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Hoisingtton's Drew Nicholson (1) drives past Nickerson's Hunter Jones (33).

BOYS HOISINGTON WINTER JAM

MONDAY—Ellinwood 66, Victoria 37; LaCrosse 49, Pratt 47

TUESDAY—Ellsworth 55, Otis-Bison 17; Hoisington 65, Cimarron 54

THURSDAY—Ellinwood (8-1) vs. LaCrosse (6-2), 7:45; Pratt (5-5) vs. Victoria (3-5), 6

FRIDAY—Hoisington (7-2) vs. Ellsworth (5-1), 7:45; Cimarron (5-4) vs. Otis-Bison (2-4), 6

SATURDAY—7th—1:15; 5th—4:45; 3rd—1:15; 1st—4:45

ELLINWOOD 66, VICTORIA 37

HOISINGTON — Ellinwood's Britton Dutton scored 30 points with three assists and three steals to spark the Eagles past Victoria 66-37 in Monday's Hoisington Winter Jam basketball tournament. Ellinwood (8-1) placed Parker Scheck (15) and Tyler Stuhlsatz (12) in double figures. Scheck grabbed 11 rebounds. Koy Behnke delivered three assists and three steals.

Victoria (3-5) was paced by Kyle Pickering with 12 points.

Ellinwood  24 8 12 22 — 66

Victoria 7 7 15 8 — 37 

ELLINWOOD (8-1)—Dutton 13-19 1-1 30, Scheck 7-15 1-1 15, Stuhlsatz 4-11 2-2 12, Gage Hosman 2-5 1-2 5, Behnke 1-3 0-0 2, Batchman 1-1 0-0 2, Brack 0-2 0-0 0, Schofield 0-1 0-0 0, Totals 28 5-6 66

VICTORIA (3-5)—Kyle Pickering 5 2-2 12, Jason Karst 4 1-1 10, Klein 1 2-2 4, Eli Schmeidler 1 0-0 3, Wohler 1 0-0 3, Windholz 1 0-0 3, Schwien 2, Totals 14 5-5 37

3-pointers—E 5-12 (Dutton 3-5, Stuhlsatz 2-5, Schofield 0-1, Behnke 0-1), V 4 (Schmeidler 1, Karst 1, Wohler 1, Windholz 1). Rebounds—E 30 (Scheck 11). Assists—E 13 (Dutton 3, Stuhlsatz 3, Behnke 3). Steals—E 12 (Dutton 3, Brack 3, Behnke 3)  

LACROSSE 49, PRATT 47

HOISINGTON — LaCrosse Leopard Chase Schmidt scored 26 points, nine in the fourth quarter for a thrilling 49-47 victory over Pratt in Monday's Hoisington Winter Basketball Jam.

Pratt 7 13 15 12 — 47

LaCrosse 15 16 7 11 — 49

PRATT (5-5)—Karter Hoeme 7 3-7 17, Peyton Koehler 4 1-2 10, Carson Hoeme 2 2-2 6, Shanline 2 0-0 5, Tatro 1 0-0 3, Crow 1 0-0 2, Johnson 1 0-0 2, Totals 18 6-11 47

LACROSSE (6-2)—Chase Schmidt 9 6-7 26, Burk 4 2-3 10, Blake Pierce 3 0-0 9, Conner 1 0-0 2, Patterson 1 0-0 2, Totals 18 8-10 49

3-pointers—P 5 (C. Hoeme 2, Shanline 1, Tatro 1, Koehler 1), L 5 (Pierce 3, Schmidt 2)  

GIRLS HOISINGTON WINTER JAM

MONDAY—Ellinwood 58, Pratt 37; Victoria 47, LaCrosse 24

TUESDAY—Cimarron 60, Ellsworth 16; Hoisington 42, Otis-Bison 26

THURSDAY—Ellinwood (6-3) vs. Victoria (5-4), 7:45; Pratt (2-7) vs. LaCrosse (2-6), 6

FRIDAY—Cimarron (7-2) vs. Hoisington (4-5), 7:45; Ellsworth (1-8) vs. Otis-Bison (4-3), 6

SATURDAY—7th—11:30; 5th—3; 3rd—11:30; 1st—3

ELLINWOOD 57, PRATT 37

HOISINGTON — Mya Maxwell scored 23 points and Ellinwood scored 18 second-chance points to overpower 4A Pratt 57-37 in Monday's Hoisington Winter Basketball Jam.

Ellinwood 6 21 16 14 — 57

Pratt 10 4 9 13 — 37

ELLINWOOD (6-3)—Maxwell 8 2-2 23, Simpson 4 2-2 10, Baker 3 1-2 7, Doll 2 2-2 6, Dimitt 1 2-2 5, Klepper 2 1-1 5, Schlessiger 0 1-2 1, Totals 20 11-14 57

PRATT (2-7)—Gatlin 3 2-4 9, Walker 3 0-0 8, Jackson 2 0-0 5, Bates 2 0-0 4, Rasmussen 2 0-0 4, Theis 1 0-0 2, Helfrich 1 0-0 2, Haas 1 0-0 2, Donnenwerth 0 1-2 1, Totals 15 3-6 37

3-pointers—E 6-16 (Maxwell 5, Dimitt 1), P 4-21 (Walker 2, Gatlin 1, Jackson 1)  

VICTORIA 47, LACROSSE 24

HOISINGTON — Macy Hammerschmidt scored 14 points and Brooklyn Nowak added 12 points as Victoria rolled past LaCrosse 47-24 in Monday's Hoisington Winter Basketball Jam.

