LARNED — The ninth-ranked 4A Division II Larned girls improved their record to 9-7 here Tuesday evening as they eased by the Hoisington Cardinals 38-31, in a Central Kansas League game.
Larned jumped out to a 13-3 first-quarter lead behind the defensive efforts of Ivory Muldrow. She totaled five steals in the first quarter and those steals were converted to points. Hoisington would settle down in the second stanza but Larned still held a 21-14 halftime edge. The two teams battled through the third quarter on even terms, ending with Larned still leading 28-22.
Hoisington, behind Emma Harmon and Katherine Warnken, kept the pressure on Larned as they converted 12 of 17 free throws. Warnken hit three big 3-point baskets. Larned struggled from the free throw line as they attempted to put some distance between themselves and the Cardinals as the fourth quarter ticked down.
Larned coach Ashley Crosby said, “We missed too many free throws but , overall, I was pleased with our effort. The girls are running our offense well and finding their shots. We did a pretty good job of taking care of the ball tonight with only 16 turnovers.”
Emma Harmon led the Cardinals with 15 points while Warnken chipped in with her three long baskets and 9 points. The Cardinals evened their season record at 8-8. Hoisington will entertain Halstead Friday.
Larned had balanced scoring, led by Ivory Muldrow with 11, Haley Skelton with 7 and Kelsey Parr and Katie Fischer with 6. Larned will host Hesston in another Central Kansas League game Friday.
HHS 3 11 8 9 — 31
LHS 13 8 7 10 — 38
HHS—Harmon 4 5-7 15; Warnken 3 0-0 9; Schmidt 0 5-6 5; Donetz 0 1-2 1; Delton 0 1-2 1; Totals 7 12-17 31.
LHS—Muldrow 5 1-1 11; Parr 3 0-0 6; Skelton 3 1-3 7; Fischer 3 0-0 6; Perez 1 1-3 4; Ritchie 2 0-0 4; Totals 17 3-7 38.
Hoisigton Boys 73,
Larned 66
LARNED — The Hoisington boys erased a 9-point Larned lead in the last two minutes of the fourth quarter here Tuesday evening, forcing a 66-66 deadlock and overtime. In overtime the Cardinals did all of the scoring, blanking the Indians 7-0 for a 73-66 comeback victory in a Central Kansas League game.
Larned jumped out to a 15-10 first-quarter lead on the effort of 6’2” post player Jonathan Herter’s 8 points. Hoisington played catch up in the second quarter and supported by Cameron Davis’ tip in at the buzzer , pulled to within 24-22 at halftime.
It was a bruising, tough basketball game featured by runs and spurts by both teams. The Cardinals’ last spurt, 7 points in overtime, proved the difference. Early in the fourth quarter Larned went on a 11-3 run to take control of the game, a led they maintained until the fatal last two minutes when Hoisington’s catch up efforts proved successful.
Larned had pulled into a 66-64 lead with 29 seconds remaining and the Cardinals were having trouble getting into their offense but Brenner Donovan got loose along the base line with 15 seconds remaining to tie the game at 66. The Indians got what they wanted in the remaining seconds as Jonathan Herter drove down the lane only to leave his layup just short as time expired and with it, Larned’s chances for an upset victory evaporated.
Hoisington was led in scoring by the dynamic duo of Brenner Donovan with 25 and Grant Dolechek with 24. Cameron Davis added 12. The Cardinals were 20 of 34 from the free throw line ass they improved to 7-9 with this Central Kansas League victory.
Larned was led by Jonathan Herter’s 15 points and 8 rebounds. Thomas Harmon also scored 15 and Dalton Bright 13. Demonte Phillips had 7 points and 12 rebounds. Larned drops to 3-13 and will host the #1-ranked 3A team, Hesston, on Friday.
HHS 10 12 20 24 7 — 73
LHS 15 9 18 24 0 — 66
HHS—Dolechek 10 6-10 26; Brenner Donovan 8 7-8 23; Davis 4 4-10 12; Specht 2 0-2 4; Schremmer 2 1-2 6; Lang 0 2-4 2 ; Totals 26 22-36 73.
LHS—Harmon 5 1-4 15 ; Herter 7 1-3 15 ; Brioght 3 6-9 13 ; Sanger 2 1-2 6 ; Schartz 2 2-2 6 ; Phillips 3 0-2 7 ; Orth 1 2-3 4; Totals 23 13-25 66.
CENTRAL KANSAS BOYS
Hesston 7-0 15-1
Hillsboro 5-1 12-4
SValley 4-1 9-6
Pratt 4-2 11-5
Halstead 3-3 10-6
Haven 3-3 9-7
Hoisington 3-3 7-9
Nickerson 3-4 7-8
Kingman 2-4 4-11
Lyons 0-6 1-15
Larned 0-7 3-13
MONDAY
Stockton 64, Hoisington 60
TUESDAY
Haven 48, Pratt 39
Hesston 63, Nickerson 41
Hillsboro 56, Lyons 26
Hoisington 73, Larned 66, OT
Halstead 39, Kingman 32
FRIDAY’S GAMES
Dodge City at Nickerson
Halstead at Hoisington
Haven at Lyons
Hesston at Larned
Kingman at Hillsboro
Pratt at Smoky Valley
CKL GIRLS
Kingman 6-0 13-2
Hesston 6-1 12-4
Halstead 4-2 12-4
Haven 4-2 9-7
Larned 4-3 9-7
Hoisington 3-3 8-8
Nickerson 3-4 4-11
Lyons 2-4 4-12
SValley 1-4 4-11
Pratt 1-5 4-12
Hillsboro 0-6 5-11
TUESDAY
Hesston 52, Nickerson 32
Larned 38, Hoisington 31
Kingman 54, Halstead 27
Lyons 56, Hillsboro 47, 2 OT
Haven 42, Pratt 29
FRIDAY’S GAMES
Dodge City at Nickerson
Halstead at Hoisington
Haven at Lyons
Hesston at Larned
Kingman at Hillsboro
Pratt at Smoky Valley
