HOISINGTON — The Chase High School girls’ basketball team traded baskets with Otis-Bison for a little while in the Class 1A Division-II sub-state semifinal game.
However, the Lady Cougars began sinking long-ranged shots for two and three points, and the Lady Kats fell behind.
Otis-Bison won 55-40 on Friday night.
“I think the big thing was we had some girls hit some outside shots,” Schmidt said. “We usually don’t hit them as well as we did. That was just one of those things. We knew they were going to pack it in on Janel (Tammen).
“Everybody has all year, and we’ve been working all year on moving the ball around and getting that outside shot. Maybe we’re finally getting some confidence and maybe we can hit some of those.”
A 15-0 run that closed the first quarter and ran two minutes into the second helped Otis-Bison jump to a 36-15 lead at halftime.
Hannah Bannister began the run with a 3-pointer from the right wing.
MacKenzie Boone reeled in an offensive rebound and dropped in a layup followed by Dekota Nelson putting in a shot with 2.1 seconds remaining.
Nelson opened the second quarter with a 3-ball, and Tammen completed a three-point play before Boone capped the run with another rebound and putback.
“I thought everybody played pretty well as far as offense because we passed the ball pretty well and everybody got shots,” Schmidt said. “I just thought it was a good team effort.”
Both teams came out slow in the third quarter, and Chase outscored the Lady Cougars 20-13 in the final eight minutes, but the Lady Kats couldn’t dig themselves out.
“I thought the first half, we played fairly well,” Otis-Bison head coach Rick Schmidt said. “I thought the second half, we played real sloppy. We didn’t take care of the ball. We forced some passes that weren’t there.
“Some of it was their defense. They were pressuring us, but I felt we needed to be under control a little more. I think we needed a little more composure.”
Tammen finished with a game-high 18 points.
Nelson and Bannister joined her in double figures with 10 points apiece.
Ashlyn Ray led Chase with 14 points.

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL
Class 1A Division-II
sub-state tournament

At Hoisington

GIRLS

Friday

Otis-Bison 55, Chase 40
OTIS-BISON (10-10)
     Annie Kraisinger 2 1-2 5, Dekota Nelson 4 0-0 10, Clara Classen 1 0-0 2, Hannah Bannister 3 3-3 10, Kim Pechanec 1 0-0 2, M Boone 4 0-0 8, Janel Tammen 7 4-5 18. Totals 23 8-10 55.
CHASE (6-15)
     Jaske 3 2-2 8, Brady 0 0-0 0, Kizzar 4 1-6 9, Ray 6 1-3 14, E. Root 2 3-6 7, M. Root 0 0-0 0, Aguilera 1 0-0 2. Totals 16 7-17 40.
Otis-Bison        12  24  6  13  —  55
Chase                4  11  5  20  —  40
     Three-point goals — Otis-Bison 3 (Nelson 2, Bannister); Chase 1 (Ray).

St. John 57, LaCrosse 23
COLDWATER — The St. John girls, who are ranked No. 1 in Class 1A Division-I in the latest Kansas Basketball Coaches Association, put LaCrosse away early in the semifinal game of the sub-state tournament.
The Lady Tigers led 33-13 heading into the intermission at halftime.
Alexis Witt led St. John with 15 points. Jamie Waters added 13 and Teresa Wade scored 12.

Class 1A Division-I
Sub-state tournament

At Coldwater

GIRLS

Friday

St. John 57, LaCrosse 23
ST. JOHN (19-2)
     Tia Smith 0 0-0 0, Jessica Hanson 0 2-2 2, Haley Falk 0 2-4 2, Morgan Osborne 3 1-3 8, Jamie Waters 6 1-3 13, Tara Christie 0 0-0 0, Teresa Christie 1 3-4 5, Rhian Collins 0 0-0 0, Alexis Witt 7 1-3 15, Teresa Wade 3 6-6 12. Totals 20 16-25 57.
LACROSSE (9-13)
     Babel 2 0-2 5, Oborny 0 0-0 0, McCarroll 3 0-0 7, Gilbert 0 4-6 4, Hayes 1 0-0 2, Wagner 2 1-2 5. Totals 8 5-10 23.
St. John           16  17  21  3  —  57
LaCrosse          7    6    4   6  —  23
     Three-point goals — St. John 1 (Osborne); LaCrosse 2 (Babel, McCarroll).

Victoria 43, Stafford 15
HOISINGTON — Victoria led 11-1 after the first quarter, and the Stafford girls were unable to make up ground.
Kristen Lumpkins led the Lady Trojans with nine points.

Class 1A Division-II
Sub-state tournament

At Hoisington

GIRLS

Friday

Victoria 43, Stafford 15
STAFFORD (1-15)
     Adriane Millershaski 1 2-2 4, Sydney Sallabedra 0 0-0 0, Sammy Sosa 0 0-1 0, Regan Harris 0 0-0 0, Madysen Schreiber 0 0-0 0, Kaitlyn Sherrill 0 0-0 0, Tori McMillan 1 0-0 2, Megan Cross 0 0-0 0, Haley Tucker 0 0-0 0, Natalie Ibarra 0 0-0 0, Kristen Lumpkins 3 2-4 9. Totals 5 4-7 15.
VICTORIA (14-6)
     Martens 0 0-0 0, M. Crawford 2 2-2 6, Karlin 0 0-0 0, Huser 2 0-0 5, Schmidt 4 0-0 12, Pfannensteil 1 0-0 2, Nowak 4 0-0 8, Broylen 1 0-0 2, Dome 1 0-0 2, Goetz 0 0-0 0, Braun 3 0-3 6. Totals 18 2-5 43.
Stafford            1    2    6   6  —  15
Victoria            11  16  14  2  —  43
     Three-point goals — Stafford 1 (Lumpkins); Victoria 5 (Schmidt 4, Huser).

Beloit 52, Hoisington 38
LYONS — The Hoisington girls saw their season end on at the hands of Beloit.
The game was knotted at eight after the first quarter, but the Lady Trojans were able to put some distance between them and the Lady Cardinals in the second and third quarter, leading 32-22 heading into the final eight minutes.
Cami Engelbert led Beloit with 23 points.
Jordin Greer finished with 13 points to lead the Lady Cardinals.

Class 3A sub-state tournament

At Lyons

GIRLS

Friday

Beloit 52, Hoisington 38
HOISINGTON (16-6)
     Mykela Riedl 1 0-0 2, BreAnna Burns 1 1-1 3, Jordin Greer 6 1-2 13, Savannah Rose 4 1-1 9, Brandy Wondra 1 0-0 2, Blakelee Cooper 1 0-0 3, Mallory Flagor 3 0-1 6. Totals 17 3-5 38.
BELOIT (16-6)
     Bailie Smith 1 0-0 3, Alicia Mallory 3 2-2 8, Olivia Marozas 0 2-2 2, Elsie Mealiff 0 0-0 0, Bailey Brown 2 11-14 16, Kaley Brieckelman 0 0-0 0, Cami Engelbert 10 3-3 23. Totals 16 18-21 52.
Hoisington       8   5    9  16  —  38
Beloit               8  11  13  20  —  52
     Three-point goals — Hoisington 1 (Cooper); Beloit 2 (Smith, Brown).