MACKSVILLE 74, KINSLEY 33

LARNED – Macksville's Ryan Kuckelman dominated the paint with 16 points and 12 rebounds as the Mustangs roared past Kinsley 73-44 to reach the championship game of the Gene Keady Basketball Classic. 

Hector Gomez contributed 16 points and five assists. Alexis Barron scored 12 points and Lance Lickiss grabbed 11 boards. 

Kinsley 9 13 0 11 – 33 

Macksville 21 31 15 7 – 74

KINSLEY (2-1)–Sexton 3 0-0 8, Schmidt 1 0-0 2, Meza 1 0-0 3, Anderson 2 0-2 4, Brokar 1 0-0 3, Brokar 0 1-2 1, Holguin 2 0-0 5, Lemuz 0 0-2 0, Peranovic 2 3-3 7, Totals 12 4-9 33.

MACKSVILLE (3-0)–Kuckelman 6-12 4-11 18, Gomez 7-12 2-2 16, Barron 6-10 0-1 12, Rogelio Ibarra 3-9 3-3 9, Lickiss 1-3 6-6 8, Mendez 2-4 0-2 4, Alvaro Ibarra 1-5 2-2 3, Esparza 1-1 0-0 2, Portillo 0-1 1-2 1, Guevara 1-3 0-0 3, Triana 0-1 0-2 0, Totals 27-60 18-31 74.

3-pointers–K 4 (Sexton 2, Holguin 1, Meza 1), M 2-15 (A. Ibarra 1-5, Guevara 1-1, Lickiss 0-1, Barron 0-2, Gomez 0-2, R. Ibarra 0-4). Rebounds–M 43 (Kuckelman 12). Assists–M 17 (Gomez 5, Lickiss 5). Steals–M 15 (Gomez 3, A. Ibarra 3).

HOISINGTON 48, ST. JOHN 45

LARNED  – Hoisington's Leyton Haxton drilled a 3-pointer to ignite a 48-45 semifinal victory over St. John as the Cardinals qualified for the championship game of the Gene Keady Basketball Classic. Chase Steinert and Haxton added free throws after Haxton's 3-pointer led to a 46-45 lead.

Bralen Thompson hit a trio of 3-pointers and scored 23 points. St. John's Elijah Delp scored 14 points and Quade Smith added 10 points.

St. John 11 5 8 15  – 45

Hoisington 2 16 10 14  – 48

ST. JOHN (1-2)–Delp 5 4-8 14, Quade Smith 3 1-2 10, Dunn 3 1-6 8, Hunter Smith 2 1-1 7, Marco Ibarra 2 0-0 4, Gillespie 1 0-0 2, Totals 7 7-17 45.

HOISINGTON (3-0)–Thompson 7 6-6 23, Haxton 2 1-2 6, Hoffman 3 0-0 6, Dolezal 1 3-4 5, Steinert 1 2-4 4, Robinson 2 0-1 4, Totals 16 12-17 48.

3-pointers–SJ 4 (H. Smith 2, Dunn 1, Q. Smith 1), H 4 (Thompson 3, Haxton 1).

ST. JOHN 43, ELLIS 42

LARNED — St. John's 6-foot-7 Elijah Delp rescued the Tigers with the tying and game-winning free throws for a 43-42 victory over pesky Ellis in Tuesday's Gene Keady Basketball Classic. Delp scored a game high 24 points to dominate the paint.

The Tigers (1-1) trailed by four points in the fourth quarter before rallying behind Delp's 11-point final period. Angel Ibarra converted a fourth-quarter basket.

Ellis' Kaden Solorio scored 17 points and Toby Honas added 14 points.

Ellis 12 6 11 13 — 42

St. John 8 11 11 13 — 43

ELLIS (1-1)—Solorio 7 2-2 17, Honas 6 2-2 14, Jimenez 2 0-0 6, North 0 3-4 3, Reese 1 0-0 2, Totals 16 7-8 42.

ST. JOHN (1-1)—Delp 7 10-15 24, Dunn 3 1-4 7, Hunter Smith 2 0-0 5, Marco Ibarra 1 0-0 3, Angel Ibarra 1 0-0 2, Quade Smith 1 0-0 2, Totals 15 11-19 43

3-pointers—E 3 (Jimenez 2, Solorio 1), SJ 2 (H. Smith 1, M. Ibarra 1)

SPEARVILLE 46, LARNED 37

BY BUDDY TABLER

Special to the Tribune

LARNED – Spearville's Lancers finally shook off the pesky Larned Indians 46-37 in Thursday’s consolation game at the Gene Keady Basketball Classic.

The Larned boys closed the gap to 28-26 after three quarters. But the Lancers spurred by Easton Shenk's three baskets created enough room for the win.

