CENTRAL PLAINS GIRLS 74, MACKVILLE 22

CLAFLIN — No. 1 ranked Central Plains rolled past Macksville's girls 74-22 in Friday's Central Prairie League basketball game. Brynna Hammeke scored 22 points and dished out 10 assists. Kassidy Nixon contributed 18 points, grabbed nine rebounds and had six steals.

Macksville (1-5, 0-2 CPL) was led by Mayce Russell with nine points.

Macksville 8 1 3 10 — 22

Central Plains 23 26 12 11 — 74 

MACKSVILLE (0-2, 1-5)—Abi Ibarra 0-6 0-0 0, Mayce Russell 4-12 1-4 9, Garcia 3-3 0-0 7, Carrillo 0-2 0-0 0, Adams 1-4 0-0 2, Galan 1-4 2-2 4, Sanders 0-0 0-0 0, Totals 9-33 3-6 22.

CENTRAL PLAINS (1-0, 6-1)—Brynna Hammeke 9-13 0-0 22, Kassidy Nixon 9-11 0-0 18, Lexi Oeser 5-9 0-0 13, Jennah Jeffrey 3-10 5-8 11, Ryenne Cunningham 3-8 2-4 8, Monica Short 1-5 0-0 2, Kyla Metro 0-1 0-0 0, Callie Zink 0-1 0-0 0, Totals 30-58 7-12 74

3-pointers—M 1-9 (Garcia 1-2, Carrillo 0-1, Ibarra 0-2, Russell 0-4), CP 7-13 (Hammeke 4-6, L. Oeser 3-5, Zink 0-1, Metro 0-1). Rebounds—M 15 (Sanders 5); CP 31 (Nixon 9).Assists—M 6 (Garcia 2, Ibarra 2); CP 22 (Hammeke 10). Steals—M 6 (Ibarra 4); CP 19 (Nixon 6)  

MACKSVILLE 74, CENTRAL PLAINS 57

CLAFLIN — Macksville's Rogelio Ibarra converted seven 3-pointers and scored 38 points as the Mustangs rolled past Central Plains 74-57 in Friday's Central Prairie League basketball game. Alexis Barron scored 11 points and Alex Mendez added 10 points. Ryan Kuckelman dished out nine assists for Macksville (5-2, 1-1 CPL).

Central Plains (1-6, 0-1 CPL) was led by Michael Laymon with 22 points. 

Macksville 20 19 17 17 — 74

Central Plains 14 10 17 16 — 57 

MACKSVILLE (1-1, 5-2)—Rogelio Ibarra 12-20 7-7 38, Lickiss 3-9 0-1 6, Mendez 4-7 2-4 10, Huggins 2-5 3-5 7, Alexis Barron 4-14 0-2 11, Kuckelman 0-2 2-4 2, Seward 0-2 0-0 0, Triana 0-1 0-0 0, Totals 25 14-23 74

CENTRAL PLAINS (0-1, 1-6)—Michael Laymon 9 2-4 22, Ryan 4 0-2 10, Tyler Holmes 1 4-6 6, Stratman 1 0-0 3, Klima 1 0-0 2, Oberle 0 1-2 1, Totals 21 7-14 57

3-pointers—M 10-31 (R. Ibarra 7-13, Barron 3-12, Triana 0-1, Seward 0-2, Lickiss 0-3), CP 8 (Kitchen 3, Ryan 2, Laymon 2). Rebounds—M 41 (Lickiss 7, Kuckelman 7). Assists—M 15 (Kuckelman 9). Steals—M 10 (R. Ibarra 5)

NICKERSON GIRLS 54, LARNED 22

NICKERSON — Nickerson's 6-foot-2 Ava Jones personally outscored the Larned girls with 30 points as the Panthers routed the Indians 54-22 Friday.

The sophomore Jones scored 21 first-half points as the Lady Panthers eliminated any doubt. She scored Nickerson's first 14 points for a 19-8 first-quarter lead. Jones has received a handful of Division I scholarship offers.

Turnovers and cold shooting were again a problem for Larned. Larned's Reagan Krehbiel nailed a long 3-pointer just as the final buzzer sounded for Larned's only points of the final stanza.

Hot-shooting Nickerson raced to a halftime lead of 38-13 and extended it to 49-19 after three quarters, resulting in a running clock for the fourth period.

