WICHITA INDEPENDENT 64, MACKSVILLE 48 (1ST) – Independent’s Conor Harris scored 17 points to lead a balanced Panther offense that overpowered state-ranked 1A Macksville 64-48 in Sunday’s St. John Mid-Winter Classic basketball championship.
Macksville’s Rogelio Ibarra was named Most Valuable Player after he scored 15 points on five 3-pointers. Alexis Barron added 17 points. Diego Esparza contributed six assists and four steals.
“We weren’t good enough. We need to score and shoot better,” said Macksville coach Jeff Kuckelman “We have to play better.”
Macksville 15 7 11 15 – 48
Independent 14 14 18 18 – 64
WICHITA INDEPENDENT (12-1)—Conor Harris 8 1-1 17, Beadles 4 0-1 9, Combs 3 1-1 9, Dean 4 1-1 9, Morrell 2 0-0 6, Dennis 2 1-2 5, Casanova 2 0-0 5, Phillips 2 0-1 4, Totals 27 4-7 64
MACKSVILLE (11-2)—Barron 7-16 2-2 17, Rogelio Ibarra 5-17 0-0 15, Kuckelman 4-9 1-2 9, Esparza 1-9 1-1 3, Lickiss 1-6 0-0 2, Gomez 1-2 0-0 2, Portillo 0-1 0-0 0, Angel Ibarra 0-1 0-0 0, Totals 19-61 4-5 48
3-pointers—WI 6 (Morrell 2, Combs 2, Casanova 1, Beadles 1); M 6-21 (R. Ibarra 5-14, Barron 1-3, Kuckelman 0-1, Gomez 0-1, Lickiss 0-1, A. Ibarra 0-1). Rebounds—M 26 (Lickiss 8). Assists—M 13 (Esparza 6). Steals—M 6 (Esparza 4)
WICHITA SUNRISE 57, LARNED 49 (3RD) – Wichita Sunrise Christian converted nine 3-point baskets to edge the Larned Indians 57-49 for third place at the St. John Mid-Winter Basketball Classic.
Sunrise’s Jacob Silva scored 17 points. David Ebanks added 12 on four 3-point shots. Kutay Hutongaloo added eight points. Cade Colglazier led the Indians with 17 points while Brady Hope had 14 with seven assists. Carson Shaver added eight points. The Indians (4-9) made 19 of 43 field goal attempts for 44%. Larned plays Nickerson (2-10) Jan. 31 at home.
Larned had led 14-7 at the first quarter break and held a 23-21 edge at halftime but David Ebanks came off the bench for the Buffaloes to make four straight 3-point baskets and helped Sunrise take a 38-33 third quarter lead and then held off a late charge by Larned to grab the victory.
Larned, in the first half, used timely passing to get easy inside baskets by Cade Colglazier and Brady Hope and maintain control. After halftime Sunrise switched to full-court pressure and a zone defense which slowed down the Indian offense and they were able to gain momentum in the game. At one point the Buffaloes made five straight three-point baskets.
Especially in the second half, Sunrise had the hot shooting hand making 13 of 16 field goal attempts. During one stretch Sunrise made 11 of 12 shots with six of them 3-point baskets. The Buffaloes (9-4) made 22 of 36 field goal attempts for 61%.
Larned 14 9 10 16 – 49
Sunrise 7 14 15 19 – 57
LARNED (4-9)–Colglazier 7 3-5 17, Hope 5 3-6 14, Shaver 3 0-0 8, Reynolds 1 1-2 4, Fitzpatrick 1 1-3 3, Lemuz 0 1-2 1, Ty Smith 1 0-0 2, Totals 18 9-18 49
SUNRISE (8-5)–Silva 7 0-0 17, Ebanks 4 0-0 12, Yuan 3 1-2 7, Hutongaloo 3 1-3 8, Wade Keller 1 0-0 3, Schmidt 1 0-0 2, J. Keller 1 0-0 2, Roberts 3 0-4 6, Totals 23 2-9 57
3-pointers–L 4 (Shaver 2, Reynolds 1, Hope 1), S 9 (Ebanks 4, Silva 3, W. Keller 1, Hutongaloo 1)
CENTRAL PLAINS 48, ST. JOHN 46 (7TH) – Central Plains Oiler Hunter Klima converted a steal into the game-winning basket for a 48-46 fifth-place victory over Central Prairie rival St. John. Peyton Ryan tied the score with two free throws.
