HIGH SCHOOL BOYS
BASKETBALL
Macksville 68, Ness City 50
NESS CITY — The Macksville High School boys’ basketball team opened its 2010-11 season with a win over Ness City Friday night.
The Mustangs were led by Kyle Bunker, who amassed 30 points, 16 rebounds and two blocks while shooting 8 for 10 from the free-throw line.
Macksville will compete against Otis-Bison at 8 p.m. on Tuesday in the first round of the Larned tournament.
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL
At Ness City
MACKSVILLE (1-0)
Bunker 11 8-10 30, Trangbarger 5 4-4 15, Bevan 5 1-1 12, Filbert 2 2-2 6, Oak 2 0-0 5. Totals 25 15-17 68.
NESS CITY (0-1)
Clarke 7 2-2 21, Flores 3 1-5 7, Clarke 2 1-2 6, Flax 2 1-1 6, Kraft 3 0-1 6, Garcia 2 0-1 4. Totals 19 3-10 50.
Macksville 9 12 13 25 — 68
Ness City 7 16 10 17 — 50
Three-point goals — Macksville 3 (Oak 1, Tranbarger 1, Bevan 1); Ness City 7 (J. Clarke 5, Hawkins 1, D. Clarke 1).
Wilson 61, Otis-Bison 48
WILSON — The Otis-Bison boys’ basketball team fell behind 35-23 at halftime and never recovered.
The Cougars were led by Patrick Piper, who scored 12 points.
Otis-Bison will challenge Macksville in Larned on Tuesday at 8 p.m.
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL
At Wilson
WILSON (1-0)
Stoppel 11 3-4 26, Steinle 7 4-4 20, Ptacek 3 0-4 6, Spears 2 0-0 4, Cox 1 1-2 3, Davis 1 0-0 2. Totals 25 8-14 61.
OTIS-BISON (0-1)
Piper 5 2-6 12, Pechanec 4 2-6 10, Cornwell 3 2-2 8, Trapp 4 0-0 8, Keller 3 0-0 6, Wissman 2 0-0 4. Totals 21 6-14 48.
Wilson 20 15 14 12 — 61
Otis-Bison 7 16 10 15 — 48
Three-point goals — Wilson 3 (Steinle 2, Stoppel 1).
Minneola 47,
Pawnee Heights 23
MINNEOLA — The Pawnee Heights boys’ came up short on Friday in its loss to Minneola.
Sam Spence drained two 3s for the Tigers.
Pawnee Heights will take on Hoisington at the Larned tournament on Tuesday at 4 p.m.
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL
At Minneola
MINNEOLA (1-0)
Stewart 6 2-4 14, Williams 5 3-4 13, Shumate 3 0-0 7, McClaren 1 4-9 6, Yost 1 0-0 2, Pike 1 0-0 2, Esplund 1 0-2 2, Harshberger 0 1-2 1. Totals 18 10-21 47.
PAWNEE HEIGHTS (0-1)
Vestering 3 3-6 9, Spence 2 0-0 6, Wallace 1 3-4 5, Schmitz 1 0-0 2, Hardiman 0 1-2 1. Totals 7 7-12 23.
Minneola 10 24 8 5 — 47
P. Heights 4 8 4 7 — 23
Three-point goals — Minneola 1 (Shumate 1); Pawnee Heights 2 (Spence 2).
Russell 39, Ellinwood 28
ELLINWOOD — In spite leading early, the Ellinwood boys’ basketball team couldn’t hold off the Russell attack for four quarters.
The Eagles were led by Kyle Corbett, who sank two 3s while scoring 13 for Ellinwood.
The Eagles will take on Wichita Northfield in the first round of the Ellinwood tournament on Tuesday night at 8.
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL
At Ellinwood
RUSSELL (1-0)
Buehler 6 2-4 15, Vonfeldt 2 3-4 7, Walter 1 1-2 5, Farmer 0 5-8 5, Hecker 1 2-2 5, Hontz 1 0-0 2. Totals 10 13-20 39.
ELLINWOOD (0-1)
Corbett 5 1-2 13, Blakeslee 3 5-9 11, Ringering 1 0-0 2, K. Clawson 1 0-0 2. Totals 10 6-11 28.
Russell 8 7 6 18 — 39
Ellinwood 9 6 3 10 — 28
Three-point goals — Russell 2 (Buehler 1, Hecker 1). Ellinwood 2 (Corbett 2).
Hoisington 62, Claflin 34
HOISINGTON — Ryan Bieberle led the charge for the Cardinals, scoring a game-high 19 points.
Benn Kirmer was the leading scorer for Claflin with 18 points.
The Cardinals defense held Claflin to only 10 points in the first half while its offense amassed a 38-10 lead.
Claflin travels to the Russell tournament on Tuesday while Hoisington goes to Larned to battle the Pawnee Heights Tigers.
Chase 51, Stafford 41
STAFFORD — The Stafford boys’ basketball team couldn’t come back after letting Chase get away from them in the third quarter in its season opener on Thursday.
The Trojans went into halftime knotted at 19, but a 20 point third quarter from Chase sealed Stafford’s fate.
The Trojans were led by Tanner Newell, who contributed 19 points.
The Trojans travel to Pratt Tuesday to contend with the rest of the field at the Skyline T-Bird Classic.
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS
BASKETBALL
Macksville 52, Ness City 29
NESS CITY — Megan Wood pumped in 24 points in leading Macksville to a lopsided win over host Ness City Friday night.
Wood, one of four returning seniors for the Lady Mustangs, scored half of her point total in the first half, where Macksville clung to a 23-21 halftime lead.
