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Basketball roundup 2-11-2025
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Updated: Feb 18, 2025, 5:00 PM
Published: Feb 12, 2025, 4:01 PM

HAVEN GIRLS 54, HOISINGTON 42 — Hoisington trailed 11-0, but made No. 10 state-ranked Haven work for a 54-42 Central Kansas League basketball victory over the Cardinals. Hoisington's Kelsi Maier and Marley Bittel each scored 10 points.

The Cardinals (5-11, 0-4 CKL) will seek to snap a winless league season against Nickerson (1-16, 0-4 CKL) Friday for Winter Homecoming.

Haven's powerhouse tandem dominated inside. Avery Brawner scored 22 points and Sienna DeFrain added 20 points. 

Hoisington 13 12 7 10 — 42

Haven 21 7 17 9 — 54

HOISINGTON (5-11, 0-4)—Bittel 10, Maier 10, Lutters 8, Wilkens 6, Crawford 4, Tarlton 4

HAVEN (12-4, 3-2)—Avery Brawner 22, Sienna DeFrain  20, Holzrichter 4, Popp 3, Idacavage 2  

HAVEN 49, HOISINGTON 27 — Hoisington's Mason Martin scored 15 points in a brilliant offensive night as Central Kansas League leader Haven pulled away for a 49-27 victory over the Cardinals. Jason Robinson dished out four assists. Preston Merlau had two steals.

The Cardinals (8-8, 1-3 CKL) will welcome Nickerson (2-15, 0-5) for Winter Homecoming Friday. Nickerson has lost 68-66 to Kingman and 61-59 to Halstead the past two nights.

No. 2 state-ranked 3A Haven (15-1, 5-0 CKL) was paced by Jacob Borntrager with 19 points and super point guard Nash Wray added 12 points. 

Hoisington 5 8 12 2 — 27

Haven 13 11 11 14 — 49

HOISINGTON (8-8, 1-3) (FG 3 FT TP)—Mason Martin 6-9 (3-6) 0-0 15, Galla 2-8 (0-3) 4, Thompson 1-2 2-3 4, Tarlton 1-3 0-0 2, Merlau 1-1 0-0 2, Ingram (0-1) 0-0 0, Robinson 0-2 0-0 0, Russell 0-1 0-0 0, Cossel (0-1) 0-0 0, Carson Mason (0-1) 0-0 0, Totals 11-29 (3-12) 2-5 27

HAVEN (15-1, 5-0)—Brontrager 19, Nash Wray 12, Ritchie 7, Rinehart 6, Nisly 3, Jacques 2  

ST. JOHN GIRLS 68, OTIS-BISON 27 — St. John's Lily Brummer (15), Reagan Bonner (14), Mia Meyer (12), Jalyn Fisher (11), Lydia Reed (10) scored in double figures to power the Tigers past Otis-Bison 68-27 in Tuesday's Central Prairie League basketball game. The Tigers used pressure defense to fuel a fast-paced offense.

Defending Central Prairie League champion St. John (12-5, 6-1 CPL) takes a half-game lead over Central Plains (13-3, 5-1 CPL) and Ellinwood (14-2, 5-1 CPL)

Otis-Bison's Allie Smith scored nine points and Destiny Mitchell added eight points.

St. John 12 20 18 18  — 68

Otis-Bison 3 8 11 5 — 27

ST. JOHN (12-5, 6-1)—Brummer 7 1-2 15, Bonner 6 (2) 0-0 14, Jalyn Fisher 5 (1) 0-2 11, Reed 5 0-3 10, Mia Meyer 5 (1) 1-2 12, Averi Fisher 0 2-2 2, Gracia 1 0-0 2, Rockenbach 1 0-0 2, Totals 30 (4) 4-11 68

OTIS-BISON (4-12, 1-4)—Allie Smith 3 3-4 9, Mitchell 3 2-8 8, Croisant 3 0-1 6, Grace Smith 1 0-0 2, Holman 1 0-0 2, Totals 11 5-13 27

OTIS-BISON 45, ST. JOHN 41 — Otis-Bison's Kelson Juno and Louis McVey each scored 13 points as the Cougars surprised Central Prairie League co-leader St. John 45-41 Tuesday. The Cougars (7-10, 3-3) outscored the Tigers 13-8 in the fourth quarter. The Cougars made five 3-pointers for a 15-6 scoring edge.

St. John standout Emmett Delp scored 19 points, but converted 5 of 12 free throws. The Tigers (12-6, 5-2 CPL) drop behind Central Plains (13-4, 5-1) and

Victoria (9-6, 5-1) in the Central Prairie League standings. The Tigers converted 13 of 25 free throws.

