HOLCOMB 65, HOISINGTON 59 (1ST) — No. 4 ranked 3A Holcomb fought back Hoisington's challenge 65-59 to capture back-to-back Keady Classic basketball championships.
Holcomb's Brody Deniston hot-shooting scored 24 points and Ayden Brown added 14 points. Hoisington countered with double figure scoring by Mason Martin (14), Kobe Crawford (14) and Marcus Ingram (12) and three steals.
The Cardinals held Holcomb's transition game in check and limited the Longhorns to 7 of 18 perimeter shooting with an effective matchup zone defense. The Cardinals converted five 3-pointers.
"Our matchup zone was good tonight," said Hoisington basketball coach Kyle Haxton. "We understood what it took to win tonight. We stopped their transition game and executed a good game plan. We worked inside/out on offense and attacked the rim. We moved the ball and got some looks inside. I was proud of our fight and effort tonight."
ST. JOHN 66, LARNED 51 (3RD) — St. John's trio of Jace Reyes (14), Emmett Delp (13) and Braxton Alpers (11) scored in double figures for a 66-51 third-place victory over Larned in Saturday's Keady Basketball Classic.
Larned's Anthony Gonzalez led the Indians with 17 and Tristan Regan added 13 points.
HOISINGTON 53, LARNED 43 (SEMIFINAL) — Hoisington's Brody Pfannenstiel muscled inside for six late-game points to spark a game-ending 10-0 scoring burst for a 53-43 semifinal victory over the Larned Indians in the Keady Classic.
Hoisington's leading scorer Mason Martin converted a late 3-pointer and scored 20 points. Larned's Kylier Greene scored 16 points and Tristan Regan added 13 points.
HOLCOMB 84, ST. JOHN 52 (SEMIFINAL) — Holcomb outscored St. John 62-26 in the second and third quarters to roar past the Tigers 84-52 in Friday's Keady Classic semifinal.
Holcomb's Brody Deniston (18 points) led four Longhorns in double figures. St. John's Emmett Delp scored 18 points.
Hoisington 16 19 13 11 — 59
Holcomb 22 15 12 16 — 65
HOISINGTON—Martin 6 (1) 3-6 16; Crawford 6 (2) 0-0 14; Ingram 5 (1) 1-1 12; Carson Mason 2 (1) 0-0 5; Pfannenstiel 2 0-0 4; Gruis 2 2-4 6 Cossel 1 0-0 2; Totals 24 (5) 6-11 59
HOLCOMB—Deniston 10 (3) 2-3 25; Brown 5 (1) 1-1 12; Johnson 5 (1) 0-2 11; Austin Sullivan (2) 0-0 6, Brady Sullivan 1 2-6 4, Cranston 1 1-4 3, Thyne 1 0-0 2; Mader 0 2-2 2; Totals 25 (7) 8-18 65
KEADY BOYS CLASSIC—1ST—Holcomb 65, Hoisington 59; 3RD—St. John 66, Larned 51; 5TH—Plainville vs. Kinsley, ppd; 7TH—Nickerson 67, Bucklin 51; SEMIFINALS—Holcomb 84, St. John 52; Hoisington 53, Larned 43; Nickerson 80, Plainville 77; Kinsley 56, Bucklin 42
ALL-TOURNAMENT—Holcomb (MVP Brody Deniston, Korbin Johnso, Ayden Brown); Hoisington (Mason Martin, Brody Pfannenstiel); St. John (Emmett Delp); Larned (Kylier Greene); Kinsley (Ty Clawson, Joey Prieto); Nickerson (Riley Brawner); Plainville (Davyn Willeford)
FREE THROWS—1—Delp, St. John (27-30); Korbin Johnson, Holcomb (27-30); 3—Carsson Brokar, Hoisington (23/30); 3-POINTERS—1—Brody Deniston, Holcomb (25-30); 2—Juan Ibarra, St. John (17-30); Jace Reyes, St. John (17-30)
St. John 17 13 12 24 — 66
Larned 11 7 13 20 — 51
ST. JOHN—Reyes 7 (2) 1-2 17; Delp 5 (1) 2-6 13; Braxton Alpers 5 4-5 14; Easton Alpers (1) 0-0 3; Mawhirter (1) 2-6 5; Ibarra 2 (1) 0-0 5; Lozano 4 1-2 9; Totals 25 (6) 10-19 66
LARNED—Gonzalez 6 5-6 17; Regan 6 1-2 13; Hagerman 1 0-0 2; Lang 3 1-2 7; Topps 0 1-2 1; Martinez (2) 0-0 6; Greene 2 1-1 5; Totals 20-58 (2) 9-13 51
Hoisington 22 2 13 16 — 53
Larned 13 12 7 11 — 43
HOISINGTON—Mason Martin 7 (2) 1-2 20; Pfannenstiel 5 0-0 10; Carson Mason 3 1-1 7; Ingram 3 1-2 7; Gruis 2 0-2 4, Crawford 2 1-1 5; Totals 22 (5) 4-8 53
LARNED—Greene 7 2-5 16; Tristan Regan 6 1-2 13; Martinez 3 0-0 6; Gonzalez 1 0-0 2; Pinkston (1) 0-0 3; Smith (1) 0-0 3; Totals 19 (5) 3-7 43
St. John 17 8 18 9 — 52
Holcomb 10 34 28 12 — 84
ST. JOHN —Delp 7 (3) 1-3 18; Braxton Alpers 4 2-2 10; Ibarra (1) 3-6 6; Mawhirter 2 1-2 5; Reyes (1) 0-0 3; Easton Alpers (2) 0-0 6; Lozano 1 0-4 2; Foote 1 0-0 2; Totals 19 (7) 7-17 52
HOLCOMB—Deniston 7 (4) 0-0 18; Brown 5 (3) 0-0 13; Austin Sullivan 4 (2) 2-2 12; Johnson 4 (3) 0-0 11; Thyne 4 (1) 0-0 9; Blake Mader 3 (1) 0-0 7; Tolbert 2 (1) 0-0 5; Cranston 3 0-0 6; Brady Sullivan (1) 0-0 3; Totals 33 (16) 2-2 84