Spearville features 6-7 Logan Hubbell, 6-2 Joshua Cox and 6-2 Josiah Mettling dominated the inside game. They provided inside scoring and caused numerous fouls by the Indians.

Spearville led 11-5 after one quarter until Larned rallied. Larned had 19 turnovers to 11 for Spearville.

"We’re getting better,” said Larned coach Luke Steinlage. “We had a good game plan and the kids executed it pretty well. But the turnovers killed us."

Spearville  converted 17 of 33 field goals for 52% and 7 of 21 from the free throw line.

Spearville (1-2) was led by Easton Shenk with 12 points and Blake Werner added nine points.

Larned (0-3) made 12 of 27 from the field and 7 of 9 from the free throw line. Ian Orth scored nine points, Carlos Ibarra eight and Talon Reynolds seven.

Spearville 11 6 11 18 – 46

Larned 5 7 14 11 – 37

SPEARVILLE (1-2)—Shenk 12, Werner 9, Hubbell 6, Cox 6, Totals 46.

LARNED (0-3)—Orth 3 1-2 9, Ibarra 3 2-3 8, Reynolds 2 2-2 7, Shaver 2 0-0 5, Wilson 2 0-0 4, Colglazier 2 0-0 4, Hess 0 2-2 2, Totals 14 7-9 37.

3-pointers—L 4 (Orth 2, Shaver 1, Reynolds 1)

HOISINGTON 77, BUCKLIN 64

LARNED — Hoisington's Bralen Thompson scored 26 points and Noah Dolezal scored a career high 19 points to spark the Cardinals past Bucklin 77=64 in Tuesday's Gene Keady Basketball Classic.

The Cardinals (2-0) outscored the Red Aces by 13 points to push their lead to 19 points in the fourth quarter. The Cardinals (2-0) play St. John (1-1) in Friday's semifinals.

Bucklin (1-1) was paced by Scott Price with 30 points, 20 in the second half. Andrew Bowman scored 19 points.

Bucklin 16 13 22 13 — 64

Hoisington 20 19 18 20 — 77

BUCKLIN (1-1)—Price 11 2-2 30, Andrew Bowman 5 4-4 17, Stimpert 2 0-0 4, Nate Bowman 2 2-4 7, Lindsey 2 0-0 4, Stein 1 0-0 2, Totals 23 8-14 64.

HOISINGTON (2-0)—Thompson 10 4-6 26, Dolezel 8 3-4 19, Haxton 4 5-6 13, Steinert 4 0-0 8, Hoffman 3 0-0 6, Jason Robinson 2 1-2 5, Aylward 0 0-1 0, Totals 31 13-19 77.

3-pointers—B 10 (Price 6, A. Bowman 3,N. Bowman 1), H 2 (Thompson 2).

MACKSVILLE 76,  SPEARVILLE 43

LARNED – Macksville freshman Hector Gomez converted five 3-pointers and scored 22 points as the Mustangs roared past Spearville 76-43 in Monday’s Gene Keady Basketball Classic. 

Alexis Barron scored 21 points. Diego Esparza contributed seven points, seven steals and five assists. Ryan Kuckleman scored 11 points with eight rebounds and five assists.

Spearville’s Joshua Cox scored 14 points. 

Spearville    13  16  11  3  – 43

Macksville   19  30  15 12 – 76

SPEARVILLE (1-1)–Cox 5 4-9 14, Hubbel 3 1-1 7, Alcala 2 2-2 6, Hornung 1 3-6 6, Shenk 2 0-2 4, Werner 0 0-1 0, Totals 16 10-21 43.

MACKSVILLE (2-0)–Gomez 8-14 1-2 22, Barron 9-16 1-2 21, Kuckelman 5-8 1-6 11, Esparza 2-9 3-3 7, Alvaro Ibarra 3-5 2-4 8, Lickiss 3-6 0-0 7, Cleveland 0-2 0-0 0, Portillo 0-2 0-0 0, Totals 29-63 8-17 76.

3-pointers–M 10-23 (Gomez 5-6, A. Ibarra 2-5, Barron 2-6, Lickiss 1-3, Esparza 0-3). Rebounds–M 32 (Kuckelman 8). Assists–M 18 (Kuckelman 5, Esparza 5). Steals–M 20 (Esparza 7). 

LARNED GENE KEADY

BOYS—Macksville 76, Spearville 43; Kinsley 45, Larned 22; St. John 43, Ellis 42; Hoisington 77, Bucklin 64; THURSDAY—Ellis 70, Bucklin 63; Spearville 46, Larned 37; FRIDAY—Hoisington 48, St. John 45;  Macksville 73, Kinsley 44; SATURDAY—1ST—Macksville 56, Hoisington 42; 3RD—St. John 64, Kinsley 51; 5TH—Ellis 52, Spearville 24; 7TH—Bucklin 71, Larned 22