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Area basketball roundup: Jan. 30
Central Plains boys, girls unbeaten
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St. John's Tara Nelson battles five Norwich players for the basketball. - photo by Photo by DICK SMITH

AREA ROUNDUP
ST. JOHN BOYS 69, NORWICH 26 — Quincy Smith and Chase Fisher each scored 14 points as No. 4 ranked 1A St. John tuned up for a titantic showdown at No. 1 Central Plains with a 69-26 non-league basketball victory. St. John (10-3, 3-0) and Central Plains (13-0, 3-0) are tied for first in the Central Prairie League.
Braden Witt grabbed 10 rebounds. Smith and Mason Osborne each had four assists. Smith and Chase Fisher each had four steals.
St. John 17 22 23 7 — 69
Norwich 2 6 7 11 — 26
ST. JOHN (10-3)—Smith 6-9 2-3 14, Chase Fisher 6-12 1-5 14, Tanner Halling 4-7 2-2 10, Witt 3-4 2-2 8, Eddy Calleros 3-8 1-2 7, Osborne 2-5 0-0 6, Collin Halling 1-1 2-4 5, McVey 1-4 0-0 2, Ibarra 1-1 0-0 2, Trey Fisher 0-3 1-2 1, Uriel Calleros 0-1 0-0 0, Guo 0-2 0-0 0, Totals 27-57 11-20 69.

ST. JOHN GIRLS 39, NORWICH 26 — St. John’s Tara Nelson scored 17 points and Paige Doran added eight points as the Tigers beat Norwich 39-26 in a non-league basketball game Tuesday. Torre Fisher contributed seven assists and six steals for the Tigers (9-4).
St. John 12 7 12 8 — 39 
Norwich 14 4 2 6 — 26
ST. JOHN (9-4)—Nelson 6-16 4-6 17, Rios 2-2 0-0 4, Fisher 1-7 1-2 3, Doran 3-5 2-4 8, Meyer 1-7 1-2 3, Crissman 1-2 2-2 4, Totals, 14-39 9-14 39.
NORWICH—Rosenhagen 2-7 4-6 8, Schroeder 4-10 1-2 9, Scot-welch 2-5 0-0 4, Hibbs 0-4 1-1 1, Poe 0-3 0-1 0, Turner 0-2 0-0 0, Hare 1-8 1-2 3, Totals 9-39 7-12 26.

MACKSVILLE BOYS 67, LACROSSE 47 — Macksville’s Kody Mead scored 19 points to lead four players in double figures as the Mustangs roared past LaCrosse 67-47 in Tuesday’s Central Prairie League basketball game.
Macksville (10-4, 3-2 CPL) also placed Kaleb Lickiss (18), Kreed Parr (10) and Karson Waters (10) in double figures. Lickiss grabbed eight rebounds. Trevor Freeman dished out seven assists and Parr and Waters had five assists. Mead had four steals.
Macksville 10 22 18 17 — 67
LaCrosse 6 18 15 8 — 47
MACKSVILLE (10-4)—Mead 8-15 3-3 19, Lickiss 7-12 4-4 18, Parr 3-8 2-2 10, Waters 4-8 2-3 10, Freeman 3-7 0-0 8, Ibarra 1-3 0-2 2, Miller 0-1 0-0 0, Totals 26-54 11-14 67.

LACROSSE GIRLS 36, MACKSVILLE 34 — Macksville’s BrayLynn Anchutz and Lyset Ibarra each scored eight points in a hard-fought 36-34 Central Prairie League basketball loss to LaCrosse. Cindy Ibarra grabbed 10 rebounds. Jenna Russell had four steals and Denise Galan had three assists.
Macksville 13 5 14 2 — 34
LaCrosse 9 10 13 4 — 36
MACKSVILLE (7-7)—Anshutz 4-9 0-1 8, Lyset Ibarra 3-12 0-1 8, Wright 2-10 0-0 5, Ortiz 1-2 0-1 2, Russell 2-9 0-0 4, Galan 1-1 0-2 2, Cindy Ibarra 2-9 1-2 5, Totals 15-52 1-7 34.

