ELLINWOOD — Down 30-24 after three quarters, the Otis-Bison High School girls’ basketball team came screaming back, outscoring Ellinwood 11-4 to win 35-34 on Tuesday night.
The Lady Cougars were led by Hannah Bannister, who scored 12 points.
Sophia Hayes led the Lady Eagles with 11 points, including nine in the second half.

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL

At Ellinwood

GIRLS

Tuesday

Otis-Bison 35, Ellinwood 34
OTIS-BISON (2-3)
     Kraisinger 2 2-2 7, Bartonek 0 0-0 0, Nelson 1 0-0 2, Bannister 5 0-2 12, Pechanec 2 2-2 6, Tammen 2 4-6 8. Totals 12 8-12 35.
ELLINWOOD (2-3)
     Hayes 5 1-2 11, Snell 1 0-0 2, Schartz 2 3-4 7, Panning 1 0-0 2, Doll 2 0-0 4, Corbet 2 0-0 4, Zink 1 0-0 2, Strecker 1 0-0 2. Totals 15 4-6 34.
Otis-Bison               8   7   9  11  —  35
Ellinwood                5  10  15  4  —  34
     Three-point goals — Otis-Bison 3 (Bannister 2, Kraisinger); Ellinwood (none).

Hoisington 42,
Sedgwick 21
SEDGWICK — The Hoisington girls improved to 4-1 after beating Sedgwick on the road.
The Lady Cardinals were led by Mallory Flagor, who finished with 22 points. Blakelee Cooper added six points.
Hoisington travels to Larned on Friday.

St. John 58,
Central Plains 39
ST. JOHN — St. John leapt to a 15-2 lead after the first quarter, and Central Plains was unable to dig itself out of the hole.
The Lady Tigers, who are ranked No. 1 in Class 1A Division-I in the latest Kansas Basketball Coaches Association poll, were led by Teresa Wade, who had 15 points including 5-for-5 from the free-throw line.
The Lady Oilers went into the game undefeated after winning the Amos Morris/George Stevens Classic in Lincoln over the weekend by beating Ell-Saline 44-35.
Central Plains was led by Sydney Rugan, who scored 13 points.

At St. John

GIRLS

Tuesday

St. John 58, Central Plains 39
CENTRAL PLAINS (4-1)
       B. Holmes 0 2-4 2, Hipp 0 2-2 2, Rugan 5 3-5 13, Lewis 2 1-2 5, M. Burton 0 2-2 2, Hitschmann 3 1-2 8, Woodmansee 1 2-6 5, A. Holmes 1 0-0 2. Totals 12 13-23 39.
ST. JOHN (5-0)
     Smith 0 1-2 1, Osborne 0 2-2 7, Waters 5 1-2 12, Ta. Christie 0 1-3 1, Te. Christie 2 1-3 5, Collins 3 2-2 8, Witt 4 1-2 9, Wade 5 5-5 15. Totals 21 13-21 58.
Central Plains       2  10  12  15  —  39
St. John               15  18  13  14  —  58  
     Three-point goals — Central Plains 2 (Hitschmann, Woodmansee); St. John 3 (Osborne 2, Waters).

Fairfield 49,
Stafford 18
FAIRFIELD — The Fairfield girls led 30-13 at halftime, and never let Stafford back into the game.
The Lady Trojans were led by Kym Womack, who scored eight points. Regan Harris added four points.
Stafford will be back in action after the Christmas break, hosting Fairfield on Jan. 10.

BOYS
Sedgwick 45,
Hoisington 35
SEDGWICK — The No. 4-ranked Hoisington boys were handed their first loss by Sedgwick.
The Cardinals (4-1) were led by Anthony Broeder, who finished with 10 points. Derrick Kaiser added eight points.
Cody Stetler, Hoisington’s 6-foot-8 center, left the game early after rolling his ankle. Cardinals head coach Kyle Haxton said that he doesn’t expect Stetler back until after the Christmas break.

Otis-Bison 50,
Ellinwood 38
ELLINWOOD — The Otis-Bison boys had a strong second half, outscoring Ellinwood 33-14, to win on the road.
The Cougars were led by Dylan Wissman, who scored 15 points including 11 in the second half.
Kyle Blakeslee led the Eagles with 14 points including 7-for-8 from the free-throw line.

At Ellinwood

BOYS

Tuesday

Otis-Bison 50, Ellinwood 38
OTIS-BISON (3-2)
     Bartonek 0 1-2 1, Urban 0 0-2 0, Keller 2 4-6 9, Wissman 6 3-5 15, Stejskal 0 0-0 0, Piper 2 2-4 6, Mater 3 1-2 7, Pechanec 3 4-8 10. Totals 16 17-31 50.
ELLINWOOD (3-2)
     Ringering 2 1-2 6, Clawson 3 0-0 7, Blakeslee 3 7-8 14, Isern 3 0-0 6, Swank 1 0-0 2, Hayes 0 0-2 0, Goering 1 1-2 3. Totals 13 9-14 38.
Otis-Bison               8  9  17  16  —  50
Ellinwood              15  9    4  10  —  38
     Three-point goals — Otis-Bison 1 (Keller); Ellinwood 2 (Clawson, Blakeslee).

At Fairfield

BOYS

Tuesday

Fairfield 65, Stafford 44
STAFFORD
     De. McClure 3 2-2 9, Ceniti 2 4-5 8, Shelton 1 0-1 2, Stueve 2 1-2 5, Du. McClure 3 1-2 8, Johnson 4 1-3 9, Newell 1 0-0 3. Totals 16 9-15 44.
FAIRFIELD
     W. Schoenecker 2 3-3 7, Ewy 1 0-0 2, T. Basye 0 0-0 0, H. Basye 1 0-0 2, Smith 0 0-0 0, Baker 0 1-2 1, E. Schoenecker 5 0-0 13, Pankratz 3 0-0 6, Watters 5 2-4 12, Jay 0 1-2 1, John 8 5-7 21. Totals 25 12-18 65.
Stafford                                     6  13  10  15  —  44
Fairfield                                   12  17  18  18  —  65
     Three-point goals — Stafford 3 (De. McClure, Du. McClure, Newell); Fairfield 3 (E. Schoenecker 3).