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 ELLINWOOD 78, OTIS-BISON 27

ELLINWOOD — Red-hot Britton Dutton scored 25 points and David Hammeke contributed 22 points as Ellinwood roared past Otis-Bison 78-27 in Friday's Central Prairie League basketball game. The Eagles (15-4, 6-2 CPL) led 48-13 at halftime.

Jayce Kohls scored 11 points for Otis-Bison (3-17, 0-8 CPL).

Otis-Bison 8 5 13 1 — 27

Ellinwood 19 29 19 11 — 78

OTIS-BISON (3-17, 0-8)—Kohls 4 3-3 11, Ethan Schneider 1 3-4 6,  Dalton Regan 1 2-2 4, Butler 1 0-0 3, Christian Roth 1 0-0 2,  Graff 0 1-2 1, Totals 8 9-11 27.

ELLINWOOD  (15-4, 6-2)—Dutton 11 1-1 25, Hammeke 8 5-10 22, Doll 3 1-2 9, Wondra 2 0-1 4, Knop 2 0-0 4, Zink 2 0-0 4, Hosmer 2 0-1 4, Stuhlsatz 1 0-0 3, Schofield 1 1-2 3, Totals 32 8-17 78.

3-pointers—OB 2 (Butler 1, Schneider 1), E 6 (Dutton 2, Doll 2, Stuhlsatz 1, Hammeke 1)

ELLINWOOD 75, FAIRFIELD 48

LANGDON — Ellinwood's Britton Dutton and David Hammeke each scored 23 points as the Eagles roared past Fairfield 75-48 in Saturday's rescheduled basketball game. Ellinwood (16-4) owns the top seed ahead of Sterling (15-4) at the Sterling 2A basketball substate.

Ellinwood 20 27 22 5 — 75

Fairfield 7 23 4 14 — 48

ELLINWOOD  (16-4)—Dutton 7 8-8 23, Hammeke 9 5-10 23, Stuhlsatz 5 0-1 11, Doll 1 0-0 3, Wondra 3 0-0 6, Knop 1 0-0 2, Zink 2 0-0 4,  Behnke 0 3-4 3, Totals 28 16-23 75.

FAIRFIELD—Waters 7 6-7 20, Bauman 3 9-10 16, Cochran 2 0-0 5, Kennedy 1 0-0 2, Fowler 2 0-2 5, Totals 15 15-17 48.

3-pointers—F 2 (Cochran 1, Bainum 1), E 3 (Dutton 1, Doll 1, Stuhlsatz 1)

ELLINWOOD 51, FAIRFIELD 35

LANGDON — Ellinwood's Daphne Doll scored 15 points with five steals to spark the Eagle girls past Fairfield 51-35 in Saturday's rescheduled non-league basketball game.

Bella Baker contributed 13 points and five steals. Brittney Simpson scored nine points with nine rebounds, four assists and five steals in an all-around performance.

Ellinwood 14 14 21 2 — 51

Fairfield 9 7 8 11 — 35

ELLINWOOD  (10-10)—Doll 6-12 3-5 15, Baker 6-17 0-1 13, Simpson 4-11 0-0 9, Dimitt 3-9 2-2 9, McReynolds 1-9 3-4 5, Robbins 0-1 0-0 0, Ricker 0-1 0-0 0, Schlessiger 0-2 0-0 0, Knop 0-3 0-0 0, Keith 0-1 0-0 0, Toals 20-66 8-12 51.

3-pointers—E 3-12 (Simpson 1-3, Baker 1-3, Dimitt 1-5, Knop 0-1). Rebounds—E 37 (Simpson 9). Assists—E 8 (Simpson 4). Steals—E 26 (Dimitt 6).

OTIS-BISON 65, ELLINWOOD 43

ELLINWOOD — Otis-Bison's Maddie Wiltse dominated inside with 32 points as the Cougar girls clinched runner-up in the Central Prairie League with a 65-43 victory over Ellinwood. 

Otis-Bison (18-1, 7-1 CPL) also placed Cora Anderson (14) and Cristen Trapp (11) in double figures. Ellinwood (9-10, 4-4 CPL) was sparked by Brittney Simpson with 17 points and three 3-pointers. All-league standout Mya Maxwell missed the game.

Otis-Bison 20 19 15 11 — 78

Ellinwood 17 13 7 6 — 43

OTIS-BISON (19-1, 7-1)—Maddie Wiltse 14 4-8 32, Anderson 6 2-3 14, Trapp 3 3-5 11, Bartonek 1 0-0 2, Maier 3 0-0 6, Totals 27 9-16 65.

ELLINWOOD (9-10, 4-4)—Simpson 7 0-3 13, Doll 3 0-3 6, Dimitt2 2-2 8, McReynolds 2 2-4 7, Baker 2 0-0 5, Totals 16 4-12 3.

