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Area basketball roundup
Ellinwood Eagles

ELLINWOOD 58, KINSLEY 25
ELLINWOOD – Ellinwood’s Tyson Martinez scored 24 points and dished out four assists as the Eagles roared past Kinsley 58-25 in a Central Prairie League basketball game.
Ellinwood (6-11, 2-4 CPL) outscored Kinsley 36-10 in the second half. Joel Kasselman contributed 10 points and seven rebounds. Blake Garman had four steals.

Kinsley 8 7 4 6 – 25
Ellinwood 11 11 19 17 – 58
ELLINWOOD—Martinez 8-12 3-3 24;Robl 1-1 0-0 2; Jones 0-1 0-0 0; Duvall 3-7 0-0 7; Kasselman 4-7 2-3 10; Garman 1-6 0-0 2; Jacobs 2-10 1-2 5; Monday 4-9 0-2 8; Totals 23-53 6-8 58.

ELLINWOOD GIRLS 49, KINSLEY 44
ELLINWOOD – Ellinwood’s girls outscored Kinsley 31-11 after halftime for a stunning 49-44 Central Prairie League basketball victory over the Coyotes. The Eagles trailed 33-18 at halftime.
Ellinwood (6-11, 4-2 CPL) was paced by Brittney Beck with 19 points and Allison Panning with 14 points. Ellinwood converted 28 of 43 free throws, including 12 by Beck.

Kinsley 18 15 3 8 – 44
Ellinwood 10 8 12 19 – 49
ELLINWOOD—Brittney Beck 3-7 12-15 19; Allison Panning 3-6 8-16 14; Maddie Hayes 1-1 3-6 5; Kaitlyn Panning 1-2 0-0 2; Emma Ricker 1-2 0-0 2; Madison Ward 1-4 4-4 6; Hunter Miller 0-1 1-2 1; Lauren Petz 0-1 0-0 0; Totals 10-24 28-43 49.

CENTRAL PLAINS 71, LACROSSE 34
CLAFLIN – Central Plains rolled past LaCrosse 71-34 in a Central Prairie League basketball game.
Central Plains (12-5, 4-1 CPL) placed Brett Liebl (17), Devin Ryan (15) and Alex Hickel (12) in double figures. The Oilers led 20-9 after one quarter and 40-16 at halftime. Hunter Morgan scored nine points.

LaCrosse 9 7 15 3 — 34
C. Plains 20 20 20 11 — 71
LACROSSE—Morgan 4 0-0 9; Ryersee 1 0-0 2; Trower 1 0-1 2; Sherman 2 2-4 7; Herdman 3 0-0 6; Riedl 3 0-0 8; Totals 14 2-5 34.
CENTRAL PLAINS—Brett Liebl 8 1-1 17; Devin Ryan 4 0-1 15; Alex Hickel 5 2-4 12; Myles Menes 3 0-0 8; Collin Schlochtermeier 0 3-5 3; Bryce Miller 2 0-0 4; Philip Donecker 1 1-2 3; Alex Barton 3 3-3 9; Totals 28 10-16 71.

CENTRAL PLAINS GIRLS 65, LACROSSE 24
CLAFLIN – Emily Ryan scored 20 points and Kylee Kasselman added 17 points to spark No. 1 ranked Class 2A Central Plains girls past LaCrosse 65-24 in a Central Prairie League basketball game.
The Oilers (17-0, 5-0 CPL) led 35-13 at halftime. LaCrosse’s Addie Kerschner and Abbey Oborny each scored six points.

LaCrosse 3 10 4 7 – 24
C. Plains 15 20 20 10 – 65
LACROSSE—Rues 2 0-0 4; Gilbert 0 2-4 2; Oborny 2 0-0 6; Morgan 1 0-0 2; Kerschner 3 0-2 6; Totals 9 4-8 24.
CENTRAL PLAINS—Emily Ryan 10 0-0 20; Kylee Kasselman 7 3-3 17; Janae Ryan 3 2-2 11; Julie Donecker 1 0-0 2; Keely Hipp 2 1-1 5; Cassidy Crites 2 2-2 6; Avery Hurley 1 0-0 2; Kirsten Gunder 1 0-0 2; Totals 27 8-8 65.

OTIS-BISON GIRLS 53, NESS CITY 37
OTIS – The No. 2 state-ranked Class 1A-Div. 2 Otis-Bison girls rolled past Ness City 53-37 in a Central Prairie League basketball game.
The Cougars (15-2, 4-1 CPL) were led by Taylor Regan with 25 points and Maddie Wiltse with 12 points.

Ness City 7 6 10 14 – 37
Otis-Bison 15 13 11 14 – 53
NESS CITY—Richardson 4 0-0 12; Clarke 3 1-2 7; Holechek 4 1-2 9; Guzman 2 0-0 5; Epperson 1 2-4 4; Totals 14 4-8 37.
OTIS-BISON—Regan 10 5-7 25; Wiltse 5 2-5 12; Schilowsky 2 0-0 6; Mitchell 2 0-0 4; Butler 0 1-2 1; Schneider 0 1-2 1; Anderson 2 0-0 4; Totals 21 9-16 53.

NESS CITY 67, OTIS-BISON 34
OTIS – The No. 1 state-ranked Class 2A Ness City boys roared past outmanned Otis-Bison 67-34 in a battle for second place in the Central Prairie League.
The Eagles (16-1, 5-1 CPL) were led by Chandler Stiawalt with 22 points and Peyton Fellhoelter with 10 points. The Eagles outscored the Cougars 35-13 in the second and third quarters.
No. 7 state-ranked Class 1A Div. 2 Otis-Bison (12-5, 3-2 CPL) was paced by Maitland Wiltse with 17 points.

