ELLINWOOD 69, ELL-SALINE 24
ELLINWOOD – All-stater Britton Dutton scored 27 points with four steals and Parker Scheck returned to form with a 16-point debut in a 69-24 basketball victory over Ell-Saline. Cody Zink added 11 points and grabbed 12 rebounds. Drew Heinz dished out seven assists.
The Cardinals (5-0) led 22-2 after one period and 46-11 at halftime. Ell-Saline (1-4) recently broke a 53-game losing streak.
Ell-Saline 2 9 5 8 – 24
Ellinwood 22 24 20 3 –69
ELL-SALINE (1-4)–Zerger 16, Johnson 3, Wilson 2, Ellerman 2, Durr 1.
ELLINWOOD (5-0)–Dutton 13-22 0-1 27, Scheck 8-13 0-0 16, Zink 3-7 4-4 11, Behnke 3-8 4-6 10, Simpson 1-1 0-0 3, Heinz 1-2 0-0 2, Hosman 0-1 0-0 0, Lewis 0-1 0-0 0, Totals 29-55 8-11 53.
3-pointers–E 3-6 (Simpson 1-1, Zink 1-1, Dutton 1-4),. Rebounds–E 36 (Zink 12). Assists–E 14 (Heinz 7). Steals–E 16 (Dutton 4).
ELL-SALINE GIRLS 61, ELLINWOOD 43
ELLINWOOD –Ellinwood's Brittany Simpson scored a career high 30 points in a 61-43 loss to state-ranked Ell-Saline Tuesday. Ell-Saline's Raleigh Kramer scored 23 points.
Ell-Saline 14 21 11 15 – 61
Ellinwood 10 14 10 9 – 43
ELL-SALINE (5-0)–Kramer 23, Schneider 10, Bradley 10, Hecker 9, Richards 7, Wilson 2.
ELLINWOOD (3-2)–Simpson 8-22 12-12 30, Keith 4-7 0-2 8, Behnke 1-4 2-4 4, Schlessiger 0-1 1-2 1, Winget 0-3 0-1 0, Bowman 0-1 0-0 0, Dimitt 0-1 0-2 0, Totals 13-39 15-23 43.
3-pointers–E 2-8 (Simpson 2-4, Winget 0-1, Bowman 0-1, Behnke 0-2), Rebounds–E 22 (Behnke 6, Simpson 6). Assists–E 6 (Dimitt 2, Simpson 2). Steals–E 11 (Simpson 4, Dimitt 4).
HAYS GIRLS 49, HOISINGTON 24
HAYS – Hoisington's Kylee Hahn scored 10 points in a hard-fought 49-24 non-league loss to 5A Hays High. The Cardinals trailed 21-4 at halftime behind erratic shooting from the field. The Cardinals (3-2) rallied for a 20-point second-half.
Hays High (2-2) was led by Jersey Johnson and Molly Martin with 11 points and Sheldon added 10 points.
Hoisington 4 0 12 8 – 24
Hays High 11 10 14 14 – 49
HOISINGTON (3-2)–Hahn 10, Brewer 4, Mooney 4, Boxberger 4, Hanzlick 2.
HAYS HIGH (2-2)–Johnson 11, Martin 11, Sheldon 10, Engel 9, Ruder 4, Lang 2, Linenberger 2.
HAYS 47, HOISINGTON 30
HAYS – Hays High's Chase Linenberger broke loose for 18 points to ignite the Indians' 47-30 non-league victory over pesky 3A Hoisington Tuesday. Bralen Thompson led the Cardinals with 16 points.
Hoisington 7 3 11 9 – 30
Hays High 2 9 18 18 – 47
HOISINGTON (3-2)–Thompson 16, Haxton 5, Dolezal 4, Robinson 4, Steinert 4.
HAYS HIGH (3-1)–Linenberger 4-8 10-13 18, Oakley 4-7 0-0 8, Jack Weimer 2-4 0-0 5, Dale 1-4 2-2 5, Kieffer 2-9 1-3 5, Schmidtberger 2-3 0-0 4, Noah Weimer 1-5 0-2 2, Hernandez 0-1 0-0 0, Brooks 0-1 0-0 0, Wellbrock 0-1 0-0 0, Totals 16-43 13-19 47.
