OTIS-BISON 42, KINSLEY 39
KINSLEY – No. 8 state-ranked Otis-Bison stayed unbeaten by beating Kinsley 42-39 in Tuesday’s Central Prairie League basketball games.
The Cougars (9-0, 3-0 CPL) were paced by Maddie Wiltse with 13 points and Danica Bartonek added nine points. Kinsley (5-4, 2-1 CPL) was led by Demi Saenz with 14 points.
Otis-Bison 10 15 9 8 — 42
Kinsley 13 9 7 10 – 39
OTIS-BISON (3-0, 9-0)—Maddie Wiltse 5 3-5 13, Anderson 4 0-0 8, Bartonek 4 0-0 9, Trapp 3 2-2 8, Maier 1 0-0 2, Baalman 1 0-0 2, Totals 18 5-7 42.
KINSLEY (5-4, 2-1)— Saenz 5 0-0 14, C. Ibarra 4 2-2 13, Frame 1 4-4 6, Kenton 3 0-0 6, Alvarez 0 0-2 0, Totals 13 6-8 39.
3-pointers—OB 1 (Bartonek 1); K 7 (Saenz 4, Ibarra 3).
KINSLEY 61, OTIS-BISON 53
KINSLEY – Kinsley placed five players in double figures for a 61-53 victory over Otis-Bison in Tuesday’s Central Prairie League basketball games.
Otis-Bison (2-7, 0-3 CPL) was paced by Dalton Regan with 20 points. Kinsley (2-7, 1-2 CPL) was led by Levi Haynes with 12 points.
Otis-Bison 6 15 18 14 — 53
Kinsley 12 16 16 17 – 61
OTIS-BISON (0-3, 2-7)— Regan 6 6-9 20, Kohls 4 6-6 16, E. Schneider 6 2-6 15, N. Roth 1 0-0 2, Totals 17 14-21 53.
KINSLEY (1-2, 2-7)—Haynes 4 2-2 12, Bowman 5 0-0 11, Schmidt 5 1-3 11, Taylor 5 0-1 10, Newsom 4 2-3 10, Gleason 2 1-3 5, Beggs 1 0-0 2, Totals 26 6-18 61.
3-pointers—OB 5 (Kohls 2, Regan 2, Schneider 1); K 3 (Haynes 2, Bowman 1).
KIOWA CO. 62, PAWNEE HEIGHTS 50
ROZEL – Kiowa County outscored Pawnee Heights 25-5 to steal a 62-50 Southern Plains Iroquois basketball victory over the Tigers.
Pawnee Heights (6-3 1-3) was led by Fabian Flores with 13 points and Alec Carlson with 10 points.
Kiowa County 6 17 14 25 – 62
Pawnee Hts. 14 17 14 5 – 50
PAWNEE HEIGHTS (6-3, 1-3)—Flores 6-13 4-5 13, Carlson 4-9 0-0 10, Colglazier 3-6 0-0 6, Hands 2-6 1-1 5, VanMeter 3-5 0-2 6, Peterson 2-4 0-0 4, Totals 20-43 5-8 50.
3-pointers—PH 5-13 (Flores 3-6, Hands 0-2. Rebounds—PH 24 (Hands 6). Assists—PH 6 (Colglazier 2, Flores 2). Steals—PH 7 (Colglazier 2, Hands 2).
ST. JOHN 46, ELLINWOOD 38
ST. JOHN — St. John’s boys survived 46-38 over Ellinwood in Tuesday’s Central Prairie League basketball game.
The No. 8 state-ranked 1A Tigers (7-2, 3-0 CPL) were paced by Marshall Woolf with 12 points and Tanner Halling added 10 points.
Ellinwood (7-2, 2-2 CPL) was paced by David Hammeke with 19 points.
Ellinwood 4 9 10 15 – 38
St. John 8 10 14 14 — 46
ELLINWOOD (2-2, 7-2)—Hammeke 8-14 3-4 19, Dutton 5-12 0-0 10, Niles 1-3 0-0 3, Doll 1-6 0-2 3, Knop 1-1 0-0 3, Wondra 0-1 0-2 0, Stuhlsatz 0-3 0-0 0, Scheck 0-1 0-0 0, Totals 16 3-8 38.