The seventh-place Oilers earned a pair of all-tournament honors as Ryan Hekele scored 19 points and Peyton Ryan added 13 points. St. John (3-10) converted 10 3-pointers. Marco Ibarra scored 23 points. All-tournament Quade Smith scored nine points.
Central Plains 13 11 7 17 – 48
St. John 9 17 9 11 – 46
CENTRAL PLAINS (3-9)— Peyton Ryan 6 9-10 23, Hekele 8 0-0 19, Stratmann 2 0-0 4, Klima 1 0-0 2, Peyton Doty 0 1-4 1, Totals 17 10-14 48
ST. JOHN (3-10)—Marco Ibarra 8 0-0 23, Smith 3 2-2 9, Reyes 3 0-0 7, Angel Ibarra 1 0-0 3, Alpers 1 0-0 2, Portillo 1 0-0 2, Totals 17 2-2 46
3-pointers—CP 5 (Hekele 3, Ryan 2); SJ 10 (M. Ibarra 7, Smith 1, Reyes 1, A. Ibarra 1)
BOYS ALL-TOURNAMENT—Rogelio Ibarra, Macksville, Most Valuable Player; Christian Dean, Wichita Independent; Lance Lickiss, Macksville; Mason Scott, Minneapolis; Quade Smith, St. John; Peyton Ryan, Central Plains; Aiden Hekele, Central Plains
FREE THROW CONTEST—Bryce Casanova, Wichita Independent, 53
3-POINT CONTEST—Marco Ibarra, St. John, 26
MACKSVILLE 72, LARNED 35 – Macksville's state-ranked Mustangs powered past Larned 72-35 in the St. John semifinals to advance into Saturday's championship game against Wichita Independent.
Macksville's Diego Esparza (15), Rogelio Ibarra (13) and Alexis Barron (10) scored in double figures. The Mustangs roared to a 42-16 halftime lead.
Larned's Brady Hope scored 12 points.
Larned 7 9 10 9 – 35
Macksville 18 24 21 9 – 72
LARNED (4-8)—Hope 6 0-0 12, Shaver 3 2-2 8, Crosby 2 0-0 5, Ty Smith 1 2-2 4, Fitzpatrick 1 0-0 2, J. Smith 1 0-0 2, Colglazier 0 1-2 1, Reynolds 0 1-2 1, Totals 14 6-8 35
MACKSVILLE (11-1)—Esparza 6-14 0-0 15, Rogelio Ibarra 5-9 2-2 13, Barron 4-7 1-2 10, Lickiss 4-4 0-1 8, Kuckelman 4-7 1-3 9, Angel Ibarra 2-3 1-2 5, Guevara 2-7 0-1 4, Portillo 1-2 1-4 3, Grippin 1-1 0-0 3, Gomez 1 0-0 2, Totals 30-58 6-15 72
3-pointers—L 1 (Crosby 1), M 6-13 (Esparza 3-7, R. Ibarra 1-3, Grippin 1-1, Barron 1-1, Gomez 0-1). Rebounds—M 41 (Barron 9). Assists—M 16 (Lickiss 5). Steals—M 10 (R. Ibarra 2, Espara 2, A. Ibarra 2)
WICHITA INDEPENDENT 71, WICHITA SUNRISE 41– Independent's Conar Harris scored 16 points in an easy 71-41 semifinal victory over Wichita Sunrise.
