OILER GIRLS 73, LA CROSSE 20

LA CROSSE – Brynna Hammeke scored 26 points with four 3-pointers to spark the Central Plains girls past La Crosse 73-20 in Friday's Central Prairie League basketball game. Madison McGuire scored 20 points. The Oilers (16-1, 6-0) have swept 69 straight Central Prairie games since 2012-2013. 

C. Plains 26 17 24 6 – 73

La Crosse 4 10 4 2  – 20

CENTRAL PLAINS (16-1, 6-0)–Hammeke 11 0-0 26, Madison McGuire 8 4-4 20, Nixon 3 2-2 8, Reese McGuire3 0-0 8, Soeken 0 6-12 6, Metro 2 1-1 5, Totals 27 13-19 73.

LA CROSSE (5-13, 2-6)–Showalter 3 0-1 6, Marvin 1 1-2 3, Seltman 1 0-0 2, Parrott 1 1-2 3, Ryersee 1 0-0 2, Hageman 2 0-1 4, Totals 9 2-6 20.

3-pointers–CP 6 (Hammeke 4, R. McGuire 2).

LA CROSSE 71, OILERS 25

LA CROSSE – La Crosse's Chet Irvin scored 18 points and Logan Skillett added 17 points as the Leopards roared past Central Plains 71-25 in Friday's Central Prairie League basketball game. Evan Stratmann led the Oilers with 12 points and Peyton Ryan added 10 points.

C. Plains 6 6 8 5 – 25

La Crosse 19 16 22 4  – 71 

CENTRAL PLAINS (1-16, 1-5)–Stratmann 3 3-6 12, Peyton Ryan 2 5-8 10, Hekele 1 0-0 3, Fries 0 0-2 0, Totals 25.

LA CROSSE (7-11, 4-4)–Irvin 5 3-3 18, Skilett 8 1-2 17, Stull 3 0-0 7, Burk 3 0-0 6, Barriger 3 0-2 6, Morgan 2 0-0 5, Grumbein 1 0-0 2, Totals 71.

3-pointers–CP 4 (Stratmann 3, Ryan 1), L (Irvin 5, Morgan 1, Stull 1, Braun 1).

HOISINGTON 40, PRATT 33

PRATT – Hoisington's Macy Hanzlick scored 20 points and sparked a game-ending 12-6 scoring run for a 40-33 Central Kansas League basketball victory over Pratt Friday. Starters Hanzlick, Livvy Brewer, Addy Mason, Jordyn Boxberger and Paige Lamatsch played all 32 minutes for Hoisington (10-7, 3-3).

Pratt's Jaycie Theis scored 11 points.

Hoisington 6 12 8 14 –  40

Pratt 10 5 6 12  – 33

HOISINGTON (10-7, 3-3)—Hanzlick 20, Brewer 8, Addy Mason 4, Lamatsch 4, Boxberger 4.

PRATT (10-7, 3-3)—Theis 11, Walker 9, Donnenwerth 6, Jackson 4, Bates 3.

PRATT 53, HOISINGTON 47

PRATT – Hoisington nearly overcame a 15-point deficit before falling 53-47 to Pratt in Friday's Central Kansas League basketball game. Pratt led 45-30 when the Cardinals made a run within four points. Bralen Thompson scored 18 points and Leyton Haxton added 14 points.

Hoisington 11 8 11 17 – 47

Pratt 11 17 15 10 – 53

HOISINGTON (8-9, 2-4)–Thompson 18, Haxton 14, Dolezal 9, Steinert 4, Robinson 2.

PRATT (13-4, 4-2)–Carter Hoeme 17, Koehler 11, Crow 9, Carson Hoeme 7, Shanline 5, Johnson 2, Younie 2.

ELLINWOOD GIRLS 66, KINSLEY 30

KINSLEY – Ellinwood's Brittany Simpson scored 29 points, 20 after halftime, for a 66-30 victory over Kinsley in Friday's Central Prairie League basketball game. Mary Dimitt added 12 points. Kinsley's Kayla Ruiz scored 21 points.

Ellinwood 21 15 17 13 – 66

Kinsley  10 6 9 5  – 22

ELLINWOOD (9-8, 4-2)–Simpson 29, Dimitt 12, Baker 9, Behnke 4, Schessiger 4, Winget 2, Bowman 2, Ricker 2.

