CENTRAL PLAINS GIRLS 48, KINSLEY 15 — Marilyn Soeken stayed her momentum with a 20-point night and Central Plains' aggressive defense paved the way for a 48-15 Central Prairie League basketball victory over Kinsley.
Aevyn Siemsen added 11 points. The Oilers (16-3, 7-1 CPL) finish one-half game behind co-champions Ellinwood and St. John.
Ava Kirkwood scored six points for Kinsley (3-16, 1-7 CPL).
Kinsley 2 5 5 3 — 15
Central Plains 21 13 8 6 — 48
KINSLEY (3-17, 1-8)—Ava Kirkwood 2 0-2 6, Avery (1) 0-0 3, Nevaeh Rice (1) 0-0 3, Zaylee Rice (1) 0-0 3, Totals 6 (3) 0-2 15
CENTRAL PLAINS (16-3, 7-1)—Soeken 8 (1) 3-7 20, Aevyn Siemsen 5 (1) 0-1 11, Emery Siemsen 2 1-2 5, Izzy Hurley 2 (1) 0-0 5, Strouse 0 3-6 3, Green 0 2-2 2, Lilly Hurley 0 2-2 2, Totals 17 (3) 11-20 48
CENTRAL PLAINS 60, KINSLEY 23 — The Central Plains Oilers played a perfect defensive first half for a 38-0 halftime lead en route to a 60-23 Central Prairie League victory over Kinsley.
Camden Stiles converted a pair of 3-pointers and scored 16 points. Aiden Hekele added 11 points. The Oilers (15-4, 7-1 CPL) finish one-half behind Victoria for the Central Prairie League basketball title.
Kinsley 0 0 12 11 — 23
Central Plains 30 8 17 5 — 60
KINSLEY (2-18, 1-8) (FG 3 FT TP)—Preito 3 2-4 8, Anthony Meza 2 3-6 7, Davis-Abbott (1) 0-0 3, Stuckey 1 0-0 2, Lancaster 0 2-2 2, Jon Meza 0 1-2 1, Totals 7 (1) 8-14 23
CENTRAL PLAINS (15-4, 7-1) (FG 3 FT TP)—Stiles 7 (2) 0-0 16, Hekele 4 3-5 11, Siemsen 3 (1) 2-2 9, Crites 2 3-4 7, Grubb (2) 0-0 6, Peyton Dody 1 2-4 4, Daniels 1 0-1 2, Pflughoeft 0 1-2 1, Stroede 2 0-0 4, Totals 22 (5) 11-18 60
ELLINWOOD, GIRLS 61, OTIS-BISON 28 — The No. 6 ranked 2A Ellinwood's girls (17-2, 8-1 CPL) clinched their first Central Prairie League basketball title since 2005 with a victory over Otis-Bison.
Ellinwood's Alyvia Batchman (13), Mette Maxwell (11) and Regan Widener (10) scored in double figures. The Eagles converted six 3-point field goals.
Destiny Mitchell paced Otis-Bison with 19 points.
The Eagles have improved from a 5-16 record to a 17-2 record.
"These girls have come a long way from two wins in league play to tied at the top with an 8-1 record in league play," said Ellinwood coach Greg Maxwell. "The girls aren’t done and are having a lot of fun looking forward to the next opportunity.
"More importantly, they will be the No. 2 seed and host a quarterfinal substate game against Hill City. If we win a substate semifinal game at home we'll have a chance to play in the substate championship game."
The Lady Eagles are in a prime position to make a deep postseason run. With their dominant performance this season, Ellinwood fans have high hopes for a thrilling finish as the Lady Eagles aim for a state tournament berth.
Ellinwood 9 12 23 17— 61
Otis-Bison 7 15 2 4 — 28
ELLINWOOD (17-2, 8-1)—Batchman 4 (1) 4-4 13, Maxwell 4 (3) 0-0 11, Regan Widener 4 2-4 10, Schlessiger 4 1-4 9, Ritchie 2 0-2 6, Brynn Widener 1 4-5 6, Joiner (1) 0-0 3, Jacobs (1) 0-0 3, Totals 22 (6) 11-19 61
OTIS-BISON (5-13, 3-5)—Mitchell 7 (2) 3-9 19, Croisant 2 0-0 4, Allie Smith 1 1-2 3, Schwindt 1 0-0 2, Totals 11 (2) 4-11 28
ELLINWOOD 52, OTIS-BISON 36 — Ellinwood all-stater Landon Simpson kept dominating with a 29-point night that helped the Eagles clinch a 2A postseason home game with a 52-36 victory over Otis-Bison in Friday's Central Prairie League basketball game.
