PLAINVILLE 63, ELLINWOOD 45 — Ellinwood converted eight 3-pointers, but Plainville's Ari Patel scored 26 points to spark a 63-45 victory over the Eagles in the 2A Smith Center basketball substate.

Eagle Layton Wirtz scored 19 points with five 3-pointers and Luke Heinz chipped in 13 points. Plainville held Ellinwood's leading scorer Drake Hosman to five points with lockdown defense.

Ellinwood 9 16 3 17 — 45

Plainville 8 18 21 16 — 63

ELLINWOOD (11-13)—Hosman 2 (1) 0-0 5, Austin Brack 2 0-0 4, Heinz 4 (2) 3-3 13, Wirtz 7 (5) 0-0 19, Behnke 2 0-0 4, Coleman 1 0-0 2, Totals 17 (8) 3-3 45

PLAINVILLE (17-7)—Patel 11 4-6 26, Willeford 5 3-5 13, Dintino 3 2-4 8, Ditter 3 (1) 0-0 7, Rogers 2 1-2 5, Mackey 1 0-0 2, Puckett 1 0-0 2, Totals 26 (1) 10-17 63

2A SMITH CENTER BOYS

SMITH CENTER A (3-4)—1—Sterling 23-0 vs. 9—Sublette 13-11; 2—Ell-Saline 17-5 vs. 3—Trego 17-6; FIRST ROUND—Sterling 100, Hoxie 40; Sublette 86, Rawlins County 56; Ell-Saline 66, Oakley 25; Trego 59, Wichita County 21

SMITH CENTER B (3-4)—2—Stanton County 19-5 vs. 7—Medicine Lodge 14-8;  3—Hays TMP 18-5 vs. 6—Plainville 17-7; FIRST ROUND—Stanton County 56, Hutchinson Trinity 43; Medicine Lodge 40, Syracuse 37; Hays TMP 60, Smith Center 46; Plainville 63, Ellinwood 45