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Area Basketball Roundup
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GIRLS
St. John 49, Ness City 26

     ST. JOHN — St. John jumped ahead of Ness City after an 18-7 first quarter, and the Lady Tigers never let go of the lead.
Led by Teresa Wade, who scored 14 points in the first half and a game-high 16, St. John extended its lead to 33-14 at the half.
Morgan Osborne pumped in 13 points, including three 3-pointers.

St. John 49, Ness City 26
NESS CITY

     E. Flax 0 0-0 0, Al. Seib 0 0-2 0, Young 0 0-0 0, Ky. Stoelklien 3 0-0 6, M. Stoelklien 0 0-0 0, Hawkinson 2 1-1 5, Ke. Stoelklien 4 2-4 10, S. Flax 0 0-1 0, As. Seib 1 3-4 5. Totals 10 6-12 26.
ST. JOHN (6-0)

     Smith 0 0-0 0, Hanson 1 0-0 3, Falk 0 1-2 1, Osborne 5 0-2 13, Waters 3 1-2 8, Woodward 0 0-0 0, Collins 3 0-0 6, Lippoldt 0 0-0 0, Witt 1 0-0 2, Willinger 0 0-0 0, Wade 7 2-6 16, Hacker 0 0-0 0. Totals 20 4-12 49.
Ness City     7     7     4    8    —    26
St. John    18    15    10    6    —    49

     Three-point goals — St. John 5 (Osborne 3, Hanso, Waters); Ness City (None).
 
Little River 51, Ellinwood 19
     ELLINWOOD — A rough start found Ellinwood down 36-6 after the first half and the Lady Eagles could not climb back on Friday night.
Darrien Beckwith led Ellinwood with seven points and Jamie Christiansen added six.
Lauren Thill and Kenzie Corbett contributed four and two points, respectively.
 
Little River 51, Ellinwood 19
LITTLE RIVER

     Chloe Baldwin 0 0-0 0, Skylar Johnston 1 0-0 2, Annie Galyon 1 0-0 2, Emily Baldwin 1 0-0 2, Michelle Burrola 3 1-1 8, Samantha Zeller 1 0-0 2, Reagan Dougherty 0 0-0 0, Kristin Waters 1 0-0 2, Megan Stagner 7 4-6 21, Phoebe Barton 1 1-2 3, Abbey Baldwin 4 0-0 9. Totals 20 6-9 51.
ELLINWOOD (2-6)

     Ashlie Munson 0 0-0 0, Michelle Klepper 0 0-0 0, Omelia Thomas 0 0-0 0, Jenna Snell 0 0-0 0, Bailey Schartz 0 0-0 0, Shelbi Trarbach 0 0-0 0, Darrien Beckwith 2 2-2 7, Jaime Christainsen 2 2-2 6,  Reba Thomas 0 0-2 0, Michelle Miller 0 0-0 0, Brooke Panning 0 0-0 0, Kenzie Corbett 1 0-0 2, Devan Patten 0 0-0 0, Lauren Thill 2 0-0 4, Becca Strecker 0 0-0 0. Totals 7 4-6 19.
Little River    16    20    11    4    —    51
Ellinwood     4     2     5    8    —    19

     Three-point goals — Little River 5 (Stagner 3, A. Baldwin, Burrola); Ellinwood 1 (Beckwith).
 
BOYS
Otis-Bison 38, Victoria 30

     VICTORIA – Victoria jumped ahead of Otis-Bison early, but the Cougars climbed back for a one-point lead at the half and held on down the stretch
Otis-Bison was led by Trevor Keller, who scored 13 points. Dylan Wissman joined him as the only other Cougars player to score in double digits.
Dominic Trapp and Brandon Pechanec each added six in the win.
 
Otis-Bison 38, Victoria 30
OTIS-BISON (5-2)

     Keller 4 4-6 13, Wissman 5 0-1 10, Cromwell 0 0-0 0, Piper 1 1-2 3, Trapp 3 0-2 6, Pechanec 2 2-6 6. Totals 15 7-17 38.
VICTORIA

     C. Dinkel 0 0-0 0, C. Schmittberger 1 0-0 3, Hotaling 0 0-0 0, Dreiling 0 0-0 0, Roth 0 0-0 0, Schmidt 2 0-1 5, K. Dinkel 6 0-0 14, Bleske 4 0-4 8, T. Schmittberger 0 0-0 0. Totals 13 0-5 30.
Otis-Bison     8    14    8    8    —    38
Victoria    12     9    5    4    —    30

     Three-point goals — Victoria 4 (K. Dinkel 2, Schmidt 1, C. Schmittberger 1); Otis-Bison 1 (Keller 1).
 
