KINSLEY — The Central Plains High School girls’ basketball team made only one 3-pointer in the overtime win against Kinsley on Friday night.
It was the one it needed.
Jennifer Hitschmann, who led the Lady Oilers with a game-high 18 points, sank a 3-pointer with 1.2 seconds remaining to give her team the 55-54 edge on the road.
Sydney Rugan added 11 points, scoring all of her points in the fourth quarter and overtime period.
Alisen Habiger led the Lady Coyotes with 15 points.

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL

At Kinsley

Friday

GIRLS

Central Plains 55, Kinsley 54, OT
CENTRAL PLAINS (13-5)
     Janae Hekele 2 3-6 8, Breanna Holmes 0 0-0 0, Kaite Hipp 4 3-9 11, Sydney Rugan 5 5-11 15, Kendra Oberle 0 0-0 0, Miranda Burton 0 1-2 1, Jennifer Hitschmann 7 3-6 18, Lindsey Woodmansee 1 0-0 2. Totals 19 15-34 55.
KINSLEY
     Mayra Ramirez 0 0-0 0, Haleigh Ebert 1 1-2 4, Brooke Hattrup 0 0-3 0, Amber Espinosa 0 4-4 4, Shaylee Meyers 2 4-6 10, Alisen Habiger 4 5-6 15, Alex Herrmann 1 0-0 2, Brittany Gleason 2 2-5 6, Jorden Sones 5 2-4 13. Totals 15 18-30 54.
Central Plains   17  10    7  14  7  —  55
Kinsley               8  15  10  15  6  —  54
     Three-point goals — Central Plains 1 (Hitschmann); Kinsley 4 (Meyers 2, Ebert, Sones).

St. John 59, Macksville 26
ST. JOHN — Teresa Wade continues to be a dominating force heading into the postseason as she scores 31 points in St. John’s win over rival Macksville.
Wade was 7-for-7 from the free-throw line for the Tigers, who are ranked No. 1 in Class 1A Division-I in the latest Kansas Basketball Coaches Association poll.
Melissa Espino finished with seven points to lead the Lady Mustangs.

At Macksville

Friday

GIRLS

St. John 59, Macksville 26
ST. JOHN (15-2)
     Jessie Hanson 0 3-6 3, Morgan Osborne 1 2-2 4, Jamie Waters 5 0-1 10, Tara Christie 1 1-8 3, Rhian Collins 2 0-0 4, Alexis Witt 1 1-6 3, Teresa Wade 12 7-7 31, Kendra Hacker 0 1-2 1. Totals 22 15-32 59.
MACKSVILLE (1-18)
     Melissa Espino 2 3-4 7, Kristina Murphy 1 0-0 2, Bri Evans 0 1-2 1, Tara Bunker 0 1-5 1, Karissa Langlois 0 4-5 4, Kiley Freeman 1 0-0 2, Selena Galan 1 1-4 3, Mindy Wood 2 2-4 6. Totals 7 12-24 26.
St. John                  18  18  18  5  —  59
Macksville                5    8  12  1  —  26
     Three-point goals — St. John (none); Macksville (none).

Otis-Bison 45,
Western Plains 10
OTIS — Hannah Bannister scored all of her 12 points in the first half to lead Otis-Bison to a 31-7 lead over Western Plains after 16 minutes.
Teammate Kim Pechanec matched Bannister’s total with 12 points to lead the Lady Cougars.
Otis-Bison travels to St. John on Tuesday.

At Otis

Friday

GIRLS

Otis-Bison 45, Western Plains 10
WESTERN PLAINS
     R. Hair 2 1-2 5, M. Withington 0 0-0 0, H. Fairbank 0 0-0 0, K. Showalter 0 0-0 0, L. Sargent 2 0-0 5, A. Stull 0 0-3 0, M. Hagelganz 0 0-0 0. Totals 4 1-5 10.
OTIS-BISON (9-9)
     Annie Kraisinger 2 2-2 6, Dekota Nelson 2 0-0 4, Carla Classen 0 0-0 0, Hannah Bannister 6 0-0 12, Kim Pechanec 5 2-3 12, M Boone 2 0-0 4, Janel Tammen 2 0-4 7. Totals 19 4-9 45.
W. Plains                  2    5    0  3  —  10
Otis-Bison             18  13  10  4  —  45
     Three-point goals — Western Plains 1 (Sargent); Otis-Bison (none).

Attica 40, Stafford 22
STAFFORD — Attica led 22-8 at halftime and maintained its lead of Stafford to win.
The Lady Bulldogs were led by Kelsey Fly, who finished with 15 points.
Kristen Lumpkins led the Lady Trojans with 10 points.

