Ellinwood edges Cardinals for third place
GIRLS HOISINGTON WINTER JAM
MONDAY—Ellinwood 58, Pratt 37; Victoria 47, LaCrosse 24; TUESDAY—Cimarron 60, Ellsworth 16; Hoisington 42, Otis-Bison 26; THURSDAY—Victoria 63, Ellinwood 57; Pratt 62, LaCrosse 27; FRIDAY—Otis-Bison 46, Ellsworth 27; Cimarron 52, Hoisington 40
SATURDAY—1st—Victoria 58, Cimarron 52; 3rd—Ellinwood 50, Hoisington 48; 7th—Ellsworth 42, LaCrosse 32
ELLINWOOD 50, HOISINGTON 48
HOISINGTON — Mya Maxwell and Bella Baker each converted a free throw as Ellinwood escaped Hoisington's last-minute rally 50-48 for fifth place at the Hoisington Winter Basketball Jam.
Hoisingon's Addy Mason converted two free throws, but missed a third free throw to tie. Livvy Brewer missed a game-tying field goal at the final buzzer.
Hoisington's Addy Mason hit four 3-pointers for a career high 14 points. Macy Hanzlick scored 11 points and Jaci Guthrie added nine points. Hoisington led 24-20 at halftime as six Cardinals scored in the second period. Hoisington converted eight 3-pointers.
Ellinwood 11 8 20 11 — 50
Hoisington 10 6 16 10 — 48
ELLINWOOD (7-4)—Simpson 7 5-7 21, Dimitt 2 3-4 8, Baker 2 3-6 7, Maxwell 2 1-2 6, Doll 0 6-7 6, Klepper 1 0-0 2, Totals 14 18-26 50
HOISINGTON (4-7)—Addy Mason 4 2-3 14, Macy Hanzlick 4 3-5 11, Wolf 2 2-4 8, Schneider 2 0-0 6, Colson 2 1-2 5, Guthrie 1 2-2 4, Totals 15 10-18 48
3-pointers—E 4 (Simpson 2, Maxwell 1, Dimitt 1), H 8 (Mason 4, Schneider 2, Wolf 2)
VICTORIA 58, CIMARRON 52
HOISINGTON – Melany Huser scored 21 points to spark Victoria’s first Winter Jam championship with a 58-52 victory over No. 1 seed Cimarron.
Victoria’s Macy Hammerschmidt and Huser converted third-quarter 3-pointers for a 41-35 and the Knights never lost the lead. Brooklyn Kuhn scored nine fourth-quarter points.
Cimarron (8-3) was led by McKayla Miller with 25 points and Melody Carter added 10 points.
Cimarron 8 15 12 17 – 52
Victoria 10 9 20 19 – 58
CIMARRON (8-3)—McKayla Miller 5 9-10 25, Melody Carter 4 2-3 10, Jacee Wilson 3 0-0 6, Acton 1 1-2 4, Sonday 2 0-0 4, Jantz 1 0-0 3, Totals 16 12-15 52
VICTORIA (7-4)—Melany Huser 7 5-8 21, Kuhn 1 6-8 9, Hammerschmidt 2 2-2 8, Sander 2 3-4 7, Windholz 2 0-1 5, Dome 2 0-0 5, Weber 1 0-0 3 Totals 17 16-24 58
3-pointers—C 2 (Acton 1, Jantz 1), V 8 (Hammerschmidt 2, Huser 2, Windholz 1, Kuhn 1, Dome 1, Weber 1)
ELLSWORTH 42, LACROSSE 30
HOISNGTON – Paityn Tenbrink hit a trio of 3-pointers to spark the Bearcats past LaCrosse 42-30 for seventh place in the Winter Jam.
Ellsworth 8 11 10 13 – 42
LaCrosse 8 6 6 10 – 30
ELLSWORTH (2-9)—Paityn Tenbrink 3 0-0 9, Ohl 2 4-4 8, Klein 4 0-0 8, Rolfs 1 4-6 7, Ryan Tenbrink 2 2-4 6, West 2 0-2 4, Turnipseed 0 0-2 0, Totals 14 10-19 42
LACROSSE (2-8)—Herrman 4 3-19 11, Ryersee 2 1-2 6, Thielenhaus 2 2-4 6, Marvin 1 3-5 5, Parrott 1 0-0 2, Totals 10 9-30 30
3-pointers—E 4 (P. Tenbrink 3, Rolfs 1); L 1 (Ryersee 1)
