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Moundridge, Wichita Life Prep win at Barton Hilltop Classic
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MOUNDRIDGE 57, ST. JOHN 35

Moundridge’s Ashley Holler and Bethany Stucky each scored 20 points as the Wildcats beat St. John 57-35 Tuesday at the Barton Hilltop Hoops Classic. The Wildcats made 17 of 22 free throws. Holler had four assists and four steals. Peri Lange had three assists and three steals. Life Prep (9-0) plays Moundridge (9-1) in Thursday’s 6:30 p.m. semifinal.  
St. John’s Tara Nelson scored 14 points and Bailey Burns added nine points, seven steals and three assists.
Moundridge
St. John 7 13 7 8 — 35
Moundridge 15 8 18 16 — 57
St. John—Nelson 4-11 5-6 14; Burns 4-18 0-0 9; Fisher 2-7 2-4; Brown 0-2 0-0 0; Martinez-Haskins 2-3 0-1 4; Garcia 0-1 0-0 0; Garner 0-2 0-0 0; Devine 0-2 0-0 0; Doggett 1-1 0-0 2; Totals 13-47 7-11 35.
Moundridge—Holler 7-13 3-3 20; Stucky 9-16 2-4 20; Lange 0-3 0-1 0; Lorimor 0-3 6-6 6; Kassidy Kaufman 1-3 3-4 6; Natalie Kaufman 1-3 1-2 3; Knight 0-1 2-2 2; Diehl 0-1 0-0 0; Totals 18-43 17-22 57.  

WICHITA LIFE 74, MACKSVILLE 17

Wichita Life Prep rolled to a 42-3 halftime lead and coasted past Macksville 74-17 Tuesday at the Barton Hilltop Hoops Classic. Regan Tibbitts led the way with 18 points and 11 rebounds and Isabella Baez added 11 points. Life Prep had 26 steals and Macksville committed 32 turnovers.
Macksville’s Sophie Filbert scored nine points. The Mustangs made 5 of 29 field goals. Life Prep (9-0) plays Moundridge (9-1) in Thursday’s 6:30 p.m. semifinal.  
Macksville 2 1 9 5 — 17
Wichita Life 25 17 14 18 — 74
Macksville—Filbert 3-9 2-3 9; Stimatze 2-6 1-2 5; Russell 0-2 1-2 1; Vosburgh 0-5 0-0 0; Perla Ibarra 0-1 0-1 0; Lyset Ibarra 0-5 2-2 2; Galan 0-1 0-0 0; Totals 5-29 6-10 17.  
Wichita Life—Tibbitts 7-12 2-2 18; Baez 5-13 0-0 11; Martinez 5-5 0-0 10; Diaz 4-8 0-0 9; Manaia Timson 2-6 0-0 4; Rongomi Timson 3-6 0-0 7; R.J. Blackburn 4-6 0-0 8; Leila Blackburn 1-3 1-2 3; Hinzman 2-5 0-0 4; Aquilina 0-3 0-0 0; Totals 33-67 3-4 74.

ELL-SALINE 42, LITTLE RIVER 28

Ell-Saline’s Baleigh Griffin scored 14 points and nine steals as the Cardinals beat Little River 42-28 in a consolation game at the Barton Hilltop Hoops Classic. Sydney Omli had six steals and eight points. The Cardinals outscored Little River 12-0 in the fourth quarter.
Melanie Renken led the Redskins with 12 points and 13 rebounds. Kristin Ekholm added eight points. Emily Smyres had four steals.
Little River 13 7 8 0 — 28
Ell-Saline 6 10 14 12 — 42
LR—Renken 4-8 3-6 12; Ekholm 3-8 2-2 8; Tomlin 3-4 0-0 7; Peters 1-4 0-0 2; Smyres 0-4 0-1 0; McBride 0-1 0-0 0; Loder 0-5 0-0 0; Totals 11-34 5-9 28.
ES—Griffin 2-9 10-10 14; Omli 3-11 2-12 8; Relph 2-11 2-2 6; Schuman 3-8 0-0 6; Cameron 2-5 0-0 4; Kindlesparger 1-10 0-0 2; Reilly Brin 1-2 0-0 2
Totals 14-46 14-24 42.

Barton Hilltop Hoops Classic
Monday’s games
Central Plains 77, Little River 16
Ness City 58, Ell-Saline 54
Tuesday’s games
Ell-Saline 42, Little River 28
Wichita Life Prep 74, Macksville 17
Moundridge 57, St. John 35
Thursday’s games
St. John (3-7) vs. Macksville (2-8), 4:45 p.m.
Wichita Life Prep (9-0) vs. Moundridge (9-1), 6:30 p.m.
Central Plains (10-0) vs. Ness City (7-4), 8:15 p.m.
Friday’s games
7th place—Little River (1-10) vs. St. John-Macksville loser, 3 p.m; 5th place—Ell-Saline (6-6) vs. St. John-Macksville winner, 4:45 p.m.; 3rd place—6:30 p.m.; 1st place—8:15 p.m.