MACKSVILLE 82, NESS CITY 63

MACKSVILLE – Macksville's Diego Esparza scored a school 45 points with 16 field goals and eight free throws to spark an 82-63 Central Prairie League basketball victory over Ness City. Esparza contributed four steals and four assists. Kendall Grippin scored 17 points with 10 rebounds. 

Ness City 14 19 16 14 – 63

Macksville 29 18 19 16 – 82

MACKSVILLE (1-0)–Esparza 16-38 7-12 45, Grippin 5-16 2-2 14, Gomez 4-5 1-2 9, Adams 3-4 2-3  8, Clawson 1-7 2-4 4, Holguin 0-0 2-2 2, Burr 0-1 0-0 0, Totals 29-73 16-25 82.

3-pointers–M 7-20 (Esparza 6-12, Grippin 2-7, Gomez 0-1). Rebounds–M 40 (Grippin 10). Assists–M 6 (Esparza 4). Steals–M 11 (Esparza 4).

MACKSVILLE GIRLS 40, NESS CITY 32

MACKSVILLE – Macksville's Kambry Adams scored 19 points with seven rebounds to rally the Mustangs to a 40-32 Central Prairie League basketball victory over Ness City. 

Ness City's Ashlynn Tillotson scored 11 points.

Ness City 6 10 12 4 – 32

Macksville 9 7 8 16 – 40

NESS CITY (0-1)–Tillitson 5 1-2 11, Rodriguez 1 3-4 6, Tavarez 0 0-2 0, Smith 1 0-03, Turner 1 1-2 3, Buller 1 0-0 2, Gaber 1 0-0 2, Jordan 2 0-3 5, Totals 12 5-13 32.

MACKSVILLE (1-0)–Adams 8-23 3-4 19, Ortiz 3-8 1-2 8, Butler 2-3 1-2 5, Garcia 0-3 0-0 0, Chadd 0-0 2-2 2, Sanders 3-4 0-2 6, Totals 16-41 7-12 40.

3-pointers–NC 3 (Rodriguez 1, Smith 1, Jordan 1); M 1-4 (Ortiz 1-1, Adams 0-1, Garcia 0-2). Rebounds–M 24 (Adams 7). Assists–M 2 (Butler 1, Ortiz 1). Steals–M 8 (Garcia 2, Chadd 2, Adams 2).