VICTORIA GIRLS 43, ELLINWOOD 34 — Ellinwood’s Madison Ward worked for 15 points and 14 rebounds in a 43-34 Central Prairie League basketball loss to Victoria. The Knights outscored the Eagles 20-18 in the second quarter.
Ellinwood 5 18 5 6 — 34
Victoria 9 20 5 9 — 43
ELLINWOOD (0-13)—Ward 7-9 1-2 15, Petz 5-9 0-0 10, Klepper 3-11 0-0 7, Panning 0-3 0-0 0, Harrington 0-4 0-0 0, Henderson 1-5 0-0 2, Maestas 0-0 0-2 0, Totals 16-41 1-4 34.

SMOKY VALLEY BOYS 58, HOISINGTON 48 — Hoisington’s Drew Nicholson scored 20 points in the Cardinals’ hard-fought Central Kansas League loss to Smoky Valley. Nickerson visits Hoisington (5-9, 1-3 CKL) Friday. Isaac Prosser grabbed nine rebounds and Mason Haxton had three steals.
Hoisington sliced a 12-point lead to lead, but the Vikings; 9-0 scoring run in the fourth quarter sealed the victory.
SV 5 13 15 15 — 58
HHS 11 15 12 10 — 48
SMOKY VALLEY (9-6)—Reinert 6-10 4-4 18, Weldy 6-10 2-2 14, Heitschmidt 3-6 0-0 9, Brumbaugh 2-2 0-0 5, Schrag 2-2 0-0 4, Adams 2-5 0-1 4, Windholz 1-2 0-0 2, Heble 1-1 0-0 2, Totals 23-41 6-7 58.
HOISINGTON (5-9)—Nicholson 6-12 3-4 20, Robinson 1-5 0-0 2, Haxton 2-11 3-4 7, Prosser 3-4 1-2 8, Barrett 2-2 0-0 4, Donovan 3-6 0-0 7, Totals 17-40 7-10 48.

VICTORIA BOYS 49, ELLINWOOD 33 — Ellinwood’s Davie Hammeke scored 14 points, but the Eagles lost 49-33 to Victoria in a Central Prairie League basketball showdown. Ellinwood (1-12, 0-4 CPL) converted 1 of 9 free throws.
Ellinwood 9 10 4 10 — 33
Victoria 21 13 11 4 — 49
ELLINWOOD (1-12)—Hammeke 7-13 0-0 14, Monday 4-10 0-0 9, Carr 3-5 1-2 8, Niles 1-2 0-0 2, Knop 0-2 0-2 0, Wondra 0-7 0-5 0, Totals 15-39 1-9 33.

SPEARVILLE GIRLS 41, PAWNEE HEIGHTS 34 — Madison Polson scored 10 points and Jaden Carlson and Regan Carlson each added eight points in Pawnee Heights’ 41-34 loss to Spearville. Spearville’s Alissa Heskamp scored 23 points.
Spearville 11 14 8 8 — 41
P. Heights 13 10 8 3 — 34
SPEARVILLE (10-4)—Heskamp 23, Brownlee 3, Ricke 5, Kolbeck 2, Foos 4, Gleason 4
PAWNEE HEIGHTS (8-7)—Polson 10, Regan Carlson 8, Jaden Carlson 8, Amspacker 5, Lupfer 3

VICTORIA BOYS 49, ELLINWOOD 33 — Ellinwood’s Davie Hammeke scored 14 points, but the Eagles lost 49-33 to Victoria in a Central Prairie League basketball showdown. Ellinwood (1-12, 0-4 CPL) converted 1 of 9 free throws.
Ellinwood 9 10 4 10 — 33
Victoria 21 13 11 4 — 49
ELLINWOOD (1-12)—Hammeke 7-13 0-0 14, Monday 4-10 0-0 9, Carr 3-5 1-2 8, Niles 1-2 0-0 2, Knop 0-2 0-2 0, Wondra 0-7 0-5 0, Totals 15-39 1-9 33.

