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Hoisington Cardinals survive upset bid
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Hoisington's Bralen Thompson attacks Cimarrons basket during the Winter Jam basketball game on Tuesday night. - photo by Hugo Gonzalez

BOYS HOISINGTON WINTER JAM

MONDAY—Ellinwood 66, Victoria 37; LaCrosse 49, Pratt 47

TUESDAY—Ellsworth 55, Otis-Bison 17; Hoisington 65, Cimarron 54

THURSDAY—Ellinwood (8-1) vs. LaCrosse (6-2), 7:45; Pratt (5-5) vs. Victoria (3-5), 6

FRIDAY—Hoisington (7-2) vs. Ellsworth (5-1), 7:45; Cimarron (5-4) vs. Otis-Bison (2-4), 6

SATURDAY—7th—1:15; 5th—4:45; 3rd—1:15; 1st—4:45

HOISINGTON 65, CIMARRON 54

HOISINGTON — Mason Haxton rescued Hoisington with 20 points in a 65-54 hard-fought victory over pesky Cimarron Tuesday's Cardinal Basketball Jam.

Mason Haxton delivered two clutch baskets and Bralen Thompson converted a basket and assist to Haxton for a 63-54 lead. Cimarron's Braxton Harrison scored 22 points.

Cimarron 20 10 16 8 — 54

Hoisington 17 18 15 15 — 65

CIMARRON—Harrison 8 2-3 22, Seth Ridenour 5 3-3 14, Flores 3 1-2 10, Andrew Ridenour 1 3-5 6, Frink 1 0-0 2, 18 9-13 54

HOISINGTON (7-2)—Nicholson 5 1-2 13, Mason Haxton 7 6-6 20, Chase Robinson 4 0-0 8, Thompson 5 0-0 11, Hanzlick 0 0-1 0, Richards 1 0-0 2, Leyton Haxton 2 1-2 7, Woydziak 2 0-0 4, Totals 26 8-11 65

3-pointers—C 9 (Harrison 4, Flores 3, A. Ridenour 1, S. Ridenour 1); H 5 (Nicholson 2, L. Haxton 2, Thompson 1) 

ELLSWORTH 55, OTIS-BISON 17

HOISINGTON — Ellsworth's Will Cravens (16), Avery Haxton (16) and Bransen Schulte (13) scored in double figures to spark a 55-17 rout over Otis-Bison in Tuesday's Cardinal Basketball Jam. Ellsworth hit 20 of 3o first-half field goals for a 43-11 halftime lead.

Jayce Kohls led the Cougars with seven points.

Ellsworth 22 21 10 2 — 55

Otis-Bison 2 9 4 2 — 17

ELLSWORTH (5-1)—Cravens 7 0-0 16, Avery Haxton 8 0-0 16, Bransen Schulte 6 0-0 13, Kyler 3 0-0 7, McGowan 1 0-0 3, Totals 25 0-0 55 

OTIS-BISON (2-4)—Kohls 3 0-0 7, Christian Roth 2 0-0 4, Dalton Regan 1 0-0 2, Ethan Schneider 1 0-0 2, Graff 1 0-0 2, Totals 8 0-0 17

3-pointers—E 5 (Cravens 2, Schulte 1, Kyler 1, McGowan 1); OB 1 (Kohls 1)

ELLINWOOD 66, VICTORIA 37

HOISINGTON — Ellinwood's Britton Dutton scored 30 points with three assists and three steals to spark the Eagles past Victoria 66-37 in Monday's Hoisington Winter Jam basketball tournament. Ellinwood (8-1) placed Parker Scheck (15) and Tyler Stuhlsatz (12) in double figures. Scheck grabbed 11 rebounds. Koy Behnke delivered three assists and three steals.

Victoria (3-5) was paced by Kyle Pickering with 12 points.

Ellinwood  24 8 12 22 — 66

Victoria 7 7 15 8 — 37 

ELLINWOOD (8-1)—Dutton 13-19 1-1 30, Scheck 7-15 1-1 15, Stuhlsatz 4-11 2-2 12, Gage Hosman 2-5 1-2 5, Behnke 1-3 0-0 2, Batchman 1-1 0-0 2, Brack 0-2 0-0 0, Schofield 0-1 0-0 0, Totals 28 5-6 66

VICTORIA (3-5)—Kyle Pickering 5 2-2 12, Jason Karst 4 1-1 10, Klein 1 2-2 4, Eli Schmeidler 1 0-0 3, Wohler 1 0-0 3, Windholz 1 0-0 3, Schwien 2, Totals 14 5-5 37

3-pointers—E 5-12 (Dutton 3-5, Stuhlsatz 2-5, Schofield 0-1, Behnke 0-1), V 4 (Schmeidler 1, Karst 1, Wohler 1, Windholz 1). Rebounds—E 30 (Scheck 11). Assists—E 13 (Dutton 3, Stuhlsatz 3, Behnke 3). Steals—E 12 (Dutton 3, Brack 3, Behnke 3)  

LACROSSE 49, PRATT 47

HOISINGTON — LaCrosse Leopard Chase Schmidt scored 26 points, nine in the fourth quarter for a thrilling 49-47 victory over Pratt in Monday's Hoisington Winter Basketball Jam.

Pratt 7 13 15 12 — 47

LaCrosse 15 16 7 11 — 49

PRATT (5-5)—Karter Hoeme 7 3-7 17, Peyton Koehler 4 1-2 10, Carson Hoeme 2 2-2 6, Shanline 2 0-0 5, Tatro 1 0-0 3, Crow 1 0-0 2, Johnson 1 0-0 2, Totals 18 6-11 47

LACROSSE (6-2)—Chase Schmidt 9 6-7 26, Burk 4 2-3 10, Blake Pierce 3 0-0 9, Conner 1 0-0 2, Patterson 1 0-0 2, Totals 18 8-10 49

3-pointers—P 5 (C. Hoeme 2, Shanline 1, Tatro 1, Koehler 1), L 5 (Pierce 3, Schmidt 2)