LA CROSSE 46, OTIS-BISON 29 — La