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Ellinwood boys down Ellis
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COURTESY PHOTO Jonell Niles

ELLINWOOD 50, ELLIS 32

ELLIS — Ellinwood’s Landon Simpson got rolling with a 22-point night and sidekick Alek Brack contributed 15 points in a solid 50-30 non-league basketball victory over Ellis. The Eagles (4-2) earned a solid win without standout starter Mason Moore.

Ellis converted nine 3-pointers paced by Aiden Aschenbrenner with 14 points.

Ellinwood 13 13 10 14 — 50

Ellis 9 9 6 10 — 32

ELLINWOOD (4-2)—Simpson 6 8-8 22, Brack 4 4-7 15, Coleman 2 0-0 4, Hosman 1 0-0 3, Heinz 1 2-2 4, Gibson 1 0-0 2, Lewis 0 0-2 0, Totals 15 14-19 50.

ELLIS (3-3)—Jaren Frickey 4 1-2 12, Aschenbrenner 5 0-0 14, Wildeman 0 0-2 0, Russell 2 0-0 6, Totals 11 1-2 32.

3-pointers— E 6 (Brack 3, Simpson 2, Hosman 1); Ellis 9 (Aschenbrenner 4, Frickey 3, Russell 2).

ELLIS GIRLS 50, ELLINWOOD 30

ELLIS — Ellinwood’s Bennett Jacobs scored 10 points and Reese Stickney scored nine points in a 50-30 basketball setback to Ellis in a non-league basketball game. Ellinwood drops to 1-5.

Ellis was paced by Isabella Eck with 17 points and Kylee Pfeifer with 12 points.

Ellinwood 11 11 3 6 — 30

Ellis 13 11 9 17 — 50

ELLINWOOD (1-5)—Jacobs 4 0-0 10, Reese Stickney 3 2-2 9, Shinliver 0 3-4 3, Addi Stickney 0 1-2 1, Widener 3 0-0 6, Nienke 0 1-2 1, Totals 10 7-10 30.

ELLIS (4-2)—Eck 7 1-1 17, Pfeifer 6 0-3 12, Eberle 2 2-2 6, Kohl 1 1-3 3, North 4 2-4 10, Reed 1 0-2 2, Rome 0 0-2 0, Totals 21 6-17 50.

3-pointers— E 3 (Jacobs 2, R. Stickney 1); Ellis 2 (Eck 2)