LARNED — The Pawnee Heights High School girls’ basketball team could not fight their way back after a scoreless first quarter that saw Kinsley go up by 16 points on Thursday at the Larned Keady Basketball Classic.
Kinsley walked away with a 41-26 victory.
Capree Worthey, who hit the game’s only 3-pointer, was the leading scorer for the Lady Tigers with nine points.
Pawnee Heights went to the line 20 times in the game, but only hit five free throws.
The Lady Tigers outscored the Lady Coyotes in the fourth quarter, 10-4, but were unable to overcome the deficit from the previous periods.
GIRLS
Kinsley 41, Pawnee Heights 26
KINSLEY
Brittany Gleason 4 2-2 10, Alison Habiger 4 1-1 9, Jordan Sones, 2 0-4 4, Mayela Meza 1 2-2 4, Mayra Rameriz 2 0-0 4, Haleigih Ebert 2 0-0 4, Brook Hottrup 1 0-2 2, Shaylee Meyers 1 0-1 2, Terah Domme 1 0-0 2, Amber Seveers 0 0-0 0, Laura Newson 0 0-0 0, Haven Chambers 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 5-12 41.
PAWNEE HEIGHTS (0-3)
Capree Worthey 3 2-6 9, Jackie Dvorak 3 2-6 8, Tristen Galliart 2 0-4 4, Rachel Wasko 1 1-2 3, Jenna Jacobs 1 0-2 2, Scarlett Olsen 0 0-0 0, Corrina Spence 0 0-0 0, Darice Colglazier 0 0-0 0, Jodie Skelton 0 0-0 0, Brooke Roberts 0 0-0 0, Nickia Auker 0 0-0 0. Totals 10 5-20 26.
Kinsley 16 10 11 4 — 41
Pawnee Heights 0 6 10 10 — 26
Three-point goals — Pawnee Heights 1 (Worthey 1); Kinsley (None).
BOYS
Spearville 62,
Pawnee Heights 25
LARNED — The Pawnee Heights boys were roughed up in the first half and never recovered after falling behind 34-10 at halftime.
Hunter Heiland pumped in 20 points and Cody Collidge added 18 for the Lancers, the defending Larned Keady Classic champions.
Jacob Hardiman was the only player from Pawnee Heights to go to the line. He went 0-for-2.
Chad Wallace scored 11 points to lead the Tigers.
Spearville 62,
Pawnee Heights 25
SPEARVILLE
Hunter Heiland 9 2-4 20, Cody Collige 7 4-6 18, Weston Stein 4 1-4 9, Jacob Gleason 4 0-0 8, Caleb Stein 2 0-0 4, Matthew Kerschen 0 1-2 1, Cody Theis 0 0-0 0, Aaron Gunkel 0 0-0 0, Blake Loder 0 0-0 0, Kolten Schulte 0 0-0 0. Totals 26 8-16 62.
PAWNEE HEIGHTS (0-3)
Chad Wallace 5 0-0 11, Jarrid Vestering 2 0-0 4, Jacob Hardiman 1 0-2 3, Aaron Clapham 1 0-0 3, Sam Spence 1 0-0 2, Cody Schmitz 0 0-0 0, Casey Spence 0 0-0 0, D.J. Auker 0 0-0 0, Raul Davila 1 0-0 2, Jayton Salmans 0 0-0 0. Totals 11 0-2 25.
Spearville 14 20 16 12 — 62
Pawnee Heights 8 2 8 7 — 25
Three-point goals — Pawnee Heights 3 (Wallace 1, Hardiman 1, Clapham 1), Spearville (None).
Pawnee Heights drops pair of games at Larned Keady Classic