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Larned boys roll by Ellinwood
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Larned High Schools Damontay Phillips catches a pass and scores between two Ellinwood defenders during the Keady Classic on Monday night in Larned. - photo by COURTESY PHOTO Janet Fleske

LARNED — Larned used a 22-7 first quarter run to set the tone of its first-round victory over Ellinwood in the Keady Basketball Classic Monday as they cruised to a 66-27 victory.
Larned’s suffocating full-court, man-to-man defense caused havoc for Ellinwood, resulting in nine first half turnovers as the Indians surged to a 36-18 halftime lead.
Larned scored the first 15 points after the halftime break, racing to a 62-26 lead that resulted in a running clock in the fourth quarter.
Ellinwood’s 2-3 zone proved no more than a nuisance as the Indians started out by raining threes and then picked apart the interior of the defense in the second half.
“I was pleased with our ball movement,” said Larned coach Jerrod Smith. “Most of the time we found the open man and made a good pass to get a good shot. We are getting better at recognizing the holes in a zone defense. Speaking of defense, I thought we were very good tonight.”
Ellinwood hit 5 of 10 free throws but had only Nathan Monday in double figures with 11. David Hammeke added seven and Keaton Robl and Luke Wondra chipped in four apiece.
Larned (2-0) was led by DaMontay Phillips with 14, Thomas Harmon with 11 and Mason Perez with 10. Chance Sanger and Brock Skelton added eight apiece.
Larned will meet Macksville at 6:30 p.m Friday in the semifinals. Macksville defeated Spearville 44-38 in a low scoring game Monday.
EHS 7 11 8 2 – 27
LHS 22 14 26 4 – 66
ELLINWOOD—Monday 4 3-6 11, Hammeke 3 1-3 7, Mcferren 1 1-2 3, Robl 2 0-0 4, Wondra 1 0-0 2, Totals 11 5-11 27.
LARNED—Phillips 7 0-0 14, Perez 4 1-1 10, Sanger 3 0-0 8, Skelton 3 0-0 8, Harmon 4 2-2 11, Castro 3 0-0 6, Schmidt 1 0-2 2, Barger 2 0-0 5, Rupp 0 0-2 0, Orth 1 0-0 2, Totals 28 3-7 66.

LARNED KEADY CLASSIC
MONDAY GIRLS
Spearville 55, Macksville 35
Larned 33, Ellinwood 12
MONDAY BOYS
Macksville 44, Spearville 38
Larned 66, Ellinwood 27
TUESDAY GIRLS
2 p.m.—Hoisington vs. Kinsley
5 p.m.—St. John vs. Kiowa County
TUESDAY BOYS
3:30 p.m.—Hoisington vs. Kinsley
6:30 p.m.—St. John vs. Kiowa County

LINCOLN TOURNAMENT
MONDAY GIRLS
Plainville 58, Lincoln 17
Russell 48, Phillipsburg 31
MONDAY BOYS
Phillipsburg 52, Russell 34
Plainville 58, Lincoln 27
TUESDAY BOYS
5:45 p.m.—Central Plains vs. Ell-Saline
7:15 p.m.—Nickerson vs. Ellsworth
TUESDAY GIRLS
5:45 p.m.—Nickerson vs. Ellsworth
7:15 p.m.—Central Plains vs. Ell-Saline

FAIRFIELD CLASSIC
MONDAY GIRLS
South Haven 46, Chase 31
Flintshills 40, Stafford 28
MONDAY BOYS
Chase 51, South Haven 47
Stafford 68, Flinthills 38
TUESDAY GIRLS
3 p.m.—Otis-Bison vs. Stafford
6 p.m.—Fairfield vs. Chase
TUESDAY GIRLS
4:30 p.m.—Otis-Bison vs. Stafford
7:30 p.m.—Fairfield vs. Chase

NATOMA TOURNAMENT
MONDAY GIRLS
Palco 57, Western Plains 44
Pawnee Heights 44, Natoma 23
MONDAY BOYS
Palco 49, Western Plains 33
Pawnee Heights 52, Natoma 37
TUESDAY GIRLS
Palco vs. Pawnee Heights
Natoma vs. Western Plains
TUESDAY BOYS
Pawnee Heights vs. Palco
Natoma vs. Western Plains