ASHLAND 46, PAWNEE HEIGHTS 33 — Ashland's zone defense slowed Pawnee Heights after halftime for a 46-33 Southern Plains Iroquois basketball victory. Owen Giffin scored 14 points and Cody Holste added 12 points, but the Tigers were outscored 30-13 after halftime. Ashland (2-7) was paced by Ryan Stebens and Ethan Bates with 15 points apiece. Ashland 3 13 11 19 — 46 Pawnee Heights 9 11 8 5 — 33 ASHLAND (2-7)—Stebens 5 5-8 15l Bates 6 (2) 1-2 15; Garcia 1 2-2 4; Betschart 0 1-2 1; Quintana 0 1-2 1; Isenbart 0 1-2 1; Garcia 1 0-2 2; Carders 3 1-2 7; Totals 16 (2) 12-22 46 PAWNEE HEIGHTS (1-6)—Owen Giffin 4 (2) 4-6 14; Holste 5 2-2 12; Enabnit (1) 1-4 4; Ibarra 1 1-1 3; Totals 11 (3) 8-13 33 ASHLAND GIRLS 68, PAWNEE HEIGHTS 35 — Ashland's girls rolled past Pawnee Heights 68-35 in Tuesday's Southern Plains Iroquois basketball showdown. The Tigers played a brilliant first quarter for a 15-15 tie. But the Bluejays outscored the Tigers 46-12 in the second and third periods for a 61-27 lead. Ashland 15 17 29 7 — 68 Pawnee Heights 15 8 4 8 — 35 KINSLEY 64, OTIS-BISON 55 — Kinsley's boys (6-2, 3-1 CPL) continued their impressive Central Prairie start with a 64-55 victory over Otis-Bison (5-4, 0-3 CPL). Kinsley led 38-34 in a high-scoring first half. The Coyotes outscored the Cougars 26-21 in a slow-paced second half. Otis-Bison 17 17 12 9 — 55 Kinsley 22 16 12 14 — 64 KINSLEY GIRLS 34, OTIS-BISON 23 — Kinsley's defense stifled Otis-Bison 34-23 in a low-scoring Central Prairie League basketball game Tuesday. The Coyotes (6-3, 3-1 CPL) outscored the Cougars 17-10 in the second quarter and held the Cougars scoreless in the third quarter. Otis-Bison 7 10 0 6 — 23 Kinsley 8 17 3 6 — 34 MACKSVILLE GIRLS 73, CHASE 18 — Macksville's girls enjoyed a fast-break style with a 73-18 Central Prairie League basketball victory over Chase. STAFFORD GIRLS 49, FAIRFIELD 33 — The Stafford girls (4-6) cruised past Fairfield 49-33 in a Heart of the Plains basketball game Tuesday. Stafford 13 10 14 12 — 49 Fairfield 0 7 13 13 — 33 FAIRFIELD 44, STAFFORD 41 — Fairfield's boys held off multiple Stafford rallies for a hard fought 44-41 Heart of the Plains basketball victory. Stafford 12 12 7 10 — 41 Fairfield 16 11 7 10 — 44