ELLINWOOD 64, STANTON CO. 31
ELLINWOOD — Koy Behnke scored 15 points and Britton Dutton added 12 points to spark No. 1 seed Ellinwood past Stanton County 64-31 in the 2A Sublette basketball substate. The Eagles led 41-19 at halftime and coasted into Friday's semifinals.
Stanton Co. 5 14 5 7 — 31
Ellinwood 23 18 20 3 — 64
STANTON CO. (7-14)—Juan Aleman 5 3-7 13, Conasco 3 1-2 7, Alvin Solis 3 0-0 6, Alexis Solis 1 0-0 2, Rios 0 0-2 0, Garcia 1 0-0 3, Totals 13 4-11 31.
ELLINWOOD (19-2)—Behnke 4 7-8 15, Dutton 5 2-2 12, Scheck 3 2-2 8, Zink 2 2-2 6, Brack 2 0-0 6, Hosman 0 2-2 2, Gibson 0 1-2 1, Totals 21 16-18 64.
3-pointers—SC 1 (Garcia 1); E 6 (Heinz 4, Brack 2).
ELLINWOOD GIRLS 58, STANTON. CO. 37
ELLINWOOD — Ellinwood's Mary Dimitt enjoyed the postseason ride with five consecutive 3-pointers in the first quarter to ignite the Eagles past Stanton County 58-37 in the 2A Sublette basketball substate.
Ellinwood's Brittany Simpson scored 26 points and three steals. Bella Baker contributed seven assists and Kennedy Behnke grabbed eight rebounds. The Eagles converted 10 of 26 3-pointers.
Stanton County's Adyson Scott scored 16 points. The Eagles (12-9) play Elkhart (19-2) in Thursday's semifinals.
Stanton Co. 12 6 12 7 — 37
Ellinwood 17 13 11 17 — 58
STANTON CO. (7-14)—Scott 5 3-4 16, Waldron 5 0-0 10, Walker 2 3-3 7, Aleman 1 0-0 2, Canny 1 0-0 2, Totals 14 6-7 37.
ELLINWOOD (12-9)—Simpson 9-21 5-8 26, Dimitt 6-9 0-1 17, Behnke 3-7 1-3 9, Baker 2-7 0-1 4, Jayden Keith 1-1 0-0 2, Schessiger 0-2 0-0 0, Totals 21 6-13 58.
3-pointersc—SC 1 (Garcia 1); E 10-26 (Dimitt 5-8, Simpson 3-12, Behnke 2-4, Baker 0-2). Rebounds—E 27 (Behnke 8). Assists—E 14 (Baker 7). Steals—E 11 (Simpson 3).
PHILLIPSBURG 52, HOISINGTON 41
PHILLIPBURG — Hoisington didn't beat Phillipsburg, but Cardinal coach Kyle Haxton won the chess match against Phillipsburg coach Keith Sides. Sides celebrated early and substituted for his starters late in the fourth quarter. He later panicked and put his starters back in when the Cardinals played to the finish in a 52-41 substate basketball showdown.
The Cardinals sliced a 19-point lead to 44-39 on Layton Haxton's 3-pointer to cap a 17-3 scoring run. The Panthers elected to delay rather than shoot and it nearly backfired when they converted 3 of 12 free throws. But Joel Ford converted 10 free throws as the Panthers made 16 of 28 free throws in the fourth quarter.
The Cardinals faced a tough whistle as several block/charge calls swung the Panthers' way, including several which fouled out standout Bralen Thompson, who scored 11 points. Noah Dolezel added seven points and several blocked shots. The Cardinals committed 30 turnovers, 21 in the first half.
"Our team continued to fight," said Hoisington coach Kyle Haxton. "Noah Dolezal played like a warrior."
The Panthers sealed the deal on Ford's six free throws after a technical foul. Ford scored 21 points. The Panthers made 20 of 39 free throws.
"It was a physical game where our guards played through body bumps. Once we slowed down, we adapted and created a better tempo," said Kyle Haxton. "We weren't tough enough defensively. We struggled shooting from the perimeter."
Hoisington 4 8 14 15 — 41
Phillipsburg 19 10 5 18 — 52
HOISINGTON (9-12)—Thompson 3-11 5-5 11, Dolezal 3-7 1-1 7, Haxton 2-15 0-0 6, Robinson 2-5 2-2 6, Moore 2-7 0-1 4, Hoffman 2-4 0-0 4, Steinert 1-5 0-0 2, Aylward 0-1 1-2 1, Totals 15-45 9-11 41.
PHILLIPBURG (12-9)—Joel Ford 4-10 12-15 21, Davis 4-8 1-4 11, Blackburn 2-4 2-9 7, Rodriguez 2-5 2-4 6, Johnson 1-3 2-5 4, Stutterheim 1-6 1-2 3, Shelton 0-2 0-0 0, Jeremy Ford 0-3 0-0 0, Totals 14-41 20-39 52.