CENTRAL PLAINS GIRLS 75, OTIS-BISON 46 — Oiler Emily Ryan scored 41 points to spark No. 1 ranked 2A Central Plains past Otis-Bison 75-46 in Tuesday’s Central Prairie League basketball game. Rachel Lamatsch added 14 points.
The Oilers (13-0, 3-0 CPL) led 27-13 after one quarter and 53-19 at halftime.
Otis-Bison (11-4, 2-3 CPL) was paced by Maddie Wiltse with 21 pointw and Sheridan Ewy with 12 points, including four 3-pointers.
CP 27 26 14 8 — 75
OB 13 6 11 16 — 46
CENTRAL PLAINS (13-0)—Emily Ryan 17 6-6 41, Lamatsch 5 1-1 14, Donecker 2 0-0 4, Cunningham 3 0-0 6, Hurley 2 0-0 4, Crites 3 0-0 6, Totals 32 7-7 75.
OTIS-BISON (11-4)—Maddie Wiltse 8 5-5 21, Sheridan Ewy 4 0-0 12, Sc hneider 2 0-2 4, Butler 1 0-0 2, Bartonek 1 0-0 3, Vondracek 0 0-2 0, Anderson 2 0-0 4, Totals 18 5-9 46.

CENTRAL PLAINS BOYS 72, OTIS-BISON 37 — Brett Liebl (21), Myles Menges (18) and Alex Barton (18) scored in double figures to spark No. 1 2A Central Plains past Otis-Bison 72-37 in Tuesday’s Central Prairie League basketball showdown.
Devin Ryan contributed nine assists and eight rebounds. Barton had five assists. The Oilers led 21-7 after one quarter and 43-19 at halftime. The Oilers (13-0, 3-0 CPL) play St. John in a showdown for first place Friday night.
Otis-bison (9-6, 1-4 CPL) was sparked by Maitland Wiltse with 16 points and Clade Anderson with 10 points.
CP 21 22 16 13 — 72
OB 7 12 11 7 — 37
CENTRAL PLAINS (13-0)—Menges 7-9 3-4 18, Hickel 2-5 0-0 4, Devin Ryan 3-7 0-0 8, Barton 7-11 3-4 18, Liebl 10-15 1-1 21, Holmes 1-2 1-2 3, Oeser 0-1 0-0 0, Short 0-1 0-0 0, Thompson 0-2 0-0 0, Totals 30-53 8-11 72.
OTIS-BISON (9-6)—Wiltse 5 4-4 16, Anderson 5 0-0 10, Bahr 1 0-2 3, Foust 3 1-3 8, Loucks 0 1-2 1, Totals 14 6-11 37.

HOISINGTON GIRLS 34, SMOKY VALLEY 29 — Hoisington’s Iris Suarez scored 11 points and Joeclynn Pedigo added 10 points as the Cardinals edged Smoky Valley 34-29 in Tuesday’s Central Kansas League basketball game.
SMOKY VALLEY (1-14)—Jordan Otto 13, Franklin 6, Ryals 3, Kerington Haxton 2, Hulse 2.
HOISINGTON (6-8)—Iris Suarez 11, Pedigo 10, Schmidt 8, Schneider 3, Wolf 2,

BUCKLIN GIRLS 45, PAWNEE HTS 20
Pawnee Hts. 8 1 7 4 — 20
Bucklin 11 8 11 13 — 45
PAWNEE HEIGHTS—Amspacker 7, Regan Carlson 4, Miller 3, Lupfer 2, Polson 2, Jaden Carlson 2.

SO. CENTRAL BOYS 64, PAWNEE HTS. 32
PH 7 8 13 8 — 32
SC 19 16 15 14 — 64
PAWNEE HEIGHTS—Kade Scott 17, McCoy 7, Karst 6, Williams 2.

KIOWA CO. BOYS 63, PAWNEE HTS. 41
PH 15 6 10 10 — 41
KC 19 15 14 15 — 63
PAWNEE HEIGHTS—McCoy 10, Karst 10, Oddo 8, Peterson 6, Kade Scott 5, Williams 2.
KIOWA CO.— Thompson 13, Detwiler 13, Rhodes 10, VandenHoek 9, Odle 8, Erickson 4,, Tedder 2, Owens 2.