St. John 11 12 10 8  — 41

Otis-Bison 18 7 7 13 — 45

ST. JOHN (12-6, 5-2)—Emmett Delp 6 (2) 5-12 19, Reyes 2 5-9 9, Mawhirter 2 2-2 6, Vieux 2 1-2 5,  Easton Alpers 1 0-0 2, Totals 13 (2) 13-25 41

OTIS-BISON (7-10, 3-3)—Kelson Juno 6 1-3 13, McVey (4) 1-2 13, Alloway 2 1-2 5, Ochs-Lohrey 2 1-4 5, Cortez 2 0-0 4, Hoopingarner (1) 0-0 3, Cory 1 0-0 2, Totals 18 (5) 4-11 45

MACKSVILLE 66, KINSLEY 43 — Macksville sparkplug Diego Esparza contributed 27 points, seven rebounds, six steals and five assists in a 66-43 Central Prairie League basketball victory over Kinsley.

Kendall Grippin enjoyed a perfect 4-of-4 shooting game with 2-2 free throws for 13 points. Hector Gomez added 11 points. Nolan Adams blocked three shots.

Macksville 17 16 24 9  — 66

Kinsley  8 6 20 9  — 43

MACKSVILLE (13-4, 5-2)—Esparza 11-24 (0-4) 5-8 27, Grippin 4-4 (3-3) 2-2 13, Gomez 4-14 (3-10) 0-0 11, Ibarra 1-3 (0-1) 2-2 4, Adams 3-9 0-0 6, Marquez 0-0 0-2 0, Holguin 0-2 1-2 1, Guevara 1-6 (0-1) 2-5 4, Totals 24-62 (6-19) 12-21 66

MACKSVILLE GIRLS 46, KINSLEY 28 — Macksville's Isabela Ortiz scored 17 points with three steals and three assists in a 46-28 victory over Kinsley in Tuesday's Central Prairie League basketball game. 

Laney Butler contributed 11 points and six steals for Macksville (8-9, 4-3 CPL). Ava Chadd had six steals. Daniela Reyes grabbed nine rebounds with four steals. Heidy Ortiz had three steals. Kinsley dropped to 3-13, 1-4 CPL.

Macksville 11 13 8 14  — 46

Kinsley  11 5 2 10  — 28

MACKSVILLE (8-9, 4-3)—Isabela Ortiz 8-18 (1-3) 0-4 17, Laney Butler 5-7 1-2 11, Burr 0-1 0-0 0, Garcia 0-2 0-0 0, Reyes 1-12 2-4 4, Ava Chadd 2-5 (0-1) 0-0 4, Heidy Ortiz 2-5 (1-3) 2-2 7, Sebes 1-5 (1-2) 1-2 3, Totals 19-55 (3-9) 5-12 46

PAWNEE HEIGHTS GIRLS 44, DEERFIELD 30 — The Pawnee Heights girls (4-14) stayed hot with a 44-30 non-league basketball victory over Deerfield (4-14) Tuesday.

DEERFIELD 50, PAWNEE HEIGHTS 36 — Deerfield's boys (8-10) kept the Pawnee Heights boys winless with a 36-30 non-league basketball victory. There's hope because the Tigers (0-17) play at Chase (1-17) Feb. 18.

Deerfield's Cristian Botello scored 15 points and Colten Musil added 11 points. The Spartans converted 19 of 41 field goals.

DEERFIELD (8-10) (FG 3 FT TP)—Botello 5-12 (1-3) 4-4 15, Musil 5-8 (1-3) 0-0 11, Clymer 3-7 (0-2) 3-4 9, Nejera (2-6) 1-2 7, Reyes 1-3 (0-1) 0-0 2, Rivera (0-1) 0-0 0, Lira 3-4 0-0 6, Totals 19-41 (4-16)

LA CROSSE 59, CHASE 25 — La Crosse roared past the Chase Kats 59-25 in Tuesday's Central Prairie League basketball victory.

LA CROSSE GIRLS 55, CHASE 8  — The La Crosse girls downed the Chase Kats 55-8 in Tuesday's Central Prairie League basketball game.





