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La Crosse, Victoria boys quality for 5th-place game
Area basketball

VICTORIA 58, OTIS-BISON 29 – Victoria’s Leo Schmeidler converted five 3-pointers and scored 17 points to lead the Knights past Otis-Bison in a consolation game. The Knights converted nine 3-pointers to outscore the Cougars 27-12 from long range.

Jake Hoopingarner scored eight points and Hayden Morrison added six for the Cougars.

OTIS-BISON (0-11)— Hoopingarner 3 0-0 8, Morrison 2 1-2 6, McVey 0 1-2 1, Kelson Juno 2 0-0 4, Riley Polly 1 1-2 4, Maier 2 0-0 4, Totals 11 3-6 29

VICTORIA (5-7)— Leo Schmeidler 6 0-0 17, Landon Schmidtberger 6 2-2 17, Schwien 4 1-6 9,  Scherrer 3 0-2 8, Schmidt 3 0-0 7, Miller 1 0-0 2, Totals 22 5-12 58

3-pointers—OB 4 (Hoopingarner 2, Morrison 1, R. Polly 1); V 9 (L. Schmeider 5, L. Schmidtberger 1, Scherrer 2, Schmidt 1)

Otis-Bison 8 13 3 5 – 29

Victoria 17 10 14 17 – 58

LA CROSSE 59, CIMARRON 49 – La Crosse’s Caden Morgan (14), Logan Skillett (10) and Bryce Conner (10) scored in double figures. Cimarron's Trace Kopper scored 19 points and converted a trio of 3-pointers.

Cimarron 6 12 17 14  – 49

La Crosse 10 19 20 10 – 59

CIMARRON (3-8)—Kopper 8 0-0 19, Beery 3 2-2 11, Briggs 0 0-1 0, Lopez 2 2-6 6, Heddelsten 1 0-0 2, Allen 2 1-2 6, Mendez 1 0-0 3, Ramirez 1 0-0 2, Totals 18 5-11 49

LA CROSSE (6-4)—Burk 4 0-0 8, Morgan 5 3-6 14, Conner 3 4-4 10, Irvin 1 1-2 3, Barriger 4 1-5 9, Braun 2 0-1 5, Skillett 4 2-2 10, Totals 23 11-20 59

3-pointers—C 8 (Kopper 3, Beery 3, Allen 1, Mendez 1);  L 2 (Morgan 1, Braun 1)

HOISINGTON BOYS TOURNAMENT

SATURDAY—1ST—5:30; 3RD—2:30; 5TH—Victoria vs. La Crosse, 5:30; 7TH—Cimarron vs. Otis-Bison, 2:30

FRIDAY—Ellinwood vs. Pratt, 5; Ellsworth vs. Hoisington, 8

THURSDAY—Victoria 58, Otis-Bison 29; La Crosse 59, Cimarron 49

TUESDAY—Ellsworth 47, Cimarron 35; Hoisington 57, La Crosse 47

MONDAY—Ellinwood 89, Otis-Bison 28; Pratt 71, Victoria 27