CENTRAL PLAINS GIRLS 54, HOISINGTON 34
HOISINGTON – Central Plains all-stater Brynna Hammeke scored 21 points to spark the No. 1 Oilers past Hoisington 54-34 in Friday's non-league basketball season opener. The Oiler girls are a seven-time defending state basketball champion. Madison McGuire scored 15 points and had 10 steals. Kassidy Nixon contributed 13 points, eight rebounds, 8 steals and four assists in addition to her sparkling defense.
Macy Hanzlick scored 12 points and Kylee Hahn added seven free throws for Hoisington (0-1). The Cardinals converted 13 of 19 free throws.
Central Plains 14 12 14 14 – 54
Hoisington 5 14 5 10 – 34
CENTRAL PLAINS (1-0)–Hammeke 6-12 8-10 21, Madison McGuire 6-11 3-5 15, Nixon 6-11 0-0 13, Kyla Metro 1-4 0-0 3, Reese McGuire 1-7 0-0 2, Steiner 0-1 0-0 0, Ogle 0-2 0-0 0, Totals 20-48 11-15 54.
HOISINGTON (0-1)–Hanzlick 4 3-5 12, Hahn 0 7-8 7, Boxberger 2 1-2 6, Mooney 2 0-0 4, Addy Mason 1 0-0 3, Brewer 0 2-4 2, Totals 9 13-19 34.
3-pointers–CP 3-13 (Nixon 1-2, Kyla Metro 1-2, Hammeke 1-3, Ogle 0-2, R. McGuire 0-4); H 3-18 (Mason 1, Boxberger 1, Hanzlick 1). Rebounds–CP 27 (Nixon 8), H 23. Steals–CP 23 (M. McGuire 10), H 10. Assists–CP 10 (Nixon 4), H 5.
HOISINGTON 68, CENTRAL PLAINS 26
HOISINGTON – Hoisington's Leyton Haxton scored 19 points as the Cardinals roared to a 25-6 first-quarter lead and rolled past Central Plains 68-26 in Friday's non-league basketball opener. The Cardinals dominated the opening quarter with flawless play. Bralen Thompson scored 13 points. Chase Steinert contributed six rebounds and six assists.
Peyton Ryan scored nine points with three steals and three assists for Central Plains (0-1).
Central Plains 6 6 8 6 – 26
Hoisington 25 9 22 12 – 68
CENTRAL PLAINS (0-1)–Ryan 3-15 0-0 9, Stratmann 3-11 0-0 8, Klima 1-4 2-2 4, Bunch 1-6 0-0 3, Hekele 1-4 0-0 2, Totals 9-40 2-2 26.
HOISINGTON (1-0)–Haxton 8-14 0-0 19, Thompson 5-15 0-0 13, Maier 4-6 0-1 8, Dolezal 3-3 0-0 6, Jason Robinson 3-3 0-0 6, Hoffman 2-3 2-4 6, Steinert 2-3 1-1 5, Aylward 1-1 0-0 3, Linsner 1-1 0-0 2, Totals 29-49 3-6 68.
3-pointers–CP 6-29 (Ryan 3-12, Stratmann 2-9, Bunch 1-5, Hekele 0-3), H 7-15 (Haxton 3-6, Thompson 3-8, Aylward 1-1). Rebounds–CP 11 (Klima 4, Bunch 4), H 33 (Haxton 6, Steinert 6). Assists–CP 7 (Ryan 3), H 20 (Steinert 6). Steals–CP 7 (Ryan 3), H 12 (Thompson 2, Steinert 2, Haxton 2, Robinson 2)..
OTIS-BISON GIRLS 41, WILSON 37
OTIS – The new-look Otis-Bison Cougars earned a victory for first-year girls coach Jade Winter with a hard-fought 41-37 non-league basketball victory over Wilson.
The Cougars placed Johannah Baalman (10), Macie Wiltse (10) and Halee Morrison (10) in double figures for a perfectly balanced offense. Wilson's Anna Thielen and Tyra Meyer each scored 14 points.
