MACKSVILLE 69, CENTRAL PLAINS 26

CLAFLIN – No. 4 state-ranked 1A Macksville roared past Central Plains 69-30 in Friday’s Central Prairie League basketball game.

Macksville (8-0, 1-0 CPL) was paced by Diego Esparza with 17 points and Lance Lickiss with 13 points. Ten Macksville players scored points.

Central Plains’ Aiden Hekele scored seven points.

Macksville 18 19 18 14 – 69

Central Plains 4 8 9 5 – 26

MACKSVILLE (8-0, 2-0)—Esparza 6 4-6 17, Lickiss 6 1-2 13, Rogelio Ibarra 3 0-0 8, Kuckelman 2 3-4 7, Alvaro Ibarra 3 1-3 7, Guevara 2 0-0 4, Barron 2 0-0 4, Portillo 2 1-2 5, Grippin 1 0-0 3, Gomez 0 1-2 1, Totals

CENTRAL PLAINS (2-5, 0-1)—Hekele 2 1-2 7, Peyton Ryan 1 3-4 6, Stratmann 2 1-2 6, Klima 2 0-0 4, Freis 1 1-3 3, Totals 8 6-11 26

3-pointers—M (R. Ibarra 2, Grippin 1, Esparza 1), CP 4 (Hekele 2, Stratmann 1, Ryan 1)

 CENTRAL PLAINS GIRLS 60, MACKSVILLE 40

CLAFLIN – Central Plains Oiler Brynna Hammeke scored 24 points and Kyla Metro added 13 points in a 60-40 Central Prairie League basketball victory over Macksville.

Macksville’s Kambry Adams muscled for 21 points and 13 rebounds. Mayce Russell contributed seven points, four assists and three steals.

Macksville 3 11 14 12 – 40

Central Plains 17 14 20 9 – 60

MACKSVILLE (3-4, 0-2)—Adams 9-17 3-8 21, Ortiz 1-5 0-0 2, Butler 0-3 1-2 1, M Garcia 1-2 0-0 2, Russell 2-10 3-6 7, J Garcia 1-5 0-0 2, Palser 1-1 0-0 2, Sanders 1-1 0-1 2, Galan 0-1 1-2 1, Totals 16-45 8-19 40

CENTRAL PLAINS (5-2, 1-0)—Hammeke 7 6-8 24, Lamatsch 1 0-0 3, Ogle 2 0-0 6, Oeser 0 1-3 1, Metro 4 2-3 13, Donecker 1 3-8 5, Soeken 2 4-5 8, Totals 17 16-27 60

3-pointers—M 0-9 (Butler 0-1, J. Garcia 0-1, Ortiz 0-3, Russell 0-4); CP 10 (Hammeke 4, Metro 3, Ogle 2, Lamatsch 1). Rebounds—M 30 (Adams 13). Steals—M 14 (Russell 3, Ortiz 3, Sanders 3). Assists—M 12 (Russell 4)

PAWNEE HEIGHTS 54, SPEARVILLE 51

SPEARVILLE – All-stater Alec Carlson scored 21 points with 15 rebounds, seven assists and four steals to spark Pawnee Heights past Spearville 54-48 in Friday’s Southern Plains Iroquois basketball game. Carlson’s outing was highlighted by a fourth-quarter slam dunk. Davin Hamby converted five 3-pointers and scored 17 points.

Pawnee Heights 15 16 12 11 – 54 

Spearville 17 15 6 10 – 48 

PAWNEE HEIGHTS (7-1)—Carlson 8-23 4-8 21, Hamby 6-13 1-1 17, Dakota Ryan 4 -101-1 9, Munk 2-5 1-2 5, Stedje 1-1 0-0 2, Totals 21-54 7-12 54 

SPEARVILLE (3-4)—Melendez 4 1-2 13, Alcala 4 3-4 11, Ruiz 4 0-0 8, Kliesen 2 1-4 6, Mettling 1 4-7 6, D. Alcala 1 0-0 2, Cox 1 0-0 2, Totals 17 9-19 48 

3-pointers—PH 6-19 (Hamby 5-12, Carlson 1-7); S 5 (Melendez 4, Kliesen 1). Rebounds—PH (Carlson 15); S. Steals—PH (Carlson 4). Assists—PH (Carlson 7)

SPEARVILLE GIRLS 43, PAWNEE HEIGHTS 28

SPEARVILLE – Pawnee Heights Tiger Olivia Hands scored 19 points in a 42-28 Southern Plains Iroquois basketball loss to Spearville. Spearville’s Faith Ackerman led a balanced offense with 10 points.

