ST. JOHN — The St. John High School girls’ basketball team graduated their leading scorer and rebounder from last year.
However, the Lady Tigers had a pair of girls in double figures to make up for the missing points on Friday night, winning 52-40 against Pratt-Skyline.
Teresa Christie, a post for player for the Lady Tigers, replacing the graduated Teresa Wade, finished with a team-leading 14 points.
Senior guard Morgan Osborne added 13 points for the Lady Tigers, who jumped out to a 15-10 lead after the first quarter.
St. John faces Ellinwood on Tuesday night at 6 in the first round of the Gene Keady Classic at Larned.

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL

GIRLS

At St. John

Friday

St. John 52, Pratt-Skyline 40
SKYLINE (0-1)
    J. Davis 7 3-7 17, M. Flowers 0 0-0 0, A. Swonger 2 1-2 5, K. Richardson 0 0-2 0, A. Koirth 0 0-1 0, K. Stark 2 0-0 6, B. Fisher 1 0-2 2. Totals 12 4-14 40.
ST. JOHN (1-0)
    Tia Smith 0 0-0 0, Jessie Hanson 2 2-4 7, Morgan Osborne 6 0-0 13, Jamie Waters 2 0-0 5, Tara Christie 1 1-2 3, Maddy Lippoldt 2 0-0 4, Alexis Witt2 2-4 6, Teresa Christie 7 0-1 14. Totals 22 5-11 52.
Pratt-Skyline     10    11    11      8   —  40
St. John             15    12    13    12  —  52
    Three-point goals — St. John 3 (Hanson, Osborne, Waters); Pratt-Skyline 2 (Stark).

Central Plains 64,
Hoisington 35
CLAFLIN — Senior post player Jennifer Hitschmann turned in a team-high 16 points as the Central Plains Lady Oilers toppled Hoisington.
Freshman Reagan Phelan, and senior point guard Janae Hekele added 12 for Central Plains.
The Lady Cardinals were led by Jordin Greer, who finished with 13 points.
Hoisington takes on Kinsley on Tuesday at 2 p.m. during a first-round game of the Gene Keady Classic in Larned.
The Lady Oilers play again on Tuesday at 5:45, challenging Ell-Saline in the Amos Morris/George Stephens Classic at Russell.

GIRLS

At Hoisington

Central Plains 64, Hoisington 35
HOISINGTON (0-1)
    Mykela Riedl 1 0-0 2, Jordin Greer 4 1-4 13, Olivia Lowry 3 1-1 7, Rylie Koester 2 2-2 6, Abi Rziha 2 3-4 7, Abbi Demel 0 0-0 0. Totals 12 7-11 35.
CENTRAL PLAINS (1-0)
    Janae Hekele 6 0-0 12, Breanna Holmes 3 2-4 8, Katie Hipp 3 0-0 6, Kendra Oberle 1 0-1 2, Jayde Beck 1 0-0 2, Sam Stroede 0 1-2 1, Jennifer Hitschmann 6 4-5 16, Taylor Rolfs 1 0-0 2, Reagan Phelan 6 2-2 15. Totals 27 9-14 64.
Hoisington           6    11    13     5   —  35
Central Plains    12    14    20    12  —  64
    Three-point goals — Hoisington 4 (Greer 4); Central Plains 1 (Phelan).

Ness City 56, Macksville 51
NESS CITY — Ness City was able to fend off a late-game surge from Macksville for a season-opening victory.
The Lady Mustangs outscored the Lady Eagles 21-14 in the final eight minutes, but came up shy.
Karissa Langlois finished with a team-high 12 points for Macksville, and teammate
Mindy Wood added 11 points.
The Lady Mustangs meet Spearville on Monday during the first round of the Gene Keady Classic in Larned. The game starts at 2 p.m.

GIRLS

At Ness City

Ness City 56, Macksville 51
MACKSVILLE (0-1)
    Keira Parr 1 4-6 6, Melissa Espino 0 1-2 1, Kristina Murphy 4 1-2 9, Tara Bunker 2 1-2 5, Karissa Langlois 3 6-10 12, Kiley Freeman 2 0-0 5, Clara Cross 1 0-0 2, Mindy Wood 4 3-5 11. Totals 17 16-22 51.
NESS CITY (1-0)
    Erin Flax 3 0-0 6, Cailin Foos 5 3-4 13, Jessie Rubottom 7 13-14 27, Emily Hahn 1 1-4 3, Tristan McVicker 1 1-2 3, MaKenna Fritts 1 2-5 4. Totals 15 20-29 56.
Macksville     5    11    14    21  —  51
Ness City     14    12    16    14  —  56
    Three-point goals — Macksville 1 (Freeman); Ness City 0 (none).

Wilson 65, Otis-Bison 45
WILSON — Wilson jumped ahead 19-10 by the end of the first eight minutes, and Otis-Bison was unable to make up ground.
Hannah Bannister led the Lady Cougars with 18 points.
Kim Pechanec added 16.
Otis-Bison competes in a tournament in Fairfield next week, starting on Tuesday.

GIRLS

At Wilson

Wilson 65, Otis-Bison 45
OTIS-BISON (0-1)
    Annie Kraisinger 1 1-2 3, Demi Bartonek 0 0-0 0, Emily Scneider 3 0-2 6, Hannah Bannister 4 9-12 18, Kim Pechanec 6 4-13 16, Reagan King 0 0-0 0, Haley Vondracer 0 0-0 0, Megan Tammen 1 0-0 2. Totals 15 14-29 45.
WILSON (1-0)
    M. Thrasher 4 0-0 9, I. Kriley 2 1-1 5, A. Florke, 4 0-0 8, K. Steinle 9 4-4 23, S. Steinike 2 2-2 6, T. Steinike 2 0-1 5, D. Roberson 1 0-0 2, J. Ptacek 3 1-3 7. Totals 27 8-11 65.
Otis-Bison    10    11    11    13  —  45
Wilson          19    17    14    15  —  65
    Three-point goals — Wilson 3 (Thrasher, Steinle, T. Steinike); Otis-Bison 1 (Bannister). Total fouls — Wilson 22, Otis-Bison 18. Fouled out — Bartonek, Ptacek, S. Steinike.
 
