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Area girls basketball roundup 12-12
Area basketball

HOISINGTON GIRLS 52, STERLING 37

STERLING — Hoisington's Kylee Hahn scored 15 points as the Cardinals stayed unbeaten with a solid 52-37 non-league basketball victory over Sterling Tuesday. Jordyn Boxberger added nine points.

Sterling's Shklar Olsen scored 12 points and Blaine Locke and Aleya Ravenstein added eight points.

Hoisington 17 9 8 18 — 52

Sterling 6 4 14 13 — 37

HOISINGTON (5-0)—Hahn 15, Boxberger 9, Mooney 8, Maier 8, Steinert 6, Crawford 4, Lutters 1, Lexus Petersilie 1, Totals 52.

STERLING (1-4)—Olsen 4 0-0 12, Locke 3 1-3 8, Garett 2 1-2 5, Conard 1 0-0 2, Linden 1 0-0 2, Ravenstein 3 1-1 8, Totals 37.

PAWNEE HEIGHTS GIRLS 41, WESTERN PLAINS 23

ROZEL — Red-hot 6-3 Olivia Hands dominated inside with 22 first-half points en route to a 26-point night as the Pawnee Heights Tigers downed Ransom-Western Plains 41-23 in Tuesday's non-league basketball game. Abby Hands added eight points for the Tigers.

WESTERN PLAINS (0-5)—Kraus 10, Spangler 4, Payne 3, Strickler 3, Flax 2.

PAWNEE HEIGHTS (3-2)—Olivia Hands 26, Abby Hands 8, Cissel 2, Cordero Valles 3, Amspacker 2.

MACKSVILLE GIRLS 49, HUTCHINSON CC 41

MACKSVILLE  — Macksville's Kambry Adams dominated inside with 22 points as the Mustangs surprised previously unbeaten Hutchinson Central Christian 49-41 Tuesday for their finest performance of the season.

Laney Butler scored 13 points. Maria Garcia contributed six assists. Isabela Ortiz had five steals. Ava Chadd grabbed six rebounds.

Central Christian 7 9 10 15 — 41

Macksville 10 12 10 17 — 49

MACKSVILLE (3-2)—Adams 9-17 4-8 22, Butler 6-12 1-1 13, Ortiz 5-11 0-0 10, Sanders 1-5 0-2 2, Chadd 0-3 0-2 0, Garcia 0-1 0-0 0, Totals 21-49 5-13 49.

3-pointers—M 0-3 (Adams 0-1, Butler 0-1, Ortiz 0-1). Rebounds—M 25 (Chadd 6). Steals—M 11 (Ortiz 5). Assists—M 15 (Garcia 6).

ELL-SALINE 57, ELLINWOOD 36

ELLINWOOD — Ell-Saline's girls triggered a 57-36 victory over Ellinwood with a trio of 3-pointers en route to a 22-13 first-quarter lead. The Cardinals led 36-16 and coasted home.

Ell-Saline (3-2) featured Avery Richards (12), Ally Richards (11) and Brin Hecker (10) in double figures.

Ellinwood played better after halftime, getting outscored 21-20. Ellinwood's Reese Stickney stayed hot with 17.points and four 3-point goals. Ellinwood (1-4) plays at Ellis Friday.

Ell-Saline 22  14 14 7 – 57

Ellinwood 13 3 14 6 – 36

ELL-SALINE (3-2) – Avery Richards 12, Ally Richards 11, Brin Hecker 11, Schneider 9, Schrock 6, Hardesty 4, Porter 2, Powell 2.

ELLINWOOD (1-4)–Reece Stickney  6-15 1-5 17, Addison Stickney 1-3 2-4 4, Shinliver 2-4 0-2 4, Jacobs 1-5 1-2 3, Widener 1-7 1-2 3, Ricker 2-3 0-0 4, Nienke 0-2 1-2 1, Totals 13-39 6-15 36.

3-pointers–E 4-15 (R. Stickey 4-9, Jacobs 0-2, Widener 0-2, Shinliver 0-1, Nienke. 0-1). Rebounds–E 30 (Ricker 8). Assists–E 7 (Shinliver 3). Steals–E 7 (Shinliver 3).