LITTLE RIVER GIRLS 67, CENTRAL PLAINS 56 – No. 1 ranked Little River girls knocked off No. 2 ranked Central Plains 67-56 in a preview of next week’s Division 1 basketball substate at Little River. Little River’s Alaina Eck was spectacular with 35 points to outscore Central Plains Oiler Brynna Hammeke, who scored 32 points.
Eck got plenty of offensive help as her teammate chipped in 32 points.
Little River (19-1) is the top Little River seed. Eight-time reigning state champion Central Plains (16-4) is seeded third behind Pretty Prairie. The Oilers play Macksville (11-9) Thursday riding a state record 52-game postseason winning streak.
Little River 20 17 15 15 – 67
Central Plains 23 12 11 10 – 56
LITTLE RIVER (19-1)—Eck 12-20 9-12 35, Strecker 1-4 0-0 2, Stephenson 1-4 0-1 3, Ellwood 2-2 0-0 6, Aubrey Olander 2-5 0-0 4, Havana Olander 3-5 0-0 6, Feldman 0-0 1-2 1, Boughfman 1-2 8-10 10, Totals 24-43 14-20 67
CENTRAL PLAINS (16-4)—Hammeke 11-22 7-10 32, Ogle 2-4 2-2 6, Donecker 1- 6-10 8, Soeken 0-3 3-4 3, Metro 2-5 0-0 5, Lamatsch 0-4 0-0 0, Totals 16-40 20-28 56
3-pointers—LR 4-7 (Ellwood 2-2, Stephenson 1-1, Eck 2-4, Look 0-1); CP 3-10 (Hammeke 3-5, Soeken 0-1, Lamatsch 0-2, Metro 1-3)
LITTLE RIVER 59, CENTRAL PLAINS 30 – Peyton Ryan scored 13 points, but Central Plains was outscored 59-30 in Tuesday's non-league basketball game to Little River.
The Redskins converted 11 3-pointers as Braxton Lafferty (19), Kayston Cox (14) and Rylan Konen (11) scored in double figures.
Central Plains 4 11 4 11 – 30
Little River 17 26 13 3 – 59
CENTRAL PLAINS (9-11)—Peyton Ryan 4 2-2 13, Klima 3 1-3 7, Stratmann 1 0-0 2, Hekele 1 0-1 2, Hurley 0 1-2 1, Daniels 1 3-8 5, Totals 10 6-17 30
LITTLE RIVER (15-5)—Lafferty 7-13 2-4 19, Cox 5-7 0-0 14, R Konen 5-11 0-1 11, Renken 3-11 0-0 9, Mantz 3-6 0-0 6, J Konen 0-2 0-0 0, Herzog 0-1 0-0 0, Olander 0-3 0-0 0, Totals 24-54 2-5 59
3-pointers—LR 11-26 (Cox 4-5, Lafferty 3-5, Renken 3-10, R. Konen 1-1, J. Konen 0-1, Herzog 0-1, Mantz 0-1, Olander 0-2). Rebounds—LR 35 (Lafferty 10). Assists—LR 16 (R. Konen 5). Steals—LR 9 (Lafferty 4)
HOISINGTON 43, HILLSBORO 42 – Hoisington’s Tony Moore converted the game-winning basket as the Cardinals surprised 2-time defending 2A state champion Hillsboro in Tuesday’s Central Kansas League showdown. Hoisington (11-9, 6-3 CKL) won its fifth consecutive basketball game to head into the Russell basketball substate against Beloit.
Leyton Haxton (11) and Chase Steinert (10) scored in double figures and Moore added eight points. Haxton contributed six rebounds and four assists.
Hillsboro all-stater Brekyn Ratzlaff scored 30 points and gave the Trojans a 42-41 lead with two free throws. But Moore found a way to knock down the game-winner.
“That’s unbelievable the fight we had,” said Hoisington coach Kyle Haxton. “We’re playing our best basketball of the season. I’m proud of our guys.”
Hillsboro 10 15 9 8 – 42
Hoisington 13 12 7 11 – 43
HILLSBORO (9-11, 4-5)—Ratzlaff 32, Smith 6, Tyson Plenert 6, Wyatt Plenert 2
HOISINGTON (11-9, 6-3)—Haxton 4-11 2-2 11, Steinert 5-7 0-0 10, Moore 4-9 0-0 8, Galla 2-2 0-0 5, Robinson 0-4 3-4 3, Martin 1-2 0-0 3, Aylward 1-2 0-0 3, Totals 15-37
3-pointers—H 4-10 (Galla 1-1, Aylward 1-2, Martin 1-2, Haxton 1-4). Rebounds—H 20 (Haxton 6). Assists—H 10 (Haxton 4). Steals—H 7 (Moore 3)
HILLSBORO GIRLS 45, HOISINGTON 32 – Central Kansas League champion Hillsboro converted 10 of 18 3-pointers to outscore Hoisington 45-32 in Tuesday's league showdown. Kingzley Satzalff and Kori Arnold each converted a trio of 3-pointers.
Hillsboro 10 16 8 11 – 45
Hoisington 8 10 7 7 – 32
HOISINGTON (12-8, 5-4)—Hahn 10, Addy Mason 9, Mooney 6, Boxberger 5, Crawford 2
Davin Hamby added nine points for the Tigers (14-6), who compete in the Ransom 1A Division 2 substate.
