MACKSVILLE – The St. John Tigers played perfect defensive basketball for 12 minutes during a shocking 21-0 scoring run en route to a 42-32 substate basketball victory over Stafford County rival Macksville. The Tigers (8-13) play Pretty Prairie (13-6) in Friday’s Norwich basketball substate.
Macksville led 17-9 with 5:30 left in the first half. But the Tigers held the Mustangs scoreless for 12 minutes during a stunning 21-0 run for a 30-17 lead with 1:30 left in the third period. Elijah Delp scored 12 points, Toby Woolf four points, Calleros three and Hunter Smith two points during the streak.
Delp dominated the paint with 15 points and five blocked shots. Calleros hit a trio of 3-pointers and supersub Preston Dunn chipped in nine points.
Macksville’s Rogelio Ibarra scored 10 points and Ryan Kuckelman added nine points in a hustling effort. The Mustangs (13-7) beat the Tigers 51-49 during the league finale.
St. John 9 10 13 10 – 42
Macksville 13 4 3 12 – 32
ST. JOHN (8-13)—Delp 7-10 1-2 15, Dunn 4-4 1-2 9, Calleros 3-10 0-0 9, Woolf 1-6 2-4 4, Fernandez 1-7 0-0 3, Smith 0-5 2-2 2, Totals 16-42 6-10 42
MACKSVILLE (13-7)—Rogelio Ibarra 4-14 0-0 10, Kuckelman 4-14 1-4 9, Barron 2-12 2-4 7, Mendez 2-3 0-0 4, Huggins 0-9 2-4 2, Alvaro Ibarra 0-4 0-0 0, Totals 12-56 5-12 32
3-pointers—SJ 4-18 (Calleros 3-8, Fernandez 1-5, Smith 0-2, Woolf 0-3); M 3-15 (R. Ibarra 2-8, Barron 2-6, A. Ibarra 0-1)
CENTRAL PLAINS 72, CENTRE 48
CLAFLIN – Tyler Holmes scored 18 points to lead a trio of Central Plains Oilers in double figures in a dominating 72-48 substate basketball victory over Lost Springs-Centre Friday. Dylan Kitchen scored 14 points and Peyton Ryan added 11 points. The Oilers (5-15) led 48-29 at halftime. The Oilers play Peabody (10-8) March 5 at Peabody.
Centre 14 15 10 9 – 48
Central Plains 26 22 14 10 – 72
CENTRAL PLAINS (5-15)—Holmes 6-18 6-10 18, Kitchen 7-14 0-1 14, Peyton Ryan 4-10 1-3 11, Oberle 2-6 4-6 9, Beck 3-5 1-2 8, Laymon 2-6 4-6 8, Lamatsch 1-5 0-2 2, McNeal 1-3 0-0 2, Stratman 0-4 0-0 0, Totals 26-69 16-29 72
3-pointers—4-15 (Ryan 2-7, Beck 1-1, Oberle 1-1, McNeal 0-1, Laymon 0-1, Stratman 0-2, Kitchen 0-2). Rebounds—CP 56 (Kitchen 17). Assists—CP 10 (Ryan 3, Laymon 3). Steals—CP 11 (Holmes 3)
WESTERN PLAINS 62, OTIS-BISON 53
RANSOM – Western Plains standout Bryan Buffington scored 23 points and Tim Hair scored 17 points to spark the Bobcats past Otis-Bison 62-53 in Friday’s Dighton basketball substate.
Otis-Bison’s Dalton Regan scored 18 points and Jayce Kohls added 17 points in an inspired effort.
Otis-Bison 15 15 11 12 – 52
Western Plans 15 21 15 11 – 62
OTSi-BISON (3-16)—Dalton Regan 7 2-2 18, Kohls 5 2-2 17, Foust 3 0-0 6, Butler 2 0-0 4, Schneider 2 0-2 4, Nathan Roth 1 0-0 2, Juno 1 0-0 2, Totals 21 4-6 53
WESTERN PLAINS (6-10)— Buffington 11 1-2 23, Haier 7 3-4 17, Nava 5 1-2 14, Alegria 4 0-1 8, Totals 27 5-10 62
3-pointers—OB 7 (Kohls 5, Regan 2); WP 3 (Nava 3)
