HOISINGTON WINTER JAM BOYS—1ST—Hoisington 43, Pratt 42; 3RD—Victoria 41, Ellsworth 34; 5TH—Ellinwood 57, Minneapolis 54; 7TH—La Crosse 57, Otis-Bison 48; SECOND ROUND—Pratt 64, Victoria 41; Hoisington 51, Ellsworth 28; Minneapolis 52, Otis-Bison 46; Ellinwood 60, La Crosse 50; FIRST ROUND—Pratt 46, Minneapolis 33; Victoria 60, Otis-Bison 35; Ellsworth 39, Ellinwood 38; Hoisington 52, La Crosse 19

WINTER JAM BOYS ALL TOURNAMENT—Mason Martin, Rhen Galla, Hoisington; Arley Morrell, Caleb Strong, Pratt; Brody Nowak, Victoria; Jake Hoopingarner, Otis-Bison; Owen Just, Minneapolis; Cooper McGowan, Tucker Goss, Ellsworth; Landon Simpson, Ellinwood

HOISINGTON 43, PRATT 42 (1ST )—Hoisington's all-tournament Mason Martin converted the game-winning free throw as the Cardinals upset No. 1 seeded Pratt 43-42 to capture the Cardinals eighth Hoisington Winter Jam basketball championship. Pratt's Caleb Strong missed the potential game-winner against strong Cardinal defense.

Hoisington's all-tournament Rhen Galla scored 14 points and Martin added 12 points, keyed by a pair of 3-pointers that tied the score at 33. The Cardinals led 42-37, but Pratt's Kyler Barker scored and Hudson Titus hit a tying 3-pointer. 

"The guys played with relentless effort," said Hoisington coach Kyle Haxton. "We've battled tough basketball teams. I couldn't ask for better effort. They play for each other. It's a ton of fight."

Haxton praised Galla for steady improvement and Preston Merlau for his toughness.

"Rhen has made more progress from freshman to senior year than any player I've coached through a lot of hard work," Haxton said. "Merlau is an athletic player who plays tough."

Pratt's all-tournament Rylie Morrell scored 17 points and all-tournament Caleb Strong added nine points.

Pratt 7 5 14 16 — 42 

Hoisington 13 6 6 18 — 43 

PRATT (9-3)—Morrell 5 (1) 6-13 17, Caleb Strong 4 1-1 9, Barker 3 (2) 1-2 9, McAtee 1 2-2 4, Titus (1) 0-0 3, Totals 14 (4) 10-18 42

HOISINGTON (6-6)—Galla 6 2-3 14, Mason Martin 4 (3) 1-2 12, Merlau 3 (1) 2-2 9, Tarlton (1) 1-3 4, Robinson 2 0-0 4, Totals 16 (5) 6-11 43

VICTORIA 41, ELLSWORTH 34 (3RD) — Victoria's Nowak scored 14 points to boost the Knights past Ellsworth 41-34 for third place at the Hoisington Winter Jam.

Ellsworth's Dax Leiker scored 13 points.

Victoria 12 11 7 11  — 41

Ellsworth 2 11 9 12 — 34

VICTORIA (7-6)—Nowak 4 (1) 3-4 14, Griffin (2) 1-2 7, Schmidtberger 3 (1) 0-0 7, Wesley Sander (2) 0-0 6, Nick Sander (1) 0-0 3, Miller 1 0-0 2, Huser 1 0-0 2, Totals 14 (9) 4-6 41

ELLSWORTH (5-7)—Leiker 5 (2) 1-2 13, McGowan 3 5-6 11, Goss 3 (1) 1-2 8, Tully 1 0-1 2, Totals 12 (3) 7-11 34

ELLINWOOD 57, MINNEAPOLIS 54 (5TH) — Ellinwood's all-tournament Landon Simpson scored 30 points with 13 field goals to spark a 57-54 victory over Minneapolis for third place in the Hoisington Winter Jam. Tavian McCaffrey added 10 points.

Owen Just led the Lions with 20 points.

Minneapolis 20 9 16 9  — 54

Ellinwood  14 8 16 19 — 57

MINNEAPOLIS (3-8)— Just 7 (2) 4-5 20, Nelson 3 0-0 6, Woehl 2 0-0 4, Flax 3 (2) 0-0 8, Deronnet 5 2-3 12, Krueger 2 0-0 4, Totals 22 (4) 6-8 54

ELLINWOOD (7-5) — Simpson 13 (2) 2-2 30, McCaffrey 4 (2) 0-0 10, Campbell Coleman 2 0-0 4, Behnke 2 0-0 4, Hosman (1) 0-0 3, Heinz (1) 0-0 3, Brack 0 3-4 3, Totals 23 (6) 5-7 57

LA CROSSE 57, OTIS-BISON 48 (7TH)— La Crosse standout Lee Holopirek busted loose for 20 points and Rush added 15 points as the Leopards edged past Central Prairie League rival Otis-Bison 57-48 in the Hoisington Winter Jam seventh-place basketball game.

