HOISINGTON GIRLS 44, ELLIS 41 – Hoisington’s Mallory Mooney sank two free throws with 36 seconds left to secure a 44-41 championship victory over Ellis to claim the school’s seventh Gene Keady basketball Classic championship. Mooney led the way with 17 points.

Hoisington’s Addy Mason earned Most Valuable Player honors and Kylee Hahn and Jordyn Boxberger earned All-Tournament honors. Hahn scored 10 points and Boxberger (7) and Mason (4) also contributed.

Ellis’ Emily Eck scored 15 points.

Hoisington (3-1) also won Keady girls titles in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2015, 2021.

Ellis 8 6 16 11 – 41

Hoisington 19 4 12 9 – 44

ELLIS (3-1)—Emily Eck 4 5-7 15, Schiel 3 1-3 9, Isabella Eck 2 1-2 5, MaKenna Kohl 2 0-0 4, Addison Kohl 1 0-0 3, North 1 1-2 3, Eberle 1 0-0 2, Totals 14 8-14 41

HOISINGTON (3-1)—Mooney 7 3-6 17, Addy Mason 0 4-8 4, Hahn 4 2-3 10, Boxberger 3 0-1 7, Crawford 2 2-2 6, Maier 0 0-2 0, Totals 16 11-22 44

3-pointers—E 5 (E. Eck 2, Schiel 2, A. Kohl 1), H 1 (Boxberger 1)

KEADY GIRLS ALL-TOURAMENT—MOST VALUABLE PLAYER—Addy Mason, Hoisington; HOISINGTON—Jordyn Boxberger, Kylee Hahn; ELLIS—Emily Eck, Natalee North, Isabella Eck; MACKSVILLE—Maycee Russell; LARNED—Karley Lemuz; BUCKLIN—Halie Feikert, Sydnie Jones; ST. JOHN—Heidi Fisher, St. John

FREE THROW—1—Makenzie Preisner, Speaville; 2—Kylee Hahn, Hoisington; 3—Heidi Fisher, St. John

3-POINT—1—Tessa Kuker, Spearville; 2—Hannah Schiel, Ellis; 3—Sydnie Jones, Bucklin

MACKSVILLE 64, SPEARVILLE 36 – Macksville’s Most Valuable Player Ryan Kuckelman scored 14 points and dominated inside as the Mustangs defended their Keady Classic Basketball title with a 64-36 rout over Spearville. Diego Esparza scored 14 points and All-Tournament Rogelio Ibarra scored nine points. All-tournament Alexis Barron scored eight points.

Macksville (4-0) led 49-24 with a dominating first half.

Spearville 13 11 4 7 – 36

Macksville 23 26 14 1 – 64

SPEARVILLE (2-2)—Ruiz 2 4-6 9, Wheaton 1 0-0 3, Alcala 1 0-0 2, Cressler 3 0-0 7, Alcala 3 0-0 6, Kliesen 1 2-2 4, Kreger 2 0-0 4, Cox 0 0-2 0, Totals 13 6-10 36

MACKSVILLE (4-0)—Kuckelman 7 0-2 14, Rogelio Ibarra 3 1-1 9, Esparza 6 1-114, Lickiss 6 0-0 12, Cleveland 1 0-0 2, Guevara 1 1-2 3, Barron 4 0-0 8, Portillo 1 0-0 2, Totals 29 3-6 64.

3-pointers—S 3 (Ruiz 1, Cressler 1, Wheaton 1); M 3 (R. Ibarra 2, Esparza 1)

KEADY BOYS ALL-TOURAMENT—MOST VALUABLE PLAYER—Ryan Kuckelman, Macksville; MACKSVILLE—Alexis Barron; Rogelio Ibarra; BUCKLIN—Jason Linsey, Gavin Stimpert; SPEARVILLE—Aiden Ruiz; ST. JOHN—Quade Smith; ELLIS—Carson North; KINSLEY—Kaden Arensman; LARNED—Cade Colglazier

FREE THROW—1—Ty Smith, Larned; 2—Derek Alcala, Spearville; 3—Adam Adame, St. John

3-POINT—1—Trevor Brokar, Kinsley; 2—Talon Reynolds, Larned; 3—Leyton Haxton, Larned

ST. JOHN GIRLS 54, BUCKLIN 51 – St. John’s All-Tournament Heidi Fisher scored 25 points in the third-place game. Bucklin’s Emmerson Kirk scored 17 points.