3-pointers–HH 2-16 (Dale 1-2, J. Weimer 1-3, Schmidtberger 0-1, Hernandez 0-1, Oakley 0-2, N. Weimer 0-3, Kieffer 0-4). Rebounds–HH 19 (Oakley 7). Assists–HH 14 (Kieffer 5). Steals–HH 16 (Hernandez 5).
CENTRAL PLAINS GIRLS 38, ST. JOHN 28
ST. JOHN – No. 1 state-ranked Central Plains downed rival St. John 38-28 keyed by 12 points and all-around play by all-league Kassidy Nixon. Brynna Hammeke chipped in nine points.
St. John (3-2) was paced by Darby Smith with 17 points.
C. Plains 7 10 14 7 – 38
St. John 9 10 4 5 –28
CENTRAL PLAINS (5-0)–Nixon 3 4-7 12, Hammeke 3 2-3 9, Madison McGuire 3 1-2 7, Reese McGuire2 1-2 6, Ogle 1 1-2 4, Totals 12 9-16 38.
ST. JOHN (3-2)–Smith 8 0-1 17, Fisher 2 1-1 5, Hudson 1 0-0 3, Meyer 1 0-0 3, Totals 12 1-2 28.
3-pointers–CP 5 (Nixon 2, Hammeke 1, R. McGuire 1, Ogle 1), SJ 3 (Smith 1, Hudson 1, Meyer 1).
ST. JOHN 57, CENTRAL PLAINS 31
ST. JOHN – Freshman Quade Smith contributed 13 points and Hunter Smith added 12 points to spark St. John past Central Plains 57-31 in Tuesday's Central Prairie League basketball game. Preston Dunn added 10 points.
Oiler Peyton Ryan scored 12 points.
C. Plains 4 9 10 8 – 31
St. John 9 20 14 14 – 57
CENTRAL PLAINS (0-5)–Peyton Ryan 5 0-3 12, Stratmann 3 0-1 6, Ramirez 2 0-0 4, Klima 2 1-2 6, Hekele 1 0-0 3, Totals 13 1-6 31.
ST. JOHN (3-2)–Quade Smith 6 1-4 13, Hunter Smith 4 1-2 12, Dunn 5 0-2 10, Delp 3 2-3 8, Marco Ibarra 3 2-2 8, Gillespie 1 0-0 3, Adame 1 0-2 3, Totals 23 6-15 57.
3-pointers–CP 4 (Ryan 2, Klima 1, Hekele 1), SJ 5 (H. Smith 3, Gillespie 1, Adame 1).
CENTRAL CHRISTIAN GIRLS 54, MACKSVILLE 35
MACKSVILLE – Macksville's Isabela Ortiz scored a career high 15 points in a 54-36 non-league basketball loss to Hutchinson Central Christian. Macksville (3-2) played without standout Mayce Russell.
Kambry Adams and Laney Butler each grabbed seven rebounds. Adams had three assists and four steals.
C. Christian 16 11 14 13 – 54
Macksville 6 5 9 15 – 35
C. CHRISTIAN (5-0)–Barnett, Franz, Macarthur, Lambert, Losew, Swanson, Jensen, Ramsey, Kauffman, Shank, Lambert, Ratzlaff, Bateman, Totals.
MACKSVILLE (3-2)–Isabela Ortiz 6-12 0-0 15, Butler 2-11 2-4 6, Adams 3-10 0-4 6, Sanders 1-1 1-6 3, Abi Ibarra 1-4 0-0 2, Carrillo 1-4 0-0 2, Galan 0-4 1-2 1, Garcia 0-4 0-0 0, Totals 14-52 4-16 36.
3-pointers–M 3-10 (Ortiz 3-4, Carrillo 0-1, Ibarra 0-1, Garcia 0-4). Rebounds–M 34 (Adams 7, Butler 7). Assists–M 9 (Adams 3). Steals–M 15 (Butler 4, Adams 4).
MACKSVILLE 54, C. CHRISTIAN 36
MACKSVILLE – Macksville's Alexis Barron scored 19 points and Ryan Kuckelman scored 10 points and grabbed 12 rebounds as the Mustangs rolled past Hutchinson Central Christian 54-36 in Tuesday's non-league basketball game.
Diego Esparza contributed four assists and three steals.
