ST. JOHN 75, NORWICH 24
ST. JOHN — St. John High School celebrated coach Clint Kinnamon’s 400th career high school coaching victory and Cole Kinnamon topping the 1,000-point barrier in a 75-24 non-league basketball victory Tuesday.
Cole Kinnamon scored 22 points with seven assists and seven rebounds in a vintage performance. Chase Fisher added nine points. The Tigers (12-1, 3-0 CPL) will play Central Plains (9-4, 3-0 CPL) for first place in the Central Prairie League Friday.
Norwich 8 4 7 5 — 24
St. John 18 25 21 11 — 75
ST. JOHN—Cole Kinnamon 8-10 4-4 22; Chase Fisher 4-5 1-5 9; Alexis Valenzuela 4-8 0-0 8; Mason Osborne 2-8 2-2 7; Tanner Halling 3-3 1-1 7; Jorge Calleros 3-6 0-0 6; Quincy Smith 3-6 0-0 7; Eddy Calleros 3-7 0-0 6; Collin Halling 0-1 0-0 0; Triston Long 0-2 0-0 0; Derek Hacker 0-2 0-0 0; Keven Neri-Leon 1-2 0-0 2; Braden Witt 0-3 1-2 1; Eddy Ibarra 0-0 0-1; Totals 31-63 0-0 75.

ST. JOHN 40, NORWICH 38
ST. JOHN — St. John’s dynamic duo Bailey Burns scored 20 points and Tara Nelson added 18 points in the Tigers; 40-38 non-league basketball victory over Norwich (9-4).
The Tigers (7-6, 2-1 CPL) will play No. 1 ranked Central Plains (13-0, 3-0 CPL) Friday at home.
Norwich 12 11 5 10 — 38
St. John 12 9 5 14 — 40
NORWICH—Kelley 17, Coykendall 7, B. Schroeder 6, J. Schroeder 2, Hall 3, Behrens 2, Dick 1.
ST. JOHN—Bailey Burns 20, Tara Nelson 16, Kerisa Brown 2, Jackie Rios 2.

SMOKY VALLEY 65, HOISINGTON 52
LINDSBORG — Smoky Valley’s boys held off Hoisington’s rally to stay unbeaten in Central Kansas League play. The Vikings (9-5, 4-0 CKL) was paced by Brett Heitschmidt with 28 points and Ross Schrag added 13 points.
Hoisington (6-7, 2-2 CKL) was led by Brenner Donovan with a career high 29 points. The Cardinals travel to Nickerson (6-7, 2-3 CKL) Friday.
HHS 6 17 15 14 — 52
SV 12 22 11 20 — 65
HOISINGTON—Brenner Donovan 29, Braxton Donovan 5, Alex Schremmer 5, Cameron Davis 4, Xaxier Robinson 3, Tyler Specht 2, Kyle Lang 2, Barrett 2
SMOKY VALLEY—Brett Heitschmidt 28, Ross Schrag 13, Jacob Adams 11, Weldy 6, Able 4, Weldy 2, Wing 1

HOISINGTON 46, SMOKY VALLEY 41
LINDSBORG — Maleigha Schmidt rescued the Hoisington High girls with four free throws in overtime as the Cardinals escaped with a 46-41 Central Kansas League basketball victory.
Hoisington (8-6, 3-1 CKL) was paced by Emma Harmon with a career high 30 points. The Vikings (4-10, 1-3 CKL) trailed by nine points before forcing overtime at 41. The Vikings were outscored 5-0 in the extra period.
HHS 10 15 6 10 5 — 46
SV 11 2 11 17 0 — 41
HOISINGTON—Emma Harmon 30, Katherine Warnken 7, Maleigha Schmidt 7, Jocelyn Pedigo 2
SMOKY VALLEY—Kate Deterding 15, Katie Bellah 13, Otto 8, Hulse 5

ELLINWOOD 54, VICTORIA 39
ELLINWOOD — Standout Tyson Martinez continues to shine with 20 points and three assists to spark the Eagles past winless Victoria 54-39 in a Central Prairie League basketball game.
Ellinwood (5-9, 1-3 CPL) won its first league game. Nathan Monday added 16 points and eight rebounds. Peyton Duvall had four steals.
Victoria 5 11 14 9 — 39
Ellinwood 12 13 15 14 — 53
ELLINWOOD—Tyson Martinez 7-15 3-4 20; Peyton Duvall 4-10 0-1 8; Joel Kasselman 2-7 0-0 4; Blake Garman 0-1 0-0 0; Zack Jacobs 3-5 0-0 6; Nathan Monday 3-9 10-12 16; Totals 19-47 13-17 54.

