GIRLS
 
Ellinwood 48, Hoisington 41
HOISINGTON — While the Ellinwood High School girls’ basketball team doubled Hoisington’s score in the first quarter, the Lady Cardinals tied things up heading into the fourth quarter.
With the game knotted at 37, the Lady Eagles were able to outscore the home team 11-4 to win.
Ellinwood was led by Kelsea Ward, who finished with 16 points. Rachel Doll added 10 points.
Jordin Greer scored 16 points for Hoisington, and Rylie Koester contributed 14 points.
 
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL
 
GIRLS
 
Friday
 
At Hoisington
Hoisington Activity Center
 
Ellinwood 48, Hoisington 41
ELLINWOOD
     Sophie Hayes 3 0-0 6, Tawny Arndt 1 0-0 2, Allison Panning 1 0-0 3, Brooke Panning 2 0-0 5, Rachel Doll 5 0-0 10, Kelsea Ward 8 0-0 16, Delaney Beckwith 2 0-0 4, Amanda Tucker 1 0-0 2. Totals 23 0-0 48.
HOISINGTON
     Karisa Schremmer 1 1-2 3, Jordin Greer 5 4-6 16, Rylie Koester 6 2-7 14, Abbi Demel 2 0-2 4, Presley Smith 2 0-0 4. Totals 16 6-16 41.
Ellinwood       12        19        6          11  —  48
Hoisington      6          15        16        4  —  41
     Three-point goals — Ellinwood 2 (B. Panning, A. Panning); Hoisington 2 (Greer 2).

Central Plains 59, La Crosse 32
LA CROSSE — Central Plains got off to its usual solid start against La Crosse, leading 22-3 after the first eight minutes.
The Lady Oilers were led by Taylor Rolfs, who scored 18 points.
Reagan Phelan was right behind her with 17 points for Central Plains.
Kendi Maxwell added 11 points.

At La Crosse

Central Plains 59, La Crosse 32
CENTRAL PLAINS
     Reagan Phelan 7 2-4 17, Breanna Holmes 3 1-2 7, Kendi Maxwell 5 0-0 11, Breanna Schartz 1 1-2 3, Taylor Rolfs 8 0-0 18, Janae Ryan 2 0-0 3. Totals 25 4-8 59.
LA CROSSE
     Depperschmidt 2 0-0 3, Colbert 1 0-0 2, West 7 4-4 18, Baus 1 0-0 2, Showalter 0 1-2 1, Sherman 0 1-2 1, Wagner 2 0-0 5. Totals 12 6-13 32.
Central Plains    22    17    18    2  —  59
La Crosse    3    11    12    6  —  32
     Three-point goals — Central Plains 5 (Rolfs 2, Ryan, Phelan, Maxwell); La Crosse 2 (Depperschmidt, Wagner).

St. John-Hudson 54, Victoria 37
ST. JOHN — St. John put distance between it and Victoria in the third quarter, outscoring the Lady Knights 17-5.
With a 43-28 lead heading into the final quarter, St. John was able to coast to a win.
Alexis Witt scored 22 points, including 10 in the third quarter to lead the Lady Tigers.
Teresa Christie added 16 points for St. John.
 
At St. John
 
St. John-Hudson 54, Victoria 37
VICTORIA
     Kristin Huser 5 8-13 18, Sara Schippers 2 1-2 5, Brooke Schmidt 1 0-0 3, Kiley Schmidtberger 0 0-1 0, Brooke Pfanenstiel 1 0-0 2, Audra Novak 1 4-5 6, Abby Schremmer 1 0-0 3. Totals 11 13-21 37.
ST. JOHN
     Tia Smith 0 0-0 0, Jessie  Hanson 1 0-1 2, Ashlyn Fisher 1 0-0 3, Tara Christie 0 2-4 2, Maddy Lippoldt 1 4-4 7, Alexis Witt 11 0-0 22, Brandi Hanson 0 0-1 0, Teresa Christie 6 4-8 16. Totals 20 10-18 54.
Victoria            10        13        5          9  —  37
St. John            14        12        17        11  —  54
     Three-point goals — Victoria 2 (Schmidt, Schremmer); St. John 2 (Fisher, Lippoldt).

BOYS
 
Otis-Bison 56, Ness City 54
NESS CITY — Ness City got off to a slow start, but turned things on in the final quarter.
Otis-Bison was outscored 22-15 in the final eight minutes, but held on for the win.
Kyle Patrick scored 19 points to lead the Cougars.
 
BOYS
 
Otis-Bison 56, Ness City 54
OTIS-BISON
     Ka. Urban 0 2-2 2, B. Keller 0 1-2 1, Ko. Urban 6 2-4 15, H. Maier 5 6-11 17, C. Regan 1 0-0 2, K. Patrick 8 1-2 19. Totals 20 12-24 56.
NESS CITY
     T. McMillen 3 0-0 8, P. Flores 4 2-6 10, C. Stiawalf 1 2-2 4, D. Water 5 3-4 13, D. Starken 0 2-2 2, K. Harris 6 0-0 17. Totals 19 9-14 54.
Otis-Bison        11        19        11        15  —  56
Ness City         6          14        12        22  —  54
     Three-point goals — Otis-Bison 4 (Patrick 2, Ko. Urban, H. Maier); Ness City 7 (Harris 5, McMillen 2).

Macksville 68, Fowler 59
FOWLER — Macksville stepped things up in the second half to overcome Fowler on the road.
Tanner Tranbarger led the Mustangs with 23 points. He also had nine boards.
Simon Miller recorded a double-double with 18 points and 16 rebounds, and Jordan Welch added 17 points.

Thursday
 
GIRLS
 
Central Plains 68, Otis-Bison 20
OTIS — Central Plains led 16-2 after the first quarter and kept adding to it to rout Otis-Bison.
Reagan Phelan led 11 players who scored for the Lady Oilers with 25 points.
Breanna Holmes added 10 points.
 
Thursday
 
Central Plains 68, Otis-Bison 20
CENTRAL PLAINS
     Reagan Phelan 10 4-4 25, Breanna Holmes 4 2-4 10, Kendi Maxwell 1 0-0 2, Kaycee Steiner 1 1-1 3, Breanna Schartz 1 0-0 2, Julee McAtee 1 0-0 2, Cassidy Crites  2 1-2 6, Casey Kaiser 2 0-0 4, Kylee Kasselman 1 1-1 3, Taylor Rolfs 3 0-0 6, Janae Ryan 2 0-0 5. Totals 28 9-12 68.
OTIS-BISON
     Regan 3 0-4 6, Kraisinger 2 0-0 4, Bartonek 0 0-4 0, Schilowsky 1 0-0 2, Bannsiter 2 0-0 4, Vandracek 1 0-0 2, Tammen 1 0-0 2. Totals 10 0-8 20.
Central Plains  16        18        20        14  —  68
Otis-Bison        2          8          6          7  —  20
     Three-point goals — Central Plains 3 (Phelan, Crites, Ryan); Otis-Bison (none).  
 
                              — Kevin Price