3-pointers—OB 2 (Trapp 2), E 7 (Simpson 3, Dimitt 2, McReynolds 1, Baker 1).


CENTRAL PLAINS 63, KINSLEY 21

KINSLEY — Central Plains all-stater Emily Ryan achieved another milestone by passing Andover's Susan Woolf for third on the all-time scoring list. Ryan scored 17 points in Friday's 62-21 victory over Kinsley. She has scored 2,862 career points.

Addison Crites added 13 points for the Oilers (20-0, 8-0 CPL), who have won a state record 131 consecutive games. Oiler Kassidy Nixon enjoyed a superb night with eight points and team-leading five rebounds, six assists and three steals. The Oiler seniors are unbeaten in their high school careers.

Central Plains 16 18 18 10 — 62

Kinsley 10 3 2 6 — 21

CENTRAL PLAINS (20-0, 8-0)—Emily Ryan 5-9 5-6 17, Addison Crites 6-9 1-1 13, Rugan 4-6 2-2 10, Nixon 4-6 0-0 8, Hammeke 3-4 0-0 8, Jeffrey 0-1 0-0 0, Lamatsch 0-1 0-0 0, Metro 0-1 0-0 0, Zink 0-1 0-0 0,  Totals 25-43 8-9 62. 


3-pointers—CP 4-13 (Oeser 2-4, Ryan 2-5, Lamatsch 0-1, Zink 0-1, Jeffrey 0-1, Hammeke 0-1). Rebounds—CP 19 (Nixon 5). Assists—CP 20 (Nixon 6). Steals—CP 12 (Nixon 3).

CENTRAL PLAINS 42, KINSLEY 32

KINSLEY — Lawson Oeser sank five clinching free throws and Jerred Bieberle retrieved two rebounds to spark the Central Plains Oilers past Kinsley 42-32 in Friday's Central Prairie League basketball game. Oeser scored 11 points and J.J. Heredia and Bieberle added nine points apiece.

The Oilers (8-12, 4-4 CPL) ran off most of the time in the second half by stalling with the basketball. Levi Haynes led Kinsley with 17 points. 

Central Plains 11 18 5 8 —42

Kinsley 8 11 8 5 — 32

CENTRAL PLAINS (8-12, 4-4)—Oeser 2 6-11 11, Bieberle 4 0-2 9, Heredia 4 0-0 9, Holmes 3 1-4 7, Hurley 2 0-0 6, Totals 15 7-17 42.

KINSLEY (3-16, 1-7)—Haynes 6 2-3 17, Schmidt 2 0-0 4, Newsom 1 2-2 4, Taylor 1 2-2 4, Sexton 1 0-0 3, Totals 11 6-7 32.

3-pointers—CP 5 (Hurley 2, Heredia 1, Oeser 1, Bieberle 1), K 4 (Haynes 3, Sexton 1).



ST. JOHN 54, MACKSVILLE 33

MACKSVILLE —  St. John's big man Tanner Halling dominated with 20 points to spark the Tigers to an unbeaten Central Prairie League basketball championship with a 54-33 victory over Macksville.

St. John 15 14 15 10  — 54

Macksville 7 7 10 9 — 33

ST. JOHN (17-3, 8-0)—Tanner Halling 8 4-10 20, Marshall Woolf 3 1-2 7, Ortiz 2 0-0 5, Fisher 3 0-0 6, Elijah Delp 1 4-4 6, Toby Woolf 1 0-0 3, Adame 1 0-0 3, Fernandez 1 0-0 3, Calleros 1 0-0 2, Totals 21 9-16 54.

MACKSVILLE (8-12, 4-4)—Rogelio Ibarra 4-8 0-2 9, Barron 3-12 0-0 6, Kuckelman 2-8 2-2 6, Johnson 0-1 0-0 0, Cleven Huggins 2-5 0-0 4, Blaske 1-7 0-0 2, Alvaro Ibarra 2-6 0-0 4, Lickiss 0-2 1-4 1, Mendez 0-0 1-2 1, Totals 14-50 4-10 33.

3-pointers—SJ 3 (Fernandez 1, Adame 1, Ortiz 1), M 1-11 (R. Ibarra 1-4, Kuckelman 0-1, Lickiss 0-1, A. Ibarra 0-2, Barron 0-3). Rebounds—SJ (), M 20 (Kuckelman 6). Assists—SJ (), M 6 (Barron 2). Steals—SJ (), M 6 (Huggins 3).

ST. JOHN 54, MACKSVILLE 28

MACKSVILLE — St. John's girls stayed hot with a dominating 54-28 Central Prairie League basketball victory over Macksville. Tiger Darby Smith and Erin Crissman each scored 14 points. The aggressive Tigers converted 18 of 33 free throws. St. John (12-8) plays Macksville again Tuesday in the St. John 1A basketball regional.

