ST. JOHN BOYS 57, SOUTH CENTRAL 51
COLDWATER — St. John’s boys secured the top seed at the 1A Little River regional with a 57-51 non-league basketball victory over South Central. St. John (15-4) earns a bye next week and could play South Central again in two weeks for a berth at the 1A state tournament at Dodge City.
St. John’s Marshall Woolf busted loose with 21 points and a trio of 3-pointers. Eddy Calleros scored 14 points and Mason Osborne added 11 points. Wolf scored 12 third-quarter points. The Tigers played without leading scorer and rebounder Tanner Halling.
South Central (16-3) was paced by Owen Alexander with 16 points.
St. John 12 10 19 16 — 57
South Central 6 20 11 14 — 51
ST. JOHN (15-4)—Woolf 9 0-0 21, Calleros 5 3-4 14, Osborne 3 5-6 11, Fisher 4 1-3 9, McVey 0 2-2 2, Collin Halling 0 0-1 0, Totals 21 11-16 57
SOUTH CENTRAL (16-3)—Alexander 6 2-2 16, Frazier 5 0-0 10, Snyder 3 0-0 8, Warden 2 0-0 6, Peterson 2 0-0 5, Moore 2 0-0 4, Uhl 1 0-0 2, Totals 21 2-2 51
3-pointers—SJ 4 (Woolf 3, Calleros 1), SC 7 (Snyder 2, Alexander 2, Warden 2, Peterson 1)
SOUTH CENTRAL GIRLS 53, ST. JOHN 31
COLDWATER — South Central's girls outscored St. John 20-2 in the second half for a 53-31 non-league basketball victory over the Tigers. South Central (17-2) was paced by Bri Rutherford with 16 points and Snyder added 13 points.
St. John 11 18 2 0 — 31
South Central 19 10 11 13 — 53
SOUTH CENTRAL (17-2)—Rutherford 6-13 2-3 16, Snyder 6-9 0-0 13, Hackney 3-4 2-2 10, Sierra Jellison 3-10 0-1 8, Jordyn Jellison 1-5 0-0 4, Dale 0-1 0-0 0, Moore 0-2 0-0 0, Lohrding 0-3 2-2 2, Totals 19-47 8-12 53
3-pointers—SC 7-17 (Hackney 2-2, Rutherford 2-3, Snyder 1-3, Lohrding 0-1, Moore 0-2); Rebounds—SC 22 (J. Jellison 5); Steals—SC 10 (Snyder 5)
1A LITTLE RIVER BOYS REGIONAL—St. John 15-4 bye; Pretty Prairie 7-12 at Hutchinson Central Christian 12-7, Tuesday; Fairfield 1-18 at Little River 15-4, Tuesday; Chase 4-14 at Stafford 12-7, Tuesday
1A LITTLE RIVER GIRLS REGIONAL—Hutchinson Central Christian 17-2 bye; St. John 7-12 at Fairfield 9-10, Monday; Stafford 1-18 at Little River 14-5, Monday; Chase 5-15 at Pretty Prairie 11-8, Monday
MACKSVILLE BOYS 71, OTIS-BISON 48
MACKSVILLE — Mustang Karson Waters stayed on fire with 30 points and nine rebounds to spark Macksville past Otis-Bison 71-48 in Tuesday’s Central Prairie League basketball game.
Macksville (15-4, 5-3) secures the top seed at the 1A Jetmore regional scheduled Feb. 18-23.
Otis-Bison 11 6 17 18 — 48
Macksville 22 16 17 16 — 71
MACKSVILLE (14-5, 4-3)—Waters 15-18 0-0 30, Frink 6-12 0-0 15, Mead 5-6 1-1 11, Lickiss 2-7 1-2 6, Blaske 1-7 1-4, Acosta 1-2 0-0 3, Miller 1-4 0-0 3, Totals 31-56 3-7 71
3-pointers—M 6-14 (Frink 3-6, Acosta 1-2, Miller 1-2, Lickiss 1-2, Waters 0-1, Blaske 0-1); Rebounds—M 30 (Lickiss 9), Assists—19 (Lickiss 5); Steals—M 9 (Mead 2, Waters 2, Frink 2, Blaske 2 )
1A JETMORE BOYS REGIONAL—Macksville 14-5 bye; Spearville 9-10 at Deerfield 10-9, Tuesday; Ingalls 4-14 at Hodgeman Co. 12-7, Tuesday; Kinsley 5-14 at Pawnee Heights 10-9, Tuesday
1A JETMORE GIRLS REGIONAL—Spearville 16-2 bye; Hodgeman Co. 8-11 at Pawnee Heights 9-9, Monday; Deerfield 1-18 at Kinsley 13-6, Monday; Macksville 4-15 at Ingalls 12-7
CENTRAL PLAINS BOYS 62, NESS CITY 45
NESS CITY — The Central Plains Oiler tandem of Brett Liebl (21 points) and Alex Hickel (19 points) dominated inside to help the Oilers clinch the Central Prairie League title with a 62-45 victory over Ness City. Liebl grabbed a season high 16 rebounds. Devin Ryan contributed 13 points and seven assists.
The Oilers (19-0, 7-0 CPL) will be the No. 1 seed at the Sylvan Grove 1A regional.
Central Plains 18 15 21 8 — 62
Ness City 11 12 11 11 — 45
CENTRAL PLAINS (19-0, 7-0)—Liebl 10-16 1-1 21, Hickel 9-16 1-3 19, Devin Ryan 4-8 2-3 13, Oeser 2-3 0-1 4, Menges 2-5 0-0 5, Totals 27-48 4-8 62
3-pointers—CP 4-11 (Ryan 3-7, Menges 1-3, Oeser 0-1); Rebounds—CP 30 (Liebl 16); Assists—CP 15 (Ryan 7); Steals—CP 4