3-pointers—H 2-19 (Haxton 2-10, Robinson 0-1, Aylward 0-1, Steinert 0-1, Thompson 0-2, Moore 0-4); P 4-13 (Davis 2-2, Blackburn 1-1, Joel Ford 1-6, Jeremy Ford 0-1, Stutterheim 0-3). Rebounds—P 20 (Rodriguez 6). Assists—P 8 (Davis 2). Steals—P 18 (Davis 6).
5A WEST BOYS
HAYS—Hays 48, Arkansas City 35; Topeka Seaman 73, Maize South 65; FINAL 3-4—Topeka Seaman 14-7 at Hays 20-1
WICHITA—Valley Center 63, Salina Central 52; Kapaun-Mt. Carmel 56, Goddard 26; FINAL 3-4—Valley Center 16-5 at Wichita Kapaun Mt. Carmel 20-1;
TOPEKA—Topeka West 78, Goddard Eisenhower 46; Andover High 59, Wichita Carroll 48; FINAL 3-4—Andover High 17-4 at Topeka West 20-1
ANDOVER—Andover Central 55, Salina South 28; Maize High 66, Great Bend 47; FINAL 3-4—Maize 17-4 at Andover Central 18-3
NO PLAYOFFS—17 Emporia 3-17 vs. 18 Newton 1-19
5A WEST GIRLS
SALINA 3-2—16 Newton 2-18 at 1 Salina Central 20-0; 9 Maize South 11-9 vs.8 Hays High 12-8
WICHITA 3-2—15 Great Bend 7-13 at 2 Wichita Carroll 17-3, 6 p.m.; 7 Andover High 12-8 vs. 10 Maize High 11-9
EMPORIA 3-2—14 Valley Center 7-13 at 3 Emporia 15-5; vs. 6 Goddard 15-5 vs. 11 Wichita Kapaun Mt. Carmel 9-11
TOPEKA 3-2—13 Salina South 7-13 at 4 Topeka Seaman 15-5; 5 Andover Central 15-5 vs. 12 Goddard Eisenhower 7-13
NO PLAYOFFS 2-28—17 Arkansas City 2-17 vs. 18 Topeka West 2-17
3A FEB. 28-MARCH 5
GOODLAND BOYS—Hays TMP 71, Goodland 39; Scott City 49, Russell 39; Norton 67, Colby 46; Phillipsburg 52, Hoisington 41; SEMIFINALS 3-3—Hays TMP 17-4 vs. Scott City 11-10; Norton 13-7 vs. Phillipsburg 11-10
KINGMAN BOYS—Lakin 62, Larned 26; Chaparral 73, SW Heights 60; Holcomb 56, Cimarron 51; Hugoton 65, Kingman 54; SEMIFINALS 3-3—Lakin 18-3 vs. Chaparral 12-8; Holcomb 17-4 vs. Hugoton 16-4
NICKERSON BOYS—Cheney 77, Nickerson 38; Haven 45, Wichita Trinity 41; Hesston 90, Halstead 27; Wichita Collegiate 75, Douglass 28; SEMIFINALS 3-3—Cheney 21-0 vs. Haven 14-7, 7:30; Hesston 20-1 vs. Wichita Collegiate 16-5, 6
GOODLAND GIRLS—Goodland 73, Norton 28; Hoisington 47, Russell 43, Hays TMP 59, Scott City 24; Phillipsburg 60, Colby 58; SEMIFINALS 3-4—Goodland 19-2 vs. Hoisington 14-7; Hays-TMP 18-3 vs. Phillipsburg 17-4
KINGMAN GIRLS—Hugoton 63, Larned 36; Holcomb 64, Lakin 26; Cimarron def. SW Heights, Kingman 41, Chaparral 34; SEMIFINALS 3-4—Hugoton 19-2 vs. Holcomb 12-9, 6; Kingman 9-12 vs. Cimarron 15-6, 7:30
NICKERSON GIRLS—Nickerson 68, Wichita Collegiate 23; Wichita Trinity 59, Haven 51; Cheney 67, Douglass 25; Hesston 56, Halstead 23; SEMIFINALS 3-4—Nickerson 20-1 vs. Wichita Trinity 11-10, 7:30; Cheney 18-3 vs. Hesston 15-6, 6
2A FEB. 28-MARCH 5
SUBLETTE GIRLS—Sterling 75, Sublette 43; Medicine Lodge 48, Syracuse 29; Elkhart 66, Skyline 37; Ellinwood 58, Stanton County 37; Sterling 21-0 vs. Medicine Lodge 10-10, 6; Elkhart 19-2 vs. Ellinwood 12-9, 7:30
SUBLETTE BOYS—Ellinwood 64, Stanton County 31; Sublette 53, Pratt Skyline 47; Sterling 65, Sublette 31; Medicine Lodge 64, Elkhart 62; SEMIFINALS 3-4—Ellinwood 19-2 vs. Sublette 12-9; Sterling 16-5 vs. Medicine Lodge 11-10
1A D1 FEB. 24-MARCH 5
BURRTON BOYS—St. John 59, Canton-Galva 31; Goessel 72, Burrton 43, Little River 63, Fairfield 34; SEMIFINALS 3-3—Macksville 18-2 vs. St. John 13-8; Goessel 15-6 vs. Little River 15-6
