LARNED — Spencer Nusser led St. John-Hudson High School’s boys’ basketball team with 22 points during their 10th win of the season, a 67-40 romp past Larned.
The Tigers, who are ranked No. 1 in Class 1A Division-I in the latest Kansas Basketball Coaches Association poll, outscored Larned 17-6 in the second quarter to take a commanding 32-18 lead into intermission on Friday night.
Zuriel Reyes added 18 points for St. John.
Larned was led by Brayden Smith, who scored 13 points.

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL

BOYS

Friday

At Larned

St. John 67, Larned 40
ST. JOHN (10-0)
    Kade Kinnamon 3-9 2-4 8, Omar Ramirez 1-3 0-0 2, Francisco Calleros 1-3 0-0 2, Spencer Nusser 7-12 7-7 22, Ethan Long 2-7 1-7 7, Dean Wade 1-3 5-8 7, Josue Ramirez 0-1 0-0 0, Zuriel Reyes 7-14 1-1 19. Totals 22-53 16-27 67.
LARNED (2-7)
    Brayden Smith 5-12 2-5 13, Grant Unruh 0-2 0-0 0, Jake Zimmerman 0-3 1-4 1, Tyler Stelter 1-7 0-0 2, Isiah Perez 2-2 0-0 4, Easton Palmer 2-9 0-0 4, Michael Reece 1-3 3-4 5, Zach Wilson 1-2 0-2 2, Nolan Allison 3-10 0-1 6, Camryn Bryant 1-4 1-2 3. Totals 16-54 7-18 40.
St. John     15  17  24  11 — 67
Larned      12   6   13   9  — 40
    Three-point goals — St. John 7-19 (Reyes 4-9, Long 2-3, Nusser 1-3, Kinnamon 0-3, Calleros 0-1); Larned 1-12 (Smith 1-5, Palmer 0-3, Zimmerman 0-2, Unruh 0-1, Stelter 0-1). Totals fouls — Larned 23, St. John 16. Fouled out — Larned (Reece).

Victoria 52,
Central Plains 39
VICTORIA — Trailing by only a few points throughout the game, Central Plains let Victoria slip away in the fourth quarter.
Layne Bieberle led the Oilers with 12 points, and Konner Hickel added 11.
The Oilers (6-5) are back in action on Tuesday night at 6:30 against Medicine Lodge at St. John Lions Club Mid-Winter Classic.

La Crosse 65,
Otis-Bison 36
LA CROSSE — Otis-Bison dropped to 3-7 after its loss to La Crosse.
The Cougars are on a three-game losing streak since coming back from the holiday break.
Otis-Bison is the No. 4 seed at the Hoisington Winter Jam, and challenges No. 5-seeded Ellinwood on Monday night at 8:15.

Central Christian 77,
Stafford 50
STAFFORD — Stafford falls to 1-5 overall on the season.
The Trojans compete in Cunningham’s Boys’ 54 Classic on Tuesday night at 5 against Kinsley.

GIRLS
St. John 80, Larned 25
LARNED — No. 3-ranked St. John ran away with the game from the outset.
The Lady Tigers led 14-6 after one quarter.
Teresa Christie led St. John with a game-high 19 points and eight rebounds.
Lady Tigers guard Jamie Waters finished with 18 points and nine assists.
Bailey Schartz led the Lady Indians with seven points. Roxy Foster grabbed a team-leading eight rebounds for Larned.

GIRLS

At Larned

St. John 80, Larned 25
ST. JOHN (10-0)
    Tia Smith 1-2 0-0 3, Jessica Hanson 2-4 1-2 6, Morgan Osborne 1-6 2-2 4, Jamie Waters 7-12 3-4 18, Tara Christie 5-7 0-1 10, Maddy Lippoldt 3-4 0-0 6, Alexis Witt 2-3 0-1 8, Bre Towers 2-3 0-0 4, Brandi Hanson 0-1 0-0 0, Teresa Christie 9-14 1-6 19, Bella Haskins 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 35-63 7-18 80.
LARNED (2-7)
    Roxy Foster 1-1 2-7 4, Bailey Schartz 2-2 3-6 7, Reagan Quick 0-4 1-2 1, Corrine Quick 0-2 0-1 0, Maci Perez 1-2 1-2 3, T Calkins 1-3 1-2 3, Tiara Diaz 1-1 0-0 2, S Shepherd 2-8 0-0 5, Jessi Johnson 0-6 0-0 0. Totals 8-31 8-20 25.
St. John     14  26  26  14 — 80
Larned       6    5    9    5  — 25
    Three-point goals — St. John 3-13 (Waters 1-5, Smith 1-2, Hanson 1-2, Osborne 0-3, Hanson 0-1); Larned 1-4 (Shepherd 1-3, Johnson 0-1). Total fouls — St. John 18, Larned 17. Fouled out — Larned (Foster).

Central Plains 61,
Victoria 49
VICTORIA — Victoria hung with Central Plains, which is ranked No. 8 in 2A, for one quarter. But the Lady Oilers pulled away in the second and third quarters.
Reagan Phelan led Central Plains (10-1) with 19 points.
Jennifer Hitschmann added 14 points, and Janae Hekele scored 13.

GIRLS

At Victoria

Central Plains 61, Victoria 49
CENTRAL PLAINS (10-1)
    Janae Hekele 5 1-3 13, Breanna Holmes 1 2-3 4, Katie Hipp 2 3-4 7, Jennifer Hitschmann 5 4-7 14, Taylor Rolfs 2 0-0 4, Reagan Phelan 7 3-4 19. Totals 22 13-21 61.
VICTORIA
    Kristin Huser 7 2-2 19, Brooke Schmidt 1 0-0 3, Brooke Pfanenstiel 2 1-2 5, Audra Nowak 1 5-6 7, Rylee Broyles 2 0-0 5, Ashley Dome 3 2-2 10, Audrey Crawford 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 10-12 49.
Central Plains    22  23  13   3  —  61
Victoria              19   5    9   16 —  49
    Three-point goals — Victoria 7 (Huser 3, Dome 2, Schmidt, Broyles); Central Plains 4 (Hekele 2, Phelan 2). Total fouls — Victoria 15, Central Plains 12. Fouled out — Central Plains (Holmes); Victoria (Dome).

Otis-Bison 46,
La Crosse 45
LA CROSSE — Otis-Bison led all the way, but gave La Crosse a big chance to come back in the final seconds.
With time running out, Otis-Bison missed a shot instead of stalling to run the clock down.
La Crosse missed their shot at the buzzer as the Lady Cougars (3-6) escaped with a victory.
Annie Kraisinger and Hannah Bannister scored 12 points apiece to lead Otis-Bison.
Demi Bartonek and Kim Pechanec each added nine points.

Central Christian 39,
Stafford 19
HUTCHINSON — Stafford dropped to 0-6 overall with a road loss.
The Lady Trojans are off until Jan. 22, when they host Wichita Home School.

                               — Kevin Price