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Tigers' Lili Cissell scores 25 points
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Updated: Feb 10, 2025, 8:04 PM
Published: Feb 10, 2025, 6:01 PM

PAWNEE HEIGHTS GIRLS 64, SATANTA 38 — Pawnee Heights Tiger Lili Cissell was on fire with a career high 25 points and a trio of 3-pointers as the Tigers rolled past Satanta 64-38 in Friday's Southern Plains Iroquois basketball game.

The Tigers (2-14) scored a season high point total with Abby Hands (22) and Addyson Pelton (12) scoring in double figures.

Satanta (3-13) was paced by Yaharia Puerto with 23 points.

Satanta 14 13 3 8 — 38

Pawnee Heights 18 19 24 3 — 64

SATANTA (3-13)—Puerto 10 (2) 1-2 23, Wood 3 2-2 8, Burrows 2 (1) 1-2 6, Loewen 0 1-2 1, Totals 15 (3) 5-8 38

PAWNEE HEIGHTS (2-14)—Cissell 11 (3) 0-0 25, Abby Hands 9 (2) 2-4 22, Pelton 5 2-2 12, Archuleta 2 1-2 5, Totals 27 (5) 5-8 64 

SATANTA 56, PAWNEE HEIGHTS 46 — Pawnee Heights' Clayton Hammeke sparked the Tigers with a career high 27 points in a 56-46 setback to Satanta in Friday's Southern Plains Iroquois basketball game.

The Tigers trailed 39-8, but outscored the Spartans 38-17 over the final 17 minutes with terrific play by Hammeke and Brady Carlson, who scored 11 points. The Tigers attacked the basket and pressured Satanta into mistakes.   

Satanta 22 19 1 14 — 56

Pawnee Heights 6 7 17 16 — 46

PAWNEE HEIGHTS (0-16)—Hammeke 10 (3) 4-7 27, Carlson 5 1-4 11, Enabit 2 0-0 4, Baier 2 0-0 4, Totals 19 (3) 5-11 46  
Oiler boys lose semifinal to Olpe Eagles
Oilers are 11-3 all-time at state tourney
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Brodie Crites - photo by Lori Farmer
Updated: Mar 15, 2025, 10:08 PM
Published: Mar 14, 2025, 11:21 PM
OLPE 44, CENTRAL PLAINS 34 (SEMIFINAL) — Olpe's offense converted 20 Central Plains turnovers into 21 points to spark a hard-fought 44-34 semifinal victory over the Oilers in the 1A Division 1 state basketball tournament. Olpe's aggressive defense held the Oilers to 24 field goal attempts. Olpe (22-2) scored five times on uncontested layups after creating Oiler turnovers in the first half for a 17-13 lead. Olpe's Korrel Robinson ignited a fourth-quarter surge with a pair of steals that led to breakaway baskets. The Eagles had 12 steals. Olpe grabbed 14 offensive rebounds that led to 42 field goal attempts, but the Eagles went scoreless on second-chance points. Olpe led 31-29 after three quarters, but the Oilers scored one basket by Peyton Doty in the next 71/2 minutes. Olpe converted seven free throws and a trio of baskets in the fourth quarter. Oiler Brodie Crites converted a last-second 3-pointer for a 44-34 final. Olpe's Dexton Hoelting was a 2-way sparkplug, scoring 18 points with a trio of 3-pointers. Hoelting's denial defense shut out Crites at halftime. Crites rallied to score 11 second-half points. The Eagles did a solid job limiting the Oilers to 3 of 9 field goals from 3-point range. Central Plains 9 4 16 5— 34 Olpe 8 9 14 13 — 44 CENTRAL PLAINS (18-5) (FG 3 FT TP)—Crites 3-5 (1-2) 4-4 11, Stiles 2-5 (2-4) 3-3 9, Peyton Dody 4-7 (0-1) 0-0 8, Hekele 1-4 (0-1) 2-7 4, Siemsen 1-2 (0-1) 0-0 2, Daniels 0-1 0-0 0, Totals 11-24 (3-9) 9-14 34 OLPE (22-2) (FG 3 FT TP)—Hoelting 6-13 (3-8) 3-4 18, Bailey 4-9 (2-6) 0-0 10, McGuire 3-13 (0-1) 4-6 10, Robinson 2-5 (0-3) 0-2 4, Kurzen 1-1 0-0 2, Lieneman 0-1 0-0 0, Totals 16-42 (5-18) 7-12 44 Rebounds—CP 19 (Daniels 4); Olpe 22 (McGuire 9). Assists—CP 5 (Hekele 2, Siemsen 2); Olpe 8 (McGuire 5). Steals—CP 7 (Crites 4); Olpe 12 (McGuire 3, Robinson 3). Technical—Hekele 1A DIV. 1 BOYS 3-15—1ST—Olpe 22-2 vs. South Central/South Gray winner, 6:15; 3RD—Central Plains 18-5 vs. South Central/South Gray loser, 2; SEMIFINALS—Olpe 44, Central Plains 34; 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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