Ellinwood 53, Little River 42
     ELLINWOOD — It was anyone’s game after three quarters, but Ellinwood scored 23 points to rout Little River on Friday night.
Kyle Corbett led three Eagles in double digits with 15 points, including three 3-pointers.
Brett Whelan pumped in 14 points and Garrett Hayes added 12.
 
Ellinwood 53, Little River 42
LITTLE RIVER

     Caden Ackerman 4 1-4 9, Skylar Hill 6 4-6 17, Ethan Wright 0 0-2 0, Tevin Renken 2 0-0 5, Daulton Anderson 1 0-1 2, Trevor Smyres 0 0-0 0, Chet Cordell 4 1-4 9, Tanner Hodgson 0 0-0 0, Dalton Konen 0 0-2 0. Totals 17 6-19 42.
ELLINWOOD (3-5)

     Kyle Corbett 5 2-2 15, Chantz Clawson 0 2-2 2, Cody Isern 0 0-0 0, Kyle Blakeslee 2 0-0 5, Pat Ringering 0 0-0 0, Derek Ward 0 0-0 0, Micah Yellowwolf 0 0-0 0, Brett Whelan 6 2-2 14, Garrett Hayes 4 4-6 12, Kale Clawson 0 0-0 0, Ian Goering 2 1-2 5. Totals 19 11-14 53.
Little River    6    12    12    12    —    42
Ellinwood    7    14     9    23    —    53

     Three-point goals — Ellinwood 4 (Corbett 3, Blakeslee 1); Little River 2 (Hill 1, Renken 1).
 
Dodge City 52, Larned 22
     LARNED — Dodge City jumped ahead 20-8 after the first quarter and Larned could not get back into the game on Friday night.
Justin Vratil led the Indians with nine points. Jahman Hill added seven points including 4 of 4 from the free-throw line.
Jeret Johnson, Tyler Gleason and Jon Sallee each added two points.

Dodge City 55, Larned 22
DODGE CITY

     J. Taylor 0 0-0 0, R. Taylor 0 0-0 0, Bradshaw 0 0-0 0, Hallman 5 0-0 10, Roy 1 0-1 2, Sotelo 2 0-0 4, Esquibel 0 0-0 0, Schmitt 1 0-0 2, Doan 1 0-0 2, Brown 3 0-0 9, Campbell 4 3-3 11, Bonner 0 0-0 0, Davis 1 0-0 2. Totals 22 5-6 52.
LARNED (1-7)

     Hill 1 4-4 7, Johnson 1 0-0 2, Vratil 3 3-4 9, Gleason 1 0-0 2, Allison 0 0-0 0, Sallee 1 0-0 2, Keith 0 0-0 0, Palmer 0 0-0 0, Wilson 0 0-0 0. Totals 7 7-8 22.
Dodge City    20    15    6    11    —    52
Larned     5     8    7     2    —    22

 
St. John 49, Ness City 47
     ST. JOHN — Down 20-16 at half time, St. John mustered just enough points to slide past Ness City on Friday.
St. John leaned on Zach Minnis and Zach Achor, who each scored 19 points. Achor went 5-for-5 from the line and Minnis had a pair of 3-pointers.
Brandon Blakeslee added five points.
 
St. John 49, Ness City 47
NESS CITY

     Dalton Gantz 3 0-0 8, Ernesto Flores 3 5-7 12, Drew Clarke 3 0-0 6, Wyatt Beckman 0 0-0 0, T.J. Price 0 0-0 0, John Clarke 3 6-6 12, Gabriel Garcia 0 0-0 0, Garrett Flax 1 0-0 3, Tucker Vonlehe 0 1-2 1, Skyler Kraft 1 3-4 5. Totals 14 15-19 47.
ST. JOHN (3-3)

     Kade Kinnamon 0 1-2 1, Zach Minnis 6 5-8 19, Kinser Crissman 1 1-3 3, Brandon Blakeslee 2 1-4 5, Ethan Long 1 0-0 2, Zuriel Reyes 0 0-0 0, Dace Mercer 0 0-1 0, Zach Achor 7 5-5 19. Totals 15 13-23 49.
Ness City    10    10    12    15    —    47
St. John    6    10    16    17    —    49

     Three-point goals — Ness City 4 (Gantz 2, Flores 1, Flax 1); St. John 2 (Minnis 2).