Wilson 14 9 8 6 – 37
Otis-Bison 13 12 12 4 – 41
WILSON (0-1)–Anna Theilen 5 4-4 14, Meyer 7 0-1 14, Steinike 2 0-0 4, Cullens 1 1-2 3, Dlabal 1 0-0 2, Hallie Thielen 0 0-1 0, Totals 16 5-12 37.
OTIS-BISON (1-0)–Baalman 5 0-0 10, Wiltse 5 0-3 10, Morrison 4 1-2 10, Schwindt 4 0-2 8, Rodriguez 1 0-1 3, Totals 19 1-9 41.
OTIS-BISON 58, WILSON 17
OTIS – Otis-Bison's Dalton Regan was on fire with 21 points as the Cougars roared past Wilson 57-18 in Friday's non-league basketball victory.
Wilson 3 8 5 2 – 18
Otis-Bison 19 14 18 6 – 57
WILSON (0-1)–Eberhart 1 3-5 5, Watts 2 0-0 4, Brokes 1 1-3 3, Thrasher 1 0-0 2, Charvat 1 0-0 2, Huck 1 0-0 2, Totals 7 4-8 18.
OTIS-BISON (1-0)–Regan 9 2-4 21, Roth 5 1-2 11, Butler 3 0-0 6, Polly 2 0-0 5, Morrison 2 0-0 4, Maier 2 0-0 4, Juno 1 1-2 3, Hoopingarner 1 0-0 3, Totals 25 4-8 57.
3-pointers–OB 3 (Regan 1, Polly 1, Hoopingarner 1)
MACKSVILLE 63, NESS CITY 45
MACKSVILLE – Macksville's Alexis Barron and Rogelio Ibarra each scored 15 points as the Mustangs roared past Ness City 63-45 in Friday's Central Prairie League basketball game. Ryan Kuckelman added 12 points. Diego Esparza dished out five assists. Hector Gomez had five steals.
Ness City's Corbin Ross scored 12 points and Jose Guzman added 10 points.
Ness City 9 16 13 17 – 45
Macksville 9 19 18 17 – 63
NESS CITY (0-1)–Ross 5-7 2-4 12, Cable 4-11 0-0 8, Jose Guzman 2-11 5-6 10, Schreiber 1-4 4-4 7, Seib 2-7 0-0 5, Stoecklein 1-7 0-0 3, Danny Guzman 0-1 0-0 0, Marshall 0-2 0-0 0, Cupp 0-1 0-0 0, Totals 15-51 11-14 45.
MACKSVILLE (1-0)–Barron 6-11 0-0 15, Rogelio Ibarra 6-11 3-6 15, Kuckelman 5-10 2-4 12, Gomez 3-15 0-0 7, Lickiss 3-3 0-0 6, Erparza 1-8 2-2 4, Cleveland 1-5 0-2 2, Totals 26-69 7-14 63
3-pointers–NC 4-19 (Schreiber 1-3, J. Guzman 1-4, Seib 1-4, Stoecklein 1-6, Cable 0-1, Cupp 0-1); M 4-18 (Barron 3-5, Gomez 1-4, Cleveland 0-1, A. Ibarra 0-4, R. Ibarra 0-4). Rebounds–NC 29 (Cable 12), M 46 (Lickiss 9). Assists–NC 9 (Jose Guzman 4), M 14 (Esparza 5). Steals–NC 7 (Seib 2), M 18 (Gomez 5).
MACKSVILLE GIRLS 51, NESS CITY 47
MACKSVILLE – Macksville's Mayce Russell contributed 21 points, eight rebounds and seven steals as the Mustangs edged Ness City 51-47 in Friday's Central Prairie League basketball game.
Kambry Adams grabbed 10 rebounds and scored nine points.
