ELLINWOOD 63, KINSLEY 30

ELLINWOOD – Ellinwood converted 13 3-pointers to storm past Kinsley 63-30 in Friday’s Central Prairie League basketball game.

Ellinwood standout Britton Dutton contributed 20 points, six 3-pointers and 10 assists. Tyler Stuhlsatz contributed 16 points and four 3-pointers in the third quarter. Koy Behnke scored 13 points with a trio of 3-pointers. Dutton hit a pair of 3-pointers in the first three quarters. The Eagles (13-3, 6-0 CPL)  made 13 of 26 3-pointers.

“Making shots always makes a big difference with energy,” said Ellinwood coach Derek Joiner. “We pressured a little bit more, sped them up a little bit.”

Kinsley’s Cole Gleason scored 12 points.

Kinsley 7 6 6 11 – 30

Ellinwood 12 10 26 15 – 63

KINSLEY (4-10, 1-3)—Gleason 4 2-3 12, Bowman 4 0-0 10, Newsome 3 0-0 6, Sexton 1 0-0 2, Holquin 0 0-2 0, Totals 12 2-5 30

ELLINWOOD (13-3, 6-0)—Dutton 7-14 0-0 20, Stuhlsatz 5-10 2-3 16, Behnke 5-8 0-0 13, Scheck 3-7 0-2 6, Heinz 1-2 0-0 2, Batchman 0-0 1-2 1, Schofield 1-2 1-1 3, Hosman 1-1 0-0 2, Brack 0-2 0-0 0 Hoeffner 0-2 0-0 0, Totals 23-48 4-8 63

3-pinters—K 4 (Bowman 2, Gleason 2), E 13-26 (Dutton 6-9, Stuhlsatz 4-7, Behnke 3-6, Brack 0-1, Heinz 0-1, Hoeffner 0-2). Rebounds—E 25 (Scheck 10). Assists—E 20 (Dutton 10). Steals—E 5 (Scheck 2)

ELLINWOOD GIRLS 65, KINSLEY 22

ELLINWOOD – Red-hot Mya Maxwell scored 21 points as the Eagles raced past Kinsley 65-22 in Friday’s Central Prairie League basketball game.

Brittany Simpson scored 16 points and Mary Dimitt added 14 points for Ellinwood (9-6, 3-2 CPL). The Eagles led 36-15 at halftime and outscored the Coyotes 22-3 in the third period.

Kinsley 7 8 3 4 – 22

Ellinwood 17 19 22 7 – 65

KINSLEY (0-13, 0-5)—Kayla Ruiz 14, Marquez 4, Schaller 2, Ritter 2

ELLINWOOD (9-6, 3-2)—Maxwell 21, Simpson 16, Dimitt 14, Doll 7, Baker 7

OTIS-BISON 35, NESS CITY 31

OTIS – Otis-Bison’s Hailee Morrison scored 15 points and the Cougars’ defense shut down Ness City for a hard-fought 35-31 Central Prairie League basketball victory over co-league leader Ness City. The Cougars outscored the Eagles 9-0 on 3-pointers. Johanna Ballman converted a pair of 3-pointers and Maci Wiltse hit one 3-pointer.

Ness City’s Hannah Delaney scored 21 points

Ness City 4 14 6 7 – 31

Otis-Bison 13 8 7 7 – 35

NESS CITY (6-11, 4-1)—Delaney 9-3-4 21, Seib 2 0-0 4, Starr 1 0-0 2, Reinhardt 1 0-2 2, Liggert 1 0-0 2, Totals 14 3-6 31

OTIS-BISON (9-6, 3-2)—Morrison 6 3-6 15, Maier 4 1-3 9, Baalman 3 0-0 8, Wiltse 1 0-1 3, Totals 14 4-10 35

3-pointers—OB 3 (Baalman 2, Wiltse 1)

KINSLEY 43, OTIS-BISON 41

OTIS – Kinsley’s Cole Gleason converted the game-winning field goal on a rebound basket to beat Otis-Bison 43-41 in Friday’s Central Prairie League basketball game. Both teams were scoreless in the final 3:23.

Otis-Bison’s Nathan Roth tied the score at 41 after Xavier Holguin’s basket gave the Coyotes a 41-39 lead.

Kinsley’s Rodriguez scored 12 points. Otis-Bison’s Dalton Regan scored 18 points and Jayce Kohls added 10 points.

