LARNED — The Macksville High School girls’ basketball team outscored Spearville in all four quarters to cruise to a 49-32 finish to take the Larned Keady Basketball Classic girls’ championship game on Saturday night.
“We stuck to our plan,” Mustangs head coach Kat McAllister said. “We came out firing and we just didn’t quit. I really liked the intensity that we got from all the girls.”
It is the first time the Macksville girls have won the Larned opening tournament since its beginning in 1983.
Since 2006, the Hoisington Lady Cardinals had been reigning champions, but a semifinals comeback by the Mustangs from nine points down with less than three minutes left knocked Hoisington out of the running this year.
Before Hoisington, Larned had won every year from 1986 to 2005.
It was all Megan Wood early for Macksville. Wood, who finished with game-high 15 points, scored six of the Mustangs’ 12 first-quarter points.
“Megan is a great athlete,” McAllister said. “She has a great work ethic. She’s a great team leader.
“She’s all that, and she’s not going to quit until the game is over.”
Jena Clowers, who put up 12 points, added two points and Yasnaya Susoef added a 3-pointer to outscore the Lancers 12-8 in the first period.
Macksville increased its lead in the second quarter. Wood added another four points and Suseoff drained her second trey to give the Mustangs a 22-15 lead at halftime.
After the break, the Mustangs (4-0) picked up where they left off. Clowers and Wood led the Mustangs with four points each in a third period where the Mustangs outscored the Lancers, 15-10.
The Mustangs offense continued to knock down shots, scoring nine unanswered points to start the fourth quarter. Mindy Wood converted on a three-point play to raise the Mustangs over the Lancers.
“I don’t know why,” McAllister said when asked why her shooters were more timid early on in the tournament. “That was our plan, to move the ball and get some good looks.”

Keady Basketball Classic
Championship game
GIRLS
Macksville 49, Spearville 32
MACKSVILLE (4-0)
Jena Clowers 6 0-1 12, Keira Parr 3 1-3 7, Yasnaya Susoeff 2 0-1 6, Kristal Duft 1 0-0 2, Jennifer Roach 0 0-0 0, Mindy Wood 2 3-5 7, Megan Wood 6 3-3 15. Totals 20 7-13 49.
SPEARVILLE
Becca Hornung-Keeke 4 2-2 10, Emily Slattery 3 1-2 7, Elizabeth Stein 1 2-2 4, Allison Helfrich 0 2-4 2, Payton Strecker 0 0-0 0, Katie Rabe 0 0-0 0, Sarae Kistler 1 0-0 2, Taylor Offerle 0 0-0 0, Jessica Lampe 0 0-0 0, Elle Stein 2 3-5 7. Totals 11 10-15 32.
Macksville 12    10    15    12    —    49
Spearville    8     7     10      7    —    32
   Three-point goals — Macksville 2 (Susoeff 2); Spearville (None).

Third Place
Larned 48, Hoisington 45
     LARNED — The Larned  High School Lady Indians trailed in the final minutes, 45-43 but a three-point play from Amanda Haberman put the Indians up by 46-45 with 11 seconds remaining.
      Larned held on to win third place on Saturday afternoon.
Haberman led the Lady Indians with 18 points, nine of which came in the fourth quarter.
      Hoisington was by Mallory Flagor, who finished with 15 points.
GIRLS
    Keady Basketball Classic
    Third Place
    At Larned
    Larned 48, Hoisington 45
HOISINGTON (1-3)
   Mykela Riedl 0 0-0 0, BreAnna Burns 3 0-0 6, Jordin Greer 3 3-8 9, Savannah Rose 2 1-2 5, Brandy Wondra 0 0-0 2, Britany Axman 2 2-2 6, Belle Brickley 0 2-2 2, Blakelee Cooper 0 0-0 0, Mallory Flagor 7 1-2 15. Totals 17 11-18 45.
LARNED (2-1)
    Shanna Prescott 0 0-0 0, Bailey Schartz 2 1-4 5, Kaileigh Dietrich 2 5-6 9, Katey Vratil 0 0-0 0, Katie Seeman 0 0-0 0, Danette Unruh 0 0-0 0, Brittany Perez 3 0-1 6, Amanda Haberman 6 6-9 18, Brittanie Miller 4 2-5 10. Totals 17 14-25 48.
Hoising.      6    11    11    17    —    45
Larned        8     7     16    17    —    48
    Three-point goals — Hoisington (None); Larned (None).

