ST. JOHN — The St. John High School girls’ basketball team held a 30-15 lead at halftime.
Victoria never made up ground on Friday night as St. John won 60-27.
“I thought we played pretty well,” St. John head coach Danny Smith said. “We shot 50 percent on the night. We ran the floor well. We defended well. We fouled too much, but we scored 40 points in the paint, so you’re going to shoot well when you’re taking those kind of shots.”
The Lady Tigers (14-1), who are ranked No. 1 in Class 1A Division I in the latest Kansas Basketball Coaches Association poll, were led by senior Teresa Wade, who scored 18 points.
Teresa Christie added 15 points.
“We had a lot of girls who don’t usually score that much for us really produce, which was great to see,” Smith said. “We’re still trying to get healthy. We’ve got a couple of girls who are out with knee injuries right now, but it’s great that we have some kids who can step up and play solid for us even when we’re down a two or three players.”
St. John travels to Kinsley on Monday night for a make-up game.
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL
At St. John
Friday
GIRLS
St. John 60, Victoria 27
VICTORIA
Karlin 0 0-0 0, Huser 1 4-8 6, Schmidt 1 0-0 2, Pfanenstiel 1 0-0 2, Nowak 4 2-2 10, Dome 1 0-0 2, Goetz 0 2-2 2, Braun 1 1-2 3. Totals 9 9-14 27.
ST. JOHN (14-1)
Jessie Hanson 0 0-0 0, Morgan Osborne 2 2-4 7, Jamie Waters 2 0-0 4, Tara Christie 0 1-3 1, Teresa Christie 7 1-2 15, Rhian Collins 5 0-0 10, Alexis Witt 1 3-4 5, Ashlyn Fisher 0 0-0 0, Teresa Wade 6 6-10 18, Kendra Hacker 0 0-0 0, Desiree Hull 0 0-0 0. Totals 23 13-23 60.
Victoria 5 10 11 1 — 27
St. John 16 14 16 9 — 60
Three-point goals — St. John 1 (Osborne); Victoria (none).
Otis-Bison 41, Ness City 29
NESS CITY — Otis-Bison added to its lead little-by-little each quarter, and left Ness City with a win on Friday night.
The Lady Cougars were led by Janel Tammen, who finished with 16 points.
Jessie Rohbottom led Ness City with nine points.
At Ness City
Friday
GIRLS
Otis-Bison 41, Ness City 29
OTIS-BISON
Annie Krainsinger 1 4-6 6, Dekota Nelson 0 2-5 2, Hannah Bannister 1 4-4 6, Kim Pechanec 3 0-0 6, MacKinzie Boone 2 0-0 5, Janel Tammen 5 6-8 16. Totals 12 16-23 41.
NESS CITY
Erin Flax 1 1-2 4, Joni Johnson 0 0-0 0, Allison Seib 1 1-2 3, Kylie Stoecklein 2 0-0 5, Calin Foos 1 0-0 2, Jessie Rohbottom 4 0-2 9, Kenzie Stoecklein 1 2-2 4, Ashleigh Seib 0 0-0 0, Tristan McNicker 1 0-0 2. Totals 11 4-8 29.
Otis-Bison 9 12 10 10 — 41
Ness City 6 11 7 5 — 29
Three-point goals — Otis-Bison 1 (Boone); Ness City 3 (Johnson, Stoecklein, Rohbottom).
Macksville 60,
Western Plains 42
RANSOM — The Macksville girls got their first win on Thursday, beating Western Plains on the road in a make-up game that was originally scheduled for Dec. 20.
The Lady Mustangs (1-15) were led by Tara Bunker and Karissa Langlois, who scored 12 points apiece.
Melissa Espino added 10 points.
Ruth Hair led Western Plains with a game-high 23 points.
At Ransom
Thursday
GIRLS
Macksville 60, Western Plains 42
MACKSVILLE (1-15)
Melissa Espino 2 5-6 10, Kristina Murphy 4 1-2 9, Bri Evans 0 0-0 0, Tara Bunker 5 1-5 12, Karissa Langlois 4 4-4 12, Clara Cross 0 0-0 0, Mindy Wood 1 6-8 8. Totals 19 20-29 60.
WESTERN PLAINS
Ruth Hair 8 7-12 23, Maddy Withington 0 2-2 2, Hailey Fairbank 0 2-2 2, Katie Showalter 1 0-0 2, Lauren Sargent 0 0-0 0, Ashley Stull 0 0-0 0, Maci Hagelgantz 5 1-2 11, Darianne Schuckman 1 0-2 2. Totals 15 12-20 42.