ST. JOHN (3-0, 7-2)—Marshall Woolf 5-7 2-4 12, Tanner Hallling 4-7 2-8 10, Collin Halling 3-3 3-5 9, Fisher 1-7 4-9 6, Ortiz 2-5 4-4 9, Totals 15-29 15-30 46.
3-pointers—E 3-12 (Niles 1-1, Doll 1-5, Knop 1-1, Dutton 0-2, Stuhlsatz 0-2, Hammeke 0-1); SJ 1-2 (Ortiz 1-1, M. Woolf 0-1).
ST. JOHN — Ellinwood’s girls escaped with a thrilling 39-36 overtime basketball victory over St. John in Tuesday’s Central Prairie League basketball game.
Ellinwood’s Brittney Simpson blocked a tying attempt by Darby Smith on the game-ending play. Ashtin Klepper hit a 3-pointer and Bella Baker passed to Allison McReynolds for a 37-34 lead.
Ellinwood’s Mya Maxwell passed to Daphne Doll for the game-tying field goal for a 30-30 tie after regulation. Ellinwood outscored the Tigers 14-5 after trailing 25-16.
Ellinwood (6-3, 3-1 CPL) was paced Maxwell with 12 points and Doll with 11 points. Hard-luck St. John (3-6, 0-3 CPL) was led by Darby Smith with 11 points.
Ellinwood 4 8 2 16 9 – 39
St. John 2 9 12 7 6 – 36
ELLINWOOD (6-3, 3-1)—Maxwell 4-11 3-4 12, Doll 5-8 1-2 11, Klepper 2-4 3-5 8, Baker 1-6 1-3 3, McReynolds 1-1 1-4 3, Dimitt 0-6 0-0 0, Simpson 1-6 0-1 2, Totals 14-42 9-19 39.
ST. JOHN (3-6, 0-3)—Smith 11, Claussen 7, Crissman 9, Hudson 4, Bree Meyer 3, Portillo 2.
3-pointers—E 2-7 (Klepper 1-1, Maxwell 1-3, Dimitt 0-3). Rebounds—E 33 (Doll 10). Assists—E 3 (Baker 2). Steals—E 10 (Klepper 4).
LACROSSE 59, MACKSVILLE 40
LACROSSE – Macksville’s Harley Blaske scored 12 points, but the Mustangs lost 59-40 to LaCrosse in Tuesday’s Central Prairie League basketball game.
“Lacrosse shot it really well and we struggled to put it in the basket,” said Macksville coach Jeff Kuckelman. “They moved the ball well and got open shots. We gave up too much penetration which helped create their open shots. We did a good job of getting rebounds, but they didn't miss many shots.”
Macksville 5 12 11 12 – 40
LaCrosse 8 22 14 15 – 59
MACKSVILLE—Blaske 5-10 2-4 12, Barron 3-9 2-4 10, Johnson 2-3 0-0 4, Huggins 3-8 1-2 7, Kuckelman 1-5 0-0 2, Alvaro Ibarra 0-2 0-0 0, Rogelio Ibarra 1-2 2-2 5, Totals 15-39 7-12 40.
3-pointers—L 3-8 (Barron 2-5, R. Ibarra 1-2, A. Ibarra 0-1). Rebounds—M 26 (Huggins 9, Kuckelman 9). Assists—M 8 (Blaske 4). Steals—M 6 (Blaske 2, Huggins 2, Johnson 2).
LACROSSE 62, MACKSVILLE 39
LACROSSE – Macksville’s Abi Ibarra scored 14 points with 10 steals in a 62-39 Central Prairie League loss to the LaCrosse’s girls. Macksville’s 12 of 34 foul shooting cost the Mustangs.
Macksville 9 18 5 7 – 39
LaCrosse 9 20 8 15 – 62
MACKSVILLE—Abi Ibarra 6-13 2-3 14, Mendez 3-12 3-5 10, Kuckelman 0-6 6-9 6, Garcia 1-11 1-10 3,Holguin 2-6 0-3 4, Galan 0-2 0-0 0, Clawson 1-7 0-4 2, Totals 13-57 12-34 39.
3-pointers—M 25 (Kuckelman 11). Assists—M 4 (Mendez 2). Steals—M 20 (Ibarra 10).
