CUNNINGHAM 63, OTIS-BISON 45 (1ST) — Otis-Bison lost 63-45, but Cougar Jake Hoopingarner delivered an ESPN-worthy highlight with a 60-foot 3-pointer to end the first quarter to lead 14-13 over Cunningham.

Cunningham's Will Wegerer poured through 28 points and Albers kicked in 19 points as the Wildcats powered past Otis-Bison 63-45 in the Falcon Classic championship.

Hoopingarner scored 15 points and Louis McVey added eight points.

"It's really good for our guys to play a top 1A team early," said Otis-Bison coach Curtis Little. "It was back and forth until the final minutes." 

Otis-Bison 14 6 14 11 — 45

Cunningham 13 12 18 20 — 63 

OTIS-BISON (3-1) (FG 3 FT TP)—Hoopingarner 5 (4) 1-2 15; Ochs-Lohrey 4 0-2 8; Alloway 2 (1) 0-0 5; Maier 1 0-1 2; McVey 3 (2) 0-0 8; Cortez 1 0-0 2; Juno 2 1-2 5; Totals 18 (7) 2-7 45

CUNNINGHAM  (4-0) (FG 3 FT TP)—Kerschen 1 0-0 2; Wegerer 12 (3) 1-2 28; Albers 7 (1) 4-5 19; Reed 1 0-0 2; Bock 1 0-0 2; Sterneker 2 0-0 4; Rogers 3 0-0 6; Totals 27 (4) 5-7 63 

PRETTY PRAIRIE 66, STAFFORD 60 (3RD) — Pretty Prairie rallied from a fourth-quarter deficit to force overtime and defeated Stafford 66-60 for third place at the Falcon Basketball Classic. 

OTIS-BISON 77, PRETTY PRAIRIE 52 — Red-hot Kelson Juno scored 24 points in the paint to spark the Cougars past Pretty Prairie to advance to the championship game of the Falcon Basketball Classic. Louis McVey (11) and Jake Hoopingarner (10) scored in double figures. The Cougars (3-0) play Cunningham (3-0) in Saturday's championship game.

Pretty Prairie's Emmett Harbaugh (12) and El Young (10) scored in double figures.

Otis-Bison 18 20 23 16 — 77

P. Prairie 13 11 13 15 — 52

OTIS-BISON (3-0) (FG 3 FT TP)—Juno 10 4-7 24; Hoopingarner 4 (2) 0-0 10; Maier 4 0-0 8; McVey 4 (3) 0-0 11; Alloway 3 0-0 6; Ochs-Lohrey 1 2-4 4; Schenk 1 0-1 2; Cory 2 0-0 4; Starr 3 0-0 6; Totals 33 (5) 6-12 77

PRETTY PRAIRIE (2-1) (FG 3 FT TP)—Harbaugh 6 0-0 12; Young 4 (2) 0-0 10; Owen Anderson 4 (1) 0-0 9; Cordell (1) 1-2 4; Chandler 3 0-0 6; Anderson 2 (1) 1-1 6; Goering (1) 0-0 3; Woods 0 2-2 2; Totals 21 (6) 4-5 52

CUNNINGHAM 63, STAFFORD 29 — Stafford's Pablo Diaz scored 21 points in a brilliant effort, but Cunningham raced past the Trojans 63-29 in Thursday's Falcon Classic semifinals. The Wildcats raced to a 25-2 lead. Stafford plays Pretty Prairie for third place.

Stafford 2 3 15 9 — 29

Cunningham 25 15 5 18 — 63

STAFFORD (1-2)—Diaz 7 (2) 5 21; Knoche 0 1 1; Beltran Saiz 1 1 3; Sedore 1 0 2; Lowther 1 0 2; Totals 10 (2) 7 29

STAFFORD 72, BURRTON 18 – Stafford sophomore Pablo Diaz scored 22 points and Jake Simmons added 18 points as the Trojans roared past Burrton 72-18 at Tuesday's Fairfield Basketball Classic.

Stafford (1-1) saw 12 Trojans score points. The Trojans play Cunningham in the semifinals.

OTIS-BISON 66, FAIRFIELD 35 — Otis-Bison's Jake Hoopingarner (17), Aiden Ochs-Lohrey (17) and Eston Juno (16) scored in double figures as the Cougars downed Fairfield 66-35 in the Fairfield Basketball Classic. 

Otis-Bison 20 10 19 17 — 66 

Fairfield 6 9 15 5 — 35

OTIS-BISON (2-0)—Hoopingarner 6 (3) 2-3 17; Alloway 1 2-3 4; Ochs-Lohrey 7 (3) 0-0 17; Maier 2 1-2 5; McVey 2 (1) 0-0 5; Juno 7 2-7 16; Schenk 1 0-0 2; Totals 26 (7) 7-15 66

FAIRFIELD (0-2)—McIver 1 0-0 2; Percy 2 (1) 1-2 6; Combs 1 0-0 2; Fowler 7 3-5 17; Brown 0 4-8 4; Snodgrass 1 0-0 2; Totals 12 (1) 8-16 35

FAIRFIELD BOYS—1ST—Cunningham 63, Otis-Bison 45; 3RD—Pretty Prairie 66, Stafford 60 (OT); 5TH—Reno County 76, Flinthills 48; 7TH—Fairfield vs. Burrton; SECOND ROUND—Otis-Bison 77, Pretty Prairie 52; Cunningham 63, Stafford 29; Flinthills 52, Fairfield 49; Reno County def. Burrton; FIRST ROUND—Pretty Prairie 57, Flinthills 55; Cunningham 63, Reno County 33; Stafford 72, Burrton 18; Otis-Bison 66, Fairfield 35

OTIS-BISON GIRLS 49, PRETTY PRAIRIE JV 21 (7TH) – Otis-Bison's Destiny Mitchell scored 18 points and Grace Smith added 11 points as the Cougars downed the Pretty Prairie junior varsity 49-21 to earn seventh place at the Falcon Basketball Classic. Kathryn Weide led the Bulldogs with seven points.

