The St. John Tigers and Little River Redskins advanced into Thursday's semifinal game at the Hilltop Hoops Classic.
ST. JOHN GIRLS 37, LARNED 32 – St. John rallied to outscore Larned 12-3 after the Indians shocked the Tigers 14-0 in the third quarter. Bree Meyer broke a 32-32 tie with a basket with a minute left. Meyer added a free throw and Torre Fisher iced the victory with two free throws.
Meyer led St. John (7-3) with 13 points and Tara Nelson added 11 points. The Tigers play Little River (9-2) in Thursday’s semifinal.
The Indians forced 10 third-quarter turnovers with effective pressure. Larned stunned the Tigers 14-0 in the third quarter. Brooke Butler and Baylea Perez scored baskets. Butler hit a 3-pointer followed by Katie Fischer’s basket. Kristin Anderson delivered a 3-pointer and 2-pointer for a 29-25 lead.
Butler scored 12 points for Larned (1-9).
Larned 4 11 14 3 -- 32
St. John 13 12 0 12 – 37
LARNED (1-9)— Brooke Butler 4-9 2-2 12, Sanger 1-3 1-2 3, Fischer 3-6 0-0 6, Perez 1-8 1-4 3, Alyssa Clark 0-4 1-2 1, Anderson 3-8 0-0 7, Nesby 0-1 0-0 0, Myrick 0-1 0-0 0, Totals 12-40 5-10 32.
ST. JOHN (7-3)—Nelson 4-13 2-5 11, Meyer 5-6 1-2 13, Crissman 1-1 0-0 3, Rios 1-2 0-0 2, Fisher 2-6 2-2 6, Doran 1-5 0-0 2, Totals 14-33 6-11 37.
3-point goals—L 3-6 (Butler 2-2, Anderson 1-3, Perez 0-1), SJ 3-10 (Crissman 1-1, Meyer 1-2, Nelson 1-5, Fisher 0-2), Rebounds—L 29 (Fischer 8), SJ 26 (Nelson 6). Assists—L 6 (A. Clark 2), SJ 8 (Fisher 5). Steals—L 12 (Butler 4), SJ 9 (Nelson 3, Fisher 3). TO—L 17, SJ 18.
LITTLE RIVER GIRLS 48, ELL-SALINE 39 – Little River’s Emma McBride scored 14 points with a trio of 3-pointers. Melanie Renken dished out eight assists and grabbed 13 rebounds.
Ell-Saline’s Lexi Kochanowski scored 12 points and grabbed 15 rebounds. Ashton Travis scored 12 points. Little River (9-2) plays St. John (7-3) in Thursday’s semifinal.
ES 9 7 12 11 – 39
LR 14 6 14 14 – 48
ELL-SALINE (1-10)— Kochanowski 6-14 0-0 12, Ashton Travis 2-9 6-8 12, Schrock 2-6 2-4 6, Ditto 1-6 2-2 5, Johnson 0-1 2-2 2, Lange 0-4 0-0 0, Hynes 0-2 0-2 0, Backhus 0-5 0-0 0, Short 0-1 0-0 0, Vogt 1-1 0-0 2, Totals 12-49, 12-18 39.
LITTLE RIVER (9-2)—Emma McBride 4-17 3-6 14, Melanie Renken 2-16 5-6 13, Madison Loder 4-9 0-0 9, Eberle 3-5 2-2 8, Gadberry 2-2 0-1 4, Bergkamp 1-4 0-1 2, Konen 1-7 0-0 2, Michelle Loder 0-2 0-0 0, Totals 17-62 10-16 48.
3-point goals—ES 3-13 (Travis 2-8, Ditto 1-3, Lange 0-1), LR 4-13 (McBride 3-8, Loder 1-4, Renken 0-1), Rebounds—ES 43 (Kochanowski 15), LR 42 (Renken 13). Assists—ES 7 (Ditto 3), LR 14 (Renken 8). TO—ES—19, LR 9.
BARTON HILLTOP CLASSIC GIRLS
Monday—Little River 48, Ell-Saline 39; St. John 37, Larned 32
Tuesday—Consolation—Ell-Saline (1-10) vs. Larned (1-9), 4:30; Central Plains (9-0) vs. Ness City (0-10), 6:15; Moundridge (5-4) vs. Macksville (5-5), 8
Thursday—Consolation—4:30; Semifinals—Little River (9-2) vs. St. John (7-3), 6:15, 8
Friday—7th—3; 5th—4:30; 3rd—6:15; 1st—8