Victoria 8 21 8 12 — 47

LaCrosse 4 8 6 6 — 24

VICTORIA (5-4)—Hammerschmidt 5 4-7 14, Nowak 2 8-10 12, Sander 2 5-6 9, Huser 3 0-2 6, Windholz 1 1-1 3, Scheck 1 0-3 2, Totals 14 18-29 47

LACROSSE (2-6)—Parrott 3 0-1 6, Thielenhaus 2 1-1 5, Herrman 2 1-5 5, Showalter 2 0-1 4, Seltman 0 2-2 2, Ryersee 1 0-0 2, Patterson 0 0-3 0, Totals 10 4-11 24

3-pointers—V 1 (Hammerschmidt 1)

ST. JOHN BOYS MIDWINTER CLASSIC

MONDAY—G1—St. John 60, Reno County 29; G2—Larned 69, Central Plains 31

ST. JOHN 62, RENO COUNTY 29

ST. JOHN — St. John's Elijah Delp (15), Toby Woolf (13) and Uriel Calleros (10) scored in double figures as the Tigers sped past Reno County Home School 62-29 in Monday's Midwinter Classic.

David Miller scored seven points for Reno County (2-11), which owns a victory over Smoky Valley Home Educators.

Reno County 5 10 9 5 — 29

St. John 26 18 14 4 — 60

RENO COUNTY (2-11)—David Miller 1 5-7 7, Noggle 2 0-2 5, Washington 1 2-2 4, Henderson 1 0-1 3, Wilson 1 0-0 3, Teter 1 0-0 3, Schawe 1 0-0 2, Yutzy 1 0-0 2, Totals 9 7-12 29

ST. JOHN (4-7)—Elijah Delp 6 2-5 15, Woolf 4 4-4 13, Calleros 4 0-1 10, Smith 3 0-1 7, Dunn 3 1-3 8, Son 2 0-0 4, Adame 1 1-2 3, Totals 23 8-17 62

3-pointers—RC 4 (Teter 1, Wilson 1, Henderson 1, Noggle 1), SJ 6 (Calleros 2, Woolf 1, Dunn 1, Smith 1, Delp 1)

LARNED 69, CENTRAL PLAINS 31

ST.JOHN — Andreus Tucker scored 20 points and Layton Crosby added 11 points as Larned raced past Central Plains 69-31 in Monday's Midwinter Basketball Classic.

Central Plains 6 7 9 9 — 31

Larned 22 15 23 9 — 69

CENTRAL PLAINS (1-9)—Holmes 3 4-7 10, Peyton Ryan 2 2-3 7, Kitchen 3 0-0 6, Michael Laymon 1 3-4 5, Klima 0 2-2 2, Oberle 0 1-2 1, McNeal 0 0-1 0, Totals 9 12-19 31

LARNED (5-5)—Tucker 9 0-2 20, Crosby 4 3-3 11, Smith 3 1-2 9, Hope 3 2-2 8, Upson 3 0-1 6, Stelter 2 1-1 5, Cline 2 0-2 4, Bird 1 1-3 3, Orth 1 0-0 2, Ibarra 0 1-2 1, Totals 28 9-18 69

3-pointers—CP 1 (Ryan 1), L 4 (Tucker 2, Smith 2)

TUESDAY—G3—Wichita Sunrise (8-2) vs. Reno County, 4; G4—Macksville (6-4) vs. Nickerson (0-9), 8

THURSDAY—G5—Wichita Sunrise vs. St. John, 4; G6—Macksville/Nickerson winner vs. Larned/Central Plains winner, 8

FRIDAY—G7—Macksville/Nickerson loser vs, Larned/Central Plains loser, 8

SATURDAY—5th—Reno County vs. G7 winner, noon; 3rd—4; 1st—8 

ST. JOHN GIRLS MIDWINTER CLASSIC 

MONDAY—Central Plains 57, Reno County Home School 40

CENTRAL PLAINS 57, RENO COUNTY 40

ST. JOHN —Brynna Hammeke converted six 3-pointers and scored 24 points to spark No. 1 ranked Central Plains past Reno County Home School 57-40 in Monday's Midwinter Basketball Classic. Kassidy Nixon scored 15 points.

Reno County's Janaya Washington converted seven 3-pointers and scored 33 points, the most points ever scored against a Pat Stiles-coached Oiler team.

Reno County 5 16 8 11 — 40

Central Plains 9 21 11 16 — 57

RENO COUNTY (3-8)—Janaya Washington 11 4-4 33, Schweizer 2 0-0 4, Guffey 1 0-0 3, Totals 14 4-4 40

CENTRAL PLAINS (8-2)—Hammeke 9 0-0 24, Nixon 6 3-5 15, Lexi Oeser 3 1-2 8, Short 2 2-4 6, Jeffrey 0 4-6 4, Totals 20 10-17 57

3-pointers—RC 8 (Washington 7, Guffey 1), CP 7 (Hammeke 6, Lexi Oeser 1)

TUESDAY—St. John (5-5) vs. Larned (2-7), 6

THURSDAY—Central Plains (8-2) vs. Larned, 6

FRIDAY—St. John vs. Reno County Home School (3-8), 6

SATURDAY—Larned vs. Reno County Home School, 2; Central Plains vs. St. John, 6

HILLSBORO TROJAN GIRLS/BOYS

TUESDAY—Riley County vs. Remington, 2; Clay Center vs. Eureka, 3; Hillsboro vs. Republic County, 6; Holcomb at Hesston, 3

FRIDAY—Republic County vs. Remington, 2; Holcomb vs. Clay Center, 3; Hillsboro vs. Riley County, 6; Eureka at Hesston, 3 

SATURDAY—Hesston vs. Clay Center, 1; Hillsboro vs. Holcomb, 5;  Eureka at Remington, 6; Riley County at Republic County, 1