MONDAY

ST. JOHN 56, CIMARRON 37

CIMARRON — St. John’s 6-foot-7 Tanner Halling dominated again with a 23-point outing to spark the red-hot Tigers past Cimarron 56-37 in Monday’s non-league basetball game. The Tigers (13-3, 5-0 CPL) meet LaCrosse (13-3, 5-0 CPL) Tuesday for first place in the  Central Prairie League.

St. John’s Marshall Woolf contributed 14 points and super sub Edwin Fernandez scored a career high 12 points with a pair of 3-pointers. 

St. John 12 15 14 15 — 56

Cimarron 10 6 8 13 — 37

ST. JOHN (13-3)—Tanner Halling 9 5-9 23, Ortiz 2 0-1 5, Fisher 1 0-0 2, Marshall Woolf 5 3-3 14, Edwin Fernandez 4 4-4 12, Totals 21 12-17 56.

CIMARRON (4-12)—Harrison 3 2-2 9, Jantzen 3 2-2 8, Thomas 2 1-2 6, Ridenour 1 3-5 5, Schmidt 1 0-0 3, Smith 1 0-0 3, Pfeifer 1 0-0 2, Bailey 0 1-2 1, Totals 12 9-13 37.

3-pointers—SJ 4 (Fernandez 2, Ortiz 1, M. Woolf 0-1); C 4 (Harrison 1, Smith 1, Schmidt 1, Thomas 1).

ST. JOHN 33, CIMARRON 30

CIMARRON — St. John’s Bree Meyer rescued the Tigers with seven fourth-quarter points as they edged past Cimarron's girls 33-30 in Monday’s non-league basketball game. The Tigers (8-8) converted seven free throws in the fourth quarter.

Cimarron (10-5) was led by Makayla Miller with 10 points.

St. John 3 12 6 12 — 33

Cimarron 4 15 2 9 — 30

ST. JOHN (8-8)—Bree Meyer 3 2-4 10, Erin Crissman 2 2-7 7, Portillo 1 4-5 7, Payton Meyer 0 2-5 2, Smith 1 2-2 5, Hudson 1 0-2 2, Totals 8 12-25 33.

CIMARRON (10-5)—Miller 3 3-4 10, Wilson 3 1-3 7, Acron  4-4 7, Bartlett 1 1-2 3, Carter 0 2-2 2, Dumler 0 1-2 1, Totals 8 12-17 30.

3-pointers—SJ 5 (B. Meyer 2, Smith 1, Crissman 1, Portillo 1); C 2 (Miller 1, Acton 1).

ELLINWOOD 71, RUSSELL 63

ELLINWOOD — Ellinwood’s Brit Dutton was spectacular with 21 points, six rebounds, four assists and four steals in a 71-63 non-league basketball victory over Russell. The Eagles stretched their lead to 24 points in the fourth quarter.

David Hammeke contributed 20 points and Kyler Doll added 11 points for Ellinwood (11-4). Russell (2-14) was led by by Rhett Pospichal with 16 points.

Russell 11 15 12 25 — 63

Ellinwood 15 18 19 19 — 71

RUSSELL (2-14)—Pospichal 6 1-1 16, Sohm 4 1-2 12, Walston 4 2-3 10, Leiker 2 5-10 9, Gibson 1 4-6 7, Flax 1 0-0 3, Ulrich 2 0-0 5, Kraus 0 1-2 1, Totals 20 14-24 63.  

ELLINWOOD (11-4)—Dutton 5-14 10-10 21, Hammeke 6-11 8-14 20, Doll 4-6 1-2 11, Wondra 3-5 1-1 7, Stuhlsatz 2-10 0-0 5, Niles 1-3 0-0 3, Knop 1-2 0-0 3, Scheck 0-0 1-2 1, Totals 22 21-29 71.

