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Cardinals, Larned Indians finish runner-up at Keady Classic
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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."   

Hoisington 6 19 13 11 — 59

Holcomb 22 15 12 16 — 65

HOISINGTON—Martin 14, Crawford 14, Ingram 12, Gruis 6, Pfannenstiel 4, Carson Mason 4, Cossel 2

HOLCOMB—Deniston 24, Brown 14, Wickwar 8, Austin Sullivan 6, Brady Sullivan 5, Cranston 3, Thyne 2 

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.

KEADY BOYS CLASSIC BOYS—1ST—Holcomb 65, Hoisington 59; 3RD—St. John 66, Larned 51; 5TH—Plainville vs. Kinsley, ppd; 7TH—Bucklin vs. Nickerson; SEMIFINALS—Holcomb 84, St. John 52; Hoisington 53, Larned 43; Nickerson 80, Plainville 77; Kinsley 56, Bucklin 42; FIRST ROUND—Hoisington 60, Bucklin 36; St. John 60, Nickerson 31; Holcomb 75, Plainville 37; Larned 56, Kinsley 55


HOLCOMB GIRLS 44, LARNED 35 (1ST) — State-ranked Holcomb outscored Larned 16-6 in the fourth quarter for a 44-35 Keady Classic championship over the Indians.

Holcomb's Jaylee Wickwar scored 17 points and Delilah Galliart scored 15 points. Larned's Jadyn Crosby (14) and Lauren Sleder (10) scored in double figures.

Holcomb 8 9 9 16 — 44

Larned 9 9 11 6 — 35

KEADY CLASSIC GIRLS—1ST—Holcomb 44, Larned 35; 3RD—St. John vs. Bucklin; 5TH—Hoisington vs. Plainville, ppd.; 7TH—Kinsley 50, Nickerson 26; SEMIFINALS—Larned 45, Bucklin 43 (OT); Holcomb 43, St. John 31; Plainville 55, Nickerson 24; Hoisington 70, Kinsley 28; FIRST ROUND—Bucklin 45, Hoisington 40; St. John 72, Nickerson 20; Holcomb 75, Plainville 29; Larned 49, Kinsley 13