STAFFORD 49, FAIRFIELD 31
ELLINWOOD 71, CUNNINGAM 50
LANGDON – Ellinwood all-stater Brit Dutton was brilliant with 34 points, five assists and three steals as the Eagles defended their Falcon Classic title with a dominating 71-50 victory over Cunningham.
The Eagles (4-0) outscored the Wildcats 42-21 after halftime. They converted 29 of 51 field goals and dished out 14 assists. Koy Behnke scored 17 points. Alek Brack had five assists. Cunningham’s Trey DeWeese scored 16 points.
Cunningham 16 13 12 9 – 50
Ellinwood 13 16 24 18 – 71
CUNNINGHAM (3-1)—DeWeese 6-13 3-4 16, Halderson 5-11 1-4 11, McGuire 3-6 1-2 9, Wegerer 0-9 2-2 2, Albers 3-8 0-0 9, Reed 1-4 0-0 3, Totals 18-51 7-12 50
ELLINWOOD (4-0)—Dutton 15-21 2-2 34, Behnke 6-9 4-7 17, Scheck 3-7 0-2 6, Heinz 2-8 0-0 5, Brack 1-1 0-0 3, Hosman 1-3 1-2 3, Simpson 1-1 0-0 3, Coleman 0-1 0-0 0, Moore 0-0 0-1 0, Totals 29-51 7-14 71.
3-pointers—E 6-14 (Dutton 2-5, Brack 1-1, Simpson 1-1, Behnke 1-1, Heinz 1-5, Hosman 0-1); C 7-22 (Albers 3-6, McGuire 2-5, DeWeese 1-3, Reed 1-3, Wegerer 0-5). Rebounds—E 25 (Dutton 5, Brack 5); C 30 (Halderson 10). Assists—E 14 (Brack 5, Dutton 5), C 10 (McGuire 5). Steals—E 10 (Dutton 3); C 6 (DeWeese 5)
ELLINWOOD GIRLS 58, FLINTHILLS 43
LANGDON — Ellinwood's all-league Brittany Simpson scored 28 points to spark the Eagles past Rosalia-Flinthills 58-43 for third place at the Falcon Basketball Classic. Ellinwood's Morgan Shinliver converted five 3-pointers for 15 points. Flinthills' Tegan Carney scored 14 points.
Ellinwood 9 16 16 17 — 58
Flinthills 2 13 12 16 — 43
ELLINWOOD (3-1)—Simpson 12 3-4 28, Shinliver 5 0-0 15, Schlessiger 3 0-0 6, Baker 2 1-2 5, Ricker 1 0-0 2, Bowman 1 0-0 2, Totals 24 4-6 58
FLINTHILLS (1-3)—Carney 4 2-2 14, Emily Scribner 4 0-0 9, Alvord 4 0-5 8, Wight 2 2-4 6, Alex Scribner 1 0-1 2, Lakin 0 0-2 0, Carter 1 0-0 2, Gleason 1 0-0 2, Totals 17 4-14 43
3-pointers—E 6 (Shinliver 5, Simpson 1), F 5 (Carney 4, E. Scribner 1)
HOISINGTON 57, BUCKLIN 43
LARNED – The defending champion Hoisington girls sped past Bucklin 57-43 in Friday’s semifinals to qualify for the championship game of the Keady Basketball Classic.
Hoisington’s Addy Mason scored a career high 23 points and converted seven 3-pointers. Paige Lamatsch and Mallory Mooney added 10 apiece.
Bucklin 12 9 14 8 – 43
Hoisington 11 23 12 11 – 57
BUCKLIN (2-1)—Kirk 5 1-1 12, Jones 3 1-4 9, Bowman 3 0-0 7, Scott 2 2-3 7, Feikert 3 0-2 6, Evans 1 0-0 2, Totals 17 4-10 43
HOISINGTON (2-1)—Addy Mason 8 0-2 23, Mooney 3 4-4 10, Lamatsch 5 0-2 10, Crawford 3 0-0 6, Boxberger 2 0-0 5, Hahn 1 1-2 3, Totals 22 5-10 57
3-pointers—B 5 (Jones 2, Kirk 1, Bowman 1, Scott 1); H 8 (Mason 7, Boxberger 1)
MACKSVILLE 55, HOISINGTON 34
LARNED – No. 2 ranked 1A Macksville rolled past Hoisington 55-34 to return to the championship game of the Keady Basketball Classic.