Bucklin 11 17 14 9 – 51

St. John 13 22 3 16– 54

BUCKLIN—Kirk 6 2-2 17, Jones 4 2-7 13, Bowman 5 0-0 12, Scott 1 2-3 4, Feikert 0 2-2 2, Evans 1 0-0 3, Totals 17 8-14 51

ST. JOHN (3-1)—Fisher 6 8-12 25, Meyer 3 0-0 8, Garcia 1 0-0 2, Reed 4 0-0 8, Portillo 1 0-0 3, Bonner 4 0-0 8, Totals 19 8-12 54

3-pointers—B 6 (Kirk 3, Bowman 2, Evans 1); SJ 8 (Fisher 5, Meyer 2, Portillo 1)

HOISINGTON 60, ELLIS 33 – Hoisington’s Chase Steinert scored 19 points and Leyton Haxton converted a trio of 3-pointers and scored 16 points in the third-place game.

Ellis 7 6 14 6 – 33

Hoisington 15 16 19 10 – 60

ELLIS (2-2)—Noble 5 1-4 11, Metzler 3 0-0 8, North 2 1-2 6, Fricky 2 0-0 6, Honas 1 0-0 2, Totals 13 2-6 33

HOISINGTON (2-2)—Steinert 9 0-0 19, Haxton 4 5-6 16, Martin 3 0-0 8, Aylward 0 6-11 6, Moore 2 0-0 5, Ingram 2 0-0 4, Totals 21 11-18 60

3-pointers—E 5 (Metzler 2, Frickey 2, North 1), H 7 (Haxton 3, Martin 2, Moore 1, Steinert 1)

ST. JOHN 56, KINSLEY 35 – St. John’s Jace Reyes (12) and Braxton Alpers (11) and Quade Smith (11) scored in double figures in the seventh-place game.

Kinsley 5 12 7 11 1 – 35

St. John 17 10 10 19 – 56

KINSLEY (0-4)—Meza 1 0-0 2, Lemuz 1 0-0 2, Arensman 5 1-1 11, Travor Brokar 2 3-6 9, Peranovic 3 0-3 6, Holguin 1 3-4 5, Totals 13 7-17 35

ST. JOHN (1-3)—Quade Smith 3 5-6 11, Reyes 4 3-5 12, Angel Ibarra 1 1-2 4, Vieux 1 0-0 2, Son 0 2-3 2, Alpers 3 4-5 11, Juan Ibarra 1 0-0 3, Aden Adame 1 4-4 7, Portillo 2 0-2 4, Totals 16 19-27 56

3-pointers—K 2 (Brokar 2); SJ 5 (Reyes 1, A. Ibarra 1, Alpers 1, J. Ibarra 1, Adame 1)

Larned boys, girls place sixth at Keady Classic

BY BUDDY TABLER

Special to the Tribune

LARNED – Bucklin boys jumped out to an 18-7 lead and blew by the Larned Indians 60-36 in the 5th-place game of the Keady Basketball Classic.

Bucklin outscored Larned 16-2 in the second quarter and took a commanding 34-9 halftime lead as they converted Larned turnovers into easy baskets. Meanwhile, Larned was in a cold-shooting streak as the Indians made 4 of 30 first-half shots for 13%.

“We talked before the game that we did not want to get sped up,” said Larned coach Luke Steinlage. “We played right into their hands and tried to run. That is not the way we should play. Consequently, we took a lot of shots that were sped up.”

Bucklin made nearly 50% of their first-half shots in grabbing the commanding lead.

The second half of the game was played on nearly equal terms, but the damage had been done.

Bucklin (2-2) was paced by 6-6 Jaron Lindsay with 19 points. Andrew Bowman and Lucas Kirk added 11 apiece. Bucklin made 23 of 52 shots.

Larned finished 14 of 58 from the field for 25%. Cade Colglazier (10), Carson Shaver (6) and Ty Smith (6) led the way. Larned (1-3) heads to Great Bend Tuesday.

