HOISINGTON 39, LA CROSSE 38 — Mason Martin achieved every kid's dream with the game-winning 3-pointer to spark the Hoisington Cardinals past La Crosse 39-38 in Tuesday's Hoisington Winter Jam.
La Crosse's Lee Holopirek and 6-6 Logan Skillett hit back-to-back baskets for a 38-35 lead.
Down 38-35, Martin made one of three free throws after getting fouled on a 3-pointer. But the Cardinals regained the ball after Tony Moore hustled on a rebound that bounced off La Crosse. An inbounds pass to Caiden Hoffman deflected to Martin, who triggered a wild celebration.
"I told our guys crazier things have happened," said Hoisington coach Kyle Haxton. "When the ball went out-of-bounds, it gave us a chance to run an inbounds play. Mason Martin has done that before. He stepped up."
Moore scored 13 points and Martin added 11. Gage Burk led La Crosse with 11 points and Logan Skillett added 10 points.
"Our group never stopped playing defense," Haxton said. "They executed our game plan."
La Crosse 10 10 10 8 — 38
Hoisington 8 14 9 8 — 39
LA CROSSE (5-2)—Burk 3 5-9 11, Skillett 5 0-0 10, Morgan 2 2-2 7, Holopirek 2 0-0 5, Barriger 2 1-2 5, Totals 14 8-13 38.
HOISINGTON (5-4)—Moore 6 1-1 13, Martin 4 1-3 11, Galla 2 0-0 5, Hoffman 3 0-0 6, Robinson 1 0-0 2, Chambers 1 0-0 2, Totals 17 2-6 39.
3-pointers—L 2 (Morgan 1, Holopirek 1); H 3 (Martin 2, Galla 1)
PRATT 62, OTIS-BISON 34 — Pratt's Morrell muscled inside for 21 points and Max Younie added 17 points as the Greenbacks powered past Otis-Bison 62-34 in Tuesday's Hoisington Winter Jam.
Hayden Morrison scored 14 points and Riley Polly added eight points for the Cougars.
Otis-Bison 3 8 18 5 — 34
Pratt 18 14 13 17 — 62
OTIS-BISON (3-6)—Morrison 6 0-0 14, Riley Polly 3 1-2 8, Maier 2 0-0 4, Hoopingarner 2 0-0 4, Eston Juno 1 0-0 2, Kelson Juno 1 0-0 2, McVey 0 0-4 0, Totals 14 1-6 34.
PRATT (7-1)—Morrell 9 3-6 21, Younie 8 1-3 17, Barker 3 0-0 6, Riley 3 0-0 6, Caleb Strong 2 0-0 5, Kollyn Strong 1 2-2 4, Clark 1 0-0 2, Schmidt 0 1-2 1, Totals 62.
3-pointers—OB 3 (Morrison 2, R. Polly 1), P 1 (C. Strong 1)
VICTORIA 38, ELLINWOOD 37 — Ellinwood's Drew Heinz scored 13 points, nine in the fourth quarter, but the Eagles lost a 38-37 heartbreaker to Victoria in the Hoisington Winter Jam.
Victoria 10 7 9 12 — 39
Ellinwood 5 7 16 9 — 37
VICTORIA (5-4)—Schwien 2 5-8 9, Will Scherrer 4 0-0 9, Landon Schmidtberger 1 1-2 3, Pickering 1 2-4 5, Miller 0 0-2 0, Nowak 2 1-2 5, Weston Scherrer 1 0-0 2, VonLintel 2 0-2 5, Totals 13 9-20 38.
ELLINWOOD (5-4)—Drew Heinz 6 0-0 13, Moore 4 0-0 9, Simpson 1 4-4 6, Coleman 2 1-2 5, Alek Brack 0 4-4 4, Totals 13 9-10 37.
3-pointers—V 3 (Will Scherrer 1, Pickering 1, VonLintel 1); E 2 (D. Heinz 1, Moore 1)
ELLSWORTH 64, MINNEAPOLIS 13 — Ellsworth's Will Cravens scored 27 points with seven 3-pointers to spark the Bearcats past Minneapolis in the Hoisington Winter Jam. The Bearcats converted 11 3-pointers. Riley Stone added 10 points.
Owen Just scored eight points for Minneapolis.
Minneapolis 4 3 2 4 — 13
Ellsworth 18 15 19 12 — 64
MINNEAPOLIS (1-8)—Just 3 1-4 8, Krueger 0 2-2 2, Deronnet 1 0-0 2, Woehl 0 1-2 1, Totals 4 4-8 13.
ELLSWORTH (8-1)—Cravens 10 0-0 27, Stone 5 0-0 10, Goss 2 1-1 5, Dax Leiker 1 0-0 2,Rolfs 3 0-0 9, Thomasson 1 0-0 3, Layton Leiker 1 2-4 4, Hipp 1 0-0 2, Kyler 1 0-0 2, Totals 25 3-5 64.
3-pointers—M 1 (Just 1); E 11 (Cravens 7, Rolfs 3, Thomasson 1).
HOISINGTON BOYS WINTER JAM
FIRST ROUND—Ellsworth 64, Minneapolis 13; Victoria 38, Ellinwood 37; Pratt 52, Otis-Bison 30; Hoisington 39, La Crosse 38
SECOND ROUND—Ellinwood 40, Minneapolis 33; La Crosse 59, Otis-Bison 38
1-19—SEMIFINALS—Ellsworth 8-1 vs. Victoria 5-4 5 p.m.; Pratt 7-1 vs. Hoisington, 5-4, 8 p.m.
1-20—1ST—5:30 p.m.; 3RD—2:30 p.m.; 5TH—Ellinwood 6-4 vs. La Crosse 6-2, 5:30 p.m.; 7TH—Minneapolis 1-9 vs. Otis-Bison 3-7, 2:30 p.m.
