OTIS-BISON 64, ST. JOHN 63 – The Otis-Bison Cougars earned a 64-63 overtime victory over St. John for their first victory of the basketball season Tuesday.
No one on the Otis-Bison basketball team had ever seen the Cougars beat St. John. Lander Blackburn was the Cougars’ hero with a free throw for a 52-52 tie with 11 seconds left in regulation and two clinching free throws for a 64-60 lead in overtime.
“I’m told this is the first Otis-Bison boys win over St John in 18-plus years,” said Otis-Bison coach Curtis Little. “It was a lot of great performances by a bunch of guys. They've continued to work hard at practice even though we weren't winning games. I'm excited to have all of these guys back next year, since we have no seniors.”
Riley Polly led the Cougars with 22 points and Eston Juno added 16 points. The Cougars converted 22 of 35 free throws. St. John’s Quade Smith (14), Aden Adame (10) and Braxton Alpers (10) scored in double figures. The Tigers outscored the Cougars 30-0 on 3-pointers and converted 13 of 31 free throws.
St. John 13 14 9 16 11 – 63
Otis-Bison 3 18 13 18 12 – 64
ST. JOHN (4-13, 1-5)—Smith 5 3-9 14, Aden Adame 3 1-4 10, Alpers 2 4-8 10, Marco Ibarra 3 0-0 8, Gillespie 2 0-0 6, Juan Ibarra 2 0-0 4, Portillo 1 1-3 3, Reyes 0 3-5 3, Angel Ibarra 0 1-2 1, Totals 20 13-31 63
OTIS-BISON (1-15, 1-4)—Riley Polly 9 4-10 22, Eston Juno 4 8-11 16, Blackburn 4 4-10 12, Hoopingarner 0 4-6 4, Morrison 2 0-2 4, Maier 2 0-0 4, McVey 0 2-2 2, Totals 21 22-35 64
3-pointers—SJ 10 (Adame 3, Alpers 2, M. Ibarra 2, Gillespie 2, Smith 1)
ST. JOHN GIRLS 51, OTIS-BISON 22 – St. John's Heidi Fisher scored 19 points and Lydia Reed added 10 points for the Tigers.
Otis-Bison's Zoey Schwindt, Hailee McMillian and Abigail Rodriguez scored five points.
St. John 13 21 11 6 – 51
Otis-Bison 5 8 6 3 – 22
ST. JOHN (10-7, 5-1)—Heidi Fisher 6 6-7 19, Reed 5 0-1 10, Meyer 4 0-0 8, Bonner 3 1-4 7, Portillo 1 0-0 3, Miller 1 0-0 2, Gracia 1 0-0 2, Totals 21 7-12 51
OTIS-BISON (2-14, 1-4)—Schwindt 2 1-4 5, McMillian 1 3-7 5, Rodriguez 1 2-2 5, Marissa Reeves 1 0-0 2, Kenyon 0 2-4 2, Lumpkins 1 0-0 3, Totals 6 8-17 22
3-pointers—SJ 2 (H. Fisher 1, Portillo 1); OB 2 (Lumpkins 1, Rodriguez 1)
CENTRAL PLAINS GIRLS 58, ELLINWOOD 19 – Central Plains rolled to its 69th consecutive Central Prairie League basketball victory 58-19 over Ellinwood's girls.
Brynna Hammeke scored 19 points and Marilyn Soeken added 13 points. The Oilers outscored Ellinwood 24-0 in the fourth quarter. They converted seven 3-pointers to outscore the Eagles 21-6 from long range.
Elinwood (8-8, 2-3 CPL) was paced by Brittany Simpson with eight points and Bella Baker with seven points.
