ST. JOHN GIRLS 76, ELLINWOOD 28 — 

The No. 5 ranked 1A Division 1 St. John Tigers (13-1, 4-0 CPL) employed full-court pressure to spark a 76-28 Central Prairie League basketball victory over Ellinwood.

Heidi Fisher keyed the Tigers' defense and scored 19 points. Lydia Reed played one of her best games in a crisp 18-point effort. Gentri Bright (11) and Reagan Bonner (10) scored in double figures.

Ellinwood (4-10, 0-4 CPL) was paced by Julia Schlessiger with nine points and Reese Stickney converted a pair of 3-pointers.

Ellinwood 6 10 8 4 — 28

St. John 20 32 17 5 —76

ELLINWOOD (4-10, 0-4)—Schlessiger 4 1-2 9, Reese Stickney 2 0-2 6, Jacobs 2 0-0 5, Widener 2 0-0 4, Ricker 1 0-0 2, Nienke 1 0-0 2, Totals 12 1-4 28.

ST. JOHN (4-0, 13-1)—Heidi Fisher 7 3-4 19, Reed 8 2-2 18, Bright 4 2-4 11, Bonner 5 0-0 10, Brummer 3 0-0 6, Averi Fisher 2 0-0 4,  Bre Fisher 1 0-0 2, Miller 1 0-0 2, Rockenbach 1 0-0 2, Meyer 1 0-0 2,  Totals 33 7-10 76.

3-pointers—E 3 (R. Stickney 2, Widener 1); SJ 3 (H. Fisher 2, Bright 1).

ELLINWOOD 49, ST. JOHN 42 — Ellinwood converted four 3-pointers in the third period and earned a 49-42 Central Prairie League victory over St. John Monday.

Ellinwood (9-5, 2-2 CPL) was led by Landon Simpson with 20 points and four 3-pointers. Mason Moore and Drew Heinz added nine points apiece.

Quade Smith scored 17 points and Aden Adame added eight points for St. John (7-7, 2-2 CPL). 

"St. John didn't make things easy on us," said Ellinwood coach Jaron Lane. "Coach (Daniel) Hilton has the Tigers playing really hard."

Ellinwood 11 11 16 11 — 49

St. John 10 12 9 11 —42

ELLINWOOD (9-5, 2-2)—Simpson 7 2-2 20, Alek Brack 3 0-1 7, Moore 3 2-2 9, Drew Heinz 2 3-4 9, Gibson 1 0-0 2, Lewis 1 0-0 2, Totals 17 7-9 49.

ST. JOHN (7-7, 2-2)—Quade Smith 7 3-5 17, Adame 3 0-0 8, Alpers 2 1-8 5, Vienx 2 1-2 5, Valenzuela 2 0-1 4, Fernandez 1 0-0 3, Totals 17 5-16 42.

3-pointers—E 8 (Simpson 4, D. Heinz 2, Moore 1, A. Brack 1); SJ 3 (Adame 2, Fernandez 1)