Macksville 8 15 15 22 — 60
Western Plains 11 13 11 7 — 42
Three-point goals — Macksville 2 (Espino, Bunker); Western Plains (none).
BOYS
St. John 49, Victoria 39
ST. JOHN — St. John jumped ahead 13-3 after the first quarter.
Victoria was able to narrow the lead before the half, but the Tigers were able to build it back down the stretch to win on Friday night.
Spencer Nusser led St. John with 12 points, including a pair of 3-pointers.
At St. John
Friday
BOYS
St. John 49, Victoria 39
VICTORIA
Dinkel 4 1-2 10, Gagnon 0 0-0 0, Ottley 2 0-0 4, Dome 1 2-2 5, Roth 0 0-1 0, Dreiling 5 0-0 11, L. Braun 3 0-0 7, Nowak 0 2-2 2. Totals 15 7-7 39.
ST. JOHN (11-5)
Kade Kinnamon 1 4-6 7, Kinser Crissman 0 3-4 3, Omar Ramirez 1 0-0 3, Spencer Nusser 4 2-5 12, Esai Macias 3 0-2 6, Ethan Long 1 2-2 4, Dean Wade 3 2-4 8, Zuriel Reyes 1 4-4 6. Totals 14 17-27 49.
Victoria 3 13 13 10 — 39
St. John 13 9 16 11 — 49
Three-point goals — Victoria 3 (Dinkel, Dome, Dreiling, L. Braun); St. John 4 (Nusser 2, Kinnamon, Ramirez).
LaCrosse 47, Central Plains 40
LACROSSE — Central Plains got off to a slow start on Friday night.
The Oilers outscored LaCrosse 22-17 in the final eight minutes, but the Leopards built a large enough to lead hold on.
Central Plains was led by Benn Kirmer, who finished with 17 points including eight in the final quarter.
Kip Keeley finished with a game-high 24 points to lead LaCrosse.
At LaCrosse
Friday
BOYS
LaCrosse 47, Central Plains 40
CENTRAL PLAINS (7-10)
Layne Bieberle 2 0-0 5, Benn Kirmer 6 5-6 17, Patrick Hubbard 2 0-2 4, Tim Stueder 1 0-0 3, Joe Barton 1 2-2 4, Colton Zink 1 2-2 4, Bryce Straub 0 0-0 0, Evan Liebl 1 1-2 3. Totals 14 9-14 40.
LACROSSE
Derrick Depperschmidt 0 0-0 0, Clayton Basgall 3 4-5 12, Tayler Yohe 2 0-0 4, Tayler Stull 0 1-3 1, Austin Webs 2 1-4 5, Kip Keeley 8 6-6 24, Tanner Yohe 1 0-1 2. Totals 16 12-19 47.
Central Plains 3 6 9 22 — 40
LaCrosse 10 6 14 17 — 47
Three-point goals — Central Plains 3 (Bieberle, Stueder, Zink); LaCrosse 3 (Basgall 2, Keeley).
Wichita Word of Life 64,
Macksville 52
WICHITA — Wichita Word of Life took off to an early lead 17-11, and Macksville never recovered on Friday night.
The Fire was led by Mindaugas Kacinas, who finished with 27 points 11 rebounds for a double-double.
Adam Oak led Macksville, which is ranked No. 8 in Class 1A D-I, with 19 points.
Seth Filbert added 14 points.
At Wichita
Friday
BOYS
Wichita Word of Life 64,
Macksville 52
MACKSVILLE (13-4)
Tanner Tranbarger 1 0-0 3, Jorge Baray 1 0-0 3, Colten Ary 0 0-0 0, Seth Filbert 6 0-2 14, Adam Oak 7 2-2 19, Taylor Tranbarger 3 0-0 9, Jordan Welch 0 0-0 0, Andrew Scheck 2 0-0 4, Simon Miller 0 0-2 0. Totals 20 2-6 52.
WORD OF LIFE
Jones 0 0-0 0, Matijasevic 3 0-1 6, Begic 2 4-4 9, Jovanavic 1 0-1 2, Bozovic 4 1-2 9, Kacinas 10 4-5 27, Botica 5 1-2 11. Totals 25 10-15 64.
Word of Life 17 14 14 19 — 64
Macksville 11 14 8 19 — 52
Three-point goals — Macksville 10 (Oak 3, Tay. Tranbarger 3, Filbert 2, Tan. Tranbarger, Baray); Word of Life 4 (Kacinas 3, Begic).