BOYS
Third place
Macksville 50, Larned 21
    LARNED — Macksville simply overwhelmed Larned, outscoring the Indians in the first three quarters 42-10 to finish in third place at the Keady Basketball Classic on Saturday
    The Mustangs were led by Kyle Bunker, who contributed 13 points.
    The Indians were led by Jahman Hill, who scored 8 points.

BOYS
Third place
Macksville 50, Larned 21
MACKSVILLE (3-1)
    Jorge Baray 1 0-2 2, Kyle Bunker 6 1-2 13, Colten Ary 2 4-4 8, Seth Filbert 0 0-0 0, Adam Oak 2 2-2 6, Taylor Tranbarger 2 1-4 6, Efrain Lopez 0 0-0 0, Clayton Wood 1 0-0 2, Guerrero Lopez 2 3-3 7, Andrew Schneck  0 0-0 0, Derek Bevan 3 0-0 6, Tanner Tranbarger 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 11-17 50.
LARNED (0-2)
    Jahman Hill 3 1-3 8, Jamil Shoemaker 2 1-3 5, Brady Keith 0 1-4 1, Easton Palmer 1 0-0 2, Justin Vratil 0 2-6 2, Tyler Gleason 1 1-2 3, Nolan Allison 0 0-0 0, Josh Wise, 0 0-0 0, Zach Houser 0 0-0 0. Totals 7 6-18 21.
Macksville    10    17   15    8    —   50
Larned             6     0     4    11    —   21
    Three-point goals — Macksville 1 (Tay. Tranbarger 1); Larned 1 (Hill 1).

GIRLS
Otis-Bison 31,
Pawnee Heights 27
    LARNED — It was anyone’s game until the fourth quarter, when the Otis-Bison, up by one point after three periods, outscored Pawnee Heights 11-8 in the fourth quarter of the consolation game.

    The Lady Cougars, which only had four players contribute points in the game, were led by Hannah Bannister with a game-high 14 points.
    Jenna Jacobs led Pawnee Heights with nine points.

 GIRLS
Consolation
Friday
 Otis-Bison 31,
Pawnee Heights 27
OTIS-BISON (1-2)
    Emily Schneider 0 0-0 0, Dekota Nelson 2 0-2 5, Hannah Bannister 4 4-6 14, Kim Pechanec 1 0-0 2, MacKenzie Boone 0 0-0 0, Emma Wibel 0 0-0 0, Janel Tammen 3 4-9 10. Totals10 8-17 31.

PAWNEE HEIGHTS (0-4)
    Corrina Spence 0 0-2 0, Tristen Galliart 0 0-0 0, Jodie Skelton 1 0-0 2, Rachel Wasko 2 3-6 7, Jenna Jacobs 4 0-0 9, Jackie Dvorak 3 0-0 6, Capree Worthey 1 0-0 3. Totals 11 3-8 27.
Otis-Bison         5    9     6   11   —  31
Pawnee Hts.     4    10    5    8   —  27
   Three-point goals — Otis-Bison 3 (Bannister 2, Nelson 1); Pawnee Heights 2 (Jacobs 1, Worthey 1).

BOYS
Consolation
Otis-Bison 71,
Pawnee Heights 24
    LARNED — The Otis-Bison Cougars immediately set to work against Pawnee Heights, running up a 30-4 lead in the first quarter.
    The Cougars were led by 6-foot-3 junior Brandon Pechanec, who rang up 24 points.
    The Tigers leaned on Jarrid Vestering, who was the only Pawnee Heights player in double digits with 11 points.

Friday
Otis-Bison 71, Pawnee Heights 24 
OTIS-BISON (1-2)
    Devan King 0 0-0 0, Justus Bartonek 0 0-1 0, Trevor Keller 7 2-3 17, Dylan Wissman 4 1-1 9, Jackie Cornwell 5 0-2 10, Jachary Stejskal 0 0-0 0, Patrick Piper 3 1-2 7, Dominic Trapp 2 0-0 4, Brandon Pechanec 10 4-7 24. Totals 31 8-16 71.
\PAWNEE HEIGHTS (0-4)
    Chad Wallace 1 0-2 2, Jacob Hardiman 2 1-2 5, Casey Spence 0 0-0 0, Sam Spence 1 0-0 2, D.J. Auker 1 0-0 2, Aaron Clapham 0 0-0 0, Jarrid Vestering 3 5-7 11, Raul Davila 0 2-2 2. Totals 8 8-13 24.
Otis-Bison    30    13   23    5    —   71
Pawnee Hts.   4    12    4    4    —    24
     Three-point goals — Otis-Bison 1 (Keller 1); Pawnee Heights (None).