 
Oilers lose third-place game to South Gray
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Coach Ryan talking to the oilers in the final game of the 1A DI state basketball championship against South Grey. - photo by Lori Farmer
Updated: Mar 17, 2025, 2:13 AM
Published: Mar 16, 2025, 1:28 AM
BY JIM MISUNAS jmisunas@gbtribune.com DODGE CITY — South Gray converted a trio of 3-pointers in the final minute of regulation and outlasted Central Plains 65-56 in overtime for third place in Saturday's 1A Division 1 state basketball tournament. The Rebels were down 49-44 and the Oilers converted 5 of 6 free throws in the final minute of regulation. But South Gray's Dyson Winfrey and Gavin Wahl made uncontested 3-pointers before Gavin Wahl made a tying 3-pointer despite hustling defense by Oiler Aiden Hekele. The Rebels' Gavin Wahl scored the first basket of overtime and South Gray converted 10 of 10 free throws for a 65-56 lead. The game finished with a unique twist after Hekele committed a foul with 14 seconds left in overtime. South Gray's Zachary Hendrickson was assessed a flagrant foul and ejected for shoving Hekele to the ground. After a brief discussion, game officials Ricci Tucker, Marty Steinert and Wyatt Dautel waved off the final four free throws and allowed the Oilers to inbound the basketball. Crites capped a superb sophomore season with 22 points. Hekele scored 15 points. Camden Stiles scored 11 points. The Oilers distributed 16 assists on 19 baskets. Crites dished out six assists South Gray's Gavin Wahl scored 17 points and Moore added 14 points. The Rebels converted 19 of 19 free throws. The intense battle featured 11 lead changes, eight in the first half. Central Plains took control with a 16-5 scoring burst for a 38-29 lead in the third quarter. Stiles, Crites and Hekele scored all 16 points. At that point, the Oilers had executed a near-perfect game plan guided by coach Michael Ryan. But the Rebels responded with a quick 13-4 burst fueled by a trio of 3-pointers for a 42-42 tie. Stiles converted a 3-pointer and Crites scored off a steal for a 49-44 lead. But the Rebels made their trio of 3-pointers for a 53-53 tie after four quarters. The Oilers return four starters and graduate Hekele, Logan Stroede and Ethan Grubb. Two-time state champion Central Plains (18-6) is 11-4 all-time at the state tournament. The Oilers lost 44-34 to eventual state champion Olpe in the 1A semifinals. Central Plains 13 15 12 13 3— 56 South Gray 11 13 13 16 12 — 65 CENTRAL PLAINS (18-6) (FG 3 FT TP)—Crites 8-15 (2-5) 4-4 22, Stiles 5-11 (4-8) 0-0 14, Hekele 4-9 (2-4) 5-6 15, Siemsen 2-6 (0-1) 1-2 5, Peyton Dody 0-1 0-0 0, Daniels 0-1 0-0 0, Totals 19-43 (8-19) 10-12 56 SOUTH GRAY (20-5) (FG 3 FT TP)—Gavin Wahl 4-14 (2-6) 7-7 19, Moore (2-8) 8-8 14, Winfrey 2-3 4-4 10, Briscoe 5-8 0-0 10, Cameron Wahl 3-4 (2-2) 0-0 8, Totals 18-43 (10-25) 19-19 65 Rebounds—CP 22 (Siemsen 9); SG 26 (G. Wahl 7). Assists—CP 16 (Crites 6); SG 13 (Moore 7). Steals—CP 4 (Crites 4); SG 3 (C. Wahl 2). Flagrant foul—Z. Hendrickson 1A DIV. 1 BOYS 3-15—1ST—Olpe 47, South Central 34; 3RD—South Gray 65, Central Plains 56 (OT); SEMIFINALS—Olpe 44, Central Plains 34; South Central 64, South Gray 49; FIRST ROUND—Olpe 57, Little River 53; Central Plains 54, Frankfort 44 (OT); South Central 52, Clifton Clyde 38; South Gray 66, Quinter 47 OILERS STATE (11-4) 2025—Oilers 54, Frankfort 22; Olpe 44, Oilers 34; 3RD—South Gray 65, Oilers 56 2019—Oilers 55, Macksville 30; Oilers 59, Caldwell 41; 1ST—Oilers 40, St. John 28 2018—Oilers 58, Inman 42; Oilers 58, Salina Sacred Heart 36; 1ST—Oilers 47, Pittsburg Colgan 34 2015—Oilers 67, Jackson Heights 42; Oilers 69, Olpe 44; 1ST—St. John 49, Oilers 45 2016—Oilers 77, Lawrence Seabury 56; Salina Sacred Heart 62, Oilers 52; 3RD—Oilers 56, Hill City 25 CLAFLIN STATE (6-12) 2007—Olpe 60, Claflin 44 2006—Claflin 61, Lebo 54; Claflin 70, Brewster 55; 1ST—Macksville 55, Claflin 45 2000—Macksville 67, Claflin 64 1993—Frankfort 72, Claflin 64 1992—Pike Valley 67, Claflin 57 1986—Northern Valley 80, Claflin 55 1985—Highland 60, Claflin 56 1984—Pretty Prairie 59, Claflin 42 1983—Oswego 47, Claflin 45 1980—Garden Plain 79, Claflin 53 1977—Claflin 60, Hutchinson Trinity 58; Lebanon 60, Claflin 58; 3RD—Claflin 68, Mankato 50 1956—Claflin 62, Oswego 52; Claflin 56, Pretty Prairie 48; 1ST—Inman 67, Claflin 66 QUIVIRA HEIGHTS STATE (4-5) 1999—Lebo 69, Quivira Heights 47 1995—Brewster 64, Quivira Heights 67 1989—Spearville 88, Quivira Heights 60 1983—Quivira Heights 55, Inman 50; Thayer 64, Quivira Heights 43; 3RD—Quivira Heights 45, Brewster 40 1917—Bushton 28, Potter 6; Bushton 30, Macksville 8; 1ST—Winfield 23, Bushton 21
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