Ellinwood 5 6 8 0 – 19
Central Plains 8 17 9 24 – 58
ELLINWOOD (8-8, 2-3)–Simpson 2 3-6 8, Baker 3 0-1 7, Schlessiger 1 0-0 2, Ricker 1 0-0 2, Shinliver 0 0-1 0, Totals 7 3-8 19
CENTRAL PLAINS (5-0, 12-3)–Hammeke 9 0-0 19, Soeken 5 1-2 13, Lamatsch 3 0-0 9, Donecker 3 2-4 8, Ogle 2 0-0 4, Metro 1 0-0 3, Kempke 1 0-0 2, Totals 24 3-6 58
3-pointers–E 2 (Simpson 1, Baker 1); CP 7 (Lamatsch 3, Soeken 2, Metro 1, Hammeke 1)
ELLINWOOD 63, CENTRAL PLAINS 26 – No. 3 ranked 2A Ellinwood rolled past Central Plains 63-26 in Tuesday's Central Prairie League basketball game.
The Eagles (16-0, 5-0 CPL) placed Britton Dutton (14), Mason Moore (11), Koy Behnke (10) and Parker Scheck (10 in double figures. Alek Brack had four assists. Scheck grabbed eight rebounds.
Peyton Ryan scored eight points for the Oilers (6-9, 3-2 CPL).
Ellinwood 14 18 21 10 – 63
Central Plains 5 3 5 13 – 26
ELLINWOOD (16-0, 5-0)–Dutton 5-14 2-2 14, Behnke 3-4 4-7 10, Scheck 5-8 0-0 10, Moore 5-8 0-0 11, Brack 4-4 0-0 9, Heinz 3-4 0-0 7, Hosman 0-1 2-4 2, Simpson 0-1 0-0 0, Miller 0-0 0-1 0, Totals 25-43 8-14 63
CENTRAL PLAINS (6-9, 3-2)–Peyton Ryan 3 0-1 8, Stratmann 3 0-0 7, Hekele 2 0-0 5, Klima 2 0-0 4, Hurley 1 0-2 2, Daniels 0 0-2 0, Totals 11 0-3 26
3-pointers–E 5-15 (Dutton 2-8, Brack 1-1, Moore 1-2, Heinz 1-2, Hosman 0-1, Simpson 0-1); CP 4 (Ryan 2, Stratmann 1, Hekele 1). Rebounds–E 28 (Scheck 8). Assists–E 16 (Brack 4). Steals–E 10 (Heinz 3)
HOISINGTON 51, SMOKY VALLEY 49 – Underdog Hoisington surprised league co-leader Smoky Valley 51-49 in Tuesday’s Cental Kansas League basketball game. The Vikings had a 6-game winning streak snapped.
Hoisington’s one-two scoring punch of Tony Moore (18) and Leyton Haxton (16) combined for 34 points. The Cardinals converted 8 of 22 3-pointers as the teams combined for 47 3-point attempts.
Smoky Valley’s Ki Blanchat (18) and Carson Pihl (12) scored in double figures.
Hoisington 11 16 11 13 – 51
Smoky Valley 9 13 17 10 – 49
HOISINGTON (7-9, 2-4)–Moore 7-10 2-4 18, Haxton 6-17 0-0 16, Steinert 3-7 0-0 6, Aylward 2-4 1-2 6, Martin 2-4 0-0 5, Linsner 0-1 0-0 0, Robinson 0-2 0-0 0, Totals 20-45 3-6 51
SMOKY VALLEY (10-6, 5-1)—Ki Blanchat 7-14 1-2 18, Pihl 5-12 0-0 12, Autry 1-7 0-0 3, Kade Blanchat 3-6 1-1 7, Able 0-1 0-0 0, House 0-1 0-0 0, Pickering 2-5 0-0 5, Griffith 2-6 0-4 4, Totals 20-52 2-7 49
3-pointers–H 8-22 (Haxton 4-13, Moore 2-4, Martin 1-2, Aylward 1-3); SV 7-25 (Ki Blanchat 3-8, Pihl 2-8, Pickering 1-3, Autry 1-6). Rebounds–H 28 (Moore 6, Steinert 6); SV 23 (Kade Blanchat 9). Assists–H 15 (Steinert 4, Haxton 4); SV 15 (Pihl 6). Steals–H 10 (Moore 4); SV 14 (Pihl 4)
HOISINGTON GIRLS 43, SMOKY VALLEY 42 – Hoisington’s Jordyn Boxberger converted two free throws on the game’s final play after getting fouled on a 3-point attempt for a 43-42 upset over the Vikings in a Central Kansas League basketball game.
