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St. John boys sweep Ness City, Little River
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Updated: Jan 13, 2025, 6:28 PM
Published: Jan 12, 2025, 7:12 PM

ST. JOHN 62, NESS CITY 48 — St. John outscored Ness City 16-6 in the fourth quarter for a 62-48 Central Prairie League basketball victory over Ness City. 

Emmett Delp scored 18 points, Braxton Alpers chipped in 14 points with 10 rebounds and Quade Smith added 12 points and six assists. Wyatt Mawhirter delivered four steals  The Tigers converted 8 of 24 free throws.

Ness City's Charles Parsons scored 12 points and William Childers added 11 points.

Ness City 14 11 17 6  — 48

St. John 15 16 15 16 — 62

NESS CITY (3-5, 1-2) (FG 3 FT TP)—Parsons 5-9 (0-1) 2-5 12; Childers 5-10 (0-2) 1-4 11; Bozarth 1-2 (0-1) 2-4 4; Woods 1-4 (1-3) 0-0 3; McDonald 0-0 1-2 1; Harley 2-1 (2-9) 0-0 6; Gall 3-10 (1-3) 2-2 9; Brenner 1-2 0-0 2;  Totals 18-48 (4-19) 8-17 48

ST. JOHN (6-3, 2-0) (FG 3 FT TP)—Delp 6-16 (2-6) 4-4 18, Braxton Alpers 7-13 0-8 14, Reyes 1-6 (0-2) 0-0 2, Smith 6-12 (0-2) 0-4 12, Ibarra 0-1 2-2 2, Vieux 1-5 (0-2) 1-2 3, Adame 0-3 (0-2) 1-2 1, Mawhirter 3-3 (1-1) 0-2 7, Lozano 1-1 0-0 3; Totals 25-60 (4-16) 8-24 62

ST. JOHN 55, LITTLE RIVER 46 — St. John rallied from a 7-point deficit for a 55-46 non-league basketball victory over Little River. The Tigers outscored the Redskins 18-8 in the second period.

Emmett Delp sparked the Tigers with 22 points and nine rebounds. Braxton Alpers scored 12 points with four assists and Quade Smith contributed 10 points, four assists and three steals. The Tigers converted 6 of 11 3-pointers while the Redskins misfired with 6 of 28 from long range.

Little River's Logan Renken 15 points and Jaren Garrison added 11 points.

St. John 14 18 7 16 — 55

Little River 21 8 5 12 — 46

ST. JOHN (7-3) (FG 3 FT TP)—Delp 5-8 (2-4) 10-12 22, Braxton Alpers 5-7 2-4 12, Smith 4-8 (2-2) 0-2 10, Reyes 1-4 1-4 3, Vieux 2-4 (1-2) 0-0 5, Adame 1-4 (1-3) 0-0 3, Mawhirter 0-1 0-0 0, Totals 18-36 (6-11) 13-22 55

LITTLE RIVER (4-3) (FG 3 FT TP)—Renken 6-13 (3-9) 0-0 15; Garrison 4-14 (1-8) 2-3 11; Konen 3-11 (1-6) 1-2 8; Raleigh 2-5 (1-4) 0-0 5; Schubert 0-3 (0-1) 1-2 1; Baldetti 2-4 0-0 4; Eweertt 1-1 0-0- 2; Janette 0-1 0-0 0; Totals 18-54 (6-28) 4-7 46

ST. JOHN GIRLS 58, NESS CITY 20 — St. John's Lydia Reed dominated inside with 17 points and Mia Meyer added 16 points to spark the Tigers past Ness City 58-20 in Friday's Central Prairie League basketball game.

The Tigers (7-1, 2-0 CPL) led 21-6 after one quarter keyed by aggressive full court and half court defense. Ness City's Tavarez scored eight points.

Ness City 6 8 4 2  — 20

St. John 21 18 14 5 — 58

NESS CITY (3-5, 1-2) (FG 3 FT TP)—Tavarez 3-8 (1-4) 1-2 8; Reinhardt 3-12 (0-1) 0-5 6; Buller 1-3 (1-2) 0-0 3; Turner 1-1 0-0 2; Fuchs 0-4 1-2 1; Lopez-Nevarez 0-1 0-0 0; Henning 0-1 0-0 0; Schwindt 0-2 0-0 0; Petersilie 0-2 0-0 0,  Totals 8-34 (2-7) 2-9 20

ST. JOHN (7-1, 2-0) (FG 3 FT TP)—Reed 8 1-2 17, Meyer 8 0-0 16, Brummer 3 3-4 9, Bonner 3 (1) 0-0 7; Averi Fisher 2 0-0 4, Jaylin Fisher 2 (1) 0-0 5, Totals 26 (2) 4-6 58

LITTLE RIVER GIRLS 49, ST. JOHN 21 — No. 1 ranked Little River shut down St. John for a 49-21 non-league basketball victory over the Tigers.