C. Christian 5 8 11 12 –36
Macksville 22 17 8 7 – 54
C. CHRISTIAN (1-4)–Totals.
MACKSVILLE (5-0)–Barron 8-12 0-0 19, Kuckelman 2-7 6-8 10, Rogelio Ibarra 2-5 0-0 5, Lickiss 0-4 2-2 2, Mendez 2-2 0-0 4, Cleveland 1-4 2-2 5, Gomez 2-9 0-0 5, Alvaro Ibarra 1-3 0-0 2, Esparza 0-3 2-2 2, Totals 18-49 14-16 57.
3-pointers–M 4-17 (Barron 1-2, R. Ibarra 1-3, Cleveland 1-3, Gomez 1-5, Lickiss 0-1, Esparza 0-1, A. Ibarra 0-2). Rebounds–M 35 (Kuckelman 12). Assists–M 16 (Esparza 4). Steals–M 15 (A. Ibarra 3, Esparza 3).
PAWNEE HEIGHTS GIRLS 35, WESTERN PLAINS 12
ROZEL – Pawnee Heights' 6-foot-3 Olivia Hands scored 13 points to spark the Tigers past Ransom-Western Plains 35-12 in Tuesday's non-league basketball game. Guard Yeimi Cordero-Valles played brilliantly with nine points.
W. Plains 0 5 3 4 – 12
Pawnee Hts. 9 11 6 9 – 35
W. PLAINS (1-4)–Kisslinger 5, Strickler 5, Flax 2, Totals 4 2 12.
PAWNEE HTS. (4-2)–Hands 13, Yeimi Cordero-Valles 9, Rasmussen 4, Joselyn Cordero-Valles 5, Rios-Valles 4, Totals 16 0 32.
3-pointers–WP 2 (Kisslinger 1, Strickler 1); PH 3 (Hands 1, J. Cordero-Valles 1, Y. Cordero-Valles 1).
PAWNEE HEIGHTS 52, WESTERN PLAINS 30
ROZEL – Pawnee Heights' Alec Carlson and Devin Hamby combined for 26 first-half points for a 52-30 non-league basketball victory over Ransom-Western Plains. Carlson scored 17 points with 10 rebounds, four assists and two steals. Hamby scored 14 first-half points with four assists.
Jack Lu and Valderde each scored eight points for Western Plains.
W. Plains 4 5 13 8 – 30
Pawnee Hts. 21 18 13 0 – 52
WESTERN PLAINS (1-4)–Lu 4 0-1 8, Valderde 4 0-4 8, Roemer 3 1-3 7, Malkowski 2 0-0 5, Week 1 0-2 2, Totals 14 1-10 30.
PAWNEE HEIGHTS (4-2)–Alec Carlson 7-11 1-1 17, Hamby 6-10 0-0 14, Hands 1-4 4-4 7, Colglazier 4-6 0-0 8, Dakota Ryan 1-1 0-0 2, Stedje 0-1 2-4 2, Brady Carlson 1-2 0-0 2, Baier 0-0 0-3 0, Hammeke 0-3 0-2 0, Gardner 0-1 0-0 0, Totals 20-40 7-14 52.
3-pointers–WP 1 (Malkowski 1), PH 5-14 (A. Carlson 2-4, Hamby 2-6, Hands 1-1, Hands 1-3, B. Carlson 0-1). Rebounds–PH 59 (A. Carlson 10). Assists–PH 11 (Hamby 4, A. Carlson 4). Steals–PH 7 (A. Carlson 2).
STAFFORD 65, CENTRE 36
STAFFORD – Stafford's Colson Minks scored 25 points and Dakota Rodriguez (12) and Shawn Sheets (10) scored in double digits as the Trojans raced past Centre 65-36 in Tuesday's non-league basketball game.
STAFFORD (4-1)–Minks 10-19 0-0 25, Rodriguez 6-15 0-0 12, Sheets 4-8 2-2 10, Josh Hildebrand 2-7 3-4 7, Harter 1-4 1-1 3, Oleson 2-2 0-0 4, Tai Hildebrand 2-6 2-4 4, Martinez 0-1 0-0 0, Burns 0-1 0-0 0, Kerschenke 0-1 0-2 0, Totals 27-64 4-13 65.
3-pointers–S 5-16 (Minks 5-12, T. Hildebrand 0-1, Harter 0-1, Rodriguez 0-2). Rebounds–S 40 (Rodriguez 10, J. Hildebrand 10). Assists–S 11 (). Steals–S 5 (Minks 2, J. Hildebrand 2).