Otis-Bison 15 14 9 11 – 49

P. Prairie JV 4 4 8 5 – 21

PRETTY PRAIRIE JV–Detter (1) 3-4 6; Emily Yoder 1 0-0 2; Ford 0 2-6 2; Weide 2 3-4 7; Chandler 0 0-2 0; Halli Yoder 1 0-0 2; Nolan 1 0-0 2; Totals 6 (1) 8-14 21

OTIS-BISON (2-2)–Schwindt 3 0-2 6; Mitchell 8 (2) 0-0 18; Roth 1 0-0 2; Allie Smith 2 2-4 6; Grace Smith 5 1-2 11; Croisant 2 2-4 6; Totals 21 (2) 5-12 49    

FAIRFIELD GIRLS–1ST–Flinthills 49, Pretty Prairie 35; 3RD–Fairfield def. Stafford; 5TH–Reno County 52, Cunningham 43; Otis Bison 49, Pretty Prairie JV 21; SECOND ROUND–Flinthills 58, Stafford 21; Pretty Prairie 42, Fairfield 26; Reno County 33, Otis-Bison 26; Cunningham def. Pretty Prairie JV; FIRST ROUND–Fairfield 52, Otis-Bison 37; Flinthills 46, Cunningham 39; Pretty Prairie def. Reno County; Stafford 37, Pretty Prairie JV 23

FAIRFIELD GIRLS 47, STAFFORD 45 (3RD) 

Stafford 6 14 13 12 — 45

Fairfield 13 13 11 10  — 47

FAIRFIELD (FG 3 FT TP)—Haskins 5-10 (1-5) 1-2 11; Pugh 3-13 (1-5) 3-5 10; Fowler 3-6 (1-2) 3-9 10; Baker 4-9 (0-1) 2-6 10; Wente 1-2 2-4 4; Martinez 0-9 (0-7) 2-3 2; Totals 16-44 (2-15) 13-29 47

FLINTHILLS GIRLS 58, STAFFORD 21 — Rosalia Flinthills powered past Stafford 58-21 in the Falcon Classic semifinals. Stafford's Ariana Delgadillo scored 10 points and Emily Delgadillo added seven points.

Stafford 0 2 12 7 — 21

Flinthills 25 19 12 2 — 58

STAFFORD (1-2) (FG 3 FT TP)—Ariana Delgadillo 4 2 10; Emily Delgadillo 3 (1) 2 7; Mates 1 2 4; Totals 7 (1) 6 21

RENO COUNTY 33, OTIS-BISON 26 — Otis-Bison's Bri Croisant scored a career high 17 points in a hard-fought 33-26 loss to the Reno County Sabres in Thursday's Fairfield Classic Tournament.

The Cougars (1-2) sliced a 10-point deficit to 22-19 with 71/2 minutes of shutout basketball. But Reno County's Megan Asberry scored three baskets for a 31-21 lead to cap a 12-point game. Bella Spexarth and Auna Walton each scored seven points.

Otis-Bison 2 12 5 7 — 26

Reno County 10 12 2 9 — 33

OTIS-BISON (1-2)—Mitchell 3 0-2 6; Croisant 7 (1) 2-6 17; Schwindt 1 0-0 2;  A. Smith 1 0-0 2; Totals 11 (1) 3-10 24

RENO COUNTY (3-2)—Ashberry 6 0-0 12; Walton 3 (1) 0-1 7; Spexarth 3 (1) 0-1 7; Schawe (1) 0-0 3; Schrock 2 0-0 4; Totals 15 (3) 0-3 33  

FAIRFIELD GIRLS 52, OTIS-BISON 37 — Otis-Bison's Destiny Mitchell scored 13 points in a 52-37 loss to Fairfield in Tuesday's Fairfield Classic Tournament.

Otis-Bison 9 9 7 12 — 37

Fairfield 18 12 14 8 — 52

OTIS-BISON (1-1)—Mitchell 3 (2) 5-7 13; Croisant 3 (1) 1-1 8; Schwindt 1 4-4 6; Roth 1 0-1 2; A. Smith 1 0-0 2; Grace Smith 3 0-0 6; Totals 12 (3) 10-13 37

FAIRFIELD (2-0)—Fowler 12 (3) 0-0 27; Martinez (1) 0-0 3; Baker 4 0-0 8; Pugh 1 1-2 3; Haskins 3 1-2 7; Zongker 1 2-2 4; Totals 22 (4) 4-6 52

FAIRFIELD GIRLS–1ST–Flinthills 49, Pretty Prairie 35; 3RD–Fairfield 47, Stafford 45; 5TH–Reno County 52, Cunningham 45; 7TH–Otis-Bison 49, Pretty Prairie JV 21; SECOND ROUND–Flinthills 58, Stafford 21; Pretty Prairie 42, Fairfield 26; Reno County 33, Otis-Bison 26; Cunningham def. Pretty Prairie JV; FIRST ROUND–Fairfield 52, Otis-Bison 37; Flinthills 46, Cunningham 39; Pretty Prairie def. Reno County; Stafford 37, Pretty Prairie JV 23