Macksville’s Rogelio Ibarra scored 17 points and Diego Esparza added 12 points. Hoisington’s Chase Steinert scored 12 points.
Hoisington 11 5 6 12 – 34
Macksville 15 12 18 10 – 55
HOISINGTON (1-2)—Steinert 5 1-2 11, Martin 4 0-0 9, Moore 3 0-0 7, Aylward 1 0-0 3, Haxton 1 0-0 2, Linsner 1 0-0 2, Totals 15 1-2 34
MACKSVILLE (3-0)—Rogelio Ibarra 5 4-4 17, Esparza 4 3-3 12, Barron 4 1-1 9, Kuckelman 3 1-4 7, Lickiss 2 2-2 6, Alvaro Ibarra 1 0-0 3, Portillo 0 1-2 1, Totals 19 12-16 55
3-pointers—H (Martin 1, Aylward 1, Moore 1); M 5 (R. Ibarra 3, A. Ibarra 1, Esparza 1)
ELLIS GIRLS 46, ST. JOHN 42
LARNED – St. John’s all-tournament Heidi Fisher scored 19 points and Reagan Bonner added 15 points in a hard-fought 46-42 semifinal loss to Ellis at the Keady Basketball Classic.
Ellis’ Isabella Eck scored 15 points and Natalee North added 13 points.
St. John 8 11 9 14 – 42
Ellis 12 10 13 11 – 46
ST. JOHN (2-1)—Fisher 5 8-11 19, Bonner6 2-2 15, Portillo 2 2-4 6, Meyer 1 0-1 2, Totals 14 12-18 42
ELLIS (3-0)—Isabella Eck 4 2-8 15, North 6 1-3 13, Eberle 1 0-0 2, Emily Eck 2 3-6 7, Schiel 3 0-0 7, Kohl 1 0-0 2, Totals 176-18 46
3-pointers—SJ 2 (Bonner 1, Fisher 1); E 2 (I. Eck 1, Schiel 1)
PAWNEE HEIGHTS 56, DIGHTON 35
QUINTER – The Tigers’ terrific trio of Alec Carlson, Dakota Ryan and Davin Hamby each scored 17 points to spark Pawnee Heights past Dighton 56-33 in Friday’s Castle Rock semifinal.
The Tigers (2-1) converted 7 of 18 3-pointers.
DIGHTON (2-1)—Carson Shimer 7-19 0-1 14, King 1-1 0-2 3, Castillo 0-1 0-0 0, Boston Shimer 0-5 1-2 1, Neeley 2-7 0-0 4, Redburn 0-7 2-4 2, Ming 2-5 3-4 7, Von Leonrod 1-5 0-0 2, Totals 13-50 6-13 33
PAWNEE HEIGHTS (2-1)—Carlson 8-19 0-3 17, Dakota Ryan 8-13 1-3 17, Hamby 6-15 0-0 17, Ibarra 1-1 0-0 3, Colby Ryan 1-1 0-0 2, Totals 24-49 1-6 56
3-pointers—D 1-10 (King 1), PH 7-18 (Hamby 5-11, Ibarra 1-1, Carlson 1-6). Rebounds—PH 22 (D. Ryan 10). Assists—PH 14 (Carlson 8). Steals—PH 5 (Carlson 5)
LANGDON – Stafford’s Josh Hildebrand contributed 16 points and 10 rebounds to spark a 49-31 third-place victory over Fairfield in the Falcon Basketball Classic. Colson Minks dished out six assists with eight points.
Stafford 12 13 16 8 – 49
Fairfield 6 9 3 13 -- 31
STAFFORD (3-1)—Hildebrand 7-11 2-7 16, Minks 3-6 0-0 8, Lowther 2-2 0-0 5, Simmons 2-3 0-0 4, Oleseon 1-4 2-2 4, Rodriguez 3-8 2-2 8, Kerschenske 1-4 0-0 2, Knoche 1-4 0-1 2, Pilopovic 0-1 0-0 0, Sedore 0-0 0-1 0, Totals 20-43 6-13 49
3-pointers—S 3-5 (Minks 2-3 Lowther 1-1, Oleson 0-1). Rebounds—S 27 (Hildebrand 10). Assists—S 13 (Minks 6). Steals—S 7 (Lowther 2)