Bucklin 18 16 12 14 – 60

Larned 7 9 10 10 – 36

BUCKLIN—Tilley 1 0-0 2, Stimpert 3 0-0 6, Pearce 0 4-4 4, Konrade 1 0-0 2, Bowman 5 0-2 11, Lindsey 7 3-9 17, Cook 2 0-0 4, McKinsey 1 0-0 3, Kirk 5 0-0 11, Totals 25 7-15 60

LARNED (1-3)—Colglazier 5 0-3 10, Reynolds 1 0-0 2, Shaver 3 0-0 6, Fitzpatrick 2 0-0 5, Lemuz 0 1-2 1, Jayden Smith 0 3-4 3, Ty Smith 2 2-4 6, Hope 1 1-1 3, Totals 14 6-14 36

3-pointers—B 3 (Bowman 1, McKinsey 1, Kirk 1), L 1 (Fitzpatrick 1)

MACKSVILLE GIRLS 37, LARNED 33 – Macksville’s girls hung on for a 37-33 win over Larned to take 5th place in the Keady Basketball Classic.Macksville’s Mayce Russell scored a late-game 3-point play for a 35-31 lead.

Macksville (2-2) made 10 of 33 field goals for 30% and 16 of 30 free throw attempts . Russell led the Lady Mustangs with 18 points. Lupita Galan added seven and Isabela Ortiz six.

Larned (1-3) converted 10 of 47 for 21%. Karley Lemuz led Larned with 15 points. Akielah Collins had eight points and Jadyn Pinkston five.

Larned had 28 turnovers and Macksville 26 as both teams struggled to get into an offensive flow.

Macksville’s full-court zone press prevented Larned from getting the ball inside to their post payers. Larned was forced into outside shots.

“We didn’t get any rhythm offensively,” said Larned coach Jerrod Smith. “We came out with no energy, and that surprised me. I thought we were ready to play, but we were not. We had too many turnovers to win.”

Larned led 11-10 after one quarter when Macksville staged a 9-0 second quarter run. Macksville led 28-27 after three periods before converting key free throws in the pivotal fourth quarter.

Macksville 10 11 7 9  – 37

Larned 11 8 8 6 – 33

MACKSVILLE (3-1)—Russell 5 8-10 18, Galan 2 3-6 7, Ortiz 1 4-7 6, Butler 1 1-2 3, Garcia 1 0-0 3, Totals 10 16-30 37

LARNED (1-3)—Lemuz 5 5-11 15, Collins 2 4-6 8, Pinkston 2 0-0 5, Madison Reinert 1 0-0 2, Meyer 1 0-0 3,Totals 11 9-15 33

3-pointers—M 1 (Garcia 1), L 2 (Pinkston 1, Meyer 1)

PHILLIPSBURG GIRLS 56, CENTRAL PLAINS 39

RUSSELL – Phillipsburg’s Taryn Sides, a Kansas State recruit, scored 19 points and Trinitti Gross added 16 points as the Panthers powered past 8-time defending 1A state champion Central Plains 56-39 in Saturday’s Russell Amos Morris Basketball championship game. The Panthers snapped the Oilers’ 138-game win streak two years ago.

All-stater Brynna Hammeke scored 16 points for the Oilers (2-2).

Central Plains 6 9 8 16 –39

Phillipsburg 10 22 10 14 –56

CENTRAL PLAINS (2-2)—Hammeke 5 4-9 16, Ogle 1 0-2 2, Metro 1 0-0 3, McGuire 1 4-4 6, Oeser 2 1-2 5, Soeken 1 5-5 7, Totals 11 14-22 39.

PHILLIPSBURG (4-0)—Sides 8 0-0 19, Gross 70-0 16, Keeter 1 0-2 2, Schemper 1 4-8 6, Dierking 3 0-0 6 Means 3 0-0 7, Totals 23 4-10 56

3-pointers—CP 3 (Hammeke 2, Metro 1); P 6 (Sides 3, Gross 2, Means 1)

PAWNEE HEIGHTS 43, RAWLINS COUNTY 39

QUINTER – Pawnee Heights all-stater Alec Carlson was spectacular with 22 points to ignite a 42-39 victory over Atwood-Rawlins County for the championship of the Castle Rock Basketball Tournament. Carlson scored all 11 first-quarter points. Davin Hamby converted a pair of 3-pointers in the fourth period to preserve the victory.