KINSLEY (4-13, 1-6)–Ruiz 21, Herrmann 3, Herrmann 3, Sexton 3.

ELLINWOOD 59, KINSLEY 22

KINSLEY – Ellinwood all-stater Britton Dutton contributed 22 points, five assists and four steals as the Eagles rolled past Kinsley 59-22 in Friday's Central Prairie League basketball game. Parker Scheck added 12 points. Ellinwood (16-1, 6-0) is the defending CPL champion.

Ellinwood 10 20 19 11 – 59 

Kinsley  0 7 7 8  – 22

ELLINWOOD (16-1, 6-0)–Dutton 8-15 2-2 22, Scheck 6-8 0-0 12, Heinz 1-5 0-0 2, Brack 2-3 0-0 6, Hosman 2-4 0-0 6, Simpson 0-2 0-0 0, Zink 3-5 1-1 7, Miller 0-1 0-0 0, Moore 0-3 0-0 0, Behnke 2-3 0-0 4, Lewis 0-1 0-0 0, Totals 24-50 3-3 59.

KINSLEY (2-15, 1-5)–Peravonic 7, Meza 5, London Brokar 5, Travor Brokar 3, Lemuz 2.

3-pointers–E (Dutton 4-8, Brack 2-3, Hosman 2-3, Lewis 0-1, Simpson 0-2, Moore 0-3, Heinz 0-4). Rebounds–E 26 (Scheck 6). Assists–E 18 (Dutton 5). Steals–E 10 (Dutton 4).

BUCKLIN GIRLS 65, MACKSVILLE 44

BUCKLIN – Macksville's Kambry Adams hustled for 20 points in a hard-fought 65-44 non-league basketball loss to Bucklin. Isabela Ortiz contributed 12 rebounds and six assists.

Macksville 18 12 8 6 – 44

Bucklin 29 10 18 9  – 65

MACKSVILLE (11-7)–Adams 9-21 2-3 20, Russell 3-14 4-6 10, Ibarra 2-6 2-3 6, Ortiz 2-6 0-0 4, Garcia 1-7 0-0 2, Carrillo 0-2 0-0 0, Sanders 0-4 0-0 0, Totals 18-68 8-12 44.

BUCKLIN (6-11)–Totals.

3-pointers–M 0-16 (Carillo 0-1, Garcia 0-2, Ibarra 0-4, Ortiz 0-4, Russell 0-5). Rebounds–M (Ortiz 12). Assists–M (Ortiz 6). Steals–M 10 (Ibarra 3).

MACKSVILLE 73, BUCKLIN 52

BUCKLIN – Macksville's No. 2 state-ranked Mustangs overpowered Bucklin 73-52 in Friday's battle of state-ranked basketball teams. Macksville's Hector Gomez (17), Ryan Kuckelman (15) and Alexis Barron (13) scored in double figures. Kuckelman grabbed 10 rebounds. Barron had six steals and five assists.

Macksville 20 12 25 16 – 73 

Bucklin 15 15 6 16  – 52

MACKSVILLE (16-1)–Rogelio Ibarra, Alvaro Ibarra, Kuckelman, Lickiss, Totals.

BUCKLIN (13-5)–Totals.

3-pointers–M (), B ().

HALSTEAD GIRLS 44, LARNED 38

BY BUDDY TABLER

Special to the Tribune

HALSTEAD – Halstead's Lady Dragons outscored Larned 14-6 in the second period to hold off the Indians 44-38 in Friday's Central Kansas League basketball game.

Larned's Karley Lemuz scored a career high 21 points, 12 in the first half and Akielah Collins scored 13. Larned made 15 of 42 field goals for 36% and converted 8 of 14 free throws. Larned (2-14, 0-6) plays Hillsboro Tuesday. 

"This was the best game we’ve played," said Larned coach Jerrod Smith. "The girls are catching on that if you play this hard all the time, good things will happen. Our 23 turnovers prevented us from winning. But I'm pleased with our effort.”

The two teams battled to a 14-14 tie at the end of the first quarter. Larned’s Karley Leuz scored 10 of her points in the quarter. Larned could not maintain the pace in the second quarter and fell behind 28-20 due to some outside shooting by Halstead’s Dominique Schutte.

Larned outscored Halstead in the final two quarters, but it was simply not enough.

