TEAM PHOTOS ELLINWOOD, OTIS-BISON
BY JIM MISUNAS
LANGDON – Ellinwood freshman Tyler Stuhlsatz was on fire with five 3-pointers and 22 points and David Hammeke delivered 18 points as the Eagles roared past Otis-Bison 65-31 to capture the Fairfield Falcon Classic championship. Freshman sensation Britton Dutton added 14 points.
Dutton (20 ppg) and Hammeke (19 ppg) earned Falcon all-Tournament honors. It was the first tournament title for the Eagles in recent memory.
“That’s our best basketball game of the season,” said Ellinwood coach Derek Joiner. “Playing four freshmen, we’re putting it all together on the run. We’re looking at daily improvement and we did that this week.
The Eagles (3-1) led 20-5 with a dominating first quarter as the Cougars scored on one of 10 offensive possessions. The Eagles outscored the Cougars 32-13 after halftime. The Eagles showed a nice mix of inside scoring with six 3-pointers. Ellinwood slowed down the Cougars with full-court 3-2 trapping defense and aggressive man-to-man.
“Tyler Stuhlsatz is the type of shooter who can scores in bunches,” Joiner said. “It’s nice to see those guys gain confidence.”
Otis-Bison (2-2) was paced by Jayce Kohls with 11 points and Peytan Butler added nine points. Kohls and Ethan Schneider earned Falcon All-Tournament honors.
OTIS-BISON GIRLS 44, ELLINWOOD 23 (1st) – Kearney State signee Maddie Wiltse dominated with 19 points and superior inside rebounding and defense in a 44-23 championship victory over Central Prairie League rival Ellinwood. Cora Anderson scored 10 points.
Wiltse, Anderson and Cristen Trapp earned Falcon All-Tournament honors.
Ellinwood’s Mya Maxwell earned All-Tournament honors and scored eight points. Simpson added seven points.
STAFFORD BOYS 47, PRETTY PRAIRIE 36 (5th) — At the Fairfield Falcon Classic, Stafford’s Ethan Hildebrand hustled for 19 points and Rogelio Loya added eight points in the fifth-place game.
STAFFORD GIRLS 39, CHASE 21 (7th) — In the Fairfield Falcon Classic, Stafford’s Emily Green scored 24 points, 12 in each half, to spark the Trojans past Chase 39-21 in the seventh-place game. Angel Burgey added six points.
FAIRFIELD FALCON CLASSIC
GIRLS—1ST—Otis-Bison 44, Ellinwood 23; 3RD—Pretty Prairie 44, Ashland 8; 5TH—Fairfield 31, Flinthills 29; 7TH—Stafford 39, Chase 21
SEMIFINALS—Otis-Bison 38, Pretty Prairie 29; Ellinwood 34, Ashland 21; Flinthills 59, Chase 36; Fairfield 50, Stafford 40
FIRST ROUND—Otis-Bison 50, Flinthills 31; Pretty Prairie 50, Chase 18; Ellinwood 67, Stafford 29; Ashland 34, Fairfield 21
BOYS—1ST—Ellinwood 65, Otis-Bison 31; 3RD—Flinthills 60, Ashland 56; 5TH—Stafford 47, Pretty Prairie 36; 7TH—Fairfield vs. Chase
SEMIFINALS—Otis-Bison 58, Flinthills 49; Ellinwood 61, Ashland 46; Pretty Prairie def. Chase; Stafford def. Fairfield
FIRST ROUND—Ellinwood 55, Fairfield 32; Ashland 64, Stafford 56; Otis-Bison 47, Chase 25; Flinthills 69, Pretty Prairie 62
OTIS-BISON 44, ELLINWOOD 23 (1st)
Ellinwood 5 10 1 7 — 23
Otis-Bison 13 11 8 12 — 44
ELLINWOOD (3-1) — Maxwell 2-8 3-5 8; Simpson 2-3 2-2 7; Klepper 1-5 0-0 2; Doll 0-4 2-4 2; Dimitt 1-6 0-0 2; Baker 1-4 0-0 2; Totals 7-30 7-11 23.
OTIS-BISON (4-0)—Maddie Wiltse 9-17 0-2 19; Anderson 5-12 0-0 10; Bartonek 3-7 0-0 7; Maier 2-5 0-0 4; Trapp 1-4 0-2 2; Morrison 0-0 2-2 2; Dalton 0-1 0-0 0; Canales 0-2 0-0 0; Totals 20-48 2-6 44.
3-pointers—OB 2 Bartonek 1, Wiltse 1, E 2 Maxwell 1, Simpson 1.
ELLINWOOD 65, OTIS-BISON 31 (1st)
Ellinwood 20 13 25 7 — 65
Otis-Bison 5 13 13 0 — 31
OTIS-BISON (2-2)—Kohls 3 5-5 11; Butler 3 1-5 9; Thille 1 1-2 4; E. Schneider1 1-2 3; Christian Roth 1 0-0 2; Dalton Regan 1 0-1 2; Nathan Roth 0 0-2 0; C. Schneider 0 0-1 0; Totals 10 8-18 31.
ELLINWOOD (3-1) —Stuhlsatz 8 1-2 22; Hammeke 8 2-4 18; Britton Dutton 5 4-5 14; Zink 1 2-2 4; Scheck 2 0-0 4; Behnke 1 0-0 3; Totals 25 9-13 65.
3-pointers—OB 3 (Butler 2, Thille 1), E 6 (Stuhlsatz 5, Behnke 1).
STAFFORD 47, PRETTY PRAIRIE 36 (5th)
Pretty Prairie 9 3 17 7 — 36
Stafford 10 13 13 11 — 47
PRETY PRAIRIE (1-3)—Dalton Schrag 9 2-5 20; Saft 2 1-2 9; Steadman 2 0-0 4; Perry 1 0-0 3; Oller 0 0-1 0; Totals 15 3-8 36.
STAFFORD (2-2)—Ethan Hildebrand 8 2-3 19; Loya 4 0-0 8; Burgey 2 1-2 7; Herrera 3 0-0 6; Schreiber 2 0-2 6; Lowther 0 1-2 1; Valadez 0 0-2 0; Totals 20 4-11 47.
3-pointers—PP 3 (Soft 2, Perry 1); S 3 (Burgey 2, Hildebrand 1).
STAFFORD 39, CHASE 21 (7th)
Chase 5 6 4 6 — 21
Stafford 10 9 12 8 — 39
CHASE (0-3)—Taylor Lattimore 2 4-6 9; Winkeelman 3 0-2 6; Skylar Harrington 2 0-0 4; Herrera 0 2-2 2; Jayden Harrington 0 0-1 0; Totals 7 6-11 21.
STAFFORD (1-3)—Emily Green 10 3-10 24; Angel Burgey 3 0-2 6; Mariah Burgey 2 0-0 4; Hildebrand 1 0-0 2; Flores 0 1-4 1; Totrals 16 4-16 39.
3-pointers—C 1 (Lattmore 1); S 1 (Green 1)
