ST. JOHN 59, CANTON-GALVA 31
ST. JOHN – St. John’s Hunter Smith stayed on fire with a 20-point night to spark the Tigers past Canton-Galva 59-31 in Thursday’s Burrton 1A basketball substate. Elijah Delp scored 14 points.
St. John (14-7) plays No. 1 seed Macksville March 3 at Burrton. The Tigers surprised Central Prairie League runner-up Macksville 59-49 last week.
Canton-Galva 4 6 10 11 – 31
St. John 21 11 23 4 – 59
CANTON-GALVA (9-10)—Maltbie 4 0-0 11, Darrah 4 1-2 10, Mastre 1 0-0 2, Koehn 1 1-2 3, Westbrook 1 1-1 3, Ediger 1 0-0 2, Totals 12 3-7 31.
ST. JOHN (14-7)—Hunter Smith 10 0-0 20, Elijah Delp 6 2-3 14, Quade Smith 3 0-0 7, Preston Dunn 3 0-0 6, Gillespie 2 0-0 5, Ibarra 2 0-0 5, Adrian Adame 1 0-0 2, Totals 27 2-3 59.
3-pointers—CG 4 (Maltbie 3, Darrah 1); SJ 3 (Q. Smith 1, Ibarra 1, Gillespie 1).
ST. JOHN GIRLS 50, CANTON-GALVA 14
ST. JOHN – St. John’s Darby Smith scored 24 points as the Tigers roared past Canton-Galva 50-14 in Thursday’s Burrton 1A basketball substate. The Tigers (14-7) play the Burrton/Fairfield winner March 4 at Burrton.
Canton-Galva 2 4 3 5 – 14
St. John 17 18 8 7 – 50
CANTON-GALVA (3-18)—Mimi Craig 6, Miller 3, Pearson 3, Thaze 2.
ST. JOHN (14-7)—Smith 24, Portillo 9, Fischer 7, Claussen 4, Hudson 2, Reed 2, Meyer 2.
PAWNEE HEIGHTS 55, CENTRAL CHRISTIAN 40
ROZEL – Alex Carlson scored 19 points and Adam Hands (13) and Braden Colglazier (10) scored in double figures to spark a 55-40 victory over Hutchinson Central Christian in Thursday’s Burrton 1A basketball substate. The Cougars sliced a double-digit lead to 29-27 on a 9-2 scoring burst behind Emilio Ibarra’s five points and Andrew Yoder’s four points. The Tigers responded for a 39-29 lead after three quarters.
The Tigers (10-10) earn a semifinal game against McPherson Elyria (14-6) in a rematch of last year’s 1A state semifinal game at Great Bend.
C. Christian 10 8 11 11 – 40
Pawnee Hts. 16 11 12 16 – 55
CENTRAL CHRISTIAN (9-12)—Ibarra 5-16 1-2 14, Lambert 4-9 1-2 10, Miller 3-6 3-4 9, Yoder 3-6 0-0 6, Losew 0-3 1-4 1, Weis 0-2 0-0 0, Huff 0-2 0-0 0, Cunday 0-1 0-0 0, Totals 15-45 6-14 40.
PAWNEE HEIGHTS (10-10)—Alec Carlson 7-21 3-4 19, Hands 4-5 5-6 13, Colglazier 4-7 2-4 10, Hamby 3-6 0-0 9, Dakota Ryan 2-5 0-0 4, Totals 20-44 10-14 55
3-pointers—CC 4-16 (Ibarra 3-10, Huff 0-1, Lambert 1-5); PH 5-13 (Hamby 3-5, A. Carlson 2-7, Hands 0-1). Rebounds—PH 25 (Hands 7). Assists—PH 14 (Hamby 5). Steals—PH 11 (Colglazier 4).
STAFFORD 53, PEABODY 39
STAFFORD – Stafford’s Colson Minks converted 4-of-4 3-pointers and scored 16 points and Josh Hildebrand contributed 15 points and nine rebounds in a 53-39 victory over Peabody in the Stafford 1A basketball substate. Stafford (13-8) plays
Peabody 8 7 14 10 –39
Stafford 16 7 13 17 – 53
STAFFORD (13-8)—Minks 6-8 0-0 16, Josh Hildebrand 4-5 7-11 15, Rodriguez 3-4 3-4 9, Tai Hildebrand 1-7 3-4 6,Oleson 1-1 0-0 3, Kerschenke 1-4 0-0 2, Sheets 1-7 0-0 2, Dominiguez 0-1 0-0 0, Totals 17-37 13-19 53.
3-pointers—S 6-12 (Minks 4-4, Oleseon 1-1, T. Hildebrand 1-6, Sheets 0-1). Rebounds—S 34 (J. Hildebrand 9). Assists—S 10 (Minks 3). Steals—S 4 (J. Hildebrand 2).