Halstead converted eight 3-pointers to outscore the Indians 24-0 from long range. Larned committed 23 turnovers. Halstead (7-10, 2-4) was paced by Dominique Schutte (14), Sydney Holzrichter (11) and Dalaina Schutte (9). Halstead converted 15 of 43 field goals for 34% and made 4 of 14 free throws.

Larned 14 6 9 9  – 38

Halstead 14 14 8 8 – 44

LARNED (2-14, 0-6)—Lemuz 10 1-2 21, Collins 3 7-10 13, Herrera 1 0-2 2, Jayme Hagerman 1 0-0 2, Totals 15-42 8-14 38.

HALSTEAD (7-10, 2-4)—Dominique Schutte 14, Holzrichter 11, Delaney Schutte 9, Weber 8, Wilson 2, Totals 15-43 4-14 44.

LARNED 57, HALSTEAD 46

BY BUDDY TABLER

Special to the Tribune

HALSTEAD — Larned's boys controlled the backboards and won the turnover battle to key a 57-46 Central Kansas League basketball victory over Halstead.

Guard Ian Orth scored 17 points and converted 8 of 8 free throws to push the winning margin into double digits. Brady Hope added 11 points and Cade Colglazier nine.

“Orth was big for us in the fourth quarter," said Larned coach Luke Steinlage. "We did a lot of good things tonight, especially defense. Our defense held them in that first quarter and allowed us to get a lead. I was pleased with our defense and rebounding.”

Larned jumped out to a 13-8 first quarter lead that they never relinquished though Halstead did pull within one on three different occasions in the game. The Indians led 27-20 at halftime but the Dragons came out hot and pulled to within 31-30 before Larned put together their own run to push their margin to 39-33 after three quarters.

Though Halstead shot 55% from the field on their home court, they were able to get 29 attempts, 18 fewer than Larned. Halstead was 16 of 29 for 55% and converted 11 of 14 free throws.  The Dragons were led in scoring by Braxton Creed with 17. and 6-6 Spencer Johnson added 11.

 Larned 13 14 12 18 – 57

Halstead 8 12 12 13 – 46

LARNED (4-12, 2-4)–Orth 17, Hope 11, Colglazier 9, Hess 7, Ibarra 5, Wilson 5, Shaver 3, Totals 20-47 12-19 57.

HALSTEAD (2-15, 1-5)–Creed 17, Johnson 11, Kraft 7, Davison 6, Watkins 3, Corona 3, Totals 16-29 11-14 46.

ST. JOHN GIRLS 55, VICTORIA 19

ST. JOHN – St. John's Heidi Fisher scored 18 points and Darby Smith contributed 16 points as the Tigers sped past Victoria 55-19 in Friday's Central Prairie League basketball game. The Tigers led 25-7 after one quarter as Fisher and Smith combined for 18 points.

Victoria 7 6 6 0  – 19

St. John 25 8 16 8 – 55

VICTORIA (5-12, 0-6)–Windholz 0 0-2 0, Schneider 2 0-0 5, Nowak 1 1-2 3, Huser 2 1-2 5, Amrein 2 2-3 6, Totals 7 4-9 19.

ST. JOHN (11-6, 5-1)–Fisher 7 1-4 18, Smith 7 1-2 16, Meyer 3 2-2 9, Claussen 4 1-2 9, Portillo 1 1-1 3, Hudson 0 0-2 0, Totals 22 6-13 55.

3-pointers–V (), SJ 5 (Fisher 3, Smith 1, Meyer 1).

ST. JOHN 72, VICTORIA 58

ST. JOHN – St. John's Elijah Delp scored 21 points as the Tigers continued a late-season surge with a 72-58 victory over Victoria in Friday's Central Prairie League basketball game.

St. John (11-7, 5-2) also placed Hunter Smith (17), Preston Dunn (15) and Quade Smith (11) in double figures. The Tigers converted seven 3-pointers.

Victoria 14 11 10 23  – 58 

St. John 15 19 17 21 – 72

VICTORIA (4-14, 2-5)–Schmeidler 9 0-0 23, Schwein 3 5-6 11, Schoenrock 2 1-2 5, Pickering 2 1-2 5, Scherrer 1 0-0 2, Totals 23 7-10 58.

ST. JOHN (11-7, 5-2)–Delp 8 5-7 21, Hunter Smith 7 1-3 17, Dunn 5 4-6 15, Quade Smith 4 0-0 11, Marco Ibarra 2 2-2 7, Vieux 0 1-2 1, Totals 26 13-20 72.