Pawnee Heights 10 9 12 15 – 46
Kiowa County 15 14 13 17 – 59
PAWNEE HEIGHTS (14-6)—Carlson 10 6-8 31, Hamby 4 1-3 9, Munk 0 0-2 0, Stedje 2 0-2 4, Dakota Ryan 1 0-0 2, Totals 17 7-15 46
KIOWA COUNTY (9-12)- Brady Deterding 5 5-6 20, Thompson 8 4-7 20, Brock Deterding 3 2-2 8, Campbell 3 3-4 9, Chang 1 0-0 2, Totals 20 14-19 59
3-pointers—PH 5 (Carlson 5); KC 5 (Deterding 5)
KIOWA COUNTY GIRLS 41, PAWNEE HEIGHTS 28 – Kiowa County (13-8) outscored Pawnee Heights 41-29 in a Southern Plains Iroquois basketball game. Olivia Hands scored 14 points and Abby Hands added nine points.
Pawnee Heights 4 5 11 8– 28
Kiowa County 4 14 11 12 – 41
PAWNEE HEIGHTS—Olivia Hands 6 2-7 14, Abby Hands 4 0-4 9, Cordero-Valles 1 1-3 3, Ibarra 1 0-0 2, Totals 12 3-14 28
KIOWA COUNTY (13-8)—Gilkey 5 1-5 13, Holt 3 2-2 11, Alvarez 3 0-2 10, Thompson 3 1-2 7, Campbell 0 0-3 0, Totals 16 4-14 41
3-pointers—PH 1 (A. Hands 1), KC 5 (Holt 3, Gilkey 2)
MACKSVILLE 69, HODGEMAN COUNTY 48 – Macksville placed Rogelio Ibarra (14), Alexis Barron (14), Lance Lickiss (11) and Diego Esparza (10) in double figures in a 69-48 non-league basketball victory over Hodgeman County.
Macksville 18 21 8 21 – 69
Hodgeman Co. 11 10 17 10 – 48
MACKSVILLE (18-2)–Barron 7-10 0-0 14, Lickiss 5-7 1-4 11, Rogelio Ibarra 5-19 1-2 14, Esparza 4-9 2-2 10, Gomez 2-5 3-6 7, Kuckelman 3-5 0-1 6, Angel Ibarra 3-4 0-0 7, Totals 29-59 7-15 69
3-pointers–M 4-15 (R. Ibarra 3-9, A. Ibarra 1-2, Gomez 0-1, Barron 0-1, Esparza 0-2), Rebounds–M 39 (Lickiss 12). Assists–M 18 (Barron 5). Steals–M 12 (Kuckelman 3, R. Ibarra 3, Esparza 3)
HODGEMAN COUNTY 54, MACKSVILLE 43 – Macksville’s Mayce Russell (16) and Kambry Adams (14) scored in double figures in a 55-40 non-league basketball loss to Hocgeman County (17-3).
MACKSVILLE (11-9)—Russell 4-17 6-7 16, Adams 5-12 4-5 14, Ortiz 0-1 1-2 1, Laney Butler 1-6 2-2 4, Maria Garcia 2-3 0-0 4, Joselin Garcia 1-4 0-0 2, Palser 0-2 0-0 0, Galan 0-4 2-2 2, Totals 13-49 15-18 43
ELLINWOOD 75, NESS CITY 29 – Ellinwood's boys captured its third consecutive Central Prairie League title as all-stater Britton Dutton continues his magical senior year with 39 points and 11 rebounds. Koy Behnke (12) and Parker Scheck (10) scored in double figures.
Ness City 9 11 3 10 – 29
Ellinwood 20 33 10 12 – 75
NESS CITY (5-15, 2-6)–Pavlu 4-9 1-2 10, Childers 3-10 0-0 6, Guzman 2-8 1-2 6, Harley 1-7 0-0 3, Schniepp 1-7 0-0 3, Solze 1-6 0-0 2, Bernbeck 0-2 0-0 0, Totals 12-48 2-4 29
ELLINWOOD (19-1, 8-0)–Dutton 1-26 5-6 39, Behnke 5-10 2-2 12, Scheck 5-8 0-0 10, Simpson 1-1 0-0 2, Boe 1-6 0-0 3, Steffan 1-3 0-0 2, Moore 0-3 0-0 0, Heinz 1-3 0-0 2, Brack 0-4 1-2 1, Cooper Hosman 1-3 0-0 2, Coleman 1-1 0-0 2, Totals 31-68 8-10 75
3-pointers–NC 3-21 (Pavlu 1-2, Harley 1-7, Guzman 1-4, Chiders 0-4, Schniepp 0-1, Solze 0-1, Bertrand 0-2), E 5-16 (Dutton 4-7, Boe 1-4, Behnke 0-1, C. Hosman 0-1, Heinz 0-2, Moore 0-1). Rebounds–NC 28 (Pavlu 8), E 45 (Dutton 11). Assists–E 9 (Behnke 3).
STAFFORD 50, PRETTY PRAIRIE 30 – Stafford continues its best basketball season in decades with a 50-30 victory over Pretty Prarie.
Pretty Prairie — 30
Stafford — 50
PRETTY PRAIRIE (8-12)—Stucky 4-11 0-0 12, Steadman 5-18 2-2 12, Colton 0-2 0-0 0, Bowers 0-6 0-0 0, White 1-6 0-0 3, Rogers 0-3 0-0 0, Stauffer 1-4 1-4 3, Totals 11-50 3-6 30
STAFFORD (15-5)—
3-pointers—PP 5-20 (Stucky 4-9, White 1-3, Colton 0-2, Bowers 0-6). Rebounds—PP 22 (Stauffer 6). Assists—PP 6 (Steadman 3). Steals—PP (Stauffer 2)