Kinsley 10 13 12 8 –43

Otis-Bison 11 9 10 11 – 41

KINSLEY (5-10, 2-3)—Rodriguez 6 0-0 12, Holguin 4 0-0 9, Bowman 3 0-0 7, Haselhorst 1 0-0 3, Gleason 4 0-0 8, Newsome 1 0-0 2, Arensmah 1 0-0 2, Totals 20 0-0 43

OTIS-BISON (2-13, 0-5)—Dalton Regsan 7 1-4 18, Kohls 4 1-2 10, Foust 1 2-2 4, Schneider 2 0-0 4, Butler 1 1-2 3, Nathan Roth 1 0-0 2, Totals 16 5-10 41

3-pointers—K 3 (Bowman 1, Haselhorst 1, Holquin 1); OB 4 (Regan 3, Kohls 1)

NESS CITY 76, OTIS-BISON 34

OTIS – Ness City’s Taylor Cable scored 19 points and Dawson Stoecklein scored 16 points as the Eagles raced past Otis-Bison 76-34 in Friday’s Central Prairie League basketball game.

Otis-Bison (2-12, 0-4 CPL) was sparked by Jayce Kohls with 19 points and a trio of 3-pointers. Dakota Ryan scored six points.

Ness City 19 22 25 10 – 76

Otis-Bison 3 7 10 4 – 34

NESS CITY (10-3, 4-2)—Cable 9 1-1 19, Stoecklein 6 0-0 16, Seib 4 0-0 11, Guzman 3 0-1 8, Delaney 2 0-0 4, Schreiber 1 0-0 2, Bruntz 2 1-2 6, Lopez 4 0-2 8, Ross 1 00 2, Totals 32 2-6 76

OTIS-BISON (2-12, 0-4)— Kohls 7 2-3 19, Dakota Ryan 3 0-0 6, Butler 1 0-0 3, Morrison 1 0-0 3, Foust 0 2-2 2, Juno 0 1-2 1, Totals 12 5-7 34

3-pointers—NC 10 (Stoecklein 4, Seib 3, Guzman 2, Bruntz 1); OB 5 (Kohls 3, Butler 1, Morrison 1)

CENTRAL PLAINS GIRLS 60, LACROSSE 35

CLAFLIN – Central Plains Oilers Bryanna Hammeke and Lexi Oeser each scored 21 points in a 60-35 Central Prairie League basketball victory over LaCrosse Friday. Lexi Oeser converted five 3-pointers for Central Plains (15-3, 6-0 CPL).

LaCrosse’s Taylor Marvin scored nine points.

LaCrosse 7 13 6 9 – 35

Central Plains 16 10 19 15 – 60

LACROSSE (3-13, 1-6)—Marvin 3 2-3 9,Herrman 3 1-3 7, Parrott 2 0-0 6, Showalter 2 1-2 5, Thielenhaus 2 0-0 4, Ryeresee 1 0-0 3, Seltman 0 1-2 1, Totals 13 5-10 35

CENTRAL PLAINS (15-3, 6-0)—Brynna Hammeke 9 3-5 21, Lexi Oeser 8 0-0 21, Jeffrey 2 3-4 7, Zink 1 0-0 3, Short 1 1-2 3, Nixon 1 0-0 2, Lauren Oeser 1 0-0 2, Steiner 0 1-4 1, Totals 23 6-8 60

3-pointers—L 4 (Parrott 2, Marvin 1, Ryeresee 1), CP 6 (Lexi Oeser 5, Zink 1)

LACROSSE 33, CENTRAL PLAINS 32

CLAFLIN – LaCrosse's Chase Schmidt converted an inside basket for a 33-32 victory over Central Plains in Friday's Central Prairie League basketball game. A desperation shot by Oiler Peyton Ryan missed at the final buzzer. The Leopards outscored the Oilers 18-4 in the final nine minutes. Leopards Caden Morgan, Colby Stull and Brodie Schmidt hit 3-pointers during the streak. 

After leading 28-15, the Oilers (31-14, 2-4 CPL) scored on two of their final 25 possessions with nine turnovers. Dylan Kitchen scored eight points and Peyton Ryan added seven points.

LaCrosse 6 9 5 15 – 35

Central Plains 5 16 7 4  – 32

LACROSSE (9-7, 3-4)—Morgan 2-6 0-0 6, Sherman 2-10 2-2 6, Patterson 2-6 1-3 6, Stull 2-4 0-0 5, Chase Schmidt 2-10 0-3 4, Brodie Schmidt 1-2 0-0 3, Pierce 1-5 0-0 3, Conner 0-2 0-0 0, Totals 12-45 3-7 33

CENTRAL PLAINS (3-14, 2-4)—Peyton Ryan 1-16 4-6 7, Beck 1-10-0 2, Laymon 2-9 1-2 6, Oberle 0-0 2-2 2, Lamatsch 1-2 0-0 2, Kitchen 3-10 2-2 8, Holmes 2-3 1-2 5, Totals 10-41 10-14 32

