PRATT — In their first game of the season, the Stafford High School boys’ basketball team had four players in double figures as it beat Pratt-Skyline 72-48 on Tuesday night.
The Trojans were led by Derek McClure, who finished with 22 points, including four 3-pointers.
Dustin McClure finished with 18 points, Taylor Newell scored 14 and Austin Ceniti added 11 for the Trojans.
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL
BOYS
Tuesday
At Pratt
Stafford 72, Pratt-Skyline 48
STAFFORD (1-0)
De. McClure 8 2-2 22, Ceniti 4 3-5 11, R. Newell 0 0-1 0, Du. McClure 7 4-7 18, Johnson 2 1-2 5, Wedek 1 0-0 2, T. Newell 5 3-4 14. Totals 27 13-21 72.
PRATT-SKYLINE
Little 0 1-2 1, Patterson 7 3-4 19, Hogan 2 3-4 7, Abbott 5 2-5 12, Holz 0 3-4 3, Lee 0 2-2 2, McComb 1 2-2 4. Totals 15 16-23 48.
Stafford 17 17 17 21 — 72
Pratt-Skyline 11 10 14 13 — 48
Three-point goals — Stafford 5 (De. McClure 4, T. Newell); Pratt-Skyline 2 (Patterson 2). Total fouls — Pratt-Skyline 20, Stafford 19.
Cunningham 50,
Otis-Bison 37
FAIRFIELD — Cunningham jumped out to a 27-13 lead at halftime, and Otis-Bison was unable to make up the deficit in Tuesday night’s first-round game of a round-robin tournament.
Senior guard Dylan Wissman led the Cougars with 11 points. Kole Urban added 10.
Otis-Bison faces Fairfield on Friday night at 8:30.
BOYS
At Fairfield Round-Robin
Cunningham 50,
Otis-Bison 37
OTIS-BISON (1-1)
Kole Urban 5 0-3 10, Justus Bartonek 5 0-0 11, Hayden Maier 0 1-4 1, Dylan Wissman 4 2-4 11, Colin Regan 0 0-1 0, Jordan Hoffman 0 0-0 0, Kade Hagans 1 0-0 2, Sam Higgason 1 0-0 2. Totals 16 3-12 37.
CUNNINGHAM
Nick Huhman 5 1-2 14, Jacob Earley 1 0-0 2, Cody Huhman 3 0-0 8, Tim Patton 3 0-0 6, Jordan Schaller 1 1-2 3, Zach Chambers 3 5-7 11, Devin Cannon 3 0-0 6. Totals 19 7-11 50.
Otis-Bison 7 6 12 12 — 37
Cunningham 13 14 9 14 — 50
Three-point goals — Cunningham 5 (N. Huhman 3, C. Huhman 2), Otis-Bison 2 (Bartonek, Wissman). Total fouls — Otis-Bison 22, Cunningham 11. Fouled out — Urban.
Central Plains 47,
Ell-Saline 38
RUSSELL — Central Plains led 29-13 at halftime on its way to winning its first-round game of the Amos Morris/George Stephens Classic at Russell on Tuesday night.
Sophomore point guard Layne Bieberle and freshman Braeden Crites each scored a team-leading 14 points for the Oilers.
Michael Ryan added nine points.
Central Plains faces Phillipsburg on Friday at 5:30 p.m.
BOYS
Amos Morris/George Stephens Classic
At Russell
Central Plains 47, Ell-Saline 38
CENTRAL PLAINS (2-0)
Layne Bieberle 4 6-10 14, Chris Woolf 0 0-0 0, Joe Barton 3 2-5 8, Michael Ryan 3 3-4 9, Braeden Crites 5 4-4 14, Michael Lamatch 0 2-2 2. Totals 15 17-25 47.
ELL-SALINE
Reegan 3 1-2 7, Kabrel 6 0-1 12, Tabey 1 2-2 4, Garett 2 0-0 5, Lucas 1 0-0 4. Totals 16 3-5 38.
Central Plains 16 13 2 16 — 47
Ell-Saline 4 9 8 17 — 38
Three-point goals — Ell-Saline 3 (Lucas 2, Garett); Central Plains (none). Total fouls — Ell-Saline 25, Central Plains 11. Fouled out — Tabey.