Pawnee Hts 9 2 6 11 – 28 

Spearville 11 12 11 9 – 43 

PAWNEE HEIGHTS (3-5)—Olivia Hands 7 5-10 19, A. Hands 2 0-0 4, Cordero-Valles 1 1-5 3, Ibarra 1 0-0 2, Totals 11 6-15 28 SPEARVILLE (4-4)—Faith Ackerman 5 0-0 10, Cheyenne Ackerman 1 0-2 2, Huston 2 1-2 5, Brakey 2 1-2 5, Hubbell 3 0-0 6, Preisner 2 2-2 6, Kliesen 2 0-0 4, Krominger 2 0-0 5, Totals 19 4-8 43 3-pointers—S 1 (Krominga)

BELOIT 62, HOISINGTON 30

BELOIT – Beloit freshman Quinn Eilert scored 17 points with three steals to spark the Trojans past Hoisington 62-30 in Friday’s non-league basketball game. Eli Johnson added 13 points. Beloit roared to a 35-9 run in the first half.

Hoisington (2-5) was led by Mason Martin with nine points. Leyton Haxton dished out three assists.

Hoisington 12 9 7 2 – 30

Beloit 16 24 18 4 – 62

HOISINGTON (2-5)—Martin 4-9 0-0 9, Steinert 4-7 0-2 8, Haxton 2-11 0-0 6, Robinson 1-5 0-0 2, Moore 1-6 0-0 2, Galla 1-1 0-0 2, Aylward 0-2 0-0 0, Linsner 0-1 0-0 0, Thompson 0-1 0-0 0, Totals 13-43 0-2 30

BELOIT (5-3)—Eilert 6-7 1-1 17, Johnson 6-7 1-2 13, Beisner 5-8 2-3 12, Broeckelmann 4-10 0-0 10, Gerstner 1-5 0-0 2, Schroeder 0-1 0-1 0, Cheney 0-1 2-2 2, Lundine 0-1 0-1 0, Litton 1-2 4-7 6, Totals 23-42 10-17 62

3-pointers—H 4-17 (Martin 2-6, Haxton 2-7, Robinson 0-1, Moore 0-1, Aylward 0-2); B 6-16 (Eilert 4-4, Broeckelmann 2-7, Beisner 0-1, Schroeder 0-1, Gerstner 0-3). Rebounds—H 21 (Steinert 7); B 27 (Beisner 7). Steals—H 6 (Robinson 2); B 9 (Eilert 3). Assists—H 12 (Haxton 3); B 15 (Broeckelmann 5)

HOISINGTON GIRLS 54, BELOIT 19

BELOIT – Hoisington’s Mallory Mooney (17), Jordyn Boxberger (14) and Kylee Hahn (11) scored in double figures as the Cardinals raced past Beloit 54-19 in Friday’s non-league basketball game.

Hoisington 21 13 12 8 – 54

Beloit 6 7 4 2 – 19

HOISINGTON (5-2)—Mooney 5-9 6-6 17, Boxberger 5-14 3-3 14, Hahn 2-4 7-8 11, Addy Mason 2-6 1-2 7, Crawford 1-6 2-2 4, Meier 0-1 0-0 0, Higgins 0-0 1-2 1, Kendall Mason 0-1 0-0 0, Totals 15-41 20-23 54

BELOIT (2-6) — Thompson 8, Gray 5, Wright 2, Follis 3, Remus 1

3-pointers—H 4-13 (A. Mason 2-5, Mooney 1-1, Boxberger 1-6, Hahn 0-1). Rebounds—H 27 (Mooney 6). Steals—H 18 (A. Mason 5). Assists—H 13 (Hahn 4)

VICTORIA GIRLS 45, OTIS-BISON 37

VICTORIA – Victoria’s girls outscored Otis-Bison 16-2 from the free throw line for a 46-37 Central Prairie League basketball victory over Otis-Bison. Victoria converted 16 of 33 free throws while the Cougars converted 2 of 13 free throws.

Macie Wiltse scored 15 points and Rodriguez scored 12 points.

Victoria’s Lindsey Scheck had 10 steals and four assists.

