – Hoisington outscored Ellsworth 8-0 in the second overtime to surprise the Bearcats. Leyton Haxton converted four free throws and Tony Moore added a basket in the second overtime.

Haxton scored 17 points and Moore (14) and Chase Steinert (10) scored in double figures.

Ellsworth 12 7 6 10 4 0 – 39

Hoisington 8 6 17 4 4 8  –  47

ELLSWORTH (8-3)—Lindsley  0-0 2, Will Cravens 6 4-4 17, Rolfs 1 0-0 3, Layton Leiker 4 0-0 9, McGowen 2 1-3 5, Stone 1 1-2 3, Totals 15 6-9 39

HOISINGTON (5-6)—Steinert 4 2-4 10, Haxton 5 4-6 17, Martin 1 0-0 2, Aylward 1 0-0 3, Robinson 0 1-2 1, Moore 5 4-5 14, Totals 16 11-17 47

3-pointers—E 3 (Cravens 1, L. Leiker 1, Rolfs 1); H 4 (Haxton 3, Aylward 1)

HOISINGTON TOURNAMENT

MONDAY—1ST—Ellinwood 11-0 vs. Hoisington, 7; 3RD—Pratt 6-6 vs. Ellsworth 8-3, 4; 5TH—Victoria vs. La Crosse, canceled; 7TH—Cimarron vs. Otis-Bison, canceled

FRIDAY—Ellinwood 49, Pratt 38; Hoisington, Ellsworth 2 OT

THURSDAY—Victoria 58, Otis-Bison 29; La Crosse 59, Cimarron 49

TUESDAY—Ellsworth 47, Cimarron 35; Hoisington 57, La Crosse 47

MONDAY—Ellinwood 89, Otis-Bison 28; Pratt 71, Victoria 27