LARNED — Most Valuable Player Cole Kinnamon led St. John’s balanced offense with 15 points as the Tigers beat Spearville 47-36 for their fifth consecutive Gene Keady Basketball Classic championship. St. John's Jorge Calleros and Chase Fisher also earned All-Tournament honors.
The No. 1 ranked Tigers trailed 18-10 in the second quarter before closing the first half on a stunning 12-1 run for a 22-19 halftime lead. The Tigers outscored the Royal Lancers 37-18 after trailing 18-10. Jorge Calleros scored six points and Triston Long, Alexis Valenzuela and Chase Fisher scored two apiece during the 12-1 run.
KEADY CLASSIC BOYS
1st—St. John 47, Spearville 36
3rd—Macksville 53, Hoisington 46
5th—Kiowa County 61, Ellinwood 54
7th—Larned 68, Kinsley 33
ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM–Most Valuable Player Cole Kinnamon, St. John; Jorge Calleros, St. John; Chase Fisher, St. John; Kyler Stein, Spearville; Luke Heskamp, Spearville; Jacob Rein, Macksville; Diego Delgadillo, Macksville; Frank Cuevas, Kiowa County; Tyson Martinez, Ellinwood; Jon Herter, Larned; Brenner Donovan, Hoisington
3-POINT CONTEST–1–Tyson Martinez, Ellinwood 20-30; 2–Brenner Donovan, Hoisington, 17-30; 3–Brigdon Russell, Macksville, 17-30
FREE THROW CONTEST–1–Nicholas Sears, Kiowa County, 29-35; 2–Quincy Smith, St. John, 25-35; 3–Nathan Heeke, Spearville, 25-35
1ST PLACE
SJ 10 12 14 10 – 47
SHS 14 5 9 8 – 36
SJ—Cole Kinnamon 4 6-7 15, Jorge Calleros 2 7-12 12; Chase Fisher 3 2-2 8; Quincy Smith 1 0-2 3; Triston Long 2 2-4 6; Braden Witt 0 1-2 1; Alexis Valenzuela 0 0-2 0; Totals 12 28-29 47.
SHS—Kolby Stein 1 0-0 3, Luke Heskamp 2 4-4 9, Kyler Stein 3 0-0 6; Nathan Heeke 2 0-0 4, Jordan Knight 2 1-2 5; Waylon Strecker 1 0-3 3; Eli Kistler 2 1-1 6; Wyatt HEssman 0 0-2 0; Totals 13 6-12 36.
MACKSVILLE BOYS 53, HOISINGTON 46
Macksville’s All-Tournament Jacob Rein scored 18 points and Brigdon Russell added 14 points and the Mustangs beat Hoisington 53-46 for third place in the Keady Basketball Classic. The Mustangs made four 3-pointers.
Alex Schremmer led Hoisington with 15 points and Cameron Davis added 11 points.
3RD PLACE
MHS 15 23 6 9 – 53
HHS 12 8 13 13 – 46
MHS—Jacob Rein 6 5-5 18; Diego Delgadillo 4 2-3 10; Brigdon Russell 4 3-4 14; Kreed Parr 0 0-1 0; Karson Waters 3 5-5 9; Kaleb Lickiss 1 0-1 2; Totals 18 13-18 53.
HHS—Alex Schremmer 5 2-2 15; Cameron Davis 5 0-4 11; Brenner Donovan 3 2-2 8; Tyler Specht 2 1-2 5; Grant Dolechek 2 0-1 4; Breaxton Donovan 1 0-0 3; Totals 18 5-11 46.
KIOWA CO. 61, ELLINWOOD 54
All-Tournament Frank Cuevas scored a tournament high of 34 points to spark Kiowa County past Ellinwood 61-54 for third place in the Keady Basketball Classic. The Mavericks outscored the Eagles 36-28 after halftime.
Ellinwood’s All-Tournament Tyson Martinez scored 22 points and Nathan Monday added 13 points.
5TH PLACE
EHS 6 20 14 14 — 54
KC 11 14 17 19 — 61
EHS—Tyson Martinez 7 2-2 22; Nathan Monday 4 3-4 13; Zack Jacobs 3 0-0 8; Myles Menges 2 5-6 9; Mason Doll 1 0-0 2; 17 10-12 54.
KC—Frank Cuevas 15 3-4 34; Taylor Odle 0 1-2 1; henry Cuevas 2 2-4 6; Camden VandenHoek 2 0-0 5; Nic Sears 4 1-2 9; William Enfield 3 0-0 6; Totals 26 8-13 61.
