HOISINGTON 61, CIMARRON 31
HOISINGTON — Hoisington's one-two punch was roaring as Drew Nicholson scored 19 points and Mason Haxton added 17 points in a 61-31 rout of Cimarron in Tuesday's 3A Larned basketball substate. The Cardinals play red-hot Hugotoin (19-2) in Friday's semifinals at Larned.
The Cardinals (17-4) outscored the Bluejays 25-7 with stifling defense for a dominating 36-11 halftime lead. The Cardinals eventually pushed the lead to 30 points to trigger a running clock. Cimarron's Andrew Ridenour scored 12 points. Leading scorer Braxton Harrison was shut down to two points.
Cimarron 4 7 13 7 — 31
Hoisington 11 25 16 9 — 61
CIMARRON (7-14)—Andrew Ridenour 12, Flores 8, Seth Ridenour 6, Harrison 2, Frink 2, Cabrera 1
HOISINGTON (17-4)—Nicholson 19, Mason Haxton 17, Thompson 8, Mooney 5, Woydziak 5, Hanzlick 2, Leyton Haxton 3, Richards 1, Moore 1