3-pointers—L 6-23 (Morgan 2-5, B. Schmidt 1-1, Stull 1-2, Patterson 1-4, Pierce 1-4, Sherman 0-3, C. Schmidt 0-4). CP 2-20 (Laymon 1-6, Ryan 1-10, Kitchen 0-4). Rebounds—L 26 (Patterson 5). Assists—L 10 (C. Schmidt 3). Steals—L 8 (C. Schmidt 2, Pierce 2,  B. Schmidt 2)

 MACKSVILLE 59, BUCKLIN 57

MACKSVILLE – Macksville’s Alvaro Ibarra converted two free throws after Cleven Huggins scored the go-ahead basket as the Mustangs survived 59-57 against pesky Bucklin in a non-league basketball game. Bucklin's Scott Price had a chance for overtime, but missed two of three free throws.

Macksville's Ryan Kuckelman scored 24 points. Alexis Barron scored back-to-back 3-pointers for a 55-54 Macksville lead.

Bucklin 11 14 21 11 – 57

Macksville 9 21 12 17 – 59

BUCKLIN (8-9)—Price 19, Nate Bowman 16, Stout 9, Andrew Bowman 5, Lindsay 4, Stein 4

MACKSVILLE (12-5)—Kuckelman 11-16 2-2 24, Rogelio Ibarra 3-9 3-4 10, Huggins 3-10 3-4 9, Alvaro Ibarra 3-8 0-1 8, Barron 3-8 0-0 8, Lickiss 0-3 0-0 0, Totals 23-54 8-11 59

3-pointers—M 5-17 (A. Ibarra 2-5, Barron 2-7, R. Ibarra 1-5, Lickiss 0-1). Rebounds—M 34 (Kuckelman 10). Assists—M 10 (Lickiss 3, R. Ibarra 3. Steals—M 10 (R. Ibarra 5)

 BUCKLIN GIRLS 57, MACKSVILLE 26

MACKSVILLE – Macksville’s Mayce Russell scored nine points with eights steals and five rebounds in a 57-26 non-league basketball loss to Bucklin. Kambry Adams added eight points.

Bucklin's Catherine Bowman scored 26 points and Danae Scott added 13 points.

Bucklin 21 14 11 11 – 57

Macksville 8 12 5 1– 26

BUCKLIN (12-4)—Bowman 26, Scott 13, Pfeifer 13, Jones 6

MACKSVILLE (5-13)—Russell 3-16 2-7 9, Adams 4-8 0-0 8, Abi Ibarra 2-7 1-1 6, Galan 1-6 0-0 2, Yoselin Ibarra 0-2 0-0 0, Garcia 0-6 0-0 0, Clawson 0-2 1-2 1, Sanders 0-4 0-2 0, Totals 10-51 4-12 26

3-pointers—M 2-12 (A. Ibarra 1-2, Russell 1-7, Garcia 0-3). Rebounds—M 22 (Russell 5). Assists—M 9 (Garcia 3). Steals—M 12 (Russell 8)

VICTORIA GIRLS 48, ST. JOHN 45

VICTORIA – Victoria’s Brooklyn Kuhn scored a 2-pointer and a 3-pointer to spark a thrilling 48-45 Central Prairie League victory over St. John Friday. Kuhn scored 17 points for Victoria, which has won nine consecutive games.

St.John’s Heidi Fisher converted 10 of 13 field goals and scored 25 points. Darby Smith added 11 points. The Tigers (9-8, 3-3 CPL) converted seven of 16 free throws.

Melany Huser added 11 points apiece for Victoria (13-4, 4-1 CPL). 

St. John 11 15 11 10 – 45

Victoria 15 9 14 10 – 48

ST. JOHN (9-8, 3-3)—Fisher 10-3 0-3 25, Smith 3-9 4-9 11, Claussen 2-5 3-4 7, Reyes 1-2 0-0 2, Meyer 0-2 0-0 0, Totals 16-31 7-16 45

VICTORIA (13-4, 5-1)—Kuhn 6-11 0-0 17, Huser 4-7 1-2 11, Hammerschmidt 2-4 3-4 9, Sander 3-5 1-4 7, Weber 1-11 0-0 2, Dome 1-7 0-0 2, Windholz 0-5 0-0 0, Totals 17-50 5-10 48 

3-pointers—SJ 6-8 (Fisher 5-6, Smith 1-1, Reyes 0-1), V 9-28 (Kuhn 5-9, Hammerschmidt 2-3, Huser 2-4, Windholz 0-3, Dome 0-4, Weber 0-5)

VICTORIA 50, ST. JOHN 35

VICTORIA – Victoria’s Jason Karst converted back-to-back 3-pointers to spark a 25-point fourth quarter for a 50-35 Central Prairie League victory over St. John Friday. The Knights outscored the Tigers 18-6 in the final six minutes. Karst scored 16 points and Kyle Pickering added 12 points.