Otis-Bison 12 12 8 5 – 37

Victoria 14 7 11 13 – 45

OTIS-BISON (1-6, 0-1)—Wiltse 7 0-2 15, Rodriguez 5 0-4 12, Schwindt 1 1-3 3, Mitchell 1 0-0 2, Kenyon 2 1-3 5, Reever 0 0-1 0, Totals 16 2-13 37

VICTORIA (2-6, 1-0)—Windholz 4-16 2-3 9, Lichter 4-10 1-4 9, Dinkel 1-7 7-12 9, Wellbrock 1-4 0-0 3, Schmeidler 0-2 0-2 0, Scheck 2-9 3-6 5, Nowak 1-1 0-0 2, Miller 0-1 0-2 0, Amrein 1-6 3-4 5, Totals 14-56 16-33 46

3-pointers—OB 2 (Rodriguez 2, Wiltse 1), V 2-10 (Wellbrock 1-2, Scheck 1-6, Miller 0-1, Lichter 0-1). Rebounds—V 27 (Dinkel 12). Steals—V 31 (Scheck 10). Assists—V 9 (Scheck 4)

VICTORIA 48, OTIS-BISON 12

VICTORIA – Victoria

Otis-Bison 2 7 3 0 – 12

Victoria 16 13 9 10 – 48

OTIS-BISON (0-7, 0-1)—Hoopingarner 1 0-0 3, Juno 1 0-0 3, Morrison 1 0-0 2, Maier 1 0-0 2, Riley Polly 0 0-4 0, BB 1 0-2 2, Totals 5 0-6 12

VICTORIA (4-3, 1-0)—Landon Schmidtberger 5 2-3 15, Schwien 4 0-0 9, Schmidt 2 0-0 6, Pickering 1 0-0 2, Leo Schmeidler 4 0-0 9, Will Schmeidler 1 0-0 2, Sherrer 2 0-0 4, Huser 0 1-2 1, Totals 18 6-9 48

3-pointers—OB 2 (Hoopingarner 1, Juno 1); V 5 (Schmidtberger 3, Schmidt 2, L. Schmeidler 1)

ST. JOHN 69, NESS CITY 63

ST. JOHN – St. John's Marco Ibarra keyed a dozen 3-pointers with five long-range shots to spark the Tigers past Ness City 69-63 in Friday's Central Prairie League basketball showdown. Quade Smith (16), Marco Ibarra (15) and Alan Valenzuela (15), Aden Adame (13) scored in double figures for the Tigers' season-high offensive performance. The Tigers led 42-30 at halftime.

Ness City's Trey Solze contributed 20 points, 12 rebounds and three steals in a 69-63 Central Prairie League basketball loss to St. John.

Ness City 17 13 18 15 – 63

St. John 18 24 18 9 – 69

NESS CITY (1-7, 0-3)—Trey Solze 7-17 5-6 20, Childers 6-8 1-3 14, Schniepp 5-10 2-2 12, Guzman 2-3 0-0 4, Harley 1-1 0-0 3, Bernbeck 1-1 0-0 2, Lopez 3-11 2-3 8,  Totals 25-51 10-14 63

ST. JOHN (3-5, 1-1)—Smith 6 1-3 16, Valenzuela 6 2-4 15, Marco Ibarra 5 0-0 15, Aden Adame 4 0-0 13, Braxton 2 1-4 6, Alpers 2 1-4 6, Portillo 2 0-0 4, Fernandez 0 0-1 0, Juan Ibarra 0 0-2 0, Totals 26 5-14 69

3-pointers—NC 3-11 (Harley 1-1, Childers 1-1, Solze 1-5, Lopez 0-1); SJ 12 (M. Ibarra 5, Smith 3, Adame 3, Alpers 1). Rebounds—NC 36 (Solze 12). Steals—NC 9 (Solze 3). Assists—NC 10 (Schniepp 3)

ST. JOHN GIRLS 54, NESS CITY 46

ST. JOHN – St. John’s Lydia Reed (16), Heidi Fisher (15) and Bonner (11) scored in double figures for a 54-46 Central Prairie League basketball victory over Ness City. The Tigers (5-3, 2-0 CPL) take over the early lead in the Central Prairie League.

Ness City (4-4, 2-1 CPL) was paced by Danae Rodriguez with 18 points.

Ness City 11 16 10 9 – 46 

St. John 11 15 12 16 – 54 

NESS CITY (4-4, 2-1)— Rodriguez 4 4-5 18, Delaney 5 1-2 13, Robledo 2 2-2 8, Buller 2 0-0 4, Smith 0 2-2 2, Jordan 0 1-2 1, Totals 14 10-13 46 

ST. JOHN (5-3, 2-0)—Reed 7 2-5 16, Fisher 6 2-2 15, Bonner 5 1-3 11, Meyer 3 2-4 9, Portillo 1 0-0 3, Totals 22 7-14 54 

3-pointers—NC 8 (Rodriguez 4, Robledo 2, Delaney 2); SJ 3 (Portillo 1, Fisher 1, Meyer 1)