Nickerson made 22 of 49 field goal attempts for 45% shooting and converted 5 of 11 free throws with nine turnovers. Kieryn Ontjes scored eight points and Alexis Allen added six. Nickerson (7-1) plays Hesston Tuesday.

Larned converted six of 21 attempts and made 6 of 11 free throws and committed 25 turnovers. Julie Tapia and Liz Herrera led the Indians with five apiece while Cadee Upson added four. Larned (2-5) plays Haven Tuesday.

Larned 8 5 6 3 — 22

Nickerson 19 19 11 5 — 54

LARNED (2-5)—Regan Krehbiel 1 0-0 3, Julie Tapia 1 3-5 5, Jaidyn Pinkston 1 0-0 2, Elizabeth Herrera 1 3-4 5, Paisley Lovesee 1 0-0 2, Sarah MacMahon 0 1-2 1, Cadee Upson 2 0-0 4, Totals 7 7-12 22

NICKERSON (7-1)—Ava Jones 12 6-8 30, Alexis Allen 2 0-0 6, McLean 2 0-0 4, Kieryn Ontjes 3 0-0 8, Ayla Ontjes 1 0-0 2, Ponds 1 0-0 2, Starnes 1 0-2 2, Totals 22 6-8 54

3-pointers—N 4 (Allen 2, K. Ontjes 2)

Larned’s free throws pace victory

BY BUDDY TABLER

Special to the Tribune

NICKERSON – Larned’s boys put together two strong quarters to defeat Nickerson 52-45 in Friday’s Central Kansas League basketball game.

Larned made 16 of 44 field goal attempts for 36% but converted 16 of 25 free throws. Post player Layton Crosby scored 17 points. Andreus Tucker scored nine points and Dillen Smith and Ethan Haas added eight apiece. Larned (4-3) plays Haven Tuesday.

Larned outscored Nickerson 14-6 in the second quarter as they found their "offensive legs" and grabbed a 20-16 edge, a lead they would never relinquish.

 The cold-shooting Indians made 8 of 26 field goal attempts in the first half but good rebounding and a stingy defense forced Nickerson into 14 turnovers.

Larned outscored Nickerson 20-13 to forge a 40-29 lead after three quarters.

"We got off to a slow start, especially shooting the ball, so the guys focused on defense and rebounding,” said Larned coach Jerrod Smith. “We got some easy baskets off of the press and that helped."

Larned coasted in the fourth quarter and spent time at the charity stripe.

"I was glad we were knocking down free throws,” Smith said. “Nickerson fouled playing catchup and got us into the double bonus. Our guys made their free throws. That turned out to be the difference.”

Larned forced 21 Nickerson turnovers as the Panthers made 17 of 39 field goal attempts. Matt Crossman and Carson Linn each scored 13 point and Phillipe Manga added nine. Nickerson (0-7) plays Hesston Tuesday.

Larned 6 14 20 12 — 52

Nickerson 10 6 13 16 — 45

LARNED (4-3)—Layton Crosby 4 5-6 17, Andreus Tucker 3 2-2 9, Ethan Haas 3 2-3 8, Dillan Smith 2 3-4 8, Jack Stelter 1 4-8 6, Gunnar Cline 0 0-2 0, Totals 16 16-25 52

NICKERSON (0-7)—Linn 5 0-0 13, Crossman 5 3-5 13, Peterson 2 1-3 6, Manga 4 0-0 9, Holland 1 0-0 2, Totals 18 4-8 45

3-pointers—L 4 (Crosby 2, Tucker 1, Smith 1), N 5 (Linn 3, Manga 1, Peterson 1)

ELLINWOOD 66, FAIRFIELD 31

LANGDON — Ellinwood's Tyler Stuhlsatz converted six 3-pointers and scored 27 points as the Eagles roared past Fairfield 66-31 in Friday's non-league basketball game. Parker Scheck scored a career high 21 points for Ellinwood (5-1).

