GIRLS
St. John 50, Ellinwood 11
ST. JOHN — Morgan Osborne led the St. John High School girls’ basketball team with 17 points in a rout of Ellinwood on Tuesday.
The Lady Tigers, who are ranked No. 1 in Class 1A Division-I in the latest Kansas Basketball Coaches Association poll, received nine points from Haley Falk and Teresa Wade.
Ellinwood was led by Darri Beckwith, who scored five points.
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL
At St. John
GIRLS
Tuesday
St. John 50, Ellinwood 11
ELLINWOOD (2-6)
Jenna Snell 1 0-0 2, Bailey Schartz 0 0-0 0, Darri Beckwith 2 0-0 5, Brooke Panning 1 0-0 2, Kenzie Corbet 1 0-0 2, Lindsay Zink 1 0-2 2, Becca Strecker 0 0-2 0. Totals 5 0-5 11.
ST. JOHN (8-0)
Tia Smith 1 0-0 3, Haley Falk 2 5-6 9, Morgan Osborne 6 3-4 17, Tara Christie 1 1-2 3, Teresa Christie 3 0-2 6, Alexis Witt 1 0-0 2, Teresa Wade 4 1-6 9, Kendra Hacker 0 1-2 1. Totals 18 11-22 50.
Ellinwood 0 2 5 4 — 11
St. John 14 15 12 9 — 50
Three-point goals — St. John 3 (Osborne 2, Smith); Ellinwood 1 (Beckwith).
Kinsley 45, Otis-Bison 34
KINSLEY — Otis-Bison couldn’t keep up with Kinsley’s Alisen Habiger, who scored seven of her game-high 17 points in the first quarter.
Kinsley took a 14-6 lead after the first eight-minute period, and the Lady Cougars didn’t recover.
Otis-Bison (3-6) was led by Hannah Bannister, who finished with nine points. Janel Tammen added eight points.
At Kinsley
GIRLS
Tuesday
Kinsley 45, Otis-Bison 34
OTIS-BISON (3-6)
Anndrea Kraisinger 2 2-9 6, Demi Bartonek 2 2-6 6, Carla Classen 1 0-0 2, Hannah Bannister 4 1-2 9, Kim Pechanec 0 3-4 4, Janel Tammen 4 0-4 8. Totals 13 8-23 34.
KINSLEY
Brooke Hattrup 2 0-0 4, Shaylee Meyers 5 0-0 12, Alisen Habiger 8 1-2 17, Brittany Gleason 1 0-0 3, Jorden Jones 3 0-0 9. Totals 19 1-2 45.
Kinsley 14 7 7 17 — 45
Otis-Bison 6 9 6 13 — 34
Three-point goals — Kinsley 6 (Jones 3, Meyers 2, Gleason); Otis-Bison (none).
LaCrosse 41, Macksville 39
MACKSVILLE — Macksville fell just shy of its first win of the season against LaCrosse.
The Lady Mustangs (0-7) were led by senior Keira Parr, who scored 12 points.
Karissa Langlois added 11 points.
At Macksville
GIRLS
Tuesday
LaCrosse 41, Macksville 39
LACROSSE
Oborny 2 0-4 5, Weigel 1 0-0 3, Gilbert 1 2-5 4, McCarroll 5 9-12 19, Helm 3 4-4 10. Totals 12 15-25 41.
MACKSVILLE (0-8)
Keira Parr 4 3-7 12, Melissa Espino 1 0-0 2, Kristina Murphy 3 0-0 6, Tara Bunker 1 0-0 2, Karissa Langlois 3 4-6 11, Selana Galan 1 0-0 2, Mindy Wood 1 2-2 4. Totals 14 9-15 39.
LaCrosse 11 8 14 8 — 41
Macksville 7 14 10 8 — 39
Three-point goals — (); Macksville 2 (Parr, Langlois).
Central Plains 38, Wilson 36
WILSON — The Central Plains girls narrowly escaped rallying Wilson, which scored 22 of its 36 points in the second half.
The Lady Oilers (6-2) were led by Sydney Rugan, who scored a game-high 14 points. Jennifer Hitschmann added eight points, and Janae Hekele and Katie Hipp each contributed seven.
Karli Seinle led Wilson with 13 points. Shania Steinike added 10 points.
Cimarron 49, Larned 38
LARNED — Larned led 32-25 going into halftime, but Cimarron held the Lady Indians to six points in the final 16 minutes to win.
Cimarron was led by Avery Burns, who scored 17 points. Lindsay Wehkamp added 16 points.
The Lady Indians (2-5) were led by Maci Perez, who finished with eight points. Tiara Diaz and Jodie Skelton added seven points.
Fairfield 55, Stafford 22
STAFFORD — Fairfield jumped ahead 14-2 after the first quarter and kept Stafford from gaining any ground for the rest of the game.
Fairfield was led by Brandy Burns, who scored 18 points, including four 3-pointers.
The Lady Trojans (0-5) were led by Adriane Millershaski, who finished with eight points.
— Kevin Price
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