Little River's Olander scored 15 points and Lafferty added 11 points. Little River (7-0) led 23-6 after one quarter keyed by aggressive defense. 

St. John 6 2 7 6 — 21

Little River 23 6 8 12 — 49

ST. JOHN (7-2)—Bonner 0 1-2 1, Reed 4 0-0 8, Bright 3 0-0 6, Meyer 0 2-2 2, Jaylin Fisher 2 0-0 4,  Totals 9 3-4 21

LITTLE RIVER (7-0)—Olander 6-12 (0-2) 3-6 15; Lafferty 4-6 (1-2) 2-4 11; Raleigh 3-5 (1-3) 2-2 9; Strecker 1-2 (0-1) 0-0 2; Look 1-4 (1-1) 0-2 3; Feldman 2-16 (1-8) 0-0 5; Wright 2-4 0-0 4; Totals 19-49 (4-17) 7-14 46
Crites sparks Oilers for overtime victory over Frankfort
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Updated: Mar 14, 2025, 5:23 AM
Published: Mar 13, 2025, 11:06 PM
BY JIM MISUNAS jmisunas@gbtribune.com DODGE CITY — Central Plains outscored Frankfort 10-0 in overtime for a 54-44 quarterfinal victory in the 1A Division 1 basketball quarterfinals. Brodie Crites, Camden Stiles and Aiden Hekele combined for 10 overtime points. "By far, that's my favorite win as a coach because Frankfort is the best team we've beaten," said Central Plains coach Michael Ryan. "Our guys stepped up and made free throws when we needed them." Crites scored 23 points and Stiles added 16 points. Both teams scored 27 points on 3-pointers. The Oilers converted 9 of 17 on 3-pointers to match Frankfort's 9 of 24 shooting. Frankfort's Wes Anderson drilled a half-dozen 3-pointers and scored 22 points, Tyler Smith added 12 points. Central Plains trailed 43-39 in the fourth quarter after Frankfort converted four consecutive 3-pointers. Crites scored the Oilers' final five points in regulation for a 44-44 tie after four quarters. Frankfort sparkplug Wes Anderson missed a chance for a 4-point lead on a missed free throw. Crites followed with a free throw and a rebound basket for a 44-44 tie. "We kept our confidence. It wasn't time to panic," Ryan said. The Oilers had maintained control until Anderson and Smith combined for five second-half 3-pointers for a 43-39 lead. The Panthers missed a chance for the game-winning shot in regulation when Carter Olson traveled. Anderson drilled a trio of 3-pointers to spark the Panthers to a 13-3 lead after one quarter. The Oilers started 1 for 9 from the field. Crites hit a pair of 3-pointers and Stiles hit a 3-pointer and three free throws off a foul for a 22-19 halftime lead. Ryan's Oilers played a calculated gamble playing a 2-3 zone defense that protected the rim and allowed the Panthers to fire from 3-point range. The Oilers scored 27 points from the perimeter and 27 points on free throws and 2-pointers. "Frankfort had an athletic team that plays a physical style and attacks the rim. We wanted to protect the paint," Ryan said. "We did a good job defensively. They're good shooters, so we knew they'd make some shots. Fortunately, we made some 3-pointers of our own to match them. We were fine with that option." Frankfort 13 6 10 15 0 — 44 Central Plains 3 19 13 9 10 — 54 FRANKFORT (18-7) (FG 3 FT TP)—Anderson 7-18 (6-15) 2-3 22, Smith 4-8 (3-5) 1-2 12, Loiseau 3-6 1-3 7, Rosquist 1-5 0-0 2, Olson 0-5 (0-3) 1-2 1, Colvin 0-3 (0-1) 0-0 0, Totals 15-45 (9-24) 5-10 44. CENTRAL PLAINS (19-4) (FG 3 FT TP)—Crites 7-14 (4-6) 5-7 23, Stiles 3-8 (3-7) 7-7 16, Hekele 4-7 (1-2) 0-0 9, Siemsen 2-5 (1-2) 0-0 5, Dody 0-1 1-2 1, Daniels 0-2 0-0 0, Totals 16-37 (9-17) 13-16 54 Rebounds—F 29 (Rosquist 11); CP 26 (Crites 6). Assists—F 12 (Anderson 5); CP 12 (Crites 5). Steals—F 7 (Colvin 2, Anderson 2); CP 3 (Crites 2) 1A DIV. 1 BOYS 3-14—SEMIFINALS—Olpe 21-2 vs. Central Plains 18-4, 4 p.m.; South Central 21-2 vs. South Gray 19-4, 8 p.m.; FIRST ROUND—Olpe 57, Little River 53; Central Plains 54, Frankfort 44 (OT); South Central 52, Clifton Clyde 38; South Gray 66, Quinter 47
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