Ellinwood 18 12 17 19 — 66

Fairfield 12 9 1 9 — 31

ELLINWOOD (5-1)—Stuhlsatz 10 1-3 27, Scheck 9 3-7 21, Dutton 3 5-6 11, Hosman 2 0-0 4, Zink 0 2-4 2, Behnke 0 1-2 1, Totals 24 12-23 66

FAIRFIELD (3-3)—Waters 4-10 4-6 13, Jacob Bauman 3-8 0-0 6, Cochran 2-6 0-0 6, Canady 1-3 0-2 2, Kalmar 1-2 0-0 2, Jarod Bauman 1-3 0-0 2, Fowler 0-0 0-1 0, Haumont 0-3 0-0 0, Totals 12-36 4-8 31

3-pointers—E 6 (Stuhlsatz 6), F 3-10 (Cochran 2-4, Waters 1-2, Haumont 0-1, Jarod Bauman 0-2, Jacob Bauman 0-1). Rebounds—E 29; F 20 (Waters 5). Assists—E 14; F 9 (Canady 2). Steals—E 15; F 12 (Cochran 3, Waters 3)

ELLINWOOD GIRLS 51, FAIRFIELD 36

LANGDON — Ellinwood outscored Fairfield 32-14 in the middle quarters to roar to a 51-36 non-league basketball victory over the Falcons. Ellinwood (4-2) was paced by Mya Maxwell with 16 points, 10 rebounds and four steals. Brittany Simpson scored 14 points. Daphne Doll contributed four assists.

Paisley Smith scored 10 points. Kaylie Combs scored 10 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for Fairfield (4-2).

Ellinwood 9 14 18 10 — 51

Fairfield 15 8 6 7 —36

ELLINWOOD (4-2) — Mya Maxwell 5-10 1-2 16, Brittany Simpson 4-15 6-8 14, Bella Baker 2-4 5-8 9, Ashtin Klepper 2-9 2-2 6, Daphne Doll 1-1 2-4 4, Mary Dimitt 1-6 0-0 2, Totals 15-45 16-24 51

FAIRFIELD (4-2) — Smith 4-11 1-2 10, Kaylie Combs 3-11 4-4 10, Erin Schwertfeger 1-8 0-0 7, Espinosa 2-4 0-0 4, Eva Schwertfeger 1-8 1-2 3, Ryan 1-2 0-0 2, Karly Combs 0-1 0-0 0, Pugh 0-2 0-0 0, McMillin 0-4 0-0 0, Totals 14-50 0-0 36

3-pointers—E 5-21 (Maxwell 5-10, Klepper 0-2, Dimitt 0-4, Simpson 0-5), F 3-10 (Erin Schwertfeger 1-1, Eva Schwertfeger 1-2, Smyth 1-5). Rebounds—E 35 (Maxwell 10), F 35 (Combs 11). Assists—E 8 (Doll 4), F 11 (Erin Schwertfeger 4). Steals—E 13 (Maxwell 4), F 9 (Smyth 3, Erin Schwertfeger 3). TO—E 20, F 22 

HOISINGTON 79, BELOIT 49

BELOIT — No. 4 state-ranked 3A Hoisington powered past Beloit 79-49 in Friday's non-league basketball game. Drew Nicholson (18), Mason Haxton (17) and Bralen Thompson (12) scored in double figures. Nicholson grabbed 12 rebounds. Holt Hanzlick contributed six assists and three steals. Mason Haxton and Leyton Haxton each had five assists.

The Cardinals (5-1) outscored Beloit 23-10 in the second quarter and 48-30 after halftime.

Hoisington 8 23 22 26 — 79

Beloit 9 10 16 14 —49

HOISINGTON (5-1)—Nicholson 7-12 4-4 18, Mason Haxton 5-9 6-6 17, Thompson 5-10 1-2 12, Woydziak 3-6 1-1 9, Mooney 4-5 0-1 9, Layton Haxton 2-5 2-2 7, Chase Robinson 1-1 0-0 2, Dylan Richards 1-1 0-0 2, Moore 1-1 0-0 2, Dolezal 0 1-2 1, Hanzlick 0-4 0-0 0, Totals 29-54 15-18 79

3-pointers—H 6-22 (Woydziak 2-4, Mooney 1-2, M. Haxton 1-3, Thompson 1-4, L. Haxton 1-4, Hanzlick 0-2, Nicholson 0-3). Rebounds—H 33 (Nicholson 10). Assists—H 25 (Hanzlick 6). Steals—H 10 Hanzlick 3)

HOISINGTON 52, BELOIT 28

BELOIT — Hoisington unleashed its 3-point offense in a 50-22 victory in Friday's non-league basketball game. Cardinals Ava Henry, Isabelle Gonzalez, Suzanna Schneider, Keeley Wolf and Addy Mason all connected on 3-point goals.

