ELLSWORTH 41, HOISINGTON 24
ELLSWORTH – The Ellsworth girls outscored Hoisington 12-0 and shut out the Cardinals for eight minutes to pull away for a 41-24 Class 3A substate basketball victory.
Ellsworth (16-5) led 20-13 at halftime before outscoring the Cardinals 21-6 for a 41-19 lead. Defensive standout Paige Talbott hounded Hoisington’s leading scorer Emma Harmon, who worked hard for 10 points. Maleigha Schmidt and Harmon broke the 8-minute drought with baskets for the Cardinals (8-12).
Kolby Davis led Ellsworth with 18 points.
HHS 5 8 6 5 – 24
EHS 10 10 11 10 – 41
HOISINGTON—Emma Harmon 3 3-4 10, Jocelyn Pedigo 3 1-2 7, Maleigha Schmdt 2 1-2 5, Vikki Donetz 1 0-2 2; totals 9 5-10 24.
ELLSWORTH—Davis 8 0-1 16, Haase 4 0-2 9, Paige Talbott 2 2-2 6, Tenbrink 1 0-0 2, Klein 1 0-0 2, Westermann 1 0-0 2, Brungardt 1 0-0 2, Jade Talbott 1 0-0 2; totals 19 2-5 41.

CLASS 3A, RUSSELL
MONDAY, GIRLS—Hays-Thomas More Prep 70, Phillipsburg 22; Beloit 40, Norton 37; Russell 55, Minneapolis 29; Ellsworth 41. Hoisington 24
TUESDAY, BOYS—Norton (18-2) vs. Russell (5-15), 7; Hays-TMP (12-8) vs. Ellsworth (12-8), 7; Phillipsburg (16-4) vs. Minneapolis (5-15); Beloit (13-7) vs. Hoisington (9-11), 7
THURSDAY, GIRLS—TMP (20-1) vs. Beloit (15-6), 6; Russell (18-3) vs. Ellsworth (16-5), 7:30