BOYS
St. John 88, Pratt-Skyline 19
ST. JOHN — St. John led 32-6 after eight minutes in a rout to open the season.
The Tigers had five kids in double figures with senior Spencer Nusser scoring a team-leading 18 points.
Ethan Long, Dean Wade and Zuriel Reyes each added 13 points, and Omar Ramirez finished with 11.
St. John faces Ellinwood at 8 on Tuesday night at the Gene Keady Classic.

BOYS

At St. John

St. John 88, Pratt-Skyline 19
SKYLINE (0-1)
    C. Patterson 3 3-7 10; B. Abbott 3 0-4 6, B. Lee 0 2-2 2, D. Weber 0 0-2 0, J. Holz 0 1-2 1. Totals 6 6-17 19.
ST. JOHN (1-0)
    Gera Calleros 2 0-0 6, Trey Nelson 2 1-2 5, Omar Ramirez 5 0-0 11, Cisco Calleros 2 0-0 5, Spencer Nusser 8 1-1 18, Ethan Long 5 2-7 13, Dean Wade 5 3-6 13, Zuriel Reyes 6 0-0 13, Jesus Alvarez 1 0-0 2. Totals 37 7-16 88.
Pratt-Skyline     6      2     7     4  —  19
St. John            32    30    19    7  —  88
    Three-point goals — St. John 7 (G. Calleros 2, Ramirez, C. Calleros, Nusser, Long, Reyes); Pratt-Skyline 1 (Patterson). Totals fouls — St. John 18, Pratt-Skyline 14. Fouled out — none.

Central Plains 57, Hoisington 49
CLAFLIN — During the preseason, Central Plains’ first-year head coach Brett Rolfs said his team would need to rely on Layne Bieberle.
The sophomore guard came through in a season-opening win that saw him score a team-leading 21 points, including three 3-pointers.
Konnor Hickel finished with 10 points for the Oilers.
Hoisington led 28-27 heading into halftime, but the Oilers pulled away in the third quarter, outscoring the Cardinals 19-7.
Cody Stetler, a 6-foot-8 senior center, who recently signed to play basketball for Houston Baptist University, finished with a game-high 27 points.
Hoisington faces Kinsley on Tuesday at 4 p.m. during a first-round game of the Gene Keady Classic.
The Oilers face Ell-Saline on Tuesday night at 7:15 at the Amos Morris/George Stephens Classic in Russell.

BOYS

At Claflin

Central Plains 57, Hoisington 49
HOISINGTON (0-1)
    Trent Schremmer 1 0-1 4, Jacob Durrett 1 0-2 2, Cody Stetler 10 7-11 27, Steffan Dolecheck 1 0-0 2, Jeffrey Kaiser 1 0-1 2, Anthony Broeder 2 2-3 7, Taylor Crawford 2 1-2 5. Totals 19 11-23 49.
CENTRAL PLAINS (1-0)
    Chris Woolf 2 0-3 4, Layne Bieberle 6 6-7 21, Konnor Hickel 4 0-0 10, Joe Barton 2 1-2 5, Michael Ryan 0 3-4 3, Braeden Crites 1 6-11 9, Michael Lamatch 1 0-0 3, Evan Liebl 1 0-2 2. Totals 17 16-29 57.
Hoisington         4    24     7    12  —  49
Central Plains    8    19    19    11  —  57
    Three-point goals — Hoisington 0 (none); Central Plains 7 (Bieberle 3, Hickel 2, Crites, Lamatch).

Ness City 68, Macksville 58 OT
NESS CITY — Ness City was able to knot the game at 50 to send it into overtime, and the Eagles outscored Macksville 18-8 in the extra period for a season-opening win.
Macksville had six 3-pointers from junior point guard Tanner Tranbarger on his way to a game-high 27 points.
Adolfo Ibarra added nine points.
Macksville takes on Spearville on Monday afternoon at 4 during the Gene Keady Classic.

BOYS

At Ness City

Ness City 68, Macksville 58 OT
MACKSVILLE (0-1)
    Tanner Tranbarger 9 3-8 27, Hugo Flores 4 0-0 8, Adolfo Ibarra 3 2-4 9, Clayton Wood 4 0-2 8, Jordan Welch 0 3-8 3, Billy Burnett 0 3-4 3. Totals 20 11-26 58.
NESS CITY (1-0)
    D. Gantz 1 0-2 2, M. Frank 1 4-6 6, W. Beckman 0 2-3 2, C. Foos 12 4-5 29, K. Ratliff 4 0-0 11, G. Flax 1 1-2 3, T. Vonlehe 5 3-3 13, W. Frusher 0 2-3 2. Totals 24 16-24 68.
Macksville    15    10    12    13     8   —  58
Ness City      12     8    16    14    18  —  68
    Three-point goals — Macksville 7 (Tranbarger 6, Ibarra); Ness City 4 (Ratliff 3, Foos).

Otis-Bison 46, Wilson 41 
WILSON — Kole Urban went 8-for-12 from the floor and totaled 17 points to lead Otis-Bison in its season-opening win.
Justus Bartonek scored 15 points, and senior Dylan Wissman added nine.
Otis-Bison competes in a tournament in Fairfield, starting on Tuesday.


                                                 — Kevin Price