LARNED — The Macksville High School girls’ basketball team struggled in the first game of the consolation bracket of the Keady Basketball Classic on Thursday.
The Lady Mustangs fell behind 9-2 after the first quarter and lost to Sacred Heart 40-23.
“We just need to get some things under control,” Macksville head coach Nathaniel Norman said. “We’ve got a couple of kids who are starting to get back from injuries. Once we can get them back, I think we’ll start to settle in.”
One player who is working back into the lineup is 5-foot-6 junior Keira Parr. Parr was the lone returning starter from last year’s team.
Parr is returning after some soreness in her knee prevented her from starting in the season opener.
Norman, who is in his first season with Macksville, said that she was starting to get comfortable with the changes he has made.
Karissa Langlois led Macksville with seven points, including the team’s only 3-pointers.
“Karissa’s a solid player,” Norman said. “She is playing in a position that she isn’t normally used to playing. A lot of our kids are right now, but she is handling it very well.”
The Lady Mustangs face Kiowa County on Saturday at 2 p.m.
 
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL

At Keady Basketball Classic
At Larned

Sacred Heart 40, Macksville 23
MACKSVILLE (0-3)
     Parr 0 0-0 0, Murphy 1 0-0 2, Evans 1 0-0 2, Bunker 1 0-0 2, Langlois 2 1-2 7, Wood 2 0-2 4, Ponce 1 4-6 6. Totals 8 5-10 23.
SACRED HEART
     Stein 1 2-7 4, Donatell 0 0-4 0, Gilliland 6 1-2 13, Martin 1 2-2 4, Doll 4 2-4 10, Varner 1 0-0 2, Thibault 2 3-7 7. Totals 15 10-16 40.
Macksville              2  11   5   5  —  23
Sacred Heart          9  13  12  6  —  40
     Three-point goals —   Macksville 2 (Langlois 2); Sacred Heart (none).

BOYS
Kiowa County 35,
Otis-Bison 31
LARNED — Otis-Bison was able to close the lead to 23-20 after three quarters, but Kiowa County held on to win on Thursday night.
The Cougars were led by Patrick Piper, who scored 10 points.
Kiowa County’s Caleb Davis scored a game-high 17 points, including five 3-pointers.

BOYS

Thursday

Kiowa County 35, Otis-Bison 31
OTIS-BISON (1-2)
     Bartonek 0 0-0 0, Keller 1 0-0 3, Wissman 3 1-2 7, Stejskal 1 0-0 3, Piper 4 1-3 10, Pechanec 3 2-4 8. Totals 12 4-9 31.
KIOWA COUNTY
     Ralstin 0 3-4 3, Davis 6 0-0 17, Perez 0 0-2 0, Ardery 1 0-0 2, Odle 2 0-0 4, Behm 1 0-0 3, Watson 3 0-0 6. Totals 13 3-6 35.
Otis-Bison                 9  4  7  11  —  31
Kiowa County         10  8  5  12  —  35
     Three-point goals — Kiowa County 6 (Davis 5, Behm); Otis-Bison 3 (Keller, Stejskal, Piper).

GIRLS
Larned 39,
Kiowa County 35
LARNED — Larned was able to take a five-point lead at halftime and hold on for a win in the consolation bracket of the Keady Basketball Classic.
The Lady Indians were led by Katie Seeman, Reagan Quick and Danette Unruh, who each scored eight points.
Larned will face Salina Sacred Heart in Saturday’s fifth-place game held at Larned High School at 6 p.m.

At Keady Basketball Classic
At Larned

GIRLS

Thursday

Larned 39, Kiowa County 35
KIOWA COUNTY
     Gamble 1 0-2 2, Oberle 0 0-2 0, Hayes 0 1-2 1, Melton 2 3-6 7, Larsh 0 2-5 2, Heft 3 2-4 8, Hendrick 3 0-0 8, A. Liggett 3 1-2 7, D. Liggett 0 0-0 0. Totals 12 9-23 35.
LARNED (1-1)
     Foster 2 0-2 4, Schartz 0 0-1 0, R. Quick 4 0-0 8, C. Quick 0 0-0 0, Seeman 4 0-2 8, Unruh 4 0-0 8, Diaz 3 0-4 7, Johnson 0 2-3 2, Herter 1 0-0 2. Totals 18 2-12 39.
Kiowa County         8   7   9  11  —  35
Larned                   10  10  9  10  —  39
     Three-point goals — Larned 1 (Diaz); Kiowa County 2 (Hendrick 2).

Ellinwood 59, Chase 32
ELLINWOOD — The Ellinwood Lady Eagles lept ahead to a 15-7 first-quarter lead and never relinquished it.
Ellinwood was led by Sophia Hayes, who finished with 15 points. Bailey Schartz added 13 points.
The Lady Eagles will face undefeated Sterling (3-0) on Saturday to close out the Ellinwood preseason tournament.

At Ellinwood preseason tournament

GIRLS

Thursday

Ellinwood 59, Chase 32
CHASE
     Jaske 3 0-2 7, Brady 4 3-6 12, Sledd 0 0-0 0, Kizzar 1 1-4 3, Ray 3 1-2 8, Root 0 0-4 0, Aguilera 1 0-0 2. Totals 12 5-18 32.
ELLINWOOD (2-1)
     Hayes 6 3-6 15, Thomas 1 1-2 3, Schartz 5 3-3 13, Beckwith 3 0-0 7, Panning 3 0-0 6, Doll 3 0-0 6, Ward 1 0-0 2, Corbet 1 0-0 2, Zink 1 0-0 4. Totals 25 7-11 59. 
Chase                      7  11  6   8   —  32
Ellinwood              15  14  9  21  —  59
     Three-point goals — Chase 2 (Jaske, Ray); Ellinwood 1 (Beckwith).