ELLINWOOD 43, VICTORIA 15
ELLINWOOD — The red-hot Ellinwood High girls rolled past winless Victoria 43-15 for their fourth consecutive basketball victory in a Central Prairie League game Tuesday.
Ellinwood (4-10, 2-2 CPL) was paced by Madison Ward with 15 points and Allison Panning with 10 points. Brittney Beck had nine points, three assists and two steals.
Victoria 0 9 4 2 — 15
Ellinwood 20 13 8 2 — 43
ELLINWOOD—Madison Ward 7-13 1-3 15; Allison Panning 4-6 2-4 10; Brittney Beck 4-10 1-1 9; Maddie Hayes 2-3 0-1 4; Kaitlyn Panning 2-3 0-0 4; Kennedy Harrington 0-2 1-2 1; Hunter Miller 0-2 0-0 0; Laurten Petz 0-1 0-0 0; Totals 19-42 5-11 43.

MACKSVILLE 63, LACROSSE 44
MACKSVILLE — Macksville’s Jacob Rein led three players in double figures with 19 points and four assists to spark the Mustangs past LaCrosse 63-44 in a Central Prairie League basketball game.
Macksville (9-5, 2-2 CPL) also placed Karson Waters (18) with three assists and Diego Delgadillo (13) in double figures. Kreed Parr contributed four steals and three assists. LaCrosse (7-8, 2-2 CPL) was led by Clayton Herdmann with 14 points. The Mustangs play Victoria (0-15, 0-4 CPL) Friday at home.
LaCrosse 12 13 11 9 — 44
Macksville 17 20 15 11 — 63
LACROSSE—Herdman 6 2-2 14; Sherman 5 2-4 13; Morgan 0 1-2 1; Herman 0 0-2 0; Ryersee 1 1-2 3; Trower 3 1-1 7; Holopirek 1 0-0 2; Reidel 2 0-0 4; Totals 18 7-13 44.
MACKSVILLE—Jacob Rein 8-10 1-1 19; Karson Waters 7-11 4-6 18; Diego Delgadillo 4-14 2-2 13; Brigdon Russell 1-7 0-0 3; Kreed Parr 3-6 1-1 7; Kaleb Lickiss 0-4 1-4 1; Hector Negrete 0-1 0-0 0; Bryce Casper 0-2 0-0 0; Jarrod Kuckelman 1-1 0-0 2; Totals 24-56 9-14 63.

LACROSSE 43, MACKSVILLE 33
MACKSVILLE — The teamwork of Macksville’s Olivia Vosburgh and Sophie Filbert wasn’t enough in a 43-33 Central Prairie League basketball loss to LaCrosse. Vosburgh contributed 11 points, six steals, seven rebounds and three assists. Filbert had nine points and five steals.
LaCrosse (7-8, 2-2 CPL) ties Macksville (6-8, 2-2) in the league standings.
LaCrosse 2 11 14 16 — 43
Macksville 8 5 6 14 — 33
MACKSVILLE—Olivia Vosburgh 3-9 3-4 11; Sophie Filbert 2-12 5-6 9; Braylynn Anchutz 1-1 0-0 2; Lexas Wright 1-4 0-0 2; Emma Stimatze 0-7 0-0 0; Jenna Russell 0-3 0-0 0; Cindy Ibarra 4-8 1-2 9; Totals 11-44 8-12 33.

CENTRAL PLAINS 52, OTIS-BISON 41
CLAFLIN — Central Plains’ Alex Barton scored 13 points and Brett Liebl and Alex Hickel added 10 apiece as the Oilers defeated Otis-Bison 52-41 for a share of first place in the Central Prairie League. Devin Ryan made six free throws in the fourth quarter.
The Oilers (9-4, 3-0 CPL) led 15-7 after one quarter and never lost control. Otis-Bison (11-4, 3-1 CPL) was led by Maitland Wiltse and Kade Urban with 14 points apiece.
OB 7 7 12 15 — 41
CP 15 10 14 13 — 52
OTIS-BISON—Maitland Wiltse 6 2-2 14; Kade Urban 5 2-2 14; Blake Bahr 2 0-06; Trevor Trapp 1 0-0 3; Anton Foust 2 0-1 4; Total 16 4-5 41.
CENTRAL PLAINS—Alex Barton 6 1-2 13; Brett Liebl 4 2-6 10; Alex Hickel 3 4-6 10; Devin Ryan 1 6-6 8; Myles Menges 2 2-2 7; Bryce Miller 2 0-0 4; Totals 18 15-22 52.