Ness City 58, Otis-Bison 50
NESS CITY — Ness City built a 48-38 lead heading into the final eight minutes, and Otis-Bison wasn’t able to make up the ground on Friday night.
The Cougars, who are ranked No. 9 in Class 1A D-II, were led by Dylan Wissman, who finished with 15 points.
Patrick Piper added 12 points, and Zach Stejskal joined them in double figures with 10.
At Ness City
Friday
BOYS
Ness City 58, Otis-Bison 50
OTIS-BISON (10-6)
Justus Bartonek 1 0-1 2, Kole Urban 0 0-0 0, Trevor Keller 3 0-0 7, Dylan Wissman 7 1-5 15, Zach Stejskal 4 1-2 10, Patrick Piper 5 0-0 12, Tyler Maier 0 0-0 0, Brandon Pechanec 2 0-0 4. Totals 22 2-7 50.
NESS CITY
D. Gantz 3 2-4 10, D. Clarke 8 0-0 21, M. Frank 1 1-1 3, C. Foos 6 1-4 13, K. Ratliff 1 2-3 5, T. Vonlehe 3 0-1 6, W. Beckman 0 0-2 0. Totals 22 6-15 58.
Otis-Bison 11 15 12 12 — 50
Ness City 14 17 17 10 — 58
Three-point goals — Otis-Bison 4 (Piper 2, Keller, Stejskal); Ness City 8 (Clarke 5, Gantz 2, Ratliff).
Fowler 55, Pawnee Heights 35
ROZEL — Taylin Bord and Ty Clark led Fowler with 11 points apiece as the Goldbugs beat Pawnee Heights on Friday night.
Chad Wallace had a game-high 22 points for the Tigers.
Jacob Hardiman added 11 points.
Macksville 73, Western Plains 23
RANSOM — Macksville led 51-12 after the first half, and Western Plains was unable to make up any ground in the second on Thursday night.
Andrew Scheck led Macksville with 15 points.
Colten Ary, Tanner Tranbarger and Adam Oak joined in him double figures with 13, 11 and 10, respectively.
At Ransom
Thursday
BOYS
Macksville 73, Western Plains 23
MACKSVILLE (13-3)
Tanner Tranbarger 5 0-0 11, Jorge Baray 1 0-0 2, Colten Ary 6 1-2 13, Seth Filbert 2 1-2 5, Adam Oak 3 4-6 10, Taylor Tranbarger 0 2-4 2, Hugo Flores 2 0-0 5, Andy Woodland 1 0-0 2, Jordan Welch 2 0-0 4, Billy Burnett 1 1-1 3, Peter Penner 1 0-0 2, Andrew Scheck 5 2-2 15, Simon Miller 1 0-2 2. Totals 30 11-19 73.
WESTERN PLAINS
Rein 1 1-2 3, Baker 0 0-0 0, K. Flax 0 0-0 0, Wentz 1 2-2 4, Kraus 2 0-2 4, Ryersee 0 1-2 1, Mishler 0 0-0 0, A. flax 1 3-4 5, Moore 2 2-5 6. Totals 7 9-17 23.
Macksville 25 26 21 2 — 73
Western Plains 4 8 5 6 — 23
Three-point goals — Macksville 2 (Tan. Tranbarger, Flores); Western Plains (none).
Central Plains 51, Larned 41
CLAFLIN — Larned closed to within three points heading in to the final quarter, but Central Plains scored 21 in the final eight minutes to remain on top on Thursday.
Tim Stueder led the Oilers (7-9) with 14 points, including a trio of 3-pointers.
Jahman Hill led Larned (3-14) with nine points.
At Claflin
Thursday
BOYS
Central Plains 51, Larned 41
CENTRAL PLAINS (7-9)
Layne Bieberle 2 0-2 5, Benn Kirmer 2 3-7 7, Patrick Hubbard 4 2-4 10, Tim Stueder 5 1-2 14, Joe Barton 2 2-4 6, Colton Zink 1 4-4 7, Bryce Straub 0 0-0 0, Evan Liebl 1 0-0 2. Totals 17 12-23 51.
LARNED (3-14)
Jahman Hill 3 3-4 9, Grant Unruh 4 0-1 8, Cameron Brown 3 1-1 7, Zach Houser 0 0-0 0, Michael Reece 2 2-2 6, Nolan Allison 2 0-0 4, Camryn Bryant 2 2-3 7. Totals 16 8-11 41.
Central Plains 12 9 9 21 — 51
Larned 7 10 10 14 — 41
Three-point goals — Central Plains 5 (Stueder 3, Zink, Bieberle); Larned 1 (Bryant).
— Kevin Price