Independent 19 18 17 17 – 71
Sunrise 8 10 16 7 – 41
INDEPENDENT (11-1)—Dean 2 0-0 4, Casanova 4 0-0 9, Beadles 3 1-3 8, Jensen 2 0-0 4, Dennis 2 3-3 7, Harris 7 2-2 16, Combs 3 2-2 9, Philips 4 2-2 11, Short 1 0-0 3, Totals 28 10-12 71
SUNRISE (8-4)— Huntunoglu 2 0-0 6, Yuan 4 2-5 10, Schmidt 1 0-0 2, Jonah Keller 1 0-1 2, Roberts 4 0-0 8, Ebanks 3 0-0 8, Silva 1 0-0 3, Gu 1 0-0 2, Totals 16 2-6 41
ST. JOHN BOYS TOURNAMENT
1ST—Wichita Independent 64, Macksville 48; 3RD—Wichita Sunrise, Larned; 5TH—Nickerson 2-10 vs. Minneapolis 1-10, Monday; 7TH—Central Plains 48, St. John 46
FRIDAY—Macksville 72, Larned 35; Wichita Independent 72, Wichita Sunrise 41; THURSDAY—Minneapolis vs. St. John; Nickerson 56, Central Plains 33; TUESDAY—Wichita Independent 67, Nickerson 52; Larned 58, St. John 45; MONDAY—Macksville 54, Minneapolis 47, Wichita Sunrise 44, Central Plains 30
ST. JOHN 54, MINNEAPOLIS 43 (3RD) – St. John's girls shocked Minneapolis with a 30-9 second-half run to capture the third-place Mid-Winter Classic trophy. Mia Meyer led the Tigers with a career high 18 points and Heidi Fisher added 16 points and Lydia Reed 11.
Fisher and Meyer each scored eight second-half points and Reagan Bonner scored five points. Megan McLure led the Lions with 10 points.
Minneapolis 18 16 2 7 – 43
St. John 9 15 18 12 – 54
MINNEAPOLIS (10-4)—McClure 4 2-4 10, Schrader 3 0-0 9, Dereonett 2 2-4 6, Robinson 2 0-0 6, Shupe 2 0-0 5, Peck 1 0-0 2, Weatherman 2 0-0 5, Totals 16 4-8 43
ST. JOHN (9-5)—Mia Meyer 8 2-3 18, Heidi Fisher 8 0-4 16, Reed 4 2-4 11, Bonner 3 0-1 7, Averi Fisher 1 0-0 2, Totals 24 5-12 54
3-pointers—M 7 (Schrader 3, Robinson 2, Weatherman 1, Shupe 1); SJ 1 (Bonner 1)
WICHITA SUNRISE 60, CENTRAL PLAINS 28 ( 1ST) Sunrise converted 11 3-pointers to overwhelm Central Plains 60-28 for the St. John Mid-Winter Classic basketball championship. Kaitlyn Edwards scored 20 points with six 3-pointers. Sandra Hracka added 16 points.
Oiler all-stater Brynna Hammeke hustled for 13 points and Marilyn Soeken added 11 points.
Sunrise 15 20 19 6 – 60
Central Plains 5 9 9 5 – 28
SUNRISE (11-5)—Edwards 6 2-2 20, Ferguson 1 0-0 2, Hracka 5 2-3 16, Charynek 4 5-5 13, Kinniburgh 4 0-0 9, Totals 20 9-10 60
CENTRAL PLAINS (9-3)— Hammeke 5 1-4 13, Soeken 2 7-10 11, Donecker 1 0-2 2, Kempke 1 0-0 2, Oeser 0 0-2 0, Totals 9 8-18 28
3-pointers—S 11 (Edwards 6, Hracka 4, Kinniburgh 1); CP 2 (Hammeke 2)
MACKSVILLE GIRLS 39, LARNED 34 (5TH) – The bank was open for the Macksville girls, who reached overtime on Mayce Russell's banked 3-pointer for a 33-33 tie. Larned's Keanna Meyer gave the Indians a 33-30 lead on two free throws with eight seconds left in regulation.
Macksville inbounded and got a timeout at halfcourt. The Mustangs executed perfectly for the tying basket and outscored Larned 6-1 in overtime for the win.