Ness City 18 17 18 14 – 67
Otis-Bison 16 6 7 5 – 34
NESS CITY—Fellhoelter 4 0-0 10; Stiawalt 7 6-10 22; Brown 4 0-0 8; Chacon 1 0-0 2; Scheopner 4 0-0 8; Pfannenstiel 3 3-5 9; Rios 2 0-0 4; VanDeGrift 1 0-0 2; Totals 26 9-15 67.
OTIS-BISON—Maitland Wiltse 7 1-1 17; Trevor Trapp 1 1-1 3; Luke Higgason 2 0-0 4; Kade Urban 1 12-2 2; Anton Foust 3 0-0 6; Totals 14 4-4 34.

MACKSVILLE 68, FOWLER 34
MACKSVILLE – The red-hot Macksville boys were fueled by Brigdon Russell’s 21-point game that sparked a 68-34 non-league basketball victory over Fowler.
Bridgon Russell led Macksville (12-5) with 21 points and five steals. Karson
Waters grabbed 13 rebounds. Jacob Rein had eight points and eight of 19 assists.

Fowler 6 12 10 6 – 34
Macksville 19 11 17 21 – 68
FOWLER—Desing 1 0-1 3; Lundeen 2 0-0 4; Watson 0 1-3 1; Burd 2 2-2 7; Jones 2 0-0 4; Mendoza 2 11-12 15; Totals 9 14-18 34.
MACKSVILLE—Brigdon Russell 8-17 0-0 21; Kreed Parr 2-7 0-0 6; Kaleb Lickiss 3-5 1-1 7; Karson Waters 2-10 3-7 7; Jacob Rein 3-12 1-2 8; Diego Delgadillo 2-11 4-4 9; Hector Negrete 1-1 0-0 2; Jarrod Kuckelman 4-6 0-0 8; 25-69 9-14 68.

FOWLER GIRLS 60, MACKSVILLE 45
MACKSVILLE – Fowler’s Mallory Bergkamp scored 21 points to spark the Goldbugs past Macksville’s girls 60-45 in a non-league basketball game Friday.
Sophie Filbert led Macksville (7-10) with 15 points and three steals. Emma Stimatze had six rebounds and Lexas Wright dished out four assists.

Fowler 16 7 19 18 — 60
Macksville 11 9 14 11 — 45
FOWLER—Bergkamp 6 7-8 21; Harris 6 2-4 14; Dewell 2 0-0 4; Duesing 0 0-2 0; Grandus 0 0-1 0; Bollinger 1 4-5 6; Stout 4 6-8 15; Totals 19 19-28 60.
MACKSVILLE—Sophie Filbert 5-15 2-2 15; Jenna Russell 2 0-1 4; Cindy Ibarra 1-2 0-0 2; Lyset Ibarra 2-7 3-4 7; Braylynn Anchutz 0-1 1-2 1; Olivia Vosburgh 2-5 0-0 5; Lexas Wright 1-2 0-0 2; Emma Stimatze 2-4 2-2 7; Denise Galan 1-2 0-0 2; Totals 16-45 8-13 45.

HOISINGTON 51, HALSTEAD 42
HOSINGTON – Hoisington’s boys raced by Halstead 51-42 in a Central Kansas League basketball game.
Hoisington (8-9, 4-3) started the game with a 7-0 run and keyed a 16-7 third quarter with seven points on one trip down the court. Brenner Donovan (15), Grant Dolechek (14) and Alex Schremmer (10) scored in double figures. Cameron Davis grabbed eight rebounds. Dolechek had three assists and Brenner Donovan had three steals.
Halstead (10-7, 3-4 CKL) was led by Kason O’Neal with 10 points.

Halstead 12 5 7 18 – 42
Hoisington 14 7 16 14 – 51
HALSTEAD—O’Brien 6, Gerber 2, Kraus 2, Bohling 8, Kraus 9, O’Neal 10, Siebel 5
HOISINGTON—Brenner Donovan 4-10 7-8 15, Xavier Robinson 1-1 0-0 2, Cameron Davis 2-3 1-3 5, Tyler Specht 1-3 0-1 2, Alex Schremmer 1-2 7-8 10, Grant Dolechek 5-9 4-9 14, Kyle Lang 1-2 0-0 3, Isaacc Prosser 0-1 0-0 0, Totals 15-29 19-29 51.

HALSTEAD GIRLS 47, HOISINGTON 35
HOISINGTON – Halstead’s girls led 14-6 after one quarter and never lost control in a 47-35 Central Kansas League basketball victory over Hoisington High.
Halstead (13-4, 5-2 CKL) was paced by McKenzie Anderson with 19 points and Kodie Casey with 10. Hoisington (8-9, 3-4 CKL) was led by Emma Harmon with 11 points and Vikki Donetz with eight points.

Halstead 14 11 14 8 — 47
Hoisington 6 11 12 6 — 35
HALSTEAD—McKenzie Anderson 9 1-2 19; Casey 4 2-2 10; Williams 2 2-2 8; Newman 2 1-3 5, Boston 0 3-4 3, Runnebaum 1 0-2 2; Totals 18 9-15 47.
HOISINGTON—Emma Harmon 3 2-2 11, Vikki Donetz 3 2-7 8, Jocelyn Pedigo 0 6-6 6, Kat Warnken 2 0-0 6, Maleigha Schmidt 0 4-6 4; Totals 8 14-26 35.