At Stafford

Friday

GIRLS

Attica 40, Stafford 22
ATTICA
     B. Ricke 2 1-2 5, T. Nulik 0 0-0 0, T. Gerdes 1 0-0 2, K. Fly 6 3-7 15, D. Pinkston 0 1-2 1, M. Wyatt 0 0-0 0, S. Casper 4 3-5 11, M Grigsby 1 4-4 6. Totals 14 12-20 40.
STAFFORD (1-12)
     Kym Womack 3 0-0 6, Adriane Millershaski 0 0-2 0, Sammy Sosa 0 0-0 0, Megan Cross 1 0-0 2, Carla Brodier 1 0-2 2, Haley Tucker 0 2-4 2, Kristen Lumpkins 3 4-6 10. Totals 8 6-14 22.
Attica                      10  12  9   9  —  40
Stafford                    2    6  4  10  —  22
     Three-point goals — Attica (none); Stafford (none).

Ellsworth 42, Larned 33
LARNED — After struggling in the first quarter, Larned closed the gap to 25-21 at halftime before Ellsworth outscored them in the second half to win.
Maycee Jones led the Lady Bearcats with 12 points.
Tiara Diaz scored six points to lead the Lady Indians, who had 10 players contribute points in the game.

At Larned

Friday

GIRLS

Ellsworth 42, Larned 33
ELLSWORTH
     R. Herzog 3 0-0 6, B. Cravens 0 1-2 1, K. Landon 2 0-0 4, M. Jones 4 4-4 12, C. Davis 3 0-1 6, M. Bland 2 2-2 7, L Dunn 3 0-2 6. Totals 17 7-11 42.
LARNED (2-14)
     Roxy Foster 2 1-1 5, Bailey Schartz 1 3-4 5, Jodie Skelton 0 3-5 3, Kristal Duft 1 0-0 2, Maci Perez 1 2-4 4, Katie Seeman 1 0-2 2, Danitte Unruh 0 2-2 2, Tiara Diaz 2 0-0 6, Jessie Johnson 1 2-2 4. Totals 9 13-20 33.
Ellsworth                 14  11  8  9  —  42
Larned                       7  14  7  5  —  33
     Three-point goals — Ellsworth 1 (Bland); Larned 2 (Diaz).

Hoisington 26,
Hutchinson Trinity 21
HUTCHINSON — Hoisington was able to outscore Hutchinson Trinity in the final quarter to edge the Celtics after entering the final eight minutes tied at 15.
Mallory Flagor led the Lady Cardinals with six points, scoring four in the first quarter.
Jordin Greer scored all four of her points in the final period, and Mykela Riedl scored three of her five points in the fourth quarter.

Ell-Saline 52, Ellinwood 42
BROOKVILLE — Emily Work scored 19 points to lead Ell-Saline past Ellinwood.
Lindsay Zink led the Lady Eagles with 14 points.
Sophia Hayes added 10 points.

BOYS
Otis-Bison 66,
Western Plains 29
OTIS — Otis-Bison put the game away early, leading 39-15 at halftime.
The Cougars, who are ranked No. 9 in Class 1A D-II, were led by Brandon Pechanec, who finished with 17 points.
Dylan Wissman and Trevor Keller joined him in double figures with 12 points and 10, respectively.

At Otis

Friday

BOYS

Otis-Bison 66, Western Plains 29
WESTERN PLAINS
     Beckett 1 1-2 3, Baker 0 0-0 0, Wentz 1 2-2 4, Kraus 3 3-5 12, K. Flax 0 0-0 0, Ryersee 1 0-0 2, A. Flax 1 2-3 4, Moore 2 0-2 4. Totals 9 8-14 29.
OTIS-BISON (12-6)
     Kole Urban 2 0-1 4, Trevor Keller 4 0-1 10, Dylan Wissman 5 2-2 12, Zach Stejskal 1 0-0 2, Calin Regan 1 0-0 2, Patrick Piper 3 2-2 9, Jordan Hoffman 1 0-2 2, Tyler Maier 2 4-5 8, Brandon Pechanec 6 5-8 17. Totals 25 13-21 66.
W. Plains                9    6    7    7  —  29
Otis-Bison           19  20  17  10  —  66
     Three-point goals — Western Plains 3 (Kraus 3); Otis-Bison 3 (Keller, Piper).

Central Plains 60, Kinsley 46
KINSLEY — Kinsley took a quick 19-14 lead after one quarter, but Central Plains regained control by halftime and held on to win.
Benn Kirmer led the Oilers with a game-high 21 points.
Angel Gardea finished with 16 points to led Kinsley.

Attica 73, Stafford 61
STAFFORD — Stafford scored 21 in the final quarter, but Attica built a large enough lead to hold out.
The Bulldogs were led by Vince Ramirez, who finished with a game-high 25 points. Austin Newberry added 21.
Taylor Newell scored 22 points to lead the Trojans.