Otis-Bison's Jake Hoopingarner scored 13 points and Logan Maier chipped in 10 points.

Otis-Bison 8 12 16 12 — 48

La Crosse 18 19 9 16 — 57

OTIS-BISON (5-7)—Hoopingarner 5 (3) 0-0 13, Ochs-Lohrey 4 (1) 0-2 9, Maier 5 0-1 10, Kelson Juno 4 0-6 8, Cortez 2 0-0 4, Alloway (1) 0-0 3, McVey 0 1-2 1, Totals 22 (5) 48

LA CROSSE (7-4)—Lee Holopirek 6 (2) 6-8 20, Skilett 5 3-6 13, Rush 5 (1) 4-5 15, Doornboos 1 0-0 2, Grumbein (1) 3-4 6, Morgan 0 1-2 1, Totals 18 (4) 17-25 57

SECOND ROUND

HOISINGTON 53, ELLSWORTH 28 — Hoisington Cardinals Rhen Galla and Mason Martin each scored 15 points to spark a dominating 53-28 Winter Jam basketball victory over Ellsworth, last year's champion.

The Cardinals led 32-20 at halftime and outscored Ellsworth 16-1 in the third quarter. Hoisington coach Kyle Haxton coached with Ellsworth coach.

"We were solid offensively and shot the ball effectively. Our defensive rotations were better after halftime, limiting Ellsworth to eight points. We were better defensively when Kamden Tarlton is on the court. We're working to a 32-minute game."

Ellsworth 7 13 1 7 — 28

Hoisington 16 16 16 5 — 53

ELLSWORTH (5-6)—Leiker (3) 1-2 10, Goss (3) 1-2 10, Thomasson (1) 0-0 3, Jacobs 1 0-0 2, Kyler 0 1-2 1, Davis 0 1-2 1, McGowan 0 1-2 1, Totals 8 (7) 5-10 28

HOISINGTON (5-6) (FG 3 FT TP)—Galla 15, Martin 15, Robinson 7, Carson Mason 6, Merlau 6, Thompson 2, Crawford 2, Totals 53 

PRATT 64, VICTORIA 41 — Pratt's Arley Morrell dominated the paint with 27 points and double-digit rebounds and Caleb Strong added 14 points as the Greenbacks powered past Victoria 64-40 in Friday's semifinal. 

Victoria's Brody Nowak scored 16 points.

Victoria 13 8 9 11 — 41

Pratt 22 13 14 15 — 64

VICTORIA (6-6)—Nowak 5 (2) 0-0 16, Schmidtberger 2 0-0 4, Nick Sander 4 (1) 0-0 9, Miller 0 0-2 0, Huser 2 1-2 5, Totals 18 (4) 1-4 41

PRATT (9-2)—Morrell 11 5-8 27, Caleb Strong 5 4-10 14, Hudson 1 0-0 2, Mcatee 1 0-0 2, Pore (1) 0-0 3, Schmidt 1 0-0 2, Barker 3 0-0 6, Demuth 3 0-0 6, Kollyn Strong 1 0-2 2, Totals 27 (1) 5-10 62

ELLINWOOD 60, LA CROSSE 42 — Ellinwood's Landon Simpson scored 26 points and Drake Hosman chipped in a dozen to spark the Eagles past La Crosse 60-42 in Thursday's consolation game of the Hoisington Winter Jam.

La Crosse's Lee Holopirek and Logan Skillett each scored six points.

Ellinwood 17 8 21 14  — 60

La Crosse 11  6 7 18 — 42

LA CROSSE (6-4) (FG 3 FT TP)—Lee Holopirek 2 2-3 6, Skillett  2 2-4 6, Rush 2 (1) 0-0 5, Doornbos 2 0-2 4,  Grumbein 2 2-3 6, Morgan 2 (1) 0-0 5, Castaneda 2 1-1 5, Cade Holopirek 2 (1) 0-0 5, Totals  16 (3) 7-13 42

ELLINWOOD (6-5) (FG 3 FT TP)—Simpson 12 (2) 0-0 26, Hosman 4 3-6 11, Campbell Coleman 2 1-2 5, McCaffrey 2 0-0 4, Brack (1) 0-0 3, Behnke 1 0-0 2, Wirtz (3) 0-0 9, Totals 25 (6) 4-8 60

MINNEAPOLIS 52, OTIS-BISON 46 — Minneapolis Lion Owen Just scored 22 points in a hard-fought 52-46 victory over Otis-Bison in Thursday's consolation game of the Hoisington Winter Jam.

Otis-Bison converted eight 3-pointers, led by Jake Hoopingarner (13), Louis McVey (12) and Kelson Juno (11).