OTIS-BISON 60, RURAL VISTA 46
HOPE – Eston Juno and Christian Roth each scored 14 points as Otis-Bison surprised Hope Rural Vista 60-46 in the Claflin 1A basketball substate. The Cougars (3-18) play Lost Springs Centre (8-10) in the March 3 semifinals at Claflin.
cOtis-Bison 16 16 10 18 –60
Rural Vista 7 11 11 17 – 46
OTIS-BISON (3-18)—Juno 4 6-8 14, Roth 7 0-0 14, Butler 4 1-4 9, Polly 4 0-3 8, Maier 3 0-3 6, Morrison 2 0-0 5, Hoopingarner 1 1-3 4, Totals 25 8-21 60.
RURAL VISTA (3-18)—Stilwell 6 0-0 16, A. Brown 3 7-11 14, Johnston 2 2-4 6, Carpenter 1 0-0 2, Carson 2 1-2 5, Trayner 1 0-0 2, Totals 15 11-19 46
3-pointers—OB 1 (Morrison 1); RV 5 (Stilwell 4, A. Brown 1).
CENTRAL PLAINS 61, TESCOTT 33
TESCOTT – Central Plains' Peyton Ryan scored 30 points with 10 steals and four assists as the Oilers smoked Tescott 61-33 in Thursday's Claflin 1A basketball substate. Hunter Klima added nine points. The Oilers (2-18) play Wilson (4-16) in the March 3 semifinals at Claflin.
Central Plains 16 15 18 12 – 61
Tescott 8 12 8 5 – 33
CENTRAL PLAINS (2-18)–Peyton Ryan 11-20 5-8 30, Klima 4-7 0-0 9, Bunch 2-5 2-8 8, Stratmann 3-6 0-0 7, Hekele 2-3 0-0 4, Freis 1-1 0-0 2, Frost 0 1-2 1, Totals 23 8-18 61.
TESCOTT–Robbins 5 3-5 13, 2 1-2 5, 2 1-2 5, 2 0-0 4, Challens 1 0-0 3, Ehlers 1 0-0 3, Totals 13 5-9 33.
3-pointers–CP 7 (Ryan 3-6, Bunch 2-3, Stratmann 1-3, Klima 1-1, Hekele 0-1). Rebounds–CP 24 (Klima 8). Assists–CP 9 (Ryan 4). Steals–CP 18 (Ryan 10).
MACKSVILLE GIRLS 43, GOESSEL 39
GOESSEL – Macksville's Abi Ibarra scored 14 points with six rebounds to lift the Mustangs past Goessel 43-39 in Friday's Burrton 1A basketball substate. Mayce Russell contributed eight points and two assists. Isabela had four steals.
Macksville (12-9) plays Little River (19-1) in the March 4 semifinals at Burrton.
Macksville 12 13 6 12 – 43
Goessel 6 13 8 12 – 39
MACKSVILLE (12-9)–Ibarra 2-5 9-12 14, Russell 3-5 2-5 8, Adams 3-8 0-4 6, Galan 3-8 0-0 6, Carrillo 1-1 0-2 2, Ortiz 1-3 0-4 2, Butler 0-3 0-0 0, Totals 15-44 11-27 43
3-pointers–M 2-5 (Ibara 1-2, Garia 1-2, Ortiz 0-1). Rebounds–M 31 (Ibarra 6, Galan 6, Garcia 6). Assists–M 7 (Russell 2, Butler 2). Steals–M 16 (Ortiz 4).
1A D1 FEB. 24-MARCH 5
BURRTON BOYS—St. John 59, Canton-Galva 31; Goessel 72, Burrton 43, Little River 63, Fairfield 34; SEMIFINALS—Macksville 18-2 vs. St. John 13-8; Goessel 15-6 vs. Little River 15-6
BURRTON GIRLS—Macksville 43, Goessel 39, St. John 50, Canton-Galva 14; Burrton 44, Fairfield 41; SEMIFINALS 3-4--Little River 19-1 vs. Macksville 12-9, 6 p.m.; St. John 14-7 vs. Burrton 13-8, 7:30
1A D2 FEB. 24-MARCH 5
CLAFLIN BOYS—Otis-Bison 60, Rural Vista 46; Central Plains 61, Tescott 33; SEMIFINALS 3-3—Centre 8-10 vs. Otis-Bison 3-18; Wilson 4-16 vs. Central Plains 2-18
CLAFLIN GIRLS—Wilson 42, Otis-Bison 36, Tescott def. Centre; SEMIFINALS 3-4--Central Plains 29-1 vs. Wilson 7-13, 7:30; Rural Vista 10-10 vs. Tescott 711-, 6 p.m.
STAFFORD BOYS—Pawnee Heights 59, Hutchinson Central Christian 40; Stafford 53, Peabody 39; Cunningham 64, Chase 31; SEMIFINALS 3-3—McPherson Elyria 13-6 vs. Pawnee Heights 10-10; Cunningham 13-8 at Stafford 13-8
STAFFORD GIRLS 2-25—Chase 53, Cunningham 27; Stafford 2, Pawnee Heights 0 (forfeit); SEMIFINALS 3-4--Hutchinson Central Christian 16-2 vs. Chase 6-14; McPherson Elyria 12-6 vs. Stafford 2-17