Friday
BOYS
Hoisington 58, Macksville 47
    LARNED — The Hoisington earned itself a trip to the Keady Classic championship game by outscoring Macksville in all four quarters.
    The Cardinals were led by Derrick Kaiser, who had 15 points. Cody Stettler added 14 for Hoisington.
    Macksville was led by Kyle Bunker, who pumped in a game-high 16 points.
       Hoisington 58, Macksville 47
 HOISINGTON (3-0)
    Ryan Bieberle 3 2-4 9, Cody Stetler 6 2-4 14, Brady Demel 0 2-2 2, Anthony Broeder 3 0-0 6, Jordan Mooney 0 0-0 0, Derrick Kaiser 6 2-2 15, Luke Becker 4 2-5 10, Dustin Broeder 1 0-0 2. Totals 23 10-17 58.
MACKSVILLE (2-1)
    Jorge Baray 0 0-0 0, Kyle Bunker 7 2-6 16, Seth Filbert 3 0-0 7, Adam Oak 2 1-2 7, Taylor Tranbarger 2 0-0 5, Efrain Lopez 0 0-0 0, Guerrero Lopez 1 0-0 2, Derek Bevan 5 0-1 10. Totals 20 3-9 47.
Hoisington    15  13  11  19    —    58
Macksville    17   10  10  10    —    47 
       Three-point goals — Hoisington 2 (Bieberle 1, Kasier 1); Macksville 4 (Oak 2, Filbert 1, Tranbarger 1). 

GIRLS
         Kinsley 42, Larned 38
    LARNED — The Larned Indians opened their season with a loss to Kinsley at their own Keady Classic on Friday.
    The Indians jumped ahead early, but couldn’t hold on after getting outscored 17-9 in the fourth quarter.
    Larned was led by Justin Vratil, who scored 19 points to be the only Indians player in double digits.

Friday
BOYS
    Kinsley 42, Larned 38
KINSLEY
    Levi Hirsh 1 1-3 3, Nathan Frame 0 0-0 0, Austin Ditges 0 0-0 0, Taylor Abel 0 0-0 0, Josh Naber 3 0-0 6, Weston Schuette 8 1-1 20, Chase Young 5 2-4 13, Angel Gorden 0 0-0 0, Greg Newson 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 4-8 42.
LARNED (0-1)
    Jahman Hill 1 0-0 2, John Sallee 0 0-0 0, Brady Keith 0 0-0 0, Jeret Johnson1 0-0 2, Easton Palmer 1 0-0 3, Justin Vratil 7 4-6 19, Tyler Gleason 2 0-0 4, Josh Wise 3 0-0 6, Zach Houser 1 0-0 2. Totals 16 4-6 38.
Kinsley        3    12    10    17    —    42
Larned         9     8    12     9      —    38
     Three-point goals — Kinsley 4 (Schuette 3, Young 1); Larned 2 (Palmer 1, Vratil 1).

Thursday
GIRLS
Spearville 45, Larned 41
SPEARVILLE
    Becca Hornung-Heeke 6 0-1 12, Emily Slattery 1 0-0 2, Elizabeth Stein 0 1-1 1, Alison Helfrich 4 2-2 10, Payton Strecker 0 0-4 0, Sarae Kistler 3 0-2 7, Taylor Offerle 0 0-0 0, Jessica Lampe 0 0-0 0, Elle Stein 4 5-8 13. Totals 18 8-18 45.
LARNED (0-1)
    Shanna Prescott 3 0-0 9, Bailey Schartz 2 0-0 4, Kaileigh Dietrich 1 0-0 2, Katey Vratil 0 0-0 0, Katie Seeman 0 0-0 0, Danette Unruh 0 0-0 0, Brittney Perez 3 1-2 8, Amanda Haberman 5 0-0 10, Brittanie Miller 3 1-2 8. Totals 17 2-4 41.
Spearville   15    9    11    10    —    45
Larned          6    11    9    15    —    41
     Three-point goals — Spearville 1 (Kistler 1); Larned 5 (Prescott 3, Perez 1, Miller 1).