ELLINWOOD – Ellinwood standout Britton Dutton wasn’t about to share the Central Prairie League basketball title with Ness City. Dutton scored a career high 43 points, one shy of the school record, to spark a league-clinching 75-61 victory over Ness City Tuesday.
Dutton scored 26 first-half points and added 17 after halftime. Tyler Stuhlsatz added 13 points for Ellinwood (16-4, 8-0 CPL), which captured the first Central Prairie league boys basketball title in school history.
Ness City (13-7, 6-2 CPL) was paced by Taylor Cable with 18 points and Jose Guzman with 12 points.
Ness City 10 13 21 17 – 61
Ellinwood 15 26 19 15 – 75
NESS CITY (13-7, 6-2)—Cable 18, Jose Guzman 12, Delaney 9, Stoecklein 7, Seib 7, Lopez 3
ELLINWOOD (16-4, 8-0)—Dutton 43, Stuhlsatz 13, Scheck 6, Hosman 4, Brack 4, Behnke 4, Zink 1
ELLINWOOD GIRLS 66, NESS CITY 56
ELLINWOOD – Ellinwood’s Brittany Simpson was red hot with 25 points to spark a 66-56 Senior Night basketball victory over Ness City in Tuesday’s Central Prairie League game.
Bella Baker scored 13 points and Daphne Doll, Mya Maxwell and Kiley Bryant each added eight points.
“We had good energy from the start. We had lot of excitement from our bench and our fans,” said Ellinwood coach Andrew Cherry. “Simpson finished around and rim and when her outside shot falls, she gains her confidence. She had things rolling.”
Ness City 9 26 6 15 – 56
Ellinwood 23 9 20 14 – 66
NESS CITY (6-14, 4-4)—Reinhardt 16, Seib 16, Delaney 14, Starr 6, Tillotson 2, Rodriguez 2
ELLINWOOD (12-7, 5-2)—Simpson 25, Baker 13, Maxwell 8, Doll 8, Bryant 8, Klepper 4
SE SALINE 66, ELLINWOOD 52
GYPSUM — Trojan Eli Sawyers torched Ellinwood for 25 points as Southeast of Saline roared past Ellinwood 66-52 in Monday's non-league basketball game. The Trojans converted 24 of 38 field goals for 63 percent shooting.
Ellinwood's Britton Dutton was a one-man band with 35 points and 14 free throws.
Ellinwood 15 11 12 14 — 52
SE Saline 15 23 10 18 — 66
ELLINWOOD (15-4)—Dutton 10 14-15 35, Stuhlsatz 2 3-4 7, Scheck 2 0-0 4, Brack 1 0-0 3, Behnke 2 0-0 4, Totals 16 17-19 52
SE SALINE (12-7)—Sawyers 10-13 5-6 25, Jaxson Gebhart 5-6 3-6 15, Morrical 4-7 2-2 10, Spano 2-5 4-4 9, Augustine 0-1 0-0 0, Banks 2-4 1-3 5, Jake Gebhardt 1-2 0-0 2, Totals 24-38 15-21 66
3-pointers—E 3 (Brack 1, Dutton 1, Stuhlsatz 1), SE 3-10 (Jaxson Gebhardt 2-3, Spano 1-3, Banks 0-1, Morricla 0-1, Sawyers 0-2). Rebounds—SE 23 (Sawyers 7). Assists—SE 15 (Banks 5). Steals—SE 5 (Jaxson Gebhardt 2)
SE SALINE GIRLS 67, ELLINWOOD 36
GYPSUM — Trojan Karsyn Schlessener scored 22 points and Southeast of Saline overpowered Ellinwood 67-36 in Monday's non-league basketball game. The Trojans converted 28 field goals. The Trojans (13-6) converted eight 3-pointers.
Ellinwood's Daphne Doll scored 11 points and Brittany Simpson added nine points.
Ellinwood 11 9 9 7 — 36
SE Saline 26 17 13 11 — 67
ELLINWOOD (11-7)—Doll 4 3-3 11, Simpson 3 2-2 9, Baker 2 2-3 6, Dimitt 2 0-0 5, Bryant 1 1-2 3, Klepper 1 0-0 2, Totals 13 8-10 36
SE SALINE (13-6)—Schessener 9 2-2 22, Harris 5 0-0 13, Jacobson 4 1-1 9, Pearson 4 0-0 8, Ptacek 2 0-0 6, Caselman 2 0-0 5, Totals 28 3-3 67
3-pointers—E 2 (Dimitt 1, Simpson 1), SE 8 (Harris 3, Schlessener 2, Ptacek 2, Caselman 1)
KIOWA COUNTY 36, PAWNEE HEIGHTS 35
GREENSBURG — Kiowa County's Connor Pore was rewarded for a wild reverse field goal attempt that had no chance with a foul and he converted the game-winning free throw for a 36-35 victory Tuesday over Pawnee Heights in a Southern Plains Iroquois basketball game.