Lydia Mendez led Macksville with 14 points.

St. John 18 15 11 10  — 54

Macksville 5 7 12 8 — 28

MACKSVILLE (4-16, 1-7)—Mendez 5-19 1-2 14, Clawson 0-2 0-0 0, Holguin 0-1 0-0 0, Duncan 1-6 0-0 2, Joselin Garcia 1-7 2-4 4, Kuckelman 0-2 0-0 0, Abi Ibarra 1-6 0-0 2, Huggins 1-2 0-3 2, Galan 2-3 0-1 4, Totals 11-48 3-10 28.

ST. JOHN (12-8, 4-4)–Payton Meyer 1-3 4, Claussen 1 0-0 2, Smith 5 6-10 16, Bree Meyer 3 3-6 10, Crissman 4 6-11 14, Hudson 1 0-0 2, Portillo 1 2-3 4, Hacker 1 0-0 2, Totals 17 18-33 54.

3-pointers–SJ 2 (P. Meyer 1, B. Meyer 1), M 3-8 (Mendez 3-7, Garcia 0-1). Rebounds–M 27 (Garcia 7, Hggins 7). Assists–M 6 (Mendez 3). Steals–M 5 (Garcia 3).

PAWNEE HEIGHTS 69, INGALLS 59

INGALLS – Pawnee Heights Tiger Alec Carlson scored 21 points with four assists to spark a 69-59 Southern Plains Iroquois basketball victory over Ingalls.

The Tigers (8-11) also placed Fabian Flores (15) and Adam Hands (14) in double figures. Hands grabbed 11 rebounds. 

Pawnee Heights 16 15 19 19 – 69

Ingalls 12 11 9 27 – 59

PAWNEE HEIGHTS (8-11)–Alec Carlson 9-15 3-4 21, Fabian Flores 6-12 2-2 15, Adam Hands 6-13 2-4 14, Henbest 4-9 1-2 9, Amspacker 3-5 0-2 6, Colglazier 2-4 0-2 4, Dakota Ryan 0-3 0-0 0, Totals 30-59 8-16 59.

3-pointers–PH 1-6 (Flores 1-4, Carlson 0-2). Rebounds–PH 36 (Hands 11). Assists–PH 11 (Carlson 4). Steals–PH 8 (Colglazier 4).  

INGALLS 69, PAWNEE HEIGHTS 40

INGALLS – Ingalls' Bweach scored 22 points to lead the Bulldogs past Pawnee Heights 69-40 in Friday' s Southern Plains Iroquois basketball game.

INGALLS (12-7)–Beach 7-11 8-16 22, Ast 6-16 0-0 15, Lightner 6-8 2-3 14, Reist 2-7 2-2 6, Bailey 3-4 0-0 7, Whipple 2-4 0-0 4, Watson 0-0 1-2 1, Garcia 0-2 0-0 0, Valera 0-1 0-0 0, Davis 0-2 0-0 0, Totals 26-56 13-23 69.

3-pointers–Ingalls 4-8 (Ast 3-6, Bailey 1-1, Garcia 0-1).

LITTLE RIVER 78, PAWNEE HEIGHTS 59

ROZEL – Little River's Trey Rolfs scored 25 points and Jayden Garrison contributed 24 points as the Redskins beat Pawnee Heights 78-59 in a non-league basketball game.

Pawnee Heights' Alec Carlson scored 18 points and Shawn Peterson added 10 points.

Little River 21 21 17 19 – 78

Pawnee Heights 12 17 1 14 – 59 

LITTLE RIVER (17-3)–Trey Rolfs 10-22 4-5 25, Jayden Garrison 8-19 5-7 24, Konen 5-8 1-1 11, Lafferty 3-8 3-6 10, Richardson 2-6 2-4 8, Totals 28-63 15-23 78.

PAWNEE HEIGHTS–Carlson 7-12 1-2 18, Peterson 4-4 2-4 10, Colglazier 4-7 0-0 8, Henbest 1-2 0-0 2, Flores 2-5 0-0 5, Hands 2-6 0-0 5, Cordero 1-1 0-0 2, VanMeter 4-11 1-2 9, Totals 25-48 4-8 52.

3-pointers–LR 7-21 (Garrison 3-7, Richardson 2-6, Lafferty 1-1, Rolfs 1-7), PH 5-9 (Carlson 30-5, Hands 1-2, Flores 1-2). Rebounds–LR 29 (Rolfs 11) PH 27 (VanMeter 7). Assists–LR 13 (Garrison 5), PH 2 (Colglazier 1, Carlson 1). Steals–LR 15 (Lafferty 5), PH 12 (VanMeter 4).