GIRLS
Cunningham 32,
Otis-Bison 29
FAIRFIELD — Cunningham outscored Otis-Bison 16-5 in the fourth quarter to rally for a win at the Fairfield round-robin on Tuesday.
The Lady Cougars led 24-16 heading into the final eight minutes.
Kim Pechanec led Otis-Bison with 10 points.
The Lady Cougars play Fairfield on Friday night at 7.
GIRLS
At Fairfield Round-Robin
Cunningham 32, Otis-Bison 29
OTIS-BISON (0-2)
Annie Kraisinger 1 3-4 5, Demi Bartonek 0 3-9 3, Emily Schneider 1 0-0 2, Hannah Bannister 3 0-0 7, Kim Pechanec 4 2-3 10, Megan Tammen 1 0-0 2. Totals 10 8-16 29.
CUNNINGHAM
Heater Kerschen 1 1-2 3, MaKaila Stapleton 1 0-0 2, Brooke Kerschen 3 2-2 9, Kelsey Ricke 3 6-7 13, Kourtney Ricke 2 1-1 5. Totals 10 10-12 32.
Otis-Bison 8 6 10 5 — 29
Cunningham 8 1 7 16 — 32
Three-point goals — Cunningham 2 (B. Keschen, K. Ricke); Otis-Bison 1 (Bannister). Totals fouls — Otis-Bison 19, Cunningham 11. Fouled out — Schneider.
Central Plains 59,
Ell-Saline 50
RUSSELL — Senior point guard Janae Hekele scored 18 points for Central Plains in a round-one victory at the Amos Morris/George Stephens Classic in Russell on Tuesday night.
The Lady Oilers trailed 38-37 after three quarters, but outscored Ell-Saline 20-12 in the final period to pull away.
Central Plains challenges Ellsworth on Friday at 4 p.m.
GIRLS
Amos Morris/George Stephens Classic
At Russell
Central Plains 59, Ell-Saline 50
CENTRAL PLAINS (2-0)
Janae Hekele 6 3-4 18, Breanna Holmes 2 0-0 5, Katie Hipp 4 6-6 14, Kendra Oberle 1 0-0 2, Jennifer Hitschmann 2 0-0 4, Reagan Phelan 6 0-0 14. Totals 21 9-10 59.
ELL-SALINE
Amber Bird 1 0-0 2, Darriane Wikoff 6 1-2 15, Sesely Omli 2 4-4 8, Aubrey Wilson 5 2-8 12, Brittany Clancy 1 2-2 4, Emily Work 3 1-3 9. Totals 18 10-19 50.
Central Plains 13 13 11 20 — 59
Ell-Saline 8 12 18 12 — 50
Three-point goals — Central Plains 6 (Hekele 3, Phelan 2, Holmes), Ell-Saline 4 (Work 2, Wikoff 2). Total fouls — Ell-Saline 14, Central Plains 14. Fouled out — none.
Pratt-Skyline 58,
Stafford 18
PRATT — Stafford trailed 18-4 after the first quarter in a Pratt-Skyline rout
Kym Womack and Adriane Millershaski each scored six points to lead the Lady Trojans.
The Lady Thunderbirds were led by Janessa Davis, who finished with 10 points.
GIRLS
At Pratt
Pratt-Skyline 58, Stafford 18
STAFFORD (0-1)
Kym Womack 3 0-2 6, Adriane Millershaski 3 0-1 6, Kandyce Lumpkins 0 0-1 0, Sammy Sosa 2 0-0 4, Regan Harris 1 0-2 2. Totals 9 0-6 18.
PRATT-SKYLINE
Mycisa Owens 2 1-2 5, Janessa Davis 3 4-10 10, Morgan Flowers 3 0-4 6, Alyssa Swonger 3 0-2 6, Kadi Richardson 3 0-0 6, Ashley Koirth 3 0-0 6, Kaitlyn Stark 3 0-0 8, Brooke Fisher 1 0-0 2, Taylor DeWeese 4 1-3 9. Totals 25 6-21 58.
Stafford 4 6 4 4 — 18
Pratt-Skyline 18 18 4 8 — 58
Three-point goals — Pratt-Skyline 2 (Stark 2); Stafford (none). Total fouls — Stafford 16, Pratt-Skyline 13.
— Kevin Price
