HOISINGTON 58, SMOKY VALLEY 52
HOISINGTON — Drew Nicholson scored 24 points to spark No. 8 Hoisington past pesky Smoky Valley in Thursday's non-league basketball game. Bralen Thompson fed Chase Robinson with the game-clinching fast break and Ryan Woydziak added two insurance free throws.
Cardinal Mason Haxton scored 12 first-half points to score 998 career high school points.
The Vikings (3-8) kept attacking while converting nine of 22 3-pointers to outscore the Cardinals 27-3 on 3-pointers. The Cardinals continue to struggle with perimeter defense.
"We're lucky to get out with a win," said Hoisington coach Kyle Haxton."They're a good basketball team that's play you tough. We made one and gave up nine in return. They shot a decent percentage. We've got to defend it better. We helped too much inside. We've got to play better perimeter defense."
Coach Haxton would've liked to play a tougher-minded game. Ryan Heline (13), Haven Lysell-Stewart (12) and Jake Lucas (11) scored in double figures.
"We didn't have that toughness," Haxton said. "They mixed up their zones. We struggled and settled for perimeter shots. Chase Robinson was our toughest player tonight."
Smoky Valley 11 11 9 21 — 52
Hoisington 11 20 7 20 — 58
SMOKY VALLEY (3-8)—Lucas 3-7 3-3 11, Blanchat 0-3 0-2 0, Ty Miller 2-4 0-0 6, Heline 4-10 2-2 13, Lysell-Stewart 3-11 6-8 12, Heble 2-7 0-0 5, Trayton Miller 1-4 0-0 3, Elseth 1-2 0-0 2, Totals 16-48 11-15 52
HOISINGTON (10-2)—Nicholson 6-10 11-13 24, Thompson 2-5 1-1 5, Leyton Haxton 0-3 0-0 0, Mason Haxton 5-8 2-3 12, Woydziak 0-0 5-7 5, Richards 1-1 0-0 2, Mooney 0-1 0-0 0, Chase Robinson 4-5 0-1 8, Dolezal 1-2 0-0 2, Hanzlick 0-2 0-0 0, Totals 19-37 19-25 58
3-pointers—SV 9-22 (Heline 3-5, Lucas 2-4, Ty Miller 2-3, Trayton Miller 1-4, Heble 1-2, Blanchat 0-3, Elseth 0-1), H 1-13 (Nicholson 1-3, Thompson 0-2, L. Haxton 0-3, M. Haxton 0-2, Mooney 0-1, Hanzlick 0-2)
SMOKY VALLEY 47, HOISINGTON 38
HOISINGTON — Smoky Valley's Kerington Haxton drilled a trio of 3-pointers for 15 points in a 47-38 victory over Hoisington in Thursday's non-league basketball game.
The Vikings (8-4) led 7-0 and never lost the lead. Every time the Cardinals rallied, the Vikings hadan offensive answer. Hoisington (4-8) was led by Addy Mason with 15 pointsand a trio of3-pointers. Macy Hanzlick scored 10 points and dished out several assists.
Smoky Valley 14 8 11 14 — 47
Hoisington 7 7 10 14 — 38
SMOKY VALLEY (8-4)—Haxton 5 1-2 15, Hazelwood 2 3-3 8, Priddy 4 1-4 9, Johnson 2 0-0 5, Mullen 2 0-0 4, Lambert 1 0-2 2 , Broxterman 2 0-0 4, Totals 19 5-13 47
HOISINGTON (4-8)—Mason 5 1-2 14, Hanzlick 4 2-4 10, Colson 2 1-2 5, Ava Henry 1 0-0 3, Schneider 1 0-0 2, Brewer 1 0-0 2, Keeley Wolf 0 1-2 1, Brack 0 0-2 0, Romeiser 0 1-2 1, Totals 14 6-14 38
3-pointers—SV 4 (Haxton 3, Hazelwood 1), H 4 (Mason 3, Henry 1)
FAIRFIELD FALCON GIRLS
THURSDAY—Burrton 39, Stafford 38; Hutchinson Central Christian 54, Macksville 38; Little River 52, Fairfield 32
TUESDAY—Macksville 43, Goessel 38; Fairfield 47, Burrton 36; Little River 54, Stafford 43
FRIDAY—1st—Little River vs. Central Christian; 3rd—Fairfield vs. Macksville; 5th—Goessel vs. Burrton
CENTRAL CHRISTIAN 55, MACKSVILLE 38
LANGDON – Macksville’s Mayce Russell scored 24 points with five rebounds and three steals in a hard-fought 55-38 loss to Hutchinson Central Christian in Thursday’s Fairfield Falcon Basketball Classic.
C.Christian 8 15 12 20 – 55
Macksville 15 7 7 9 – 38
MACKSVILLE (3-8)—Abi Ibarra, Mayce Russell, Lupita Galan, Joselin Garcia, Adams, Carrillo, Totals
3-pointers—M 5-17 (Russell 3-11, Ibarra 1-3, Garcia 1-1, Carrillo 0-2). Rebounds—M 20 (Russell 5). Assists—M 8 (Ibarra 3). Steals—M 10 (Russell 3, Ibarra 3)
BURRTON 39, STAFFORD 38
LANGDON — The Stafford Trojans were within one play of a shocking comeback after Ines Llanza-Anton and Mariah Burgey converted back-to-back 3-pointers for a 38-38 tie. Burrton's McKinsie Hoopes spoiled the miracle finish with a free throw with 10 seconds left. Stafford turned the ball over on its final possession at the Fairfield Falcon Classic.
Llanza-Anton scored 14 points and Emily Green scored 11 points. Burtron's Cassie Dunlavy scored 13 points.
Stafford 12 2 14 10 — 38
Burrton 6 10 9 14 — 39
STAFFORD (2-9)—Llanza Anton 4-17 4-6 14, Emily Green 3-10 5-6 11, Hildebrand 0-5 0-0 0, Burgey 2-10 0-0 5, Simmons 0-5 0-2 0, Shelton 2-6 3-4 8, Totals 11-53 12-18 38
BURRTON (3-8)—Cassie Dunlavy 6 1-2 13, Hoopes 4 1-4 10, Dold 2 0-1 4, Matlack 1 1-1 3, Maci Dunlavy 2 1-2 5, Bailey 2 0-0 4, Totals 17 4-10 39
3-pointers—S 4-13 (Llanza-Anton 2-8, Shelton 1-1, Burgey 1-3, Green 0-1), B 1 (Hoopes 1). Rebounds—S 36 (Hildebrand 12). Assists—S 5 (Llanza-Anton 2). Steals—S 9 (Green 3, Simmons 3, Llanza-Anton 3)