BURRTON GIRLS—Little River 19-1 bye; Macksville 43, Goessel 39, St. John 50, Canton-Galva 14; Burrton 44, Fairfield 41; SEMIFINALS 3-4—Little River 19-1 vs. Macksville 12-9, 6 p.m.; St. John 14-7 vs. Burrton 13-8, 7:30
1A D2 FEB. 24-MARCH 5
AXTELL BOYS—Southern Cloud 46, Wakefield 41; Axtell 62, Linn 34; SEMIFINALS 3-3—Hanover 19-1 vs. Southern Cloud 7-10; Wetmore 13-7 vs. Axtell 10-10
BELOIT BOYS—Beloit-St. John's 54, Pike Valley 50; Thunder Ridge def. Natoma; SEMIFINALS 3-3—Northern Valley 18-2 vs. Beloit St. John's 14-6; Logan-Palco 14-6 vs. Thunder Ridge 14-8
CALDWELL BOYS—South Barber 67, Wichita Central Christian 31; South Haven 57, Argonia 28; SEMIFINALS 3-3—Attica 14-6 vs. South Barber 4-16; Caldwell 12-6 vs. South Haven 10-10
CLAFLIN BOYS—Otis-Bison 60, Rural Vista 46; Central Plains 61, Tescott 33; SEMIFINALS—Centre 8-10 vs. Otis-Bison 3-18; Wilson 4-16 vs. Central Plains 2-18
FOWLER BOYS—Moscow 49, Fowler 37; Ingalls 73, Deerfield 19; Ashland 60, Rolla 38; SEMIFINALS 3-3—Bucklin 16-5 vs. Moscow 6-14; Ingalls 9-11 vs. Ashland 7-13
LEBO BOYS—Hartford 66, Altoona Midway 47; Waverly 71, Chetopa 19; Marais Des Cygnes 59, Coffey County 42; SEMIFINALS 3-3—Lebo 12-6 vs. Hartford 5-15; Waverly 11-10 vs. Marais Des Cygnes 9-11
SHARON SPRINGS BOYS—Brewster-Triplains 75, Wallace County 55; Dighton 72, Golden Plains 33; Wheatland 61, Western Plains 35; SEMIFINALS 3-3—Greeley County 18-2 vs. Brewster-Triplains 11-6; Dighton 15-6 vs. Wheatland 13-7
STAFFORD BOYS—Pawnee Heights 59, Hutchinson Central Christian 40; Stafford 53, Peabody 39; Cunningham 64, Chase 31; SEMIFINALS 3-3—McPherson Elyria 13-6 vs. Pawnee Heights 10-10; Cunningham 13-8 at Stafford 13-8
AXTELL GIRLS—Wetmore 53, Axtell 48; Wakefield 47, Southern Cloud 17; SEMIFINALS 3-4—Hanover 16-4 vs. Wetrmore 5-15; Linn 12-7 vs. Wakefield 9-11
BELOIT GIRLS—Pike Valley 51, Northern Valley 41; Thunder Ridge 44, Natoma 30; SEMIFINALS 3-4—Beloit-St. John's 13-6 vs. Pike Valley 6-13; Logan-Palco 9-10 vs. Thunder Ridge 10-11
CALDWELL GIRLS—South Barber 44, Wichita Central Christian 34; Argonia def. Caldwell; SEMIFINALS 3-4—South Haven 16-3 vs. South Barber 4-13; Attica 13-5 vs. Argonia 9-9
CLAFLIN GIRLS—Wilson 42, Otis-Bison 36; Tescott def. Centre; SEMIFINALS 3-4—Central Plains 19-1 vs. Wilson 7-13, 7:30; Rural Vista 10-10 vs. Tescott 7-13, 6 p.m.
FOWLER GIRLS—Rolla 30, Deerfield 26; Ingalls 64, Fowler 21; Bucklin 67, Moscow 36; SEMIFINALS 3-4—Ashland 12-6 vs. Rolla 5-15; Ingalls 10-10 vs. Bucklin 9-11
LEBO GIRLS—Coffey County 48, Chetopa 27; Hartford 67, Marais Des Cygnes 22; Waverly 61, Altoona-Midway 32; SEMIFINALS 3-4—Lebo 17-1 vs. Coffey County 10-11; Hartford 12-8 vs. Waverly 12-9
SHARON SPRINGS GIRLS—Dighton 73, Greeley County 57; Wheatland 89, Brewster 30; Wallace County 42, Western Plains 20; SEMIFINALS 3-4—Golden Plains 19-0 vs. Dighton 11-10; Wheatland 13-7 vs. Wallace County 11-9
STAFFORD GIRLS—Chase 53, Cunningham 27; Stafford 2, Pawnee Heights 0 (forfeit); SEMIFINALS 3-4—Hutchinson Central Christian 17-2 vs. Chase 6-14; McPherson Elyria 12-6 vs. Stafford 2-17
