BY BUDDY TABLER
Special to the Tribune
LARNED — The Larned girls pitched a shutout in the first quarter (15-0) and raced past Kinsley 47-11 in Monday’s Gene Keady Basketball Classic.
Behind a suffocating man-to-man defense the Lady Indians forced 15 first half turnovers enroute to a 28-6 lead that was extended to 40-7 after three quarters. Kinsley committd 27 turnovers that led to numerous easy baskets for Larned.
“Yes, I was pleased with how we played defense, especially early,” said Larned coach Jerrod Smith. “The girls are beginning to understand that defense will be our key to winning. It was a great team effort.”
Jadyn Pinkston led all scorers with 10 while Akeila Collins had nine and Maddie Reinert seven. Larned (1-1) plays defending champion Spearville Friday. Larned made 19 of 51 field goal attempts for 37%.
Kinsley converted 4 of 30 shots for 11%. Brylea German scored four points. Kinsley plays Macksville Thursday.
Kinsley 0 6 1 4 — 11
Larned 15 13 12 7 – 47
KINSLEY (1-1)–German 2 0-0 4, Sexton 1 2-2 4, Mackenzie Hermann 1 0-0 2, Ruiz 0 1-2 1, Totals 4-30 3-4 11.
LARNED (1-1)–Pinkston 4 0-0 10, Collins 3 3-4 9, Maddie Reinert 3 0-0 7, Lemuz 3 0-2 6, Meyer 2 0-0 5, Krehbiel 1 0-0 2, Holt 0 2-2 2, Herrera 1 0-2 2, Hagerman 1 0-0 2, Mackenzie Reinert 1 0-0 2, Hemken 0 0-2 0, Totals 19-51 5-12 47.
3-pointers–L 4 (Pinkston 2, Maddie Reinert 1, Meyer 1)
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).
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).
GENE KEADY GIRLS CLASSIC
FIRST ROUND—Spearville 45, Macksville 36; Larned 47, Kinsley 11; St. John 48, Ellis 16; Hoisington 66, Bucklin 20
SECOND ROUND—FRIDAY—Spearville vs. Larned, 6 LMS; St. John vs. Hoisington, 4:30, LHS; THURSDAY—Macksville vs. Kinsley, 4:30 LHS; Ellis vs. Bucklin, 5, LMS