St. John's Elijah Delp scored 17 points. The Tigers made 2 of 12 field goals with four turnovers in the third period.

St. John 5 14 4 12 – 35

Victoria 9 10 6 25 – 50

ST. JOHN (6-11, 2-4)—Delp 7-20 2-4 17, Woolf 2-7 0-0 5, Calleros 1-3 2-2 5, Fernandez 1-7 0-0 2, Dunn 1-4 0-0 2, Adame 0-0 2-2 2, Drake 1-1 0-0 2, Smith 0-3 0-0 0, Totals 13-38 6-8 35

VICTORIA (7-11, 4-2)—Karst 6-12 2-2 16, Kyle Pickering 5-17 1-2 12, Schwien 4-5 2-3 10, Wohler 2-7 2-2 6, Schroenrock 1-1 0-0 2, Englert 1-6 0-0 2, Klein 1-2 0-0 2, Windholz 0-2 0-0 0, Leo Schmeidler 0-1 0-0 0, Totals 20-53 7-9 50 

3-pointers—SJ 3-13 (Calleros 1-2, Delp 1-3, Woolf 1-3, Dunn 0-1, Smith 0-1, Fernandez 0-3); V 3-14 (Karst 2-5, K. Pickering 1-2, L. Schmeidler 0-1, Englert 0-1, Windholz 0-2, Wohler 0-3) 

SOUTH CENTRAL GIRLS 42, PAWNEE HEIGHTS 31

ROZEL – South Central's Sierra Jellison scored 16 points and Kodie Herd added 15 points as the Timberwolves edged past the Pawnee Heights girls 42-31 in Friday's Southern Plains Iroquois basketball game.

Tiger Jaden Carlson was spectacular with 14 points off three consecutive 3-pointers. Olivia Hands scored 12 points and led the Tigers in rebounding.

South Central 6 5 8 10 – 42

Pawnee Heights 6 5 8 12 – 31

SOUTH CENTRAL (12-5)—Sierra Jellison 7-15 0-0 16, Kodie Herd 7-10 1-2 15, Hackney 2-6 0-0 4, Hardy 2-3 0-0 4, Lohrding 1-3 1-4 3, Totals 19-37 2-6 42

PAWNEE HEIGHTS (8-7)–Carlson 4-5 3-4 14, Hands 5-13 2-4 12, Yeimi Cordero 1-3 0-0 3, Rios-Valles 0-3 2-2 2, Joselyn Cordero 0-1 0-0 0, Totals 10-25 7-10 31

3-pointers–SC 2-9 (Jellison 2-8, Hardy 0-1), PH 4-9 (Carlson 3-3, Y. Cordero 1-2, Hands 0-4)

SOUTH CENTRAL 71, PAWNEE HEIGHTS 50 

ROZEL —  South Central outscored Pawnee Heights 24-8 for a 71-50 Southern Plains Iroquois basketball victory over Pawnee Heights. The Tigers (9-7) trailed 47-42 when standout Alec Carlson fouled out at the end of the third quarter.

Adam Hands scored 18 points and Carlson scored 17 points, including a trio of 3-pointers in the third quarter. Bryce Ashlock (15), Tantry Peterson (14) and Johnny Robles (13) led the Timberwolves.

South Central 19 11 18 23 – 71

Pawnee Heights 8 13 21 8 – 50

SOUTH CENTRAL (11-7)—Ashlock 6-10 0-0 15, Peterson 6-11 0-0 14, Robles 5-9 2-4 13, Garza 3-7 4-6 10, Snyder 1-3 0-0 2, Dunn 1-3 2-6 4, Tucker Uhl 4-7 1-2 9, Sarmiento 1-1 0-0 2, Gavin Uhl 1-3 0-0 2, Totals 28-54 9-18 71

PAWNEE HEIGHTS (9-7)—Hands 6-11 6-7 18, Carlson 7-14 1-2 17, Colglazier 4-10 4-7 12, Dakota Ryan 1-4 0-0 3, Cordero 0-2 0-0 0, Totals 18-44 11-16 50

3-pointers—SC 6-11 (Ashlock 3-5, Peterson 2-4, Robles 1-1, Garza 0-1), PH 3-10 (Carlson 2-4, Ryan 1-2, Hands 0-2, Hamby 0-2)