LARNED 57, SW HEIGHTS 37
LARNED — Trevor Meyer scored 19 points to spark Larned’s boys past Southwestern Heights 57-37 in the Class 3A Lakin basketball substate. The Indians (14-7) play Sterling (16-5) at 6 p.m. Thursday at Lakin. Sterling defeated Larned 60-50 in their CKL showdown.
Evan Skelton added 14 points for the Indians, who outscored the Mustangs 32-16 in the second half. Marcos Aguirre led the Mustangs with 14 points. Leading scorer Jorge DeLaTorre was held to six points.
“We guarded them well, When we guard and rebound and don’’t turn the ball over, I like our chances,” said Larned coach Don Zimmerman.
SW Hts. 11 10 8 8 — 37
Larned 13 12 18 14 — 57
SW Hts—Aguirre 5-16 2-3 14, Holmes 1-9 4-4 6, DeLaTorre 2-8 2-2 6, Coats 1-5 2-2 4, R. Alvarado 1-10 0-1 2, G. Alvarado 0-2 0-0 0, Torres 0-2 0-0 0, Totals 12-55 10-12 37.  
Larned—Meyer 9 1-2 19, Skelton 4 3-4 14, Perez 3 2-5 8, Zimmerman 3 0-0 8, Galliart 0 4-6 4, Herter 1 2-2 4, Totals 20 12-19 57.

BELOIT 81, HOISINGTON 56
BELOIT – Beloit’s boys roared to a dominating 40-12 halftime lead and coasted past Hoisington 81-56 in the Norton Class 3A basketball substate.
Hoisington (8-13) was paced by standout senior Steffan Dolechek with 15 points and Ryan Broeder (12) and Kyle Lang (11) scored in double figures.
Beloit (15-6) was led by Colton Reames with 21 points and Luke Hesting added 16 points.
Hoisington 5 7 24 20 – 56
Beloit 19 21 23 18 – 81
HHS—Steffan Dolechek 15, Broeder 12, Lang 11, Davis 6, Brenner Donovan 5, Specht 4, Grant Dolechek 3.
Beloit—Reames 9-13 0-0 21, Hesting 6-8 0-0 16, Budke 7-14 0-1 14, Travis 2-5 2-2 8, Smith 3-5 0-0 7, Mason 2-5 1-1 5, Mong 2-3 0-0 4, Cox 1-3 1-2 3, Stover 1-2 0-1 2, Riemann 0-1 1-2 1, Post 0-1 0-0 0, Nunez 0-1 0-0 0, Totals 33-81 5-9 81.

CENTRAL PLAINS GIRLS 78, ELLINWOOD 17
CLAFLIN – Janae Ryan made six 3-pointers and scored 20 poiints to spark the No. 1 ranked Central Plains girls (21-0) past Ellinwood 78-17 in the St. John Class 2A basketball substate.
The Oilers made 11 3-pointers. Reagan Phelan scored 14 points and Kylee Kasselman added 12 points. The Oiler girls have won the last two Class 2A state titles. The  Oilers play in Thursday’s Class 2A semifinals at St. John.
Ellinwood (3-18) was led by Maddie Hayes with six points.
Elllinwood 2 4 5 6 – 17
C. Plains 26 20 20 12 – 78
Ellinwood—Hayes 2 2-2 6, Beck 2 0-0 4, Clawson 1 0-0 3, Ward 1 0-1 2, Sjogren 1 0-0 2, Totals 7 2-3 17.
CP—Janae Ryan 7 0-0 20, Phelan 7 0-0 14, Kasselman 3 6-8 12, Rolfs 4 0-0 9, Crites 4 0-0 8, Bieberle 1 0-0 3, Steiner 1 0-0 3, Donecker 1 0-0 2, Hipp 1 1-2 4, Gunder 1 0-0 3, Totals 30 7-10 78.

PAWNEE HEIGHTS 68, BURRTON 60
BURRTON — Spencer VanMeter scored 22 points to spark the Pawnee Heights boys past Burrton 68-60 in the Burrton Class 1A basketball substate Monday.
The Tigers placed Caleb Karst (17) and freshman Kade Scott (15) in double figures. The Tigers (6-12) play Hutchinson Central Christian (17-4) at 6 p.m. Thursday at Burrton.
Class 1A Burrton
Burrton 8 21 15 16 — 60
P. Heights 10 22 20 16 — 68
Burrton—Brendan Dick 28, Zehr 19, Smith 3, Rimbey 5, Hughes 3, Cooprider 2
PH—Spencer VanMeter 22, Caleb Karst 17, Kade Scott 15, Miller 6, McCoy 4, Klenke 3, Henbest 1

ELYRIA 69, STAFFORD 42
BURRTON — Stafford’s Erik Herrera scored 12 points in a 69-42 loss to Elyria Christian in the Burrton Class 1A basketball substate Monday. Stafford ends with a 0-20 record.
Elyria’s Aidan Fields scored 24 points and Tyler Thiessen added 19 points.
Stafford 13 9 13 7 — 42
Elyria 14 30 21 4 — 69
Stafford—Herrera 12, Shocklee 6, Cross 6, Peak 5, Kerschenske 4, Arzola 3, Bishop 2, Hildebrand 2, Foster 2.
Elyria—Aidan Fields 24, Tyler Thiessen 19, Froese 11, St. Peter 6, Starburg 6, Williford 3.

KIOWA COUNTY GIRLS 47, ST. JOHN 19
GREENSBURG — Kiowa County’s girls shut down St. John’s offense in a 47-19 victory in the St. John Class 2A basketball substate.
Torre Fisher led the Tigers (6-15) with five points and Bailey Burns added four points. Janessa Zenger scored nine points for the Mavericks (12-9), who outscored the Tigers in all four quarters.
Class 2A St. John
SJ 2 9 6 4 — 19
KC 15 12 19 8 — 47
SJ—Fisher 5, Burns 4, Nelson 3, Brown 2, Doggett 2, Martinez-Haskins 2, Garner 1.
KC—Zenger 9, Oberle 7, McVey 6, Ballard 6, Powell 6, Lingafelter 5, Vanderhoek 5, Heft 3.

SOUTH CENTRAL GIRLS 54, MACKSVILLE 21
COLDWATER — South Central’s Taylor Bayne scored 17 points to lead the Mustangs past Macksville 54-21 in the Kinsley Class 1A basketball substate Monday.
Sophie Filbert and Olivia Vosburgh each scored six points for the Mustangs (5-16).
Rylee Alexander contributed 14 points, 14 rebounds and seven steals. Taylor Bayne had four steals.
Class 1A St. John
Macksville 2 9 6 4 — 21
So. Central 15 12 15 12 — 54
Macksville—Filbert 6, Vosburgh 6, Anschutz 4, Stimatze 3, Ibarra 2.
SC—Taylor Bayne 8-15 1-2 17, Alexander 6-20 1-2 14, Reagan Bayne 3-14 1-4 8, Harris 2-8 2-4 6, Unruh 2-8 1-2 5, Jellison 1-1 0-0 2, Kissel 1-8 0-0 2, Snyder 0-2 0-0 0, Totals 23-54 0-0 54.