“We got unlucky when they banked in the three but that’s not why we lost," said Larned coach Jerrod Smith. "We turned the ball over a number of times going down the stretch with a lead. We should have been able to put the game away when we had a chance."
Larned led 8-5 after the first quarter, 14-13 at halftime and 25-21 entering the fourth quarter but Macksville outscored Larned 12-8 in the fourth to get the game to overtime. Macksville’s scoring leader had been held in check by the Larned defense in the first half with only four points but broke loose in the second half for 16 more.
Macksville made 12 of 43 field goal attempts for 29% and converted only 12 of 24 free throws. Larned made 13 of 43 field goals for 30% and 8 of 13 free throws. Macksville, who improved to 6-6 on the season, claimed 5th place in the St. John Mid-Winter Classic. The Lady Mustangs were led in scoring by Mayce Russell with 20 while Joselin Garcia posted 8 and Logan Sanders 7.
Larned (3-10) was paced by Karley Lemuz with 8 points. Akielah Collins and Keanna Meyer had five apiece.
Macksville 7 6 8 12 6 — 39
Larned 8 6 11 8 1 — 34
MACKSVILLE (6-6)—Russell 6-14 6-10 20, Joselyn Garcia 3-8 1-3 8, Sanders 2-7 3-6 7, Ortiz 1-5 1-2 3, Galan 0-3 1-3 1, Butler 0-2 0-0 0, M. Garcia 0-2 0-0 0, Adams 0-4 0-0 0, Totals 12-45 12-24 39
LARNED (4-10)—Lemuz 4 0-0 8, Collins 2 1-2 5, Meyer 1 3-4 5, Pinkston 1 1-2 4, Holt 0 3-4 3, Madison Reinert 1 0-0 2, Mackenzie Reinert 1 0-0 3, Herrera 1 0-0 2, Hemken 1 0-0 2, Totals 12 8-12 34
3-pointers—M 3-16 (Russell 2-8, Garcia 1-4, Garcia 0-1, Ortiz 0-3); L 4 (Pinkston 1, Mackenzie Reinert 1)
ST. JOHN GIRLS TOURNAMENT
SATURDAY—1ST—Wichita Sunrise 62, Central Plains 28; 3RD—St. John 7-5 vs. Minneapolis 10-2, postponed; 5TH—Macksville 39, Larned 34
FRIDAY—Central Plains 44, St. John 32; THURSDAY—Wichita Sunrise 42, Minneapolis 34; TUESDAY—Wichita Sunrise 52, Macksville 47; St. John 54, Larned 32; MONDAY—Central Plains 54, Larned 26; Minneapolis 54, Macksville 40
GIRLS ALL-TOURNAMENT—Brynna Hammeke, Central Plains, Most Valuable Player; Marilyn Soeken, Central Plains; Hracka, Sunrise; Heidi Fisher, St. John; Edwards, Sunrise; Mayce Russell, Macksville; Shupe, Minneapolis
FREE THROW CONTEST—Hammeke, Central Plains, 51-60
3-POINT CONTEST—Metro, Central Plains, 28
CENTRAL PLAINS GIRLS 44, ST. JOHN 32 – Central Plains Oilers Marilyn Soeken (13), Kyla Metro (13) and Brynna Hammeke (12) scored in double figures to reach the championship game against Wichita Sunrise.
St. John’s Mia Meyer (11) and Heidi Fisher (10) scored in double figures.
Central Plains 11 14 16 3 – 44
St. John 12 5 8 7 – 32
CENTRAL PLAINS (9-2)—Soeken 3 6-10 13, Metro 4 1-2 13, Hammeke 5 0-0 12, Ogle 3 0-1 6, Donecker 0 0-2 0, Totals 15 7-15 44
ST. JOHN (7-5)—Fisher 4 2-3 10, Reed 2 1-2 5, Meyer 4 3-4 11, Bonner 1 1-2 3, Rockenbach 1 0- 3, Totals 12 7-11 32
3-pointers—CP 7 (Metro 4, Hammeke 2, Soeken 1); SJ 1 (Rockenbach 1)
