ELLINWOOD 44, NESS CITY 29 – Ellinwood’s Landon Simpson (17) and Drew Heinz (12) scored in double in a 44-29 Central Prairie League basketball victory over Ness City. Simpson scored 10 first-half points. The Eagles converted four 3-pointers.
Ness City’s Diego Guzman scored 10 points.
Ellinwood 12 11 12 9 – 44
Ness City 2 7 12 8 – 29
ELLINWOOD (7-5, 1-2)—Simpson 8 1-2 17, Drew Heinz 4 2-2 12, Moore 2 0-0 5, Gibson 2 0-2 4, Lewis 1 1-2 3, Alek Brack 0 2-4 2, Totals 17 6-10 44.
NESS CITY (3-8, 0-3)—Guzman 4 2-4 10, Gall 4 0-2 9, Pavlu 3 0-0 6, Childers 2 0-0 4, Totals 13 2-6 29.
3-pointers—E 4 (D. Heinz 2, Simpson 1, Moore 1); NC 1 (Gall 1)
NESS CITY GIRLS 48, ELLINWOOD 33 – A brilliant 16-point by Ellinwood’s Reese Stickney wasn’t enough in a 48-33 Central Prairie League basketball loss to Ness City Tuesday. Bennett Jacobs scored 11 points with a pair of 3-pointers.
Ness City (7-4) was led by Ashlyn Tillotson with 12 points and Tiana Smith added nine points.
Ellinwood 7 10 9 7 – 33
Ness City 15 15 10 8 – 48
ELLINWOOD (3-9, 0-3)—Reese Stickney 6 1-4 16, Jacobs 4 0-2 11, Addi Stickney 0 2-2 2, Schlessiger 1 0-0 2, Shinliver 1 0-0 2, Totals 12 3-7 33.
NESS CITY (7-4, 2-1)—Tillotson 6 0-2 12, Smith 2 3-6 9, Buller 2 2-2 8, Jordan 4 0-0 8, Reinhardt 2 0-0 4, Gabel 2 0-0 4, Rodriguez 0 1-2 1, Turner 1 0-0 2, Totals 19 6-12 48.
3-pointers—E 6 (R. Stickney 3, Jacobs 3), NC 4 (Smith 2, Buller 2).
DIGHTON 59, OTIS-BISON 31 — Dighton's Daniel Cramer scored 23 points and Carson Shimer scored 22 points as the Hornets raced past Otis-Bison 59-31 in Tuesday's non-league basketball game.
Hayden Morrison scored eight points and Eston Juno added seven points.
Otis-Bison 3 1 14 13 — 31
Dighton 15 22 14 8 — 59
OTIS-BISON (3-9)—Morrison 4 0-2 8, Eston Juno 2 1-2 7, Hoopingarner 2 0-0 4, Maier 1 1-2 3, Alloway 1 0-0 3, Kelson Juno 1 0-0 3, McVey 0 2-2 2, Riley Polly 0 1-3 1, Totals 9 7-11 31.
DIGHTON (12-0)—Cramer 9 3-3 23, Shimer 11 0-0 22, Von Leonard 2 0-0 4, Redburn 1 2-4 4, Vogel 1 0-0 2, Wikon 1 0-0 2, Shimer 1 0-0 2, Totals 26 5-7 31.
3-pointers—OB 6 (Eston Juno 2, Morrison 2, Alloway 1, K. Juno 1); D 2 (Cramer 2).
DIGHTON GIRLS 42, OTIS-BISON 26 — Dighton's girls raced past Otis-Bison 42-26 in Tuesday's non-league basketball game. Rielly James scored 13 points. Dighton outscored the Cougars 24-5 in the second and third quarters.
Abigail Rodriguez led Otis-Bison (5-7) with 13 points.
Otis-Bison 9 2 3 12 — 26
Dighton 8 13 11 10— 42
OTIS-BISON (5-7)—Rodriguez 5 0-0 11, Lumpkins 2 0-0 4, Mitchell 0 3-6 3, Bahr 1 0-0 2, Smith 0 1-2 1, Kenyon 1 2-3 4, Croisant 0 1-2 1, Totals 9 7-13 26.
DIGHTON (4-8)—James 5 2-2 13, Beach 3 0-0 7, Lani Speer 3 0-0 6, Whipple 3 0-0 6, Myers 2 1-1 6, Zimmerman 1 0-0 2, 24 Carli Speer 1 0-0 2, Totals 18 3-3 42.
3-pointers—OB 1 (Rodriguez 1); D 3 (Myers 1, Beach 1, James 1).
STAFFORD 54, FAIRFIELD 40 — Stafford's Jake Simmons was on fire with 18 points, three steals and three assists in a 54-40 victory over Fairfield in Tuesday's Heart of the Plains showdown.
Brody Kerschenske contributed 13 points and 14 rebounds.
Stafford 16 13 7 18 — 54
Fairfield 8 12 9 11 — 40
STAFFORD (7-5)—Simmons 6-13 3-4 18, Kerschenske 1-3 2-4 4, Oleson 3-6 2-5 9, Knoche 0-3 5-6 5, Lowther 0-4 0-0 0, Tort 0-2 0-0 0, Totals 10-31 12-19 36.
3-pointers—S 4-19 (Simmons 3-8, Oleson 1-3, Tort 0-1, Kerschenske 0-1, Knoche 0-3, Lowther 0-3). Rebounds—S 26 (Knoche 8). Steals—S 7 (Simmons 2).
STAFFORD 36, SOUTH BARBER 32 — Stafford's Jake Simmons stayed red hot with a 16-point game as the Trojans edged South Barber 36-32 for fifth place at the 54 Basketball Classic.
Brody Kerschenske added 13 points.
STAFFORD (6-5)—Simmons 6-14 0-0 16, Kerschenske 4-12 5-6 13, Oleson 3-5 2-2 9, Sedore 2-6 1-4 5, Knoche 0-2 5-6 5, Lowther 1-6 1-4 3, Tort 1-1 0-0 3, Berenguel 0-1 0-0 0, Totals 17-47 14-22 54.
3-pointers—S 6-19 (Simmons 4-11, Oleson 1-1, Tort 1-1, Knoche 0-1, Lowther 0-5). Rebounds—S 33 (Kerschenske 14). Assists—S 9 (Simmons 3). Steals—S 9 (Simmons 3).
STAFFORD 42, KINSLEY 30 — Stafford's Pedro Berenguel scored a team high nine points off the bench to spark the Trojans past Kinsley 42-30 in the 54 Basketball Classic. Jake Simmons and Brody Kerschenske each added eight points.
Stafford 6 11 18 7 — 42
Kinsley 8 12 6 4 — 30
STAFFORD (5-5)—Berenguel 4-6 0-3 9, Simmons 3-6 2-2 8, Kerschenske 4-8 0-0 8, Oleson 3-9 0-1 6, Knoche 0-3 1-2 1, Tort 2-5 0-2 4, Sedore 3-3 0-0 6, Totals 19-40 3-10 42.
3-pointers—S 1-8 (Berenguel 1-2, Simmons 0-1, Oleson 0-2, Tort 0-2, Knoche 0-1,). Rebounds—S 24 (Knoche 6). Assists—S 5 (Oleson 2) Steals—S 10 (Kerschenske 5).
FAIRFIELD GIRLS 46, STAFFORD 41