3-pointers—R 9 (Pospichal 3, Sohm 3, Flax 1, Ulrich 1, Gibson 1). E 6-21 (Doll 2-4, Dutton 1-4, Stuhlsaltz 1-7, Niles 1-3, Knop 1-1, Hammeke 0-1, Wondra 0-1). Rebounds—E 23 (Dutton 6, Hammeke 6); Assists—E 7 (Dutton 4). Steals—E 13 (Dutton 4). 

RUSSELL 54, ELLINWOOD 45

ELLINWOOD — Ellinwood’s Mya Maxwell converted six 3-pointers and scored 27 points in a hard-fought 54-45 non-league basketball loss to Russell's girls Monday. Ellinwood (8-7) sliced a 13-point deficit to 49-44, but the Broncos converted five free throws.

Russell’s Anyla Stierlen scotred 23 points and Rylan Reeves added 18 points to combine for 41 points.

Russell 17 13 12 12 — 45

Ellinwood 9 8 16 12 — 54

ELLINWOOD (8-7)—Maxqwell 10-34 1-4 27, Klepper 3-5 0-0 7, Doll 2-5 0-2 4, Dimitt 1-7 0-0 3, McReynolds 1-4 0-0 2, Simpson 1-76 0-0 2, Baker 0-7 0-0 0, Totals 18-69 1-6 45.

3-pointers—E 8 (Maxwell 6, Dimitt 1, Klepper 1).

SATURDAY

ST. JOHN 65, NESS CITY 40

NESS CITY – St. John’s 6-foot-7 Tanner Halling contributed 26 points, 11 rebounds and three assists as the Tigers overpowered Ness City 65-40 in Saturday’s Central Prairie League basketball game.

The No. 4 ranked 1A Tigers outscored the Eagles 24-7 in the third quarter. Elijah Delp scored 11 points. 

St. John 15 21 24 5 – 65

Ness City 15 7 7 11 – 40

ST. JOHN (12-3, 5-0)—Tanner Halling 12-14 2-5 26, Delp 5-7 0-0 11, Ortiz 4-5 0-0 8, Fisher 3-7 1-2 7, Calleros 2-6 1-2 5, Marshall Woolf 2-6 0-0 4, Toby Wolf 1-2 0-1 2, Adame 1-1 0-0 2, Fernandez 0-1 0-0 0, Dunn 0-1 0-0 0, Totals 30-50 4-10 65.

3-pointers—SJ 1-4 (Delp 1-2, Calleros 0-1, M. Woolf 0-1). Rebounds—SJ 37 (Halling 11). Assists—SJ 15 (Calleros 3, Ortiz 3, Halling 3). Steals—SJ 4 (M. Woolf 3).

ST. JOHN 28, NESS CITY 26

NESS CITY — Erin Crissman scored eight points as the St. John Tigers survived 28-26 over pesky Ness City in Saturday’s Central Prairie League showdown.

The Tigers (7-8, 1-3 CPL) found a way as Payton Meyer converted a 3-pointer and Darby Smith and Kaylynn Claussen made fourth-quarter baskets.

St. John 4 12 5 7 – 28

Ness City 2 10 8 6 – 26

ST. JOHN (7-8, 1-4)—Erin Crissman 3 2-2 8, Payton Meyer 2 0-2 5, Smith 2 1-2 5, Claussen 2 1-2 5, Portillo 1 0-1 3, Hudson 1 0-0 2, Totals 11 4-10 28. 

NESS CITY (3-12, 1-4)—Reinhardt 1 3-4 8, Seib 3 0-0 7, Delaney 2 2-2 6, Starr 2 2-4 6, Pfannenstiel 1 0-0 2, Totals 9 7-12 26.

3-pointers—SJ 2 (Portillo 1, P. Meyer 1); NC 1 (Seib 1).

HODGEMAN CO. 47, MACKSVILLE 44

MACKSVILLE — Macksville’s Rogelio Ibarra scored 14 points in a hard-fought 47-44 non-league basketball loss Saturday to Hodgeman County. 

Macksville (6-9) rallied with an 18-point fourth quarter. Alvaro Ibarra scored 10 points and Ryan Kuckelman added eight points and seven rebounds. The Mustangs converted 7 of 20 3-pointers.

