GIRLS

St. John-Hudson 47,
Word of Life 27
ST. JOHN — The St. John-Hudson High School girls’ basketball team shot down Word of Life on Tuesday night, holding a 16-6 lead at halftime and capping the game with a 22-point fourth quarter.
The Lady Tigers were led by Teresa Christie, who finished with 19 points.
Tia Smith joined her in double figures with 10 points.

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL

GIRLS

Tuesday

At St. John

St. John-Hudson 47, Word of Life 27
WORD OF LIFE
     Antenique Young 3 2-2 10, Julianna Alacon 1 1-2 4, Iva Krstevska 1 0-0 3, Veronica Perez 1 0-0 2, LaShaw Rolle 2 0-1 4, Katie Moreno 2 0-0 4. Totals 10 3-5 27.
ST. JOHN
     Tia Smith 3 2-2 10, Jessia Hanson 1 0-0 2, Ashlyn Fisher 1 0-0 3, Tara Christie 2 0-0 4, Maddy Lippoldt 1 0-0 2, Alexis Witt 2 1-4 5, Brandi Hanson 0 2-4 2, Teresa Christie 6 7-10 19. Totals 16 12-20 47.
Word of Life     2    4    16     5   —  27
St. John          11    5     9    22  —  47
     Three-point goals — Word of Life 4 (Young 2, Alacon, Krstevska); St. John 3 (Smith 2, Fisher).

Central Plains 56, Ness City 26
CLAFLIN — Central Plains led by 10 points at halftime, and shut down Ness City in the second half to pull away.
Reagan Phelan led the Lady Oilers with 18 points.
Taylor Rolfs scored 13 points, and Janae Ryan added 10.

At Claflin

Central Plains 56, Ness City 26
NESS CITY
     Jayce Richardson 1 0-0 2, MaKenna Fritts 2 0-0 4, Alexis Clarke 1 0-0 2, Regan Stiawalt 4 0-0 8, Jessica Rubottom 2 4-4 10. Totals 10 4-4 26.
CENTRAL PLAINS
     Reagan Phelan 7 2-2 18, Breanna Holmes 1 2-2 4, Kendi Maxwell 2 0-0 6, Cassidy Crites 2 0-0 5, Taylor Rolfs 6 0-0 13, Janae Ryan 4 0-0 10. Totals 22 4-4 56.
Ness City           4    13      5     4   —  26
Central Plains    9    18    17    10  —  56
     Three-point goals — Ness City 2 (Rubottom 2); Central Plains 8 (Phelan 2, Maxwell 2, Ryan 2, Rolfs, Crites).

BOYS

St. John 68, Word of Life 42
ST. JOHN — St. John held a 44-24 lead at halftime on its way to routing Word of Life.
The Tigers were led by Dean Wade, who scored 26 points.
Zuriel Reyes Added 18 points, including four 3-pointers.

At St. John

St. John 68, Word of Life 42
WORD OF LIFE
     Damian Jovic 3 0-0 9, Antino Nicks 6 0-0 15, McKale Crawford 3 3-6 10, Mario Williams 1 1-2 4, Luka Radosevic 1 0-0 2, Malik Jumrad 1 0-0 2. Totals 15 14-8 42.
ST. JOHN
     Kade Kinnamon 4 0-0 9, Cole Kinnamon 1 0-0 3, Sammy Ramirez 0 1-2 1, Dean Wade 11 4-5 26, Zuriel Reyes 7 0-0 18, Jesus Alvarez 1 0-0 2, Jacob Milton 4 1-2 9. Totals 28 6-9 68.
Word of Life     8    16      9    9  —  42
St. John          21    23    19    5  —  68
     Three-point goals — Word of Life 8 (Jovic 3, Nicks 3, Crawford, Williams). St. John 6 (Reyes 4, K. Kinnamon, C. Kinnamon).

Central Plains 70, Ness City 44
CLAFLIN — Layne Bieberle unleashed a 28-point performance to lead Central Plains over Ness City.
Bieberle scored 12 of his game-high total in the first quarter, helping the Oilers to an 18-11 lead.
Michael Ryan finished with 13 points for Central Plains.

At Claflin

Central Plains 70, Ness City 44
NESS CITY
     T. McMillan 1 1-2 3, P. Flores 3 1-2 8, T. Hawkins 0 1-2 1, C. Stiawalt 4 2-3 13, D. Winter 1 0-0 2, D. Stephen 2 0-0 4, C. Harns 6 0-0 13. Totals 17 3-4 44
CENTRAL PLAINS
     Braedan Crites 2 2-3 6, Layne Bieberle 9 8-8 28, Jake Warnken 1 2-2 5, Michael Ryan 6 0-0 13, Colton Zink 3 1-2 7, Michael Lamatch 1 4-4 7, Evan Liebl 1 0-0 2, Trustin Kreft 1 0-0 2. Totals 24 17-19 70.
Ness City            11    13    10    10  —  44
Central Plains    18    20    23     9   —  70
     Three-point goals — Ness City 5 (Bieberle 2, Warnken, Ryan, Lamatch); Central Plains 5 (Stiawalt 3, Flores, Stephen).

Larned 80, Ellinwood 68
LARNED — Ellinwood got out to a phenomenal start, leading 25-17 after the first quarter.
However, Larned turned things around before halftime, outscoring the Eagles 23-5 for a 40-30 lead at intermission. The Indians held on to win.
Larned was led by Brayden Smith, who scored 30 points.
Camryn Bryant added 14 points for the Indians.
Ellinwood was led by Tanner Swank, who scored 22 points.

At Larned

Larned 80, Ellinwood 68
ELLINWOOD
     Schartz 6 2-2 14, Waite 3 2-2 9, Jenks 1 0-0 3, Swank 10 2-4 22, Wondra 3 1-1 7, Vink 5 3-4 13. Totals 28 10-13 68.
LARNED
     Palmer 2 0-0 5, Smith 12 3-4 30, Unruh 2 3-3 7, Zimmerman 0 0-1 0, Stelter 3 1-2 9, Perez 1 0-0 2, Kraisinger 1 1-2 3, Reece 4 0-0 8, Bryant 5 2-6 14, O’Neill 1 0-0 2. Totals 31 10-18 80.
Ellinwood    25     5     19    19  —  68
Larned        17    23    21    19  —  80
     Three-point goals — Ellinwood 2 (Waite, Jenks); Larned 8 (Smith 3, Bryant 2, Stelter 2, Palmer).

                                             — Kevin Price