Boxberger passed to Ellie Crawford for a 3-point play for Hoisington’s 41-40 lead with 15 seconds left. Smoky Valley’s Adrian Hazelwood made two free throws with 4.8 seconds left for a 42-41 Viking lead. But the Vikings committed a foul on Boxberger’s attempt on a pass from Kylee Hahn with 0.2 seconds left in regulation.
Macksville 11 15 12 15 – 53
Kinsley 3 9 6 7 – 25
MACKSVILLE (14-2, 5-1)—Rogelio Ibarra 7-14 2-2 19, Lickiss 6-9 0-0 12, Esparza 4-10 2-2 10, Gomez 0-3 0-0 0, Barron 2-9 0-0 4, Kuckelman 3-4 2-2 8, Angel Ibarra 0-1 0-0 0, Totals 22-50 6-6 53
3-pointers—M 3-16 (R. Ibarra 3-7, Gomez 0-1, A. Inarra 0-1, Barron 0-3, Esparza 0-4). Rebounds—M 31 (R. Ibarra 8, Lickiss 8). Assists—M 15 (R. Ibarra 5, Lickiss 5). Steals— M 13 (Kuckelman 3, Esparza 3).
MACKSVILLE GIRLS 65, KINSLEY 13 – Macksville’s Mayce Russell scored 26 points with four steals and three assists as the Mustangs roared past Kinsley 65-13 in Tuesday’s Central Prairie League basketball game. Laney Butler added 13 points.
Macksville 23 20 17 5 – 65
Kinsley 5 7 0 1 – 13
MACKSVILLE (9-6, 4-2)—Russell 11-21 3-3 26, Laney Butler 5-9 1-2 13, Sanders 4-5 0-1 8, Sebes 2-2 1-2 5, Adams 2-4 0-2 4, Ortiz 1-3 1-1 3, Joselin Garcia 1-3 1-1 3, Maria Garcia 1-5 0-0 3, Galan 0-1 0-0 0, Ibarra 0-1 0-0 0, Palser 0-1 0-0 0, Totals 27-55 6-11 65
3-pointers—M 5-13 (L. Butler 2-3, Ortiz 1-2, Russell 1-6). Rebounds—M 30 (Adams 6). Assists—M 17 (Ortiz 3, Russell 3, J. Garcia 3). Steals—M 23 (Russell 4, Sanders 4, M Garcia 4)
NORWICH 37, STAFFORD 31– Norwich edged past Stafford 37-31 in Tuesday’s Heart of the Plains basketball game.
Stafford (11-5) was led by Colson Minks with 11 points.
Stafford 0 10 4 17 – 31
Norwich 6 14 7 10 — 37
STAFFORD (11-5)—Minks 4-18 1-5 11, Rodriguez 3-8 1-1 7, Gants 3-4 0-0 6, Harter 1-2 0-0 2, Hildebrand 1-2 1-3 3, Kerschenske 1-6 0-2 2, Oleson 0-2 0-0 0, Totals 13-42 3-11 31
3-pointers–S 2-12 (Minks 2-9, Rodriguez 0-1, Gantz 0-1, Kerschske 0-1). Rebounds—S 30 (Hildebrand 8)
NORWICH GIRLS 54, STAFFORD 21– Stafford’s Taylor Denio scored 11 points and Lucy Miralles contributed 10 point, eight rebounds and three assists in a 54-21 loss to Norwich.
Stafford 4 5 6 6 – 21
Norwich 14 18 15 7 — 54
STAFFORD (0-15)—Denio 4-10 1-2 11, Miralles 3-13 3-4 10, Callwaert 0-1 0-0 0, Green 0-1 0-0 0, Totals 7-21 4-6 21
3-pointers–S 3-10 (Denio 2-6, Miralles 1-4). Reboundd—S 16 (Miralles 8). Assists—S 3 (Miralles 3). Steals—S 3 (Callwaert 2)