Minneapolis 6 14 17  15 — 52

Otis-Bison 7 20 8 11 — 46

MINNEAPOLIS (3-7) (FG 3 FT TP)—Owen Just 7 (2) 6-8 22, Woehl1 2-3 4, Nelson 2 2-2 6, Deronnet 0 3-4 3, Krueger 5 1-3 11, Flax (2) 0-0 6, Totals 17 (4) 14-20 52

OTIS-BISON (5-6) (FG 3 FT TP) — Hoopingarner 4 (3) 2-2 13, Kelson Juno 5 (1) 0-0 11, Ochs-Lohrey 2 (1) 0-0 5, Maier 1 0-0 2, McVey 4 (3) 1-2 12, Alloway 1 1-2 3, Totals 17 (8) 4-6 46

FIRST ROUND

ELLSWORTH 39, ELLINWOOD 38 — Ellsworth's Jace Thomasson banked home a free throw with 0.3 seconds left to spoil Ellinwood's hustling comeback from an 11-point deficit.

Ellinwood's Landon Simpson converted a 3-pointer for a 38-38 tie. Thomasson was fouled after Dax Leiker and Cooper McGowan missed field goals.

Ellsworth's Tucker Goss scored 19 points. Simpson scored 10 points and Campbell Coleman added eight points.

Ellsworth 11 10 8 10 — 39

Ellinwood 5 5 15 13 — 38

ELLSWORTH (5-5) (FG 3 FT TP)—Goss 7 (1) 4-6 19, McGowan 3 3-6 9, Thomasson 2 (1) 1-2 6, Leiker 2 (1) 0-2 5, Tully 0 0-2 0, Totals 14 (3) 8-18 39

ELLINWOOD (5-5) (FG 3 FT TP)—Simpson 3 (2) 2-2 10, Hosman 4 (1) 0-2 9, Campbell Coleman 4 0-0 8, McCaffrey 2 (1) 0-0 5, Heinz 2 0-0 4, Wirtz 1 0-0 2, Totals 16 (4) 2-4 38

HOISINGTON 52, LA CROSSE 19 — Defensive stopped Jason Robinson limited La Crosse's leading scorer Lee Holopirek to five points, 13 below his average as the Cardinals roared past the Leopards 52-19 with a dominating performance.

Mason Martin scored 15 points and Rhen Galla added 13 points. Kamden Tarlton scored eight points with a solid defensive effort.

La Crosse 4 4 8 3 — 19

Hoisington 16 16 12 8 — 52

LA CROSSE (6-3) (FG 3 FT TP)—Rush 3 (1) 2-2 9, Doornbos 0 1-2 1, Lee Holopirek 2 (1) 0-2 5, Grumbein 2 0-0 4, Totals 7 (2) 3-6 19

HOISINGTON (4-6) (FG 3 FT TP)—Martin 5 (2) 2-2 15, Galla 6 (1) 0-0 13, Tarlton 4 0-0 8, Ingram 2 0-1 4, Robinson 2 0-0 4, Carson Mason 1 0-0 2, Kinman 2 0-0 4, Thompson 1 0-0 2, Totals 23 (4) 2-3 52

VICTORIA 60, OTIS-BISON 35  — Victoria's Brody Nowak scored 18 points and Nick Sander contributed 16 points, 12 after halftime, for a 60-35 Winter Jam first-round victory over Otis-Bison.

The Knights (6-5) outscored the Cougars in all four quarters. Jake Hoopingarner led the Cougars with 10 points and Kelson Juno added seven points.

Otis-Bison 4 11 10 10 — 35

Victoria 10 13 21 16 — 60

OTIS-BISON (5-5) — Hoopingarner (3) 1-2 10, Kelson Juno 3 1-2 7, Ochs-Lohrey 2 (1) 0-0 5, Maier 1 2-2 4, McVey (1) 0-0 3, Cortez 1 0-0 2, Haselhorst 1 0-0 2, Kolten Cory 1 0-0 2, Totals 13 (5) 4-6 35

VICTORIA (6-5) — Nowak 6 (2) 4-7 18, Nick Sander (5) 1-2 16, Wesley Sander 4 (1) 0-0 9, Schmidtberger 3 (1) 0-0 7, Griffin (2) 0-0 6, Schumacher 1 0-0 2, Huser 1 0-0 2, Totals 22 (11) 5-9 60

PRATT 46, MINNEAPOLIS 33 — Pratt's Arley Morrell scored 19 points with seven free throws for a 46-33 victory over Minneapolis in Monday's first-round game.

Minneapolis 12 9 2 10 — 33

Pratt 11 15 8 12 — 46

MINNEAPOLIS (2-7) (FG 3 FT TP)—Owen Just 5 (4) 4-4 18, Woehl 3 1-1 7, Nelson 2 0-0 4, Deronnet 1 0-0 2, Krueger 1 0-0 2, Totals 12-37 (4-12) 5-5 33

PRATT (8-2) (FG 3 FT TP)—Morrell 7 7-10 21, Demuth 2 0-0 4, McAtee (1) 3-3 5, Schmidt 2 (1) 0-0 5, Barker 2 1-1 5, Caleb Strong 2 0-0 4, Kollyn Strong 1 0-1 2, Totals 17-43 (2-12) 10-14 46