Rawlins County 6 14 9 10 — 39

Pawnee Heights 11 11 6 14 — 42

RAWLINS COUNTY (3-1)—Beckman 4 4-7 12, Rodriguez 3 1-2 9, Chartal 4 0-0 8, Dixson 2 2-4 6, Crouse 1 0-0 2, Dewey 1 0-0 2, Totals 15 7-13 39

PAWNEE HEIGHTS (3-1)—Carlson 8-19 4-4 22, Hamby 3-11 0-0 8, Gardner 1-5 4-4 6, Dakota Ryan 3-10 0-1 6, Beardslee 0-1 0-2 0, Totals 15-46 8-11 42

3-pointers—RC 2 (Rodriguez 2); PH 4 (Carlson 2, Hamby 2). Rebounds—PH 29 (Carlson 14). Assists—PH 3 (Gardner 2). Steals—PH 6 (Hamby 2, Carlson 2) 

WHEATLAND GIRLS 36, PAWNEE HEIGHTS 34

QUINTER – Wheatland-Grinnell outscored Pawnee Heights 14-10 in the fourth quarter to edge the Tigers 36-34 for third place at the Castle Rock Basketball Tournament.

Pawnee Heights (1-3) played its best basketball of the season in a hustling effort. Olivia Hands scored 17 points, Joselyn Cordero-Valles chipped in nine points and Abby Hands added eight points.

Wheatland’s Kerri Heier scored 14 points and converted four 3-pointers.

Wheatland 14 3 5 14 — 36

Pawnee Heights 9 5 10 10 — 34

WHEATLAND—Heier 5 0-0 14, Beckman 3 1-4 9, Habiger 1 3-7 5, Zerr 2 1-4 5, Schroder 1 1-3 3, Totals 12 6-18 36

PAWNEE HEIGHTS (1-3)—Olivia Hands 6 3-8 17, Cordero-Valles 2 4-7 9, Abby Hands 3 1-2 8, Totals 11 8-17 34

3-pointers—W 6 (Heier 5, Beckman 1); PH 4 (O. Hands 2, Cordero-Valles 1, A. Hands 1) 

MEDICINE LODGE 76, OTIS-BISON 23

GREENSBURG — Medicine Lodge completed a 3-game sweep of the Kiowa County Tournament with a 76-23 victory over the Otis-Bison boys. Derek Randles scored 15 points and Hrencher added 12 points.

Otis-Bison (0-4) was paced by Logan Maier with eight points.

Otis-Bison 8 4 7 4 — 23

Medicine Lodge 28 18 22 8 — 76

OTIS-BISON (0-4)—Maier 3 2-5 8, Blackburn 2 1-2 5, Juno 3 0-1 6, Graff 1 0-0 2, Riley Polly 1 0-0 2, Totals 10 3-9 23

MEDICINE LODGE (4-0)—Randles 6 3-5 15, Hrencher 5 0-0 12, Fisher 5 1-2 11, Ruiz 5 0-0 10, Cunningham 3 2-2 8, Alex Nittler 3 0-1 6, Scripsick 2 0-0 5, Cox 1 1-2 4, Gerdes 1 1-2 3, Durham Nittler 1 0-0 2, Totals 32 8-14 76

3-pointers—ML 4 (Hrencher 2, Cox 1, Scripsick 1)

MEDICINE LODGE 44, OTIS-BISON 35

GREENSBURG — Medicine Lodge placed runner-up in the Kiowa County Tournament with a 44-35 victory over Otis-Bison. Karsyn Jacobsen scored 15 points. Macie Wiltse scored 12 points and Hope Lumpkins converted four 3-pointers for 12 points for Otis-Bison (0-4). The Cougars made six 3-pointers.

Otis-Bison 13 6 8 8 — 35

Medicine Lodge 10 20 7 7 — 44

OTIS-BISON (0-3)—Wiltse 3 5-6 12, Lumpkins 4 0-0 12, Schwindt 2 0-1 4, Rodriguez 2 0-0 5, Reever 1 0-0 2, Totals 12 5-7 35

MEDICINE LODGE (3-1)—Jacobsen 4 4-6 15, Smith 4 2-4 10, Bryan 3 2-4 8, Wesley 0 0-1 0, Alajacin 1 1-2 3, Theis 2 1-2 6, Cunningham 1 0-0 2, Totals 15 10-19 44

3-pointers—OB 6 (Lumpkins 4, Wiltse 1, Rodrguez 1); ML 4 (Jacobsen 3, Theis 1)