3-pointers–V 5 (Schmeidler 5), SJ 7 (Q. Smith 3, H. Smith 2, Dunn 1, Ibarra 1).

NESS CITY GIRLS 51, OTIS-BISON 24

NESS CITY – Ness City's Zoe Seib scored 14 points to spark a 51-24 victory over Otis-Bison in Friday's Central Prairie League basketball game. Otis-bison (5-12, 2-3) was led by Macie Wiltse with 10 points.

Otis-Bison 5 10 4 5  – 24

Ness City 14 19 14 4 – 51

OTIS-BISON (5-12, 2-3)–Wiltse 5 0-0 10, Schwindt 3 1-1 7, Baalmann 1 1-2 4, Mitchell 1 1-2 3, Totals 10 3-5 24.

NESS CITY (9-7, 2-2)–Rodriguez 4-5 1-3 10, Seib 6-12 1-2 14, Robledo 2-7 0-0 5, Tillotson 3-6 0-0 6, Starr 3-6 0-1 7, Reinhardt 2-10 0-0 4, Delaney 2-11 1-2 5, Jordan 0-1 0-0 0, Totals 22-58 3-8 51.

3-pointers–OB 1 (Baalmann 1), NC 4-11 (Rodriguez 1-2, Seib 1-4, Robledo 1-2, Starr 1-2, Reinhardt 0-1). Rebounds–NC 23 (Delaney 8). Assists–NC 14 (Robledo 4, Starr 4). Steals–NC 25 (Starr 8).

NESS CITY 86, OTIS-BISON 35

NESS CITY – Ness City placed four players in double digits as the Eagles roared past Otis-Bison 86-35 in Friday's Central Prairie League basketball game.

Peytan Butler led the Cougars with 10 points. Jose Guzman (21), Taylor Cable (19), Jackson Seib (14) and Gavin Schreiber (11) scored in double figures.

Otis-Bison 12 12 6 5  – 35 

Ness City 20 38 21 7 – 86

OTIS-BISON (2-15, 0-5)–Butler 3 3-5 10, Juno 3 0-3 6, Maier 2 2-2 6, Morrison 1 3-3 6, Hoopingarner 1 0-0 3, Polly 1 0-2 2, Roth 1 0-2 2, Totals 12 8-17 35.

NESS CITY (12-4, 3-1)–Jose Guzman 9-12 1-1 21, Cable 9-15 1-1 19, Seib 5-11 2-2 14, Schreiber 4-10 0-0 11, Marshall 1-2 0-0 3, Danny Guzman 1-5 0-0 2 Stoecklein 0-2 0-0 0, Ross 3-9 2-2 8, Cupp 0-2 0-0 0, Lopez 1-2 0-0 2, Schiepp 2-3 0-0 4, Solze 1-2 0-0 2, Totals 36-75 4-6 86.

3-pointers–OB 3 (Butler 1, Morrison 1, Hoopingarner 1), NC 8-24 (Schreiber 3-6, J. Guzman 2-5, Seib 2-5, Marshall 1-1, D. Guzman 0-2, Stoecklein 0-2, Cupp 0-2, Solze 0-1). Rebounds–NC 42 (Cable 10). Assists–NC 19 (J. Guzman 6). Steals–NC 16 (J. Guzman 4).

SO. CENTRAL 45, PAWNEE HEIGHTS 38

COLDWATER – Pawnee Heights Tiger Alec Carlson was limited to 12 points and the Tigers converted 9 of 20 free throws in a 45-38 Southern Plains Iroquois League loss. Adam Hands added 11 points.

South Central's Jamie Sarmeinto scored 13 points.

Pawnee Hts. 10 6 11 11 – 38 

S. Central 11 7 9 18 –  45

PAWNEE HEIGHTS (8-7)–Alec Carlson 3 4-6 12, Hands 4 2-4 11, Colglazier 4 0-4 8, Dakota Ryan 1 3-6 5, Hamby 1 0-0 2, Totals 13 9-20 38.

SOUTH CENTRAL (9-9)–Sarmento 3 3-5 13, Herd 3 4-6 10, Uhl 4 0-0 8, Prusa 3 1-2 8, Theurer 1 2-4 4, Snyder 1 0-0 2, Totals 16 10-17 45.

3-pointers–PH 3 (A. Carlson 2, Hands 1); SC 3 (Sarmento 2, Prusa 1).