MACKSVILLE (1-0)–Russell 7-28 4-6 21, Adams 4-14 1-8 9, Garcia 2-6 3-4 8, Ortiz 2-6 0-0 5, Galan 1-2 2-2 4, Abi Ibarra 1-4 0-0 2, Clawson 1-2 0-0 2, Sanders 0-1 0-0 0, Butler 0-1 0-0 0, Totals 18-64 11-21 51
3-pointers–M 4-16 (Russell 3-12, Garcia 1-3, Ortiz 0-1). Rebounds–M 43 (Adams 10). Assists–M 11 (Russell 3, Ibarra 3). Steals–M 19 (Russell 7).
ELLINWOOD 53, LA CROSSE 26
LA CROSSE – Defending Central Prairie League champion Ellinwood roared past La Crosse 53-26 in Friday's basketball opener as all-stater Brit Dutton scored 22 points and controlled the pace of the game. Koy Behnke contributed 11 points.
La Crosse (0-1) was paced by Gage Burk with eight points.
Ellinwood 17 10 16 10 – 53
La Crosse 9 6 4 7 – 26
ELLINWOOD (1-0)–Dutton 8 3-4 22, Behnke 4 3-6 11, Zink 2 3-4 7, Heinz 2 2-2 7, Brack 2 0-2 6, Totals 18 11-18 56.
LA CROSSE (0-1)–Burk 4 0-0 8, Miller 3 0-1 6, Schmidt 2 0-0 5, Stull 2 0-0 4, Morgan 1 0-0 3, Totals 12 0-1 26.
3-pointers–E 6 (Dutton 3, Brack 2, Heinz 1), L 2 (Morgan 1, Schmidt 1)
ELLINWOOD GIRLS 55, LA CROSSE 43
LA CROSSE – Ellinwood placed three players in double figures to down La Crosse 55-43 in Friday's Central Prairie League basketball opener. Kennedy Behnke scored 15 points and grabbed 15 rebounds. Mary Dimitt scored 13 points with four assists. Brittany Simpson scored 12 points with five steals and four assists.
La Crosse's Brook Herrman scored 25 points.
Ellinwood 13 14 12 16 – 55
La Crosse 7 12 16 – 43
ELLINWOOD (1-0)–Behnke 4-8 4-6 15, Dimitt 4-8 3-7 13, Simpson 5-24 0-7 12, Baker 1-5 5-8 7, Schlessiger 3-8 0-0 6, Keith 1-6 0-0 2, Bowman 0-1 0-1 0, Ricker 0-0 0-1 0,. Totals 18-60 12-30 55.
LA CROSSE (0-1)–Herrman 25, Parrott 8, Marvin 3, Ryersee 3, Showalter 2, Seltman 2.
3-pointers–E 7-24 (Behnke 3-5, Dimitt 2-5, Simpson 2-12, Baker 0-2). Rebounds–E 35 (Behnke 15). Assists–E 12 (Simpson 4, Dimitt 4). Steals–E 7 (Simpson 5).
ST. JOHN GIRLS 54, STAFFORD 16
STAFFORD – St. John's All-Central Prairie League Darby Smith scored 25 points as the Tigers roared past Stafford's girls 54-16 in Friday's non-league basketball game. Heidi Fisher added 10 points.
St. John 16 16 14 8 – 54
Stafford 4 0 3 9 – 16
ST. JOHN (1-0)–Smith 11 2-2 25, Fisher 3 4-4 10, Meyer 3 1-2 7, Claussen 3 0-0 6, Hudson 1 0-0 2, Reed 1 0-0 2, Portillo 1 0-0 2, Totals 23 7-8 54.
3-pointers–SJ 1 (Smith 1).
STAFFORD 38, ST. JOHN 37
STAFFORD – Stafford's Colton Minks converted the game-winning 3-point goal to rally the Trojans past St. John 38-37 in Friday's non-league basketball game. Stafford's Tai Hildebrand converted a layup after steal for a 35-35 tie.
Minks scored 14 points and Ashton Harter, Josh Hildebrand and Dakota Rodriguez each scored seven points. Stafford (1-0) beat Stafford County rival St. John for the first time in 22 years.