KEADY CLASSIC GIRLS
1st—Kiowa County 57, Spearville 51
3rd—St. John 47, Larned 43
5th—Kinsley 52, Hoisington 35
7th—Macksville 52, Ellinwood 36
ALL-TOURNAMENT—Most Valuable Payer—Janessa Zenger, Kiowa County; Sierra Lingenfelter, Kiowa County; Brecken VandenHoek, Kiowa County; Ehlaina Hartman, Spearville; Brooke Offerle, Spearville; Tara Nelson, St. John; Bailey Burns, St. John; Scout Frame, Kinsley; Kelsey parr, Larned; Haley Skelton, Larned; Emma Harmon, Hoisington
3-POINT CONTEST—1—Kelsey Parr, Larned, 18-30; 2—Ryleee Gleason, Kinsley, 15-30; 3—Tara Nelson, St. John, 15-30
FREE THROW CONTEST—1—Bailey Ritchie, Larned, 38-35; 2—Scot Frame, Kinsley, 27-35; 3—Emma Stimatze, Macksville, 24-35
KIOWA COUNTY GIRLS 57, SPEARVILLE 51—Most Valuable Player Janessa Zenger scored 16 points and All-Tournament Sierra Lingafelter added 15 points to spark Kiowa County's girls past Spearville 57-51 in the Keady Classic championship game. The Mavericks scored 21 points in the fourth period. Becken VandenHoek also made the All-Tournament team.
Spearville's All-Tournament Brooke Offerle scored 25 points. All-Tournament Ehlaine Hartman added 11 points.
FIRST PLACE
SHS 10 17 7 17 — 51
KC 17 12 7 21 — 57
KC—Sierra Lindafelter 5 2-2 15; Janessa Zenger 5 5-9 16; Brecken VandenHoek 3 4-12 11; Casey Erickson 1 1-2 3; Madalyn Owens 0 0-3 0; Alisyn Davis 0 1-2 1; Ashlin Oberle 0 3-4 3; Alex McVey 1 4-4 6; Tierra West 1 0-0 2; Totals 16 20-38 57.
SHS—Brooke Offerle 9 5-6 25; Aidrey Brownleee 1 0-0 2; Sarae Ricke 2 0-0 4; Ehlaina Hartman 4 3-5 11; Haley Gleaston 2 1-3 5; Katie Gleason 0 4-6 4; Totals 18 13-20 51.
KINSLEY 52, HOISINGTON 35 — Ryleee Gleason scored 18 points and Scout Frame and Gisel Holguin each scored 12 to pace Kinsley’s girls past Hoisington 52-35 for fifth place in the Keady Basketball Classic.
The Coyotes made seven 3-pointers.
Hoisington’s Emma Harmon scored 12 points. The Cardinals made 7 of 16 free throws.
FIFTH PLACE
KHS 12 10 25 7 — 52
HHS 8 10 5 12 — 35
KHS—Gleason 5 4-4 18; Scout Frame 6 0-0 12; Holguin 4 0-0 12; McElwain 1 3-3 5; Josena Frame 2 0-0 5; Totals 18 7-7 52.
HHS—Harmon 3 4-10 12; Pedigo 3 1-2 7; Donetz 3 0-0 6; Warnken 2 0-0 5; Schmidt 1 2-4 5; Totals 12 7-16 35.
MACKSVILLE GIRLS 52, ELLINWOOD 36 — Macksville’s Olivia Vosburgh scored 21 points and Sophie Filbert added 15 points as the Mustangs beat Ellinwood 52-36 for seventh place at the Keady Basketball Classic.
Elinwood’s Madison Ward scored 16 points.
7TH PLACE
MHS 12 10 12 18 – 52
EHS 12 5 8 11 – 36
MHS—Vosburgh 9 0-0 21; Filbert 5 5-6 15; Cindy Ibarra 1 1-2 3; Lyset Ibarra 1 0-0 3; Anchutz 0 3-6 3; Wright 2 0-0 4; Garcia 0 2-2 2; Blaske 0 1-2 1; Totals 18 12-18 52.
EHS—Ward 4 8-11 16; Petz 1 0-0 2; Kaitlyn Panning 1 1-2 3; Allison Panning 2 3-5 7; Becker 1 1-2 4; Miller 2 0-00 4; Totals 12 13-20 36.