At Stafford

Friday

BOYS

Attica 73, Stafford 61
ATTICA
     Matt Woods 0 0-0 0, Jaob Westerman 0 0-0 0, Daymon Howell 6 0-2 12, Dylan Prescott 0 2-4 2, Austin Newberry 6 7-13 21, Jordan Pnkston 5 0-3 10, Vince Ramirez 6 10-12 25, Austin Tompkinson 1 1-2 3. Totals 24 20-36 73.
STAFFORD (1-14)
     Derek McClure 5 0-0 12, Austin Ceniti 1 2-2 4, Gus Stueve 6 0-0 12, Dustin McClure 2 0-1 6, Ethan Johnson 0 3-6 3, Beau Weber 1 0-0 2, Taylor Newell 6 6-11 22. Totals 21 11-20 61
Attica                    14  21  21  17  —  73
Stafford                10  11  19  21  —  61
     Three-point goals — Attica 5 (Ramirez 3, Newberry 2); Stafford 8 (Newell 4, Du. McClure 2, De. McClure 2).

Larned 72, Ellsworth 65
LARNED — Larned fell behind after one quarter, but quickly regained the lead and went 6-for-6 from the free-throw line to ice the game.
Easton Palmer scored a game-high 23 points to lead the Indians.
Point guard Cameron Brown added 17 points.

At Larned

Friday

BOYS

Larned 72, Ellsworth 65
ELLSWORTH
     Keener 3 7-8 13, Tapp 5 6-7 16, Bahl 2 0-0 4, Barkoso 2 0-1 5, Anderson 1 0-0 3, G. Glaser 2 2-6 6, Barta 3 6-10 12, Schultz 3 0-0 6. Totals 21 21-32 65.
LARNED (4-15)
     Jahman Hill 2 7-8 11, Grant Unruh 3 0-2 7, Cameron Brown 7 3-6 17, Jeret Johnson 2 0-0 4, Easton Palmer 8 5-6 23, Nolan Allison 1 0-0 2, Camryn Bryant 2 4-5 8. Totals 25 19-27 72.
Ellsworth             15  16  12  22  —  65
Larned                 10  23  19  20  —  72
     Three-point goals — Ellsworth 2 (Barkoso, Anderson); Larned 3 (Palmer 2, Unruh).

Macksville 66, St. John 65
MACKSVILLE — St. John controlled the middle quarters to hold a 54-44 lead heading into the final eight minutes.
However, Macksville outscored the Tigers 22-11 in the fourth quarter to win.
Tanner Tranbarger scored a game-high 20 points to lead Macksville.
Kade Kinnamon finished with 14 points to lead St. John.

At Macksville

Friday

BOYS

Macksville 66, St. John 65
ST. JOHN
     Kade Kinnamon 3 7-10 14, Kinser Crissman 1 0-0 2, Spencer Nusser 5 0-0 13, Esai Macias 4 5-7 13, Ethan Long 1 0-0 2, Dean Wade 5 1-3 11, Zuriel Reyes 4 0-0 10. Totals 23 13-20 65.
MACKSVILLE
     Tanner Tranbarger 7 4-5 20, Jorge Baray 1 0-0 2, Adolfo Ibarra 3 2-4 8, Colten Ary 1 0-0 2, Adam Oak 4 2-4 11, Seth Filbert 4 0-0 9, Taylor Tranbarger 6 0-0 14, Jordan Welch 0 0-0 0, Andrew Scheck 0 0-0 0, Simon Miller 0 0-0 0. Totals 26 8-13 66.
St. John                23  13  18  11  —  65
Macksville            25   9  10  22  —  66
     Three-point goals — St. John 6 (Nusser 3, Reyes 2, Kinnamon); Macksville 6 (Tan. Tranbarger 2, Tay. Tranbarger 2, Oak, Filbert).

Ell-Saline 50, Ellinwood 32
BROOKVILLE — Without its top 2 scorers, Ellinwood was unable to keep up with Lucas Base and the Ell-Saline offense.
Patrick Ringering, which is the No. 2 scorer averaging 11 points per game, was out with a back injury.
Kyle Blakeslee, who averages 15 points per game, finished the game with a team-high seven points after coming out early with a tailbone injury.

Hoisington 38,
Hutchinson Trinity 37
HUTCHINSON — Hoisington big Cody Stetler came up big with a blocked shot with three seconds remaining to keep Hutchinson Trinity from taking the lead.
Stetler led the Cardinals (15-4) with 17 points. Anthony Broeder added 11.
Cordell Goering came off the bench to lead Trinity with 10 points.
                                                                               — Kevin Price