St. John 10 9 8 10 – 37
Stafford 10 9 11 8 – 38
STAFFORD (1-0)–Minks 6-16 0-0 14, Harter 2-6 1-3 7, Josh Hildebrand 3-6 1-1 7, Rodriguez 3-14 0-0 7, Tai Hildebrand 1-5 1-2 3, Sheets 0-3 0-0 0, Totals 15-50 3-6 38.
3-pointers–S 5-13 (Harter 2-2, Minks 2-7, Rodriguez 1-3, Sheets 0-1). Rebounds–S 25 (Rodriguez 9). Assists–S 3 (Minks 1, J. Hildebrand 1, Sheets 1). Steals–S 7 (Tai Hildebrand 2, Rodriguez 2, J. Hildebrand 2).
MEADE 66, PAWNEE HEIGHTS 65
MEADE – No. 4 state-ranked 1A Pawnee Heights missed two chances to tie in a heartbreaking 66-65 non-league loss to Meade in Friday's basketball opener
Meade's Trace Hedgwood and Brock Keith led four players in double figures with 12 points apiece.
Pawnee Hts. 27 11 16 11 – 65
Meade 15 16 15 20 – 66
PAWNEE HEIGHTS (0-1)–Carlson 7-17 5-10 21, Hands 5-8 10-14 20, Colglazier 4-7 3-10 11, Dakota Ryan 5-8 0-0 10, Hamby 1-4 0-2 3, Totals 21-44 18-36 65.
MEADE (1-0)–Hegwood 5-13 1-2 12, Keith 6-11 0-0 12, Stapleton 4-11 2-5 11, Unruh 5-9 0-1 11, Kelsay 2-3 1-2 7, Bird 0-2 0-0 0, Haynes 3-5 0-2 6, Volden 2-5 1-2 5, Orr 1-3 0-0 2, Totals 28-62 4-14 66.
3-pointers–PH 3-13 (Carlson 2-6, Hamby 1-4, Hands 0-3); M 5-19 (Kelsay 2-3, Orr 1-3, Hegwood 1-4, Unruh 1-4, Bird 0-1, Keith 0-1, Stapleton 0-1, Haynes 0-2). Rebounds–PH 32 (Hands 11); M 34 (Volden 12). Assists–PH 7 (Carlson 3, Hamby 3); M 14 (Haynes 4). Steals–PH 9 (Carlson 5); M 14 (Stapleton 4).
MEADE GIRLS 48, PAWNEE HEIGHTS 28
MEADE – The state-ranked 2A Meade Buffaloes swept past Pawnee Heights 48-28 in Friday's basketball opener. Pawnee Heights Tiger earned a double/double with 16 points and double-digit rebounds.
Meade's Kylin Rudlik scored nine points and Carlie Martin added eight points.
Pawnee Hts. 6 9 4 9 – 28
Meade 16 14 14 4 – 48
PAWNEE HEIGHTS (0-1)–Olivia Hands 7 2-4 16, Joselyn Cordero 1 2-4 5, Yeimi Cordero 2 0-0 5, Rasmussen 1 0-0 2, Totals 11 4-8 28.
MEADE (1-0)–Rudlik 4-10 1-2 9, Martin 3-7 1-1 8, Shewey 3-8 1-2 7, Miller 2-8 2-2 6, Unruh 2-6 0-0 5, Powell 1-4 2-4 4, Hartnett 2-4 0-0 4, Paul 1-1 1-1 3, Sherman 1-6 0-0 2, Doney 0-1 0-0 0, Foster 0-3 0-0 0, Totals 19-58 8-12 48.
3-pointers–PH 3 (Carlson 2, Hamby 1); M 2-18 (Unruh 1-5, Martin 1-4, Doney 0-1, Powell 0-1, Foster 0-2, Miller 0-4). Rebounds–M 33 (Sherman 6). Assists–15 (Miller 5). Steals–12 (Miller 4).