VICTORIA GIRLS 44, OTIS-BISON 22

VICTORIA — Victoria's Brooklyn Kuhn scored 12 third-quarter points to spark a 44-22 victory over Otis-Bison in Friday's Central Prairie League basketball game. Lauren Maier led the Cougars with eight points.

Otis-Bison 7 4 7 4 — 22

Victoria 7 10 23 4 — 44

OTIS-BISON (0-1, 2-3)—Maier 3 2-6 8, Baalman 1 1-3 4, Wiltse 1 0-3 3, Croisant 0 2-4 2, Bartonek 1 0-0 2, Totals 7 6-20 22

VICTORIA (1-0, 3-3)—Kuhn 5 0-0 12, Hammersmith 1 5-6 8, Scheck 1 0-0 3, Windholz 1 0-0 2, Dome 0 1-2 1, Sander 1 3-5 5, Nowak 1 1-1 3, Huser 1 2-4 5, Weber 2 0-0 4, Amrin 0 1-2 1, Totals 13 13-20 44

3-pointers—OB 2 (Baalman 1, Wiltse 1), V 5 (Kuhn 2, Scheck 1, Huser 1, Hammersmith 1)

NESS CITY 37, ST. JOHN GIRLS 35

ST. JOHN — Ness City's 5-foot-10 Alexa Reinhardt blocked a final tying field goal attempt by St. John's Darby Smith to preserve a 37-35 victory over the Tiger girls in Friday's Central Prairie League basketball game. Smith scored 11 second-half points.

CPL league leader Ness City (4-3, 3-0 CPL) was paced by Zoe Seib and Taylor Starr with nine points apiece.

St. John (3-4, 0-1 CPL) was sparked by Darby Smith with 14 points and Kaylynn Claussen added eight points. 

Ness City 7 12 7 11 — 37

St. John 7 5 10 13 — 35

NESS CITY (4-3, 3-0)—Seib 9, Starr 9, Morales 7, Reinhardt 6, Jordan 6

ST. JOHN (3-4, 0-1)—Darby Smith 14, Kaylynn Claussen 8, Bailee Hudson 5, Zayreli Reyes 4, Payton Meyer 3, Heidi Fisher 1 

3-pointers—NC (), SJ ()

NESS CITY 52, ST. JOHN 41

ST. JOHN — Ness City's Jose Guzman and Taylor Cable each scored 15 points to spark a 52-41 victory over St. John in Friday's Central Prairie League basketball game. Ness City outscored the Tigers (3-4, 0-1 CPL) 15-9 in the third period.

St. John (3-4, 0-1 CPL) was led by Edwin Fernandez with 14 points. The Tigers played without standout Uriel Calleros.

Ness City 12 9 15 16 — 52

St. John 8 8 9 16 — 41

NESS CITY (4-3, 3-0)—Guzman 15, Cable 15, Schniepp 6, Delaney 5, Ross 3, Bruntz 2, Lopez 2

ST. JOHN (3-4, 0-1)—Fernandez 14, Woolf 9, Delp 6, Dunn 6, Smith 4, Drake 2

3-pointers—NC (), SJ ()

NORWICH GIRLS, STAFFORD

NORWICH — in Friday's Heart of the Plains basketball game

Stafford 1 1 1 1 —

Norwich 1 1 1 1 —

STAFFORD (2-5)—Emily Green, Morgan, Burgey, Denio, Simmons, Llanza-Anton, Shelton, Hildebrand, Schrag, Blanton Totals

NORWICH (5-0)—

3-pointers—S (), N ()

NORWICH, STAFFORD

NORWICH — in Friday's Heart of the Plains basketball game

Stafford 1 1 1 1 —

Norwich 1 1 1 1 —

STAFFORD (0-6)—Tai Hildebrand, Gantz, Burgey, Kleyton Schreider, Josh Hildebrand, Totals

NORWICH (5-1)—

3-pointers—S (), N ()