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Oiler girls capture another Central Prairie title
Area basketball roundup 2-18
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Lady Oiler Kassidy Nixon shoots a layup against Cunningham on Saturday afternoon at the 1A Div. 2 Championship. - photo by Hugo Gonzalez

OILER GIRLS 78, KINSLEY 12 

KINSLEY – Brynna Hammeke (22), Kassidy Nixon (18) and Madison McGuire (15) scored in double figures as the No. 1 ranked Central Plains girls  Central Prairie League basketball game. The nine-time Central Prairie champion Oilers (18-1, 8-0) have swept 56 straight Central Prairie games since 2015-2016. The Oilers are 86-2 

C. Plains 26 23 21 8 – 78 

Kinsley 3 0 5 4 – 12

CENTRAL PLAINS (19-1, 8-0)–Hammeke 9 0-0 22, Madison McGuire 5 5-7 15, Nixon 7 2-2 18, Reese McGuire 3 0-0 9, Soeken 3 2-2 8, Metro 1 0-0 3, Steiner 0 1-2 1, Donecker 0 1-2 1, Ogle 0 1-2 1, Totals 28 12-17 78.

KINSLEY (4-16, 1-7)–Herrmann 1 5-5 7, Sexton 1 1-2 4, Ruiz 0 0-2 0, Holguin 0 1-3 1, Totals 2 7-12 12.

3-pointers–CP 10 (Hammeke 4, R. McGuire 3, Nixon 2, Metro 1); K 1 (Sexton 1).

KINSLEY 50, OILERS 47

KINSLEY – Central Plains Oiler Peyton Ryan scored 24 points and the Oilers converted 22 of 24 free throws in a hard-fought 50-47 Central Prairie League basketball loss to Kinsley Friday. Hunter Klima added 10 points.

Kinsley (3-17) was paced by Xavier Holguin with 17 points.

C. Plains 10 9 10 18  – 47

Kinsley 12 17 7 14 – 50

CENTRAL PLAINS (1-18, 1-7)–Peyton Ryan 4 15-15 24, Klima 2 6-7 10, Stratmann 3 0-0 8, Hekele 1 1-2 3, Bunch 1 0-0 2, Totals 11 22-24 47.

KINSLEY (3-17, 2-6)–Xavier Holguin 6 2-2 17, London Brokar 2 6-10 11, Meza 1 0-0 2, Arensman 1 0-1 2, T. Brokar 2 0-0 5, Lemuz 2 0-0 5, Peranovic 4 0-0 8, Totals 17 8-13 50.

3-pointers–CP 3 (Stratmann 2, Ryan 1); K 6 (X. Holguin 3, L. Brokar 1, Lemuz 1, T. Brokar 1).


HOISINGTON GIRLS 42, LYONS 32

LYONS  – Macy Hanzlick scored 17 points as Hoisington's girls raced past Lyons 42-32 in Friday's Central Kansas League basketball victory over Lyons. The Cardinals built a 36-16 lead when the Lions caught fire from 3-point land. Jordyn Boxberger added eight points. The Cardinals (12-7, 5-3) have swept eight of their past 10 games.

"We're playing our best basketball of the year. We're excited where we're at," said Hoisington coach Mandy Mason.

Lyons' Jayme Belote scored 14 points with four 3-pointers.

Hoisington 2 12 12 10 – 42

Lyons  4 7 2 16 – 32

HOISINGTON (12-7, 5-3)—Hanzlick 17, Boxberger 8, Brewer 7, Hahn 4, Addy Mason 4, Mooney 2.

LYONS (7-12, 1-7)—Belote 14, Jaime 7, Boyd 6, Valenzuela 5.

3-pointers–L (Belote 4, Valenzuela 1).

LYONS 49, HOISINGTON 42

LYONS  – Lyons Lion Dawson Stover scored 20 points to celebrate Senior Night with a hard-fought 49-42 Central Kansas League basketball victory over Hoisington. Hoisington's Bralen Thompson was brilliant with 21 points and Tony Moore scored a career high 11 points.

The Cardinals led by one point during the second half, but were unable to sustain the momentum. The Cardinals (8-11, 2-6) lost their fourth consecutive ballgame heading to Tuesday's Senior Night against Larned.  

Hoisington 14 11 11 6 – 42 

Lyons 14 15 10 10 10 – 49 

HOISINGTON (8-11, 2-6)–Thompson 21, Moore 11, Haxton 7, Hoffman 2, Dolezal 1.

LYONS (6-13, 3-5)—Stover 20, Crawford 11, Campbell 8, Showalter 4, Cox 3, Guzman 2, Clark 1.


ELLINWOOD 73, OTIS-BISON 23

ELLINWOOD – Ellinwood all-stater Britton Dutton achieved school history with a 26-point effort that passed Todd Robins on the Eagles' all-time scoring list in a 73-23 Central Prairie League basketball victory over Otis-Bison. Dutton has scored 1,404 career points that beats Robins' total of 1,390 points. Dutton holds the single game scoring mark of 48 points.

The Eagles clinched back-to-back Central Prairie League titles with the victory. Cody Zink (14) and Koy Behnke (12) also scored in double figures.

Otis-Bison 5 5 11 2 – 23

Ellinwood 22 18 24 9 – 73

OTIS-BISON (2-17, 0-7)–Butler 4 0-0 9, Juno 2 0-0 4, Polly 2 1-2 5, Roth 1 0-0 2, Morrison 1 1-2 3, Totals 10 2-4 23.

