OTIS-BISON BOYS 44, INGALLS 34
INGALLS – The Otis-Bison boys raced past Ingalls 44-34 to clinch the Cougars’ first state basketball appearance since 2012 when they placed runner-up. The Cougars (16-7) play Hartford (18-5) at 4:45 p.m. Thursday at Dodge City's Wireless Arena. Other first-round games are Caldwell (21-2) against Axtell (6-17), Ashland (18-6) against Sharon Springs-Wallace County (17-6) and Hutchinson Central Christian (19-4) against Wheatland-Grinnell (14-9).
Maitland Wiltse scored 12 points and Anton Foust added 11 points for the Cougars, which earned the ninth state trip in Bison and Otis-Bison school history. The Cougars outscored Ingalls 9-3 in the third quarter.
Colton Schmidt led Ingalls (9-13) with 18 points.
Ingalls 7 14 3 10 – 34
Otis-Bison 11 14 9 12 – 44
OTIS-BISON—Maitland Wiltse 6 0-0 12; Anton Foust 5 0-0 11; Trevor Trapp 2 0-3 5; Luke Higgason 2 0-0 5; Kade Urban 1 3-4 5; Clade Anderson 2 0-0 4; Blake Bahr 1 0-2 2; Totals 19 3-9 44.
INGALLS—Colton Schmidt 7 2-2 18; David Verela 1 2-6 4; Gabe McFall 3 0-2 8; Mikel Osborne 2 0-0 4; Totals 13 4-10 34.
CLASS 1A-DIV. 2 BOYS
Dodge City, United Wireless Arena, Thursday
3 p.m.—Hutchinson Central Christian 18-4 vs. Grainfield-Wheatland 13-9
4:45 p.m.—Hartford 17-5 vs. Otis-Bison 15-7
6:30 p.m.—Caldwell 20-2 vs. Axtell 5-17
8:15 p.m.—Ashland 17-6 vs. Wallace County 16-6
OTIS-BISON BOYS, STATE HISTORY (9-8)
2017—Otis-Bison 15-7 vs. Hartford 17-5
2012—Otis-Bison 63, Tribune 51; Otis-Bison 54, Hope 47; CHAMPIONSHIP—Frankfort 62, Otis-Bison 53
2011—Otis-Bison 53, Fowler 50; Hope 57, Otis-Bison 39; THIRD PLACE—South Barber 53, Otis-Bison 45
1998—Garden Plain 62, Otis-Bison 44
1983—Baileyville 69, Otis-Bison 49
1960—Cassoday 58, Bison 45
1939—Bison 43, Prescott 23; Bison 58, St. Marys 27; Bison 29, Inman 27; CHAMPIONSHIP—Nickerson 41, Bison 36
1938—Bison 53, Linn 31; Cullison 33, Bison 27
1925—Bison 22, Gridley 12; Eudora 24, Bison 16
OTIS-BISON ROSTER
1—Blake Bahr, 5-10, jr.
2—Caleb Cheely, 5-8, so.
3—Tristen Dean, 5-8, sr.
11—Trevor Trapp, 5-10, sr.
12—Luke Higgason, 6-1, so.
13—Clade Anderson, 6-4, jr.
14—Seth Hoopingarner, 5-7, jr.
23—Maitland Wiltse, 6-4, so.
24—Tanner Loucks, 5-11, jr.
31—Kade Urban, 6-0, sr.
33—Anton Foust, 6-3, so.
45—Landon Hoopingarner, 5-11, jr.
OTIS-BISON GIRLS 28, INGALLS 26
INGALLS – Cristen Trapp scored the game-winning fourth-quarter free throws with five seconds left to spark the Otis-Bison girls past Ingalls 28-26 in the Ingalls Class 1A-Div. 2 basketball substate. Trapp broke a 26-26 tie after getting fouled on a rebound attempt.
The Cougars play Caldwell (15-7) at 4:45 p.m. Wednesday at Dodge City's Wireless Arena. For Otis-Bison (18-4), it’s the first state basketball trip since 1990, a 27-year span. The Cougars have qualified for state in 1976, 1985 and 1990. In other first-round games, it's Waverly (22-1) against Wetmore (13-10), Wheatland-Grinnnell (20-3) against Fowler (14-9) and Rexford-Golden Plains (20-3) against Hutchinson Central Christian (15-8).
Taylor Regan led the Cougars with 10 points.
Ingalls 4 5 8 9 – 26
Otis-Bison 2 12 8 6 – 28
OTIS-BISON—Cora Anderson 1 0-0 2; Taylor Regan 5 0-4 10; Caitlyn Schilowsky 1 1-2 3; Lacey Mitchell 2 1-2 5; Cristen trap 3 2-2 8; Totals 12 4-10 28.
INGALLS—Kaylee Simon 1 0-0 2; Anna Tecihroeb 1 3-4 5; Britlyn Beach 6 0-2 12; Ashlyn Cure 0 3-7 3; Chambre Droste 2 0-2 4; Totals 10 6-16 26.
CLASS 1A-DIV. 2 GIRLS
Dodge City, United Wireless Arena, Wednesday
3 p.m.—Waverly 21-1 vs. Wetmore 12-10
4:45 p.m.—Otis-Bison 18-4 vs. Caldwell 15-7
6:30 p.m.—Grainfield-Wheatland 19-3 vs. Fowler 13-9
8:15 p.m.— Rexford-Golden Plains 19-3 vs. Hutchinson Central Christian 14-8
OTIS-BISON GIRLS, STATE HISTORY (1-4)
2017—Otis-Bison 18-4 vs. Caldwell 15-7
1990—Sylvan Grove 55, Otis-Bison 38
1985—Mankato 44, Otis-Bison 36
1976—Otis-Bison 64, Jefferson North 50; Hill City 56, Otis-Bison 38; THIRD PLACE—Maize 56, Otis-Bison 38
OTIS-BISON ROSTER
4—Sydner Schneider
10—Taylor Regan
11—Cayla Steinert
13—Kaitlyn Loucks
14—Caitlin Schilowsky
15—Lacey Mitchell
20—Sheridan Ewy
22—Madeline Wiltse
24—Cristen Trapp
25—Alix Schneider
34—Laken Vondracek
42—Cora Anderson
