BOYS, cont'd

St. John 61, Claflin 34
ST. JOHN — St. John took a 24-16 lead into the locker room at halftime and built on that lead, outscoring Claflin 25-11 in the third period to win on Friday night.
The Tigers leaned on Brandon Blakeslee, who scored 20 points, including three 3-pointers. St. John had seven players hit 3-pointers in the game, as it totaled eight 3s.
Benn Kirmer led the Wildcats with 10 points.
St. John 61, Claflin 34
CLAFLIN
     Christian Heitschmidt 0 2-4 2, Aaron Maier 2 3-6 7, Benn Kirmer 4 2-3 10, Ty Heitschmidt 0 0-0 0, Tim Stueder 2 1-2 5, Matt Baran 0 0-0 0, Kevin Klug 3 2-3 8, Bryce Steiner 0 2-2 2. Totals 11 12-20 34.
ST. JOHN
     Kade Kinnamon 2 1-2 6, Zach Minnis 0 2-2 2, Kinser Crissman 2 0-0 5, Brandon Blakeslee 8 1-2 20, Omar Ramirez 0 0-0 0, Spencer Nusser 2 0-0 5, Jacob Falk 1 0-0 3, Esai Macias 0 2-4 2, Ethan Long 1 3-4 5, Zuriel Reyes 2 1-3 6, Dace Mercer 1 0-0 2, Zach Achor 2 1-4 5, Schuyler Brown 0 0-0 0. Totals 21 11-21 61.
Claflin    7     9    11     7    —    34
St. John    9    15    25    12    —    61
     Three-point goals — St. John 8 (Blakeslee 3, Kinnamon, Crissman, Nusser, Falk, Macias, Reyes); Claflin (None).

South Barber 64,
Stafford 38
KIOWA — Stafford scored 28 points in the second half, but couldn’t come back to win on Friday night.
The Trojans were led by Tanner Newell, who scored 16 points, including 4 of 4 from the free-throw line.
Dustin McClure added 10 points and Taylor Newell put in eight.
South Barber 64, Stafford 38
STAFFORD
     Drew Minnis 0 0-0 0, Chad Hildebrand 0 0-0 0, Dustin McClure 4 0-0 10, Eric Shelton 1 0-0 2, Tanner Newell 5 4-4 16, Alex Setter 1 1-2 3, Taylor Newell 3 1-2 8. Totals 16 6-8 38.
SOUTH BARBER
     Kendall Clark 1 0-0 2, Travis Hoch 1 0-0 2, Christan Johnston 5 0-0 13, Blake Wagenbach 1 0-0 2, Jace Thurman 1 1-2 4, Luke Yearout 9 2-4 20, Conner Black 1 0-0 2, Dylon Molz 8 2-4 18, Logan Hitchcock 1 0-0 3. Totals 28 5-10 64.
Stafford     3     7    14    14    —    38
South Barber    18    22     7    17    —    64
     Three-point goals — Stafford 6 (Tan. Newell 3, McClure 2, Tay. Newell); South Barber 5 (Johnston 3, Thurman, Hitchcock).

Ingalls 54,
Pawnee Heights 28
ROZEL — Ingalls put up 20 points in the third quarter, essentially shutting the door on Pawnee Height on Friday night.
The Tigers were led by Sam Spence, who scored eight points.
Chad Wallace added seven points.
Ingalls 54, Pawnee Heights 28
INGALLS
     Landon Vanderree 3 0-0 8, Dean Millershaski 0 1-2 1, Kaleb Batman 7 5-7 19, Dalton Brooks 3 0-0 9, Caleb Martinez 1 0-2 3, Jordin Irsik 2 4-4 8, Nathan Hale 2 2-4 6. Totals 18 12-19 54.
PAWNEE HEIGHTS
     Chad Wallace 3 1-8 7, Cody Schmitz 1 1-2 4, Jacob Hardiman 1 2-2 4, Sam Spence 3 2-6 4, D.J. Auker 0 0-4 0, Jayton Salmans 0 3-4 3, Jarrid Vestering 1 0-0 2. Totals 9 9-26 28.
Ingalls    11    17    20    6    —    54
Pawnee Heights     6     7     8    7    —    28
     Three-point goals — Ingalls 6 (Brooks 3, Vanderree 2, Martinez); Pawnee Heights 1 (Schmitz).