Tiger Braden Colglazier grabbed a career high 24 rebounds. Alec Carlson led the Tigers with 13 points with 11 rebounds.
Pawnee Heights 7 4 16 8 — 35
Kiowa County 6 12 8 10 — 36
PAWNEE HEIGHTS (10-9)—Carlson 3-16 5-6 13, Colglazier 4-8 0-1 8, Hands 3-8 0-0 8, Hamby 1-9 0-0 3, Cordero 1-4 0-0 2, Dakota Ryan 0-4 1-2 1, Totals 12-49 6-9 35
3-pointers—PH 5-23 (Hands 2-4, Carlson 2-8, Hamby 1-8, Ryan 0-1, Cordero 0-2). Rebounds—PH 39 (Colglazier 24). Assists—PH 2 (Carlson 1, Ryan 1). Steals—PH 9 (Hamby 3)
PAWNEE HEIGHTS 69, FOWLER 23
FOWLER — Braden Colglazier tuned up for postseason play with 22 points and 12 rebounds to spark Pawnee Heights past Fowler 69-29 in Monday's Southern Plains Iroquois basketball game. The Tigers (10-8) led 56-9 at halftime. Alec Carlson was spectacular with a slam dunk, 16 points, five steals and five assists. Adam Hands contributed 20 points.
Pawnee Heights 27 29 13 0 — 69
Fowler 5 4 13 7 — 29
PAWNEE HEIGHTS (10-8)—Colglazier 10-12 2-5 22, Hands 8-15 3-3 20, Carlson 6-9 2-2 16, Dakota Ryan 3-7 0-0 6, Hamby 1-3 0-0 3, Munk 1-6 0-0 2, Ewy 0-2 0-0 0, Baier 0-1 0-0 0, Cordero 0-1 0-0 0, Totals 29-57 7-10 69
3-pointers—PH 4-11 (Carlson 2-3, Hamby 1-3, Hands 1-3, Baier 0-1, Ryan 0-1). Rebounds—PH 39 (Colglazier 12). Assists—PH 17 (Carlson 5). Steals—PH 17 (Carlson 5)
HODGEMAN CO. 50, MACKSVILLE 28
JETMORE — Hodgeman County rolled past the Macksville girls 50-28 in Tuesday's non-league basketball game. Macksville's Joselin Garcia scored 11 points.
Macksville 3 7 4 14 — 28
Hodgeman Co. 11 11 21 7 — 50
MACKSVILLE (5-15)—Joselin Garcia 4-7 1-2 11, Russell 1-7 2-4 5, Clawson 2-8 1-2 5, Adams 2-7 0-2 4, Galan 1-4 1-1 3, Abi Ibarra 0-4 0-0 0, Arreola 0-1 0-0 0, Totals 10-38 5-11 28
3-pointers—M 3-9 (Garcia 2-4, Russell 1-2, Clawson 0-1, A. Ibarra 0-2). Rebounds—M 21 (Clawson 5). Assists—M 6 (Russell 2, A. Ibarra 2). Steals—M 8 (Russell 3)
HODGEMAN CO. 67, MACKSVILLE 54
JETMORE — Hodgeman County rolled past the Macksville girls 50-28 in Tuesday's non-league basketball game.
Macksville's Alexis Barron (18), Cleven Huggins (13) and Ryan Kuckelman (10) scored in double figures. Kuckelman grabbed 12 rebounds, had three steals and three assists.
Macksville 8 20 14 12 — 54
Hodgeman Co. 18 14 17 18 — 67
MACKSVILLE (13-6)—Barron 5-20 3-4 18, Huggins 6-10 1-2 13, Kuckelman 4-8 2-7 10, Alvaro Ibarra 2-3 2-2 7, Rogelio Ibarra 2-8 2-3 6, Lickiss 0-2 0-1 0, Totals 19-51 10-19 54
3-oointers—M 6-24 (Barron 5-16, A. Ibarra 1-2, Lickiss 0-1, R. Ibarra 0-5). Rebounds—M 31 (Kuckelman 12). Assists—M 12 (R. Ibarra 3, Kuckelman 3). Steals—M 8 (Kuckelman 3)