ELLINWOOD (17-2, 7-0)–Dutton 10 3-3 26, Zink 7 0-0 14, Behnke 4 2-3 12, Brack 1 0-0 2, Simpson 1 0-0 3, Hosman 1 0-0 3, Moore 2 0-0 6, Heinz 3 0-1 7, Totals 29 5-7 73.

3-pointers–OB (), E 10 (Dutton 3, Moore 2, Behnke 2, Hosman 1, Heinz 1, Simpson 1)

ELLINWOOD GIRLS 49, OTIS-BISON 20

ELLINWOOD – Ellinwood's Brittany Simpson converted a trio of 3-pointers and scored 26 points to ignite a 49-20 Central Prairie League basketball victory over Otis-Bison. Mary Dimitt added 13 points and a trio of 3-pointers.

Otis-Bison's Halee Morrison scored seven points.

Otis-Bison 8 0 8 4 – 20

Ellinwood 23 8 13 5 – 49

OTIS-BISON (5-15, 2-6)–Morrison 3 0-2 7, Wiltse 2 1-2 5, Mitchell 1 0-0 2, Schwindt 1 0-1 2, Rodriguez 2 0-0 4, Totals 9 1-5 20.

ELLINWOOD (10-9, 5-2)–Simpson 10 3-6 26, Dimitt 5 0-0 13, Baker 3 1-4 8, Bowman 1 0-0 2, Totals 19 4-10 49.

3-pointers–OB 1 (Morrison 1), E 7 (Simpson 3, Dimitt 3, Baker 1)


ST. JOHN GIRLS 42, MACKSVILLE 15

MACKSVILLE – St. John clinched the runner-up spot in the Central Prairie League with a dominating 42-15 victory over Stafford County rival Macksville. Heidi Fisher (13) and Darby Smith (12) scored in double figures for St. John (13-7, 7-1 CPL).

Kambry Adams scored seven points for Macksville, which made 4 of 31 field goals.

St. John 16 4 10 12 – 42

Macksville 2 2 4 7 – 15

ST. JOHN (13-7, 7-1)–Fisher 5 2-2 13, Smith 5 2-4 12, Portillo 2 2-2 7, Claussen 2 2-2 6, Cantrell 1 0-0 2, Meyer 0 2-4 2, Totals 15 10-14 42.

MACKSVILLE (11-8, 5-3)–Adams 3-11 1-4 7, Ibarra 0-6 3-4 3, Ortiz 0-2 2-2 2, Garcia 0-2 1-2 1, Sanders 0-2 0-0 0, Galan 1-3 0-0 2, Totals 4-31 7-12 15.

3-pointers–SJ 2 (Portillo 1, Fisher 1).

ST.. JOHN 59, MACKSVILLE 49

ST. JOHN – St. John's Hunter Smith (19), Eli delp (143), Marco Ibarra (12) and Preston Dunn (12) scored in double figures as the Tigers shocked No. 3 state-ranked Macksville 59-49 in Friday's Central Prairie League showdown. The Tigers (12-8, 6-2) tie Macksville (17-2, 6-2) for runner-up in the CPL. Ryan Kuckelman and Hector Gomez each scored 11 points.

Macksville 12 14 11 12 – 49  

St. John 11 14 12 22 – 59

MACKSVILLE (17-2, 6-2)–Kuckelman 11, Gomez 11.

ST. JOHN (12-8, 6-2)–Hunter Smith 76 4-4 19, Delp 6 1-2 13, Dunn 3 6-10 12, Marco Ibarra 3 4-4 12, Adrian Adame 1 0-0 3, Totals 19 15-20 59.

3-pointers–SJ 6 (H. Smith 3, M. Ibarra 2, Adrian Adame 1).


SOUTH GRAY 68, PAWNEE HEIGHTS 46

MONTEZUMA – Pawnee Heights Tiger Alec Carlson gave state-ranked a scare with an 11-point first quarter. But South Gray erased a 24-17 deficit with a 68-46 Southern Plains Iroquois League basketball victory. Carlson scored 19 points and Braden Colglazier added 12 points with 10 boards and three assists.

South Gray (17-2) was sparked by Brent Penner (18), Joey Dyck (14), Ian Davis (13) and Brady Deges (11) in double figures.

Pawnee Hts. 24 8 10 4 – 46

South Gray 17 14 18 19  – 68

PAWNEE HEIGHTS (9-8)–Alec Carlson 8 0-0 19, Hands 3 2-2 9, Colglazier 6 0-0 12, Dakota Ryan 0 2-2 2, Hamby 2 0-0 4, Totals 19-40 4-4 46.

SOUTH GRAY (17-2)–Penner 7 1-1 16, Dyck 7 2-2 16, Davis 5 0-0 13, Deges 4 0-0 11, Jantz 2 0-0 4, Luperico 4 0-0 8, Totals 29-55 3-3 68.

3-pointersc–PH 4-15 (A. Carlson 3,  Hands 1); SG 7-19 (Davis 3, Deges 3, Penner 1). Rebounds–PH 15 (Colglazier 10); SG 27 (Penner 7). Assists–PH 8 (Colglazier 3, Hamby 3); SG 22 (Deges 9). Steals–PH 6 (Ryan 2, Hands 2); SG 9 (Deges 3).