OTIS — The Otis-Bison High School boys’ basketball team went into the final eight minutes tied at 41 with Macksville on Tuesday night.
The Cougars were able to outscore the Mustangs 17-15 to edge the defending Class 1A Division-I state champions 58-56.
Trevor Keller led Otis-Bison with a game-high 24 points, scoring 15 in the second half.
Dylan Wissman added 11 points for the Cougars, who took third place at the Class 1A D-II state tournament last season and is ranked No. 9 in their class in the latest Kansas Basketball Coaches Association poll.
Macksville was led by Adam Oak, who finished with 15 points.
Seth Filbert added 14 points.

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL

At Otis

Tuesday

BOYS

Otis-Bison 58, Macksville 56 
MACKSVILLE (13-5)
     Tanner Tranbarger 3 0-0 8, Jorge Baray 0 0-0 0, Colten Ary 3 0-2 6, Seth Filbert 6 1-1 14, Adam Oak 6 2-2 15, Taylor Tranbarger 2 2-2 7, Jordan Welch 0 0-0 0, Andrew Scheck 3 0-0 6, Simon Miller 0 0-0 0. Totals 23 5-7 56.
OTIS-BISON (11-6)
     Justus Bartonek 0 0-0 0, Kole Urban 1 0-0 2, Trevor Keller 8 7-10 24, Dylan Wissman 4 3-4 11, Zach Stejskal 1 0-0 2, Patrick Piper 0 6-8 6, Tyler Maier 2 0-0 4, Brandon Pechanec 2 5-6 9. Totals 18 21-28 58.
Macksville                        6  22  13  15  —  57
Otis-Bison                      14  11  17  17  —  58
     Three-point goals — Macksville 5 (Tan. Tranbarger 2, Oak, Filbert, Tay. Tranbarger); Otis-Bison 1 (Keller).

Hoisington 53, TMP-Marian 48
HAYS — Derrick Kaiser scored a game-high 27 points, including shooting 7 of 8 from the free-throw line in the fourth quarter to ice the game down the stretch.
Cody Stetler added 15 points for the Cardinals in the Mid-Central Activities Association win over Thomas More Prep-Marian.
Jacob Fouts led the Monarchs with 15 points.

At Hays

Tuesday

BOYS

Hoisington 53, TMP-Marian 48
HOISINGTON (14-4)
     Trent Schremmer 0 0-2 0, Jacob Durrett 0 0-0 0, Cody Stetler 3 9-10 15, Ryan Becker 2 1-6 6, Darin Poland 0 0-0 0, Anthony Broeder 1 3-7 5, Derrick Kaiser 7 9-10 27, Zach Gaddis 0 0-0 0. Totals 13 22-33 53.
TMP-MARIAN
     Nick Hammeke 3 1-1 9, Drew O’Brien 1 1-5 3, Colby Schippers 1 0-0 3, Shane Zimmerman 0 2-2 2, Jacob Fouts 6 3-4 15, Pierce Schippers 0 0-0 0, Taylor Pfeifer 5 4-5 14, Anthony Walters 0 0-1 0, Kelton Schuckman 0 2-2 2. Totals 16 13-20 48.
Hoisington                      10  12  21  10  —  53
TMP-Marian                    14  14  12   8  —  48
     Three-point goals — Hoisington 5 (Kaiser 4, Becker); TMP-Marian 3 (Hammeke 2, C. Schippers).

Ellinwood 70, Larned 63, OT
ELLINWOOD — Kyle Blakeslee scored a career-high 30 points and grabbed 13 rebounds for a double-double in the overtime win over Mid-Central Activities Association foe Larned.
Larned led 21-7 after one quarter, but Ellinwood tied the game at 58 before outscoring Larned 12-5 in the extra period.
Gavin Vink scored a career-high 14 points, Kale Clawson had 11 and Cody Isern finished with 10 for the Eagles.
Jahman Hill led the Indians with 19 points, scoring 11 in the first quarter.

At Ellinwood

Tuesday

BOYS

Ellinwood 70, Larned 63, OT
LARNED (3-15)
     Jahman Hill 6 4-10 19, Grant Unruh 0 3-4 3, Cameron Brown 6 2-5 16, Easton Palmer 4 0-0 11, Jeret Johnson 1 0-0 2, Zach Houser 1 0-0 2,  Nolan Allison 4 2-4 10. Totals 22 11-23 63.
ELLINWOOD (7-11)
     Kale Clawson 4 3-6 11, Gavin Vink 5 1-2 14, Kyle Blakeslee 9 8-13, Cody Isern 3 4-8 10, Derek Ward 0 1-2 1, Tanner Swank 1 0-0 2, Garrett Hayes 1 0-4 2. Totals 23 17-35 70.
Larned                      21  15    6  16    5  —  63
Ellinwood                  10  19  13  16  12  —  70
     Three-point goals — Larned 6 (Hill 3, Palmer 3); Ellinwood 7 (Blakeslee 4, Vink 3).

                                                                                           — Kevin Price