OTIS-BISON BOYS 49, QUINTER 47
RANSOM – Otis-Bison’s newest hero is Clade Anderson who converted the game-winning field goal on an assist by Anton Foust for a 49-47 1A Ransom substate basketball victory.
The Cougars (12-10) led 46-45 when ninth-grader Jayce Kohls converted a 3-pointer. Quinter’s Luke Kasier converted a driving shot for a 47-46 lead.
But Foust fed Anderson for the game-winning field goal. Anderson scored 19 points and Foust added 10 points. Quinter’s Conner Havlas scored 21 points to average 31 ppg in the substate.
Otis-Bison has qualified for state basketball 10 times in school history.
Quinter 5 10 21 10 – 47
Otis-Bison 18 10 9 12 – 49
QUINTER (7-16)—Havlas 9 3-4 21, Gordon Wolf 3 2-4 10, Thielen 2 2-2 8, Kaiser 4 0-0 8, Totals 18 7-10 47.
OTIS-BISON (12-10)—Anderson 8 3-4 19, Foust 5 0-4 10, Bahr 2 1-3 6, Kohls 3 0-0 8, Hoopingarner 2 2-4 6, Wiltse 0 0-2 0, Totals 20 7-17 48.
CLASS 1A-DIV. 2 STATE, DODGE CITY
WEDNESDAY’S GAMES
3 p.m.—Almena No. Valley (21-1) vs. Waverly (8-14)
4:45 p.m.—Otis-Bison (12-10) vs. South Barber (17-5)
6:30 p.m.—McPherson Elyria (20-2) vs. Axtell (11-11)
8:15 p.m.—Moscow (17-5) vs. Wallace Co. (11-11)
QUINTER GIRLS 35, OTIS-BISON 29
RANSOM – Quinter converted five 3-pointers to beat Otis-Bison 35-29 to qualify for the 1A state basketball tournament at Dodge City.
Quinter’s Rebekah Kitch nailed her second 3-pointer for a 27-23 lead that was followed by Peyton Havlas’ basket for a 29-23 lead. Kitch scored 17 points for Quinter (17-5). Kitch sealed the victory with two free throws for a 34-29 lead.
Cora Anderson led the Cougars with 14 points and Maddie Wiltse added eight points. Otis-Bison (15-7) shot 28 percent on 14 of 49 field goals. The Cougars constantly worked the ball inside, but had a hard time getting fouls called. Quinter outscored the Cougars 8-1 from the free throw line.
Quinter took full advantage of the officials not calling fouls with an aggressive fullcourt defense.
Otis-Bison 4 10 9 6 – 29
Quinter 7 8 14 6 – 35
OTIS-BISON (15-7)—Anderson 7-18 0-0 14, Wiltse 4-9 0-1 8, Schneider 1-4 0-0 2, Ewy 0-8 0-0 0, Trapp 2-10 1-4 5, Totals 16-49 1-5 29.
QUINTER (17-5)—Kitch 6-16 3-4 17, Crist 3-8 0-0 6, Walt 0-5 0-0 0, Havlas 1-1 4-6 6, Fisher 1-6 0-0 2, Gruenbacher 0-2 0-2 0, Kentner 0-0 1-2 1, Totals 11-38 8-14 35.
CLASS 1A-DIV. 2 STATE, DODGE CITY
THURSDAY’S GAMES
3 p.m.—Beloit St. John’s (18-4) vs. Axtell (13-9)
4:45 p.m.—Hartford (18-4) vs. Hutchinson Central Christian (13-9)
6:30 p.m.—Cunningham (21-1) vs. Wallace County (10-13)
8:15 p.m.—Quinter (17-5) vs. Bucklin (14-8)
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