HOISINGTON GIRLS 42, ST. JOHN 39
LARNED – Hoisington's girls overcame a 10-point deficit to down St. John 42-39 to qualify for the championship game of the Gene Keady Basketball Classic.
Macy Hanzlick led the Cardinals (2-1) with 17 points and Addy Mason added nine points. Hanzlick converted two free throws for a 39-36 lead and Kylee Hahn scored a basket and free throw to hold off the No. 3 state-ranked 1A Tigers. The Cardinals outscored the Tigers 18-2 to take a 22-16 lead. The Tigers led 36-35 after a 10-2 burst.
Darby Smith sparked the Tigers with 13 points.
St. John 11 5 8 15 – 39
Hoisington 2 16 10 14 – 42
ST. JOHN (2-1)–Smith 3 7-10 13, Portillo3 0-0 7, Fisher 3 0-2 7, Claussen 2 3-4 7, Meyer 1 1-2 3, Hudson 0 2-4 2, Totals 11 13-24 39.
HOISINGTON (2-1)–Hanzlick 6 4-5 17, Addy Mason 3 1-1 9, Hahn 2 4-6 8, Brewer 2 0-0 4, Boxberger 0 2-3 2, Mooney 1 0-2 2, Totals 14 11-17 42.
3-pointers–SJ 1 (Fisher 1), H 3 (Mason 2, Hanzlick 1).
SPEARVILLE 40, LARNED 36
LARNED – Defending champion Spearville held off Larned's pesky girls 40-36 to qualify for the Gene Keady Basketball Classic championship.
Spearville outscored the Indians 26-16 after halftime. Anna Stein scored nine points.
Larned's Karley Lemuz scored 10 points and Akielah Collins added eight points.
Spearville 6 8 15 11 – 40
Larned 10 16 7 9 – 36
SPEARVILLE (3-0)–Stein 4 1-1 9, Ackerman 2 0-0 6, Brakey 2 1-2 5, Huston 1 2-5 4, Offerle 1 0-0 2, Pedigo 2 3-4 7, Krominga 3 0-0 7, Totals 15 7-12 40.
LARNED ( 1-2)–Lemuz 3 4-6 10, Collins 3 2-4 8, Krehbiel 0 1-2 3, Herrera 1 1-3 4, Jayme Hagerman 1 2-2 5, Mackenzie Reinert 0 2-2 , Hempken 1 2-3 4, Totals 9 14-22 36.
3-pointers–S 3 (Ackerman 2, Krominga 1), L 2 (Herrera 1, J. Hagerman 1).
ST. JOHN GIRLS 48, ELLIS 16
LARNED — St. John's Darby Smith and Heidi Fisher each scored 13 points for a 48-16 victory over the Ellis girls in Tuesday's Gene Keady Basketball Classic. The Tigers (2-0) play Hoisington (1-1) in Friday's semifinals.
Ellis 5 2 5 4 — 16
St. John 9 11 16 12 — 48
ELLIS (0-2)—Eck 2 1-1 5, Schiel 2 0-2 4, Guffey 1 0-0 3, Kohl 1 0-0 2, North 1 0-3 2, Totals 7 1-6 16.
ST. JOHN (2-0)—Smith 5 2-2 13, Fisher 5 0-0 13, Claussen 1 5-6 7, Meyer 2 1-2 6, Reed 2 0-0 4, Cantrell 1 0-0 3, Hudson 1 0-0 2, Totals 17 8-18 48.
3-pointers—E 1 (Guffey 1); SJ 6 (Fisher 3, Smith 1, Meyer 1, Cantrell 1)
HOISINGTON 66, BUCKLIN 20
LARNED — Hoisington's Macy Hanzlick scored 22 points and Addy Mason converted a career high six 3-pointers and scored 20 points to spark the Cardinals past Bucklin 66-20 in Tuesday's Gene Keady Basketball Classic. Mason converted five 3-pointers before halftime. Jordyn Boxberger contributed 10 points. The Cardinals (1-1) play St. John in Friday's semifinals.
Bucklin 3 9 0 8 — 20
Hoisington 21 25 11 9 — 66
BUCKLIN (0-2)—Jones 2 0-0 5, Feikert 2 0-0 5, Scott 1 1-4 4, Evans 1 1-2 3, Goracke 1 0-0 3, Totals 7 2-6 20.
HOISINGTON (1-1)—Hanzlick 9 2-2 22, Addy Mason 7 0-0 20, Boxberger 4 2-2 10, Brewer 2 0-0 4, Hahn 1 1-2 3, Mooney 1 0-0 2, Bray 1 0-0 2, Lamatsch 1 0-0 2, Reif 0 1-2 1, Totals 26 6-8 66.
3-pointers—B 4 (Feikert 1, Jones 1, Scott 1, Goracke 1); H 8 (A. Mason 6, Hanzlick 2).
SPEARVILLE GIRLS 45, MACKSVILLE 36
LARNED – Defending champion Spearville converted 30 turnovers into a 45-36 victory over Macksville in Monday’s Gene Keady Basketball Classic. Stein led a balanced offense with 10 points. Macksville’s Mayce Russell scored 17 points. Abi Ibarra contributed eight rebounds and seven assists. Joselin Garcia had seven steals.
Spearville 9 12 9 15 – 45
Macksville 11 11 0 14 – 36
SPEARVILLE (1-1)–Stein 4 0-1 10, Krominga 4 0-1 9, Offerle 3 2-3 8, Ratzlaff 2 0-0 5, Pedigo 2 0-2 4, Kuker 1 1-3 4, Kuston 1 1-2 3, Brakey 1 0-0 2, Totals 19 4-11 45.
MACKSVILLE (1-1)–Russell 6-15 1-2 17, Adams 4-9 0-1 8, Garcia 2-13 0-0 5, Abi Ibarra 2-9 0-0 4, Ortiz 1-6 0-0 2, Sanders 0-2 0-0 0, Galan 0-3 0-0 0, Totals 15-57 1-3 36.
3-pointers–M 5-24 (Russell 4-13, Garcia 1-7, Ortiz 0-1, Ibarra 0-3). Rebounds–M 33 (Ibarra 8). Assists–12 (Ibarra 7). Steals–M 20 (Garcia 7).
LARNED GENE KEADY
GIRLS—Spearville 45, Macksville 36; Larned 47, Kinsley 11; St. John 48, Ellis 16; Hoisington 66, Bucklin 20; THURSDAY—Macksville 55, Kinsley 17; Ellis 52, Bucklin 46; FRIDAY—Hoisington 42, St. John 39; Spearville 41, Larned 36; 1ST—Hoisington 54, Spearville 48, OT; 3RD—Larned 38, St. John 36; 5TH—Macksville 62, Ellis; 38 7TH—Kinsley 54, Bucklin 22
