HOISINGTON GIRLS 48, BUCKLIN 45 (1ST)
LARNED – Hoisington’s girls earned a threepeat by rallying from a 9-point deficit to edge Bucklin 48-45 to capture the Cardinals’ ninth Gene Keady Classic basketball championship.
Hoisington trailed 40-31 when Tiana Lutters hit a 3-pointer to spark a 17-5 scoring run in the final 81/2 minutes. All-tournament Jordyn Boxberger and Ellie Crawford each converted a pair of free throws to preserve the victory in overtime.
All-tournament Crawford led the Cardinals with nine points and Kelsi Maier and all-tournament Kylee Hahn added eight apiece. The Cardinals converted six 3-pointers.
Bucklin’s Sydnie Jones scored 15 points.
Bucklin 11 15 14 5 – 45
Hoisington 11 9 14 14 – 48
BUCKLIN (3-1)—Jones 7 0-4 15, Kirk 2 3-4 8, Scott 2 1-4 8, Bowman 2 0-0 6, Evans 2 1-2 5, Stout 1 1-2 3, Stout 1 1-2 3, Totals 17 6-16 45.
HOISINGTON (4-0)—Crawford 3 3-6 9, Hahn 2 2-2 8, Maier 4 0-0 8, Lutters 2 0-0 6, Boxberger 1 2-2 5, Mooney 2 0-2 4, Steiner 1 1-3 4, Lexus Petersilie 2 0-2 4, Totals 17 8-17 48.
3-pointers—B 5 (Bowman 2, Kirk 1, Jones 1, Scott 1); H 6 (Lutters 2, Hahn 2, Steiner 1, Boxberger 1).
ST. JOHN GIRLS 54, LARNED 37 (3RD)
LARNED – St. John’s all-tournament Lydia Reed dominated inside with 20 points and Most Valuable Player Heidi Fisher contributed seven points and an all-around floor game in the Tigers’ 54-37 victory over Larned for third place in the Gene Keady Basketball Classic.
Larned’s Jadyn Crosby sored 13 point and Abby Holt added nine points.
St. John 13 17 13 11 – 54
Larned 14 8 7 8 – 37
ST. JOHN (3-1)—Reed 9 2-6 20, Bright 4 2-3 10, Meyer 4 0-0 9, Heidi Fisher 3 1-1 7, Bonner 3 0-0 6, Rockenbach 0 2-24 2, Totals 23 7-14 54.
LARNED (1-3)—Crosby 5 2-2 13, Holt 3 2-4 9, Collins 3 2-2 8, Pinkston 2 0-0 5, Reinert 1 0-0 2, Totals 14 6-8 37.
3-pointers—SJ (Meyer 1); L 3 (Holt 1, Pinkston 1, Crosby 1).
ALL-TOURNAMENT—MVP St. John (Heidi Fisher); Hoisington (Ellie Crawford, Kylee Hahn, Jodyn Boxberger); Bucklin (Emmerson Kirk, Sydnie Jones, Tristan Stout); Larned (Akeliah Collins); South Central (Mea Alexander); St. John (Lydia Reed); Ellis (isabella Eck)
FREE THROW CONTEST—1—Mallory Mooney, Hoisington; 2—Mea Alexander, South Central; 3—Kylee Hahn, Hoisington
3-POINT CONTEST—1—Anna Walton, Reno Co.; 2—Mea Alexander, South Central; 3—Macy Eberle, Ellis
GENE KEADY GIRLS—12-9—1ST—Hoisington 48, Bucklin 45; 3RD—St. John 54, Larned 37; 5TH—Ellis 47, Kinsley 19; 7TH—South Central 46, Reno County 14; 12-8—Hoisington 62, St. John 60 (OT); Bucklin 62, Larned 41; 12-7—Ellis 38, South Central 34; Kinsley 29, Reno County 20; 12-5—Larned 44, Kinsley 14; Bucklin 56, Reno County 24; 12-4—St. John 59, Ellis 28; Hoisington 55, South Central 23
