GIRLS
Ellinwood 60, Spearville 49
LARNED — Amanda Tucker put Ellinwood High School’s girls’ basketball team in a position to win in the championship game of the Seventh Annual Gene Keady Basketball Classic on Saturday night against Spearville.
Tucker scored 13 of her game-high 19 points in the first half.
Sophia Hayes and Rachel Doll each added 11 points for the Lady Eagles.

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL
Seventh Annual Gene Keady Basketball Classic

GIRLS

Saturday

At Larned

Ellinwood 60, Spearville 49
ELLINWOOD (3-1)
     Sophie Hayes 4 3-5 11, Tawny Arndt 1 1-2 3, Allison Panning 3 2-2 8, Rachel Doll 4 0-2 11, Kelsea Ward 4 0-2 8, Amanda Tucker 8 3-4 19. Totals 24 9-15 60.
SPEARVILLE
     Chesna Ratzlaff 2 1-2 7, Erica Hornung-Heeke 1 0-0 2, Carly Schuette 2 0-0 6, Cody Offerle 4 0-2 8, Lindsay Heskamp 5 1-2 13, Rachel Slattery 1 0-2 2, Marisa Kistler 3 0-0 9, Brianna Dousa 1 0-0 2. Totals 19 2-8 49.
Ellinwood    15    16    12    17  —  60
Spearville     7    20    10    12  —  49
     Three-point goals — Ellinwood 3 (Doll 3); Spearville 7 (Ratzlaff 2, Schuette 2, Heskamp 2, Kistler).

Hoisington 33, Kiowa County 26
LARNED — Hoisington led 16-13 after the first half, and added to its lead in each quarter of the second half to pull away in the third-place game of the Gene Keady Classic.
The Lady Cardinals were led by senior Jordin Greer, who finished with 15 points.
Rylie Koester added 10 points.

Hoisington 33, Kiowa County 26
HOISINTON (2-2)
     Karisa Schremmer 0 0-1 0, Jordin Greer 3 7-11 15, Rylie Koester 3 4-6 10, Abbi Demel 2 2-6 6, Marisa Jones 1 0-0 2. Totals 9 13-24 33.
KIOWA COUNTY
     Katelynn Gamble 2 3-4 7, Jansen Miller 1 0-0 2, Heather Melton 2 0-0 4, Riann Heft 1 1-2 3, Dena Liggett 3 0-2 6, McKenzie Heft 2 0-1 4. Totals 11 4-9 26.
Hoisington        14    2    9    8  —  33
Kiowa County    11    2    6    7  —  26
     Three-point goals — Hoisington 2 (Greer 2); Kiowa County (none).

St. John-Hudson 31, Larned 22
LARNED — St. John pulled away in the third quarter of the fifth-place game of the Gene Keady Classic, outscoring host Larned 8-3 for a 21-14 lead heading into the final eight minutes.
The Lady Tigers only made 4 of 7 free throws in the fourth quarter, but held on to win.
Alexis Witt and Teresa Christie finished with 11 points each to lead St. John.
Larned’s Tiara Diaz finished with a team-leading nine points.

St. John-Hudson 31, Larned 22
ST. JOHN (3-1)
     Tia Smith 0 0-0 0, Jessica Hanson 0 3-4 3, Tara Christie 0 1-2 1, Maddy Lippoldt 1 1-2 3, Alexis Witt 4 3-4 11, Brandi Hanson 0 2-2 2, Teresa Christie 5 1-4 11. Totals 10 11-18 31.
LARNED (3-1)
     Allison Aldrich 2 0-0 4, Shaylene Shepherd 1 1-1 3, Roxy Foster 1 0-0 2, Aarika Bright 0 0-1 0, Alysa Byrum 1 0-0 2, Tiara Diaz 2 4-6 9, Jessie Johnson 1 0-2 2. Totals 8 5-10 22.
St. John    5    8    8    10  —  31
Larned     4    7    3     8   —  22
     Three-point goals — St. John (none); Larned 1 (Diaz).

Macksville 63, Kinsley 35
LARNED — Macksville was led by Tara Bunker, who finished with 20 points and scored 13 of them in the fourth quarter.
She went 8-for-12 from the free-throw line for the Lady Mustangs in the final eight minutes to secure the victory over Kinsley in the seventh-place game of the Gene Keady Classic.
Sophie Filbert added 12 points, and Melissa Espino scored 11 points for Macksville.

Macksville 63, Kinsley 35
MACKSVILLE
     Sophie Filbert 5 0-1 12, Melissa Espino 3 2-3 11, Olivia Vosburgh 1 4-6 6, Tara Bunker 5 8-12 20, Perla Ibarra 1 0-0 2, Emma Stimatze 1 2-2 4, Selena Galan 1 0-0 2, Clara Cross 2 0-0 4, Emma Austin 1 0-0 2. Totals 18 16-24 63.
KINSLEY
     Paige Herrmann 1 0-1 3, Amber Espinosa 1 5-14 7, Scout Frame 4 1-4 9, Alex Herrmann 4 1-4 9, Ana Ordaz 0 0-2 0, Kate Gleason 0 2-2 2, Clarisa Holguin 2 1-6 5. Totals 12 10-33 35.
Macksville    13    16    17    17  —  63
Kinsley          8      7      9     11  —  35
     Three-point goals — Macksville 7 (Espino 3, Filbert 2, Bunker 2); Kinsley 1 (P. Herrmann).

                                         — Kevin Price

AMOS MORRIS/GEORGE
STEPHENS CLASSIC

Central Plains 58, Ell-Saline 48
LINCOLN — Reagan Phelan scored 16 points to lead Central Plains past Ell-Saline 58-48 in Saturday’s championship game.
Central Plains (4-0) also placed Kendi Maxwell (13) and Taylor Rolfs (11) in double figures. Breanna Holmes added nine points.
The Lady Oilers outscored the Lady Cardinals 19-10 in the decisive second period. Central Plains converted 16 of 21 free throws.
Ell-Saline’s Paige Johnson scored 21 points and made seven 3-pointers. Sesely Omli added 10 points.

Central Plains 58, Ell-Saline 48
Central Plains (4-0)
     Reagan Phelan 3 10-11 16, Kendi Maxwell 6 0-0 13, Taylor Rolfs 4 3-6 11, Breanna Holmes 4 1-2 9, Janae Ryan 1 2-2 5, Breanna Schartz 1 0-0 2, Cassidy Crites 1 0-0 2. Totals 20 16-21 58.
Ell-Saline (2-2)
     Paige Johnson 7 0-0 21, Sesely Omli 4 2-4 10, Aubrey Wilson 3 2-6 9, Darby Wikoff 2 1-3 5, Stalee Diehl 1 0-0 2, Emma Drees 0 1-2 1, Katelyn Adams 0 0-1 0. Totals 17 6-16 48.
Central Plains    13    19    14    12  —  58
Ell-Saline            9     10    17    12  —  48
     Three-point goals — Central Plains 2 (Maxwell, Ryan); Ell-Saline 8 (Johnson 7, Wilson).
     Amos-Morris George Stephens Classic — 1st, Central Plains 58, Ell-Saline 48; 3rd, Ellsworth 53, Lincoln 29; 4th, Phillipsburg 45, Russell 37; 7th, Plainville 45, Nickerson 30.

                                         — Jim Misunas