Ellinwood 8 9 16 19 — 52
Otis-Bison 7 9 10 10 — 36
ELLINWOOD (11-8, 6-3) (FG 3 FT TP)—Simpson 9 (6) 5-6 29, Hosman 5 (2) 2-2 14, Campbell Coleman 2 0-0 4, Wirtz 2 (1) 0-0 5, Totals 18 (9) 7-8 52
OTIS-BISON (9-11, 5-4)—Cortez 2 4-8 8, Hoopingarner 3 (2) 0-1 8, McVey (2) 0-0 6, Maier 3 0-0 6, Alloway 2 0-0 4, Haselhorst 1 0-0 2, Kelson Juno 1 0-0 2, Totals 14 (4) 4-9 36
MACKSVILLE 52, ST. JOHN 49 — Macksville's all-stater Diego Esparza scored 33 points with six rebounds as the Mustangs edged St. John 52-49 to clinch third place in the Central Prairie League boys basketball division.
Carlos Ibarra grabbed seven rebounds. Hector Gomez dished out two assists. Orion Guevara had two steals.
Macksville 12 10 15 15 — 52
St. John 7 18 13 11 — 49
MACKSVILLE (15-5, 6-3) (FG 3 FT TP)—Esparza 13-30 (3-10) 4-7 33, Ibarra 2-3 (0-1) 3-4 7, Gomez 2-13 (0-5) 0-0 4, Adams 2-4 0-0 4, Guevara 2-3 0-0 4, Grippin (0-2) 0-0 0, Totals 21-55 (3-20) 7-11 52
ST. JOHN (12-8, 5-4) (FG 3 FT TP)—Totals 49
ST. JOHN GIRLS 61, MACKSVILLE 40 — St. John's Mia Meyer scored a career high 26 points and Jalyn Fisher added 20 points as the Tigers earned a share of the Central Prairie League basketball title with a 61-40 victory over Macksville.
The Tigers (15-5, 8-1 CPL) outscored the Mustangs 37-18 after halftime.
Macksville (8-12, 4-5 CPL) was led by Isabela Ortiz with 11 points and Heidy Ortiz with 10 points.
Macksville 9 13 7 11 —40
St. John 15 9 18 19 — 61
MACKSVILLE (9-11, 5-4) (FG 3 FT TP)—Isabela Ortiz 4 (2) 1-3 11, Heidy Ortiz 4 (2) 0-0 10, Laney Butler 4 1-3 9, Reyes 4 1-2 9, Sebes 0 1-4 1, Garcia 0 0-2 0, Totals 16 (4) 4-14 40
ST. JOHN (15-5, 8-1) (FG 3 FT TP)—Mia Meyer 9 (1) 7-8 26, Jayln Fisher 8 (2) 2-5 20, Brummer 4 0-0 8, Bonner 2 0-0 4, Reed 1 0-2 2, Rockenbach 0 1-3 1, Totals 24 (3) 10-18 61
KIOWA COUNTY 65, PAWNEE HEIGHTS 35 —Kiowa County downed Pawnee Heights 65-35 to capture the Southern Plains Iroquois basketball title. Brock Deterding led the Mavericks (16-4, 10-1 SPIAA) with 23 points.
Clayton Hammeke led the Tigers (1-19, 0-11) with 21 points and Brady Carlson added six points.
Pawnee Heights 11 12 1 11 —35
Kiowa County 20 19 21 4— 65
PAWNEE HEIGHTS (1-19)(FG 3 FT TP)—Hammeke 8-21 (4-10) 1-2 21, Carlson 3-7 (0-1) 0-0 6, Amspacker (0-1) 0-0 0, Enabit 2-7 (0-1) 0-0 4, Price 0-2 (0-1) 0-0 0, Baier 1-2 0-0 2, Cordero 1-2 0-1 2, Totals 15-42 (4-14) 1-3 35
KIOWA COUNTY GIRLS 58, PAWNEE HEIGHTS 38 — Pawnee Heights Tiger Abby Hands scored 17 points with a pair of 3-pointers and double digit rebounds in a 58-38 Southern Plains Iroquois basketball loss to Kiowa County. Lili Cissell added 12 points for the Tigers.
Kiowa County's Norma Esperiueta converted seven 3-pointers and scored 23 points. Sayra Hassiepen added 13 points for the Mavericks (10-10).
Pawnee Heights 7 10 9 12 —38
Kiowa County 3 16 18 21 — 58
PAWNEE HEIGHTS (5-15)(FG 3 FT TP)—Abby Hands 7 (2) 1-5 17, Lili Cissell 5 (2) 0-0 12, Pelton 2 1-2 5, Archuleta 2 0-0 4, Totals 16 (4) 2-7 38
KIOWA COUNTY (10-10) (FG 3 FT TP)—Esperiueta 8 (7) 0-0 23, Hassiepen 5 (2) 1-2 13, Frazier 3 2-2 8, Gilkey 2 2-2 6, Little 2 0-0 4, Taylor 1 0-0 2, Janssen 1 0-0 2, Totals 22 (9) 5-6 58
ATTICA GIRLS 59, STAFFORD 20 — Attica's girls rolled past Stafford 59-20 in Friday's Heart of the Plains basketball game.
STAFFORD 50, ATTICA 41 — Stafford's boys (7-13) edged past Attica 50-41 in Friday's Heart of the Plains basketball game.
