VICTORIA BOYS 51, ELLINWOOD 46

ELLINWOOD – Ellinwood's Tyler Knop gave the Eagles a chance with two late steals, but Victoria rallied for a hard fought 51-46 Central Prairie League basketball victory over the Eagles. The Eagles were outscored 12-4 in the final period as they scored on three of 13 possessions.

Victoria (5-10, 2-2) was paced by Cooper Windholz with 18 points. Windholz benefited from the key call of the night – a block/charge 3-point play where Knop was positioned perfectly. The Knights led 47-43 after the play. 

Ellinwood (5-10, 1-4) was paced by hot-shooting David Hammeke with 20 points and Kyler Doll with eight points. The Eagles raced to a 30-23 halftime lead.

Victoria     15  8  16 12 – 51

Ellinwood   18  12 12  4  – 46

VICTORIA (5-10, 2-2)—Windholz 6-7 5-5 18, Kirk Huser 4-6 5-8 13, Braun 3-4 0-0 7, Knoles 2-4 0-0 5, Oberle 1-3 2-4 5, Dreiling 1-5 1-2 3, Englert 0-1 0-0 0, Schmidt 0-3 0-2 0, Totals 17-33 13-21 51

ELLINWOOD (5-10, 1-4)—Hammeke 6-12 8-10 20, Doll 3-7 1-2 8, Wondra 3-11 0-0 6, Knop 1-4 0-1 2, Klepper 1-1 0-0 3, Carr 2-7 0-2 5, Haynes 1-3 0-0 2, Niles 0-1 0-0 0, Totals 17-46 9-17 46

3-pointers—V 4-12 (Windholz 1-1, Knoles 1-1, Oberle 1-2, Braun 1-2, Schmidt 0-2, Dreiling 0-4); E 3-7 (Doll 1-3, Niles 0-1, Klepper 1-1, Carr 1-1, Knop 0-1) 

VICTORIA GIRLS 42, ELLINWOOD 28

ELLINWOOD – Victoria’s girls rolled to a 42-28 Central Prairie League basketball victory over Ellinwood on the Eagles’ home court.

Victoria (8-7, 2-2 CPL) was paced by Lydia Sander, Melany Huser and Kassi Weber with nine points apiece. The Knights led 25-13 at halftime.

Ellinwood (7-8, 2-3 CPL) was sparked by Maddy Ward with 10 points and Daphne Doll with seven points.

Victoria     13 12  9 8 – 42

Ellinwood   8   5  7  8 – 28

VICTORIA (8-7, 2-2)—Weber 9, Huser 9, Sander 9, Dinkel 8, Windholz 7

ELLINWOOD (7-8, 2-3)—Ward 10, Doll 7, Klepper 4, Maxwell 3, Petz 2, McReynolds 2

CPL BOYS

Central Plains 4-0 14-0

St. John 4-0 11-3

Ness City 2-1 10-3

Macksville 3-2 9-5

Victoria 2-2 5-10

LaCrosse 2-3 4-11

Otis-Bison 1-4 9-6

Ellinwood 1-4 5-10

Kinsley 0-3 3-11

TUESDAY—St. John 45, Hoisington 35; Central Plains 73, Otis-Bison 15; Ness City 76, Hill City 55; Macksville 62, LaCrosse 44; Victoria 51, Ellinwood 46; South Central 77, Kinsley 43

FRIDAY—Central Plains at St. John; LaCrosse at Ness City; Victoria at Macksville; LaCrosse at Ness City; Ashland at Otis-Bison; Spearville at Kinsley

CPL GIRLS

Central Plains 4-0 14-0

Otis-Bison 4-1 13-2

Kinsley 2-1 8-6

Victoria 2-2 8-7

St. John 2-2 6-8

Ellinwood 2-3 7-8

LaCrosse 2-3 4-11

Macksville 1-4 3-11

Ness City 0-3 2-11

TUESDAY—Hoisington 31, St. John 24; Central Plains 74, Otis-Bison 35; Hill City 48, Ness City 29; LaCrossse 22, Macksville 20; Victoria 42, Ellinwood 28; South Central 58, Kinsley 42

FRIDAY—Central Plains at St. John; LaCrosse at Ness City; Victoria at Macksville; LaCrosse at Ness City; Ashland at Otis-Bison; Spearville at Kinsley