ST. JOHN 71, LACROSSE 39
LACROSSE — The No. 2 state-ranked Class 2A St. John Tigers placed five players in double figures in a 71-39 Central Prairie League basketball victory over LaCrosse. St. John (14-1, 5-0 CPL) played one of its best games of the season by sharing the basketball flawlessly and converting turnovers into easy points with an effective halfcourt trap.
The Tigers were led by Chase Fisher (14) with Cole Kinnamon (13), Alexis Valenzuela (10), Quincy Smith (10) and Triston Long (10) scoring in double figures keyed by solid passing.
The Tigers, who travel to Victoria Friday, led 45-19 at halftime. LaCrosse (7-10, 2-4 CPL) was led by Kadin Trower with 13 points.

SJ 22 23 16 10 — 71
LHS 7 12 11 9 — 39
ST. JOHN—Chase Fisher 14, Cole Kinnamon 13, Alexis Valenzuela 10, Quincy Smith 10, Triston Long 10, Jorge Calleros 8, Hacker 4, Eddy Ibarra 2.
LACROSSE—Kadin Trower 13, Jordon Riedel 7, Kaleb Sherman 7, Clayton Herdman 6, Hunter Morgan 4, Zach Peach 2.

CENTRAL PRAIRIE BOYS
St. John 5-0 14-1
Ness City 4-1 15-1
Otis-Bison 3-1 12-4
CPlains 3-1 11-5
Macksville 4-2 11-5
LaCrosse 2-4 7-10
Ellinwood 1-4 5-11
Kinsley 0-4 2-14
Victoria 0-5 0-16

TUESDAY
St. John 71, LaCrosse 39
Ness City 74, Ellinwood 40
Mackville 72, Kinsley 30
Central Plains 57, Plainville 39

FRIDAY’S GAMES
Fowler at Macksville
Kinsley at Ellinwood
LaCrosse at Central Plains
Ness City at Otis-Bison
St. John at Victoria