LARNED — Despite pulling to within two points to end the first half, the Pawnee Heights High School girls’ basketball team fell to Hoisington 51-29 on Tuesday after being outscored 28-8 in the second half.
The outlook was bleak for the Pawnee Heights, which let the Lady Cardinals jump ahead of them 17-9 in the first quarter of their first-round game of the Larned Keady Basketball Classic.
“People have been playing us with a zone defense,” Lady Cardinals head coach Mandy Mason said. “We were trying to move the ball and get it inside to (Mallory) Flagor and (Britany) Axman.”
For the first quarter, that is exactly what they did. Flagor and Axman combined for 12 of the 17 points in the first period.
However, the Lady Tigers did not give up. Pawnee Heights doubled the Lady Cards’ point total in the second quarter to draw within 23-21 at halftime.Tristian Galliart produced a three-point play and Capree Worthey drained a 3-pointer to close the gap.
“They started the game playing us man-to-man,” Mason said. “They switched over to a zone defense and we struggled with that.”
Flagor, who finished the game with a game-high 16 points, continued to lead her team in the second half.
Jordin Greer, who finished with nine points, six of which came in the third, helped the Lady Cardinals build a lead.
The Lady Tigers were led by Rachel Wasko, who contributed eight points. She was kept scoreless in the second half.
“The biggest part was our defense in the second half,” Mason said. “When you play harder defensively, good things happen on offense.”
GIRLS
At Larned Keady
Basketball Classic
Hoisington 51,
Pawnee Heights 29
HOISINGTON (1-1)
Mallory Flagor 8 0-2 16, Jordin Greer 4 1-4 9, Savannah Rose 2 2-3 6, Britany Axman 3 0-0 6, Blakelee Cooper 1 2-2 4, Brandy Wondra 1 2-2 4, Oliva Lowry 2 0-0 4, Bell Brickley 1 0-0 2. Totals 22 7-15 51.
PAWNEE HEIGHTS (0-2)
Rachel Wasko 3 2-6 8, Jenna Jacobs 2 1-2 6, Capree Worthey 2 0-0 5, Jackie Dvorak 1 1-2 3, Tristen Galliart 1 1-1 3, Corrina Spence 1 0-0 2, Jodie Skelton 1 0-2 2. Totals 11 5-13 29.
Hoisington            17   6  14  14  — 51
Pawnee Heights    9  12   3    5  — 29
Three-point goals — Pawnee Heights 2 (Jacobs 1, Worthey 1).

Macksville 47, Otis-Bison 34
LARNED — Otis-Bison kept it close for the first three quarters, being down by six points entering the fourth quarter, but Macksville opened it up, outscoring the Lady Cougars 15-8.
The Mustangs spread the scoring out with two players, Jena Clowers and Yasnaya Susoeff, in double figures with 13 and 11 points, respectively. Susoeff drained three 3s, two coming in the first quarter.
The Mustangs only went to the foul line five times, but only picked up two free points.
Otis-Bison looked to 5-foot-9 junior Janel Tammen for its points early. Tammen scored 10 of its 16 points in the first half, including two three-point plays in the first period and all four Lady Cougars points in the second quarter.
Hannah Bannister joined Tammen in double figures with 13 points, including three 3-pointers.
GIRLS
At Larned Keady
Basketball Classic
Macksville 47, Otis-Bison 34
MACKSVILLE (2-0)
   Jena Clowers 6 1-3 13, Yasnaya Sasoeff 4 0-0 11, Keira Parr 4 0-0 8, Megan Wood 4 0-0 8, Mindy Wood 2 1-2 5, Kristal Dufe 1 0-0 2. Totals 21 2-5 47.
OTIS-BISON (0-2)
   Janel Tammen 5 4-6 14, Hannah Bannister 4 2-4 13, Dakota Nelson 2 0-0 5, Kim Pechanec 1 0-0 2. Totals 12 6-10 34.
Macksville  14  8  10  15 —  47
Otis-Bison  12  4  10   8  —  34
Three-point goals — Macksville 3 (Susoeff 3); Otis-Bison 4 (Bannister 3, Nelson 1).
BOYS
Hoisington 86,
Pawnee Heights 16
LARNED — Last Friday night, Ryan Bieberle was the leading scorer for Hoisington with 19 points in the Cardinals’ win over Claflin.
Tuesday night, Bieberle passed the mantle to Cody Stettler, who dropped in a game-high 24 points on an unsuspecting Pawnee Heights team.
The Tigers’ Jarrid Vostering sank the only bucket for Pawnee Heights in the first half. Vostering went on to lead the Tigers with nine points, including 2-for-2 from the free-throw line.
Derrick Kaiser had a big game with 17 points, including the Cardinals only 3-pointer, and Bieberle added 14.

Hoisington 86,
Pawnee Heights 16
HOISINGTON (2-0)
    Cody Stettler 11 2-5 24, Derrick Kaiser 7 2-5 17, Ryan Bieberle 7 0-0 14, Dustin Broeder 3 2-4 8, Jordan Mooney 4 0-0 8, Luke Becker 3 1-2 7, George Tombaugh 2 2-2 6, Anthony Broeder 1 0-0 2. Totals 38 9-18 86.
PAWNEE HEIGHTS (0-2)
   Jarrid Vostering 3 2-2 9, Chad Wallace 2 0-2 4, Jacob Hardiman 1 0-2 3. Totals 6 2-7 16.
Hoisington           31  25  20  10 —86
Pawnee Heights   0    2  12    2  —16
Three-point goals — Pawnee Heights 2 (Hardiman 1, Vostering 1); Hoisington 1 (Kaiser 1).
Macksville 60, Otis-Bison 32
LARNED — Otis-Bison hung close, despite Macksville’s early surge, but the Mustangs broke free in the second half, out scoring the Cougars 32-10.
Kyle Bunker was the leading scorer for the Mustangs for the second straight game with 21 points. Bunker sank two 3s and hit 3-of-4 free throws.
Derek Bevan added 19 points for Macksville.
Otis-Bison leaned on its big man, 6-3 junior Brandon Pechanec, the only Cougars player in double figures with 10. Dylan Wissman and Patrick Piper each added six points.

Macksville 60, Otis-Bison 32
MACKSVILLE (2-0)
Kyle Bunker 8 3-4 21, Derek Bevan 9 1-2 19, Adam Oak 4 0-0 9, Seth Filbert 2 0-0 4, Guerrero Lopez 1 1-1 3, Taylor Tranbarger 0 2-4 2, Efrain Lopez 1 0-0 2. Totals 25 7-11 60.
OTIS-BISON (0-2)
Brandon Pechanec 5 0-0 10, Patrick Piper 3 0-0 6, Dylan Wissman 3 0-0 6, Dominic Trapp 2 0-0 4, Trevor Keller 2 0-0 4, Zachary Stejskal 0 2-2 2. Totals 15 2-2 32.
Macksville    17    11    18    14    —    60
Otis-Bison    12    10    4    6    —    32
Three-point goals — Macksville 3 (Bunker 2, Oak 1).