“We made too many mistakes against Hodgeman County,” said Macksville coach Jeff Kuckelman. “We fought back and showed great effort on defense throughout the game. But the mistakes we made cost us. 

Hodgeman Co. 11 8 14 14 — 47

Macksville 9 9 8 18 — 44

MACKSVILLE (6-9)—Rogelio Ibarra 4-12 2-2 14, Alvaro Ibarra 4-10 0-0 10, Kuckelman 4-10 0-3 8, Blaske 3-8 0-1 6, Barron 1-5 0-0 3, Huggins 1-4 1-2 3, Johnson 0-2 0-0 0, Totals 17-51 3-8 44. 

3-pointers—M 7-20 (R. Ibarra 4-10, A. Ibarra 2-6, Barron 1-3, Blaske 0-1). Rebounds—M 25 (Kuckelman 7). Assists—M 9 (Blaske 5). Steals—M 11 (R. Ibarra 4)..  

HODGEMAN CO. 48, MACKSVILLE 41

MACKSVILLE — Macksville’s Lydia Mendez nearly rescued the Mustangs with a 14-point effort in a hard-fought 48-41  non-league basketball loss Saturtday to Hodgeman County. Elena Kuckelman contributed nine points and two assists. 

Kaylee James scored 17 points for Hodgeman County (10-6).

Hodgeman Co. 11 10 14 13 — 48

Macksville 4 9 11 17 — 41

HODGEMAN COUNTY (10-6)—Kaylee James 7-17 1-3 17, Samantha Pelton 3-8 2-7 8, Colette Pelton 1-7 5-10 7, Weber 3-8 0-0 7, Beil 2-3 0-0 5, Borger 1-1 0-1 2, Shiew 0-8 0-1 0, Bryant 2-2 0-0 4, Totals 19-54 8-22 48.

MACKSVILLE (4-11)—Lydia Mendez 4-14 4-6 14, Kuckelman 2-2 4-6 9, Garcia 0-9 6-6 6, Huggins 3-9 0-1 6, Duncan 0-4 0-0 0, A. Ibarra 1-3 0-0 2, Hottovy 1-1 0-0 2, Holguin 1-1 0-0 2, Galan 0-4 0-2 0, Totals 12-47 14-21 41.  

3-pointers—HC 2-5 (Beil 1-1, Weber 1-3, C. Pelton 1-3); M 3-8 (Mendez 2-5, Kuckelman 1-1, Duncan 0-1, Garcia 0-1). Rebounds—HC 32 (James 10); M 30 (Huggins 8). Assists—HC 11 (C. Pelton 4); M 4 (Kuckelman 2).Steals—HC 14 (C. Pelton 4); M 6 (A. Ibarra 3). 

FRIDAY

MACKSVILLE 68, VICTORIA 62, OT

VICTORIA  — Macksville’s Rogelio Ibarra scored 23 points and the Mustangs converted 23 free throws to outlast Victoria 68-62 in overtime Friday in a Central Prairie League basketball shootout.

Ryan Kuckleman contributed 16 points and eight rebounds. Cleven Huggins added 13 points in the see-saw ballgame.

“It was good for our team to win a close, double OT game,” said Macksville coach Jeff Kuckelman. “We hit big shots when we had to and hit critical free throws to secure the win. We kept battling throughout as it was fairly close the entire game.”

Macksville 14 13 11 30 — 68

Victoria 19 7 11 25 — 62

MACKSVILLE (6-8, 2-2)—Rogelio Ibarra 5-17 11-17 23, Kuckelman 6-10 4-7 16, Huggins 3-5 7-11 13, Johnson 4-5 1-3 9,  Alvaro Ibarra 1-4 0-2 3, Blaske 2-4 0-1 4, Totals 21-45 23-41 68.

3-pointers—M 3-9 (R. Ibarra 2-7, A. Ibarra 1-2). Rebounds—M 30 (Kuckelman 8). Assists—M 13 (Blaske 4). Steals—M 16 (R. Ibarra 8)..