Macksville broke the game open, when it outscored Ness City12-4 to take a 35-25 lead into the final eight minutes.
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL
MACKSVILLE (1-0)
Clavers 2 0-0 4, Parr 3 0-2 6, Susoeff 2 0-0 5, Duft 4 0-0 8, Roach 0 0-2 0, Mi. Wood 2 1-3 5, Me. Wood 8 8-10 24. Totals 21 9-17 52.
NESS CITY (0-1)
Stieben 0 0-0 0, Flax 1 0-0 3, Seib 1 0-0 2, Young 3 0-0 6, M. Stocklein 0 0-0 0, McDonald 0 0-0 0, Hawkinson 2 1-1 6, Ke. Stoecklein 4 0-0 8, Flax 1 0-0 2, Seib 1 0-0 2. Totals 13 1-1 29.
Macksville 14 9 12 17 — 52
Ness City 9 12 4 4 — 29
Three-point goals — Ness City 2 (Flax 1, Hawkinson 1); Macksville 1 (Susoeff 1).
Wilson 67, Otis-Bison 48
WILSON — The Otis-Bison girls dropped behind Wilson 16-8 in the first quarter and couldn’t bounce back.
The Lady Cougars were led in scoring by Hannah Bannister, who shot 4 for 5 from the line on her way to 21 points.
Otis-Bison is back in action on Tuesday night at the Larned pre-season tournament. The Lady Cougars will face Macksville at 6.
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL
At Wilson
WILSON (1-0)
Schoenhofer 12 2-4 26, K. Steinle 8 1-3 18, Dlabal 6 0-1 14, Lanter 0 5-6 5, Zelenka 2 0-0 4, Beneda 1 0-2 2. Totals 29 8-18 67.
OTIS-BISON (0-1)
Bannister 7 4-5 21, Tammen 4 0-1 8, Kraisinger 3 0-0 6, Nelson 1 3-5 6, Pechanec 2 1-2 5, Schneider 1 0-0 2. Totals 18 8-13 48.
Wilson 16 17 32 0 — 67
Otis-Bison 8 13 27 0 — 48
Three-point goals — Wilson 3 (Dlabal 2, Steinle 1); Otis-Bison 4 (Bannister 3, Nelson 1).
Minneola 49,
Pawnee Heights 18
MINNEOLA — The Minneola girls’ basketball team proved to be too much for Pawnee Heights.
The Lady Tigers were led by Rachel Wasko, who scored nine points.
Pawnee Heights will travel to Larned on Tuesday to challenge Hoisington in the first round of the Larned early season tournament at 2 p.m.
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBAL
At Minneola
MINNEOLA (1-0)
Ptacek 9 2-6 21, K. Minor 5 0-0 10, I. Ruiz 3 0-0 6, M. Minor 2 0-0 4, A. Ruiz 1 0-0 2, Wilczek 0 0-1 0. Totals 23 2-10 47.
PAWNEE HEIGHTS
Wasko 4 1-2 9, Dvorak 2 0-1 4, Worthey 1 1-2 4, Galliart 0 1-2 1. Totals 7 3-7 18.
Minneola 22 18 5 4 — 49
P. Heights 3 4 6 5 — 18
Three-point goals — Minneola 1 (Ptacek 1); Pawnee Heights 1 (Worthey 1).
Russell 53, Ellinwood 33
ELLINWOOD — The Ellinwood girls’ basketball team lost its season opener at home against Russell Friday night.
The Lady Eagles were led in scoring by Lauren Thill, who scored 17 points.
Ellinwood hosts a tournament next week and the Lady Eagles are slated to play Tuesday.
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL
At Ellinwood
RUSSELL (1-0)
Beagley 8 4-6 20, Walker 7 0-1 15, Weiss 3 0-0 6, Rourke 3 0-5 6, Prester 2 0-0 4, Schultz 1 0-0 2. Totals 24 4-16 53.
ELLINWOOD (0-1)
Thill 7 3-5 17, Schartz 2 4-4 8, Patten 1 1-2 3, Miller 0 2-2 2, R. Thomas 0 1-1 1. Totals 11 11-15 33.
Russell 9 6 22 16 — 53
Ellinwood 4 11 10 5 — 33
Three-point goals — Russell 1 (Prester 1).
Claflin 49, Hoisington 36
HOISINGTON — The Claflin girls’ began its final season with a road win over Hoisington.
The Lady Wildcats were led in scoring by Courtney Liebl, who drained 7 of 8 free throws, a trey and a pair of deuces to give Claflin 14 points.
Hoisington relied on Mallory Flagor, who scored 13 for the Lady Cardinals.
Claflin goes on the road again Tuesday to the Russell tournament while Hoisington has a date with Pawnee Heights at 2 p.m. in Larned.
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL
At Hoisington
CLAFLIN (1-0)
Liebl 3 7-8 14, Hoffman 4 2-3 10, Hekele 3 3-5 9, Maier 3 0-1 6, Hipp 2 0-3 4, Heitschmidt 2 0-0 4, Hekele 1 0-0 2. Total 18 12-20 49.
HOISINGTON (0-1)
Flagor 4 5-10 13, Cooper 2 0-0 6, Axman 3 0-0 6, Rose 1 3-4 5, Greer 2 0-1 4, Burns 1 0-0 2. Totals 14 8-15 36.
Claflin 9 21 8 8 — 49
Hoisington 10 13 8 4 — 36
Three-point goals — Claflin 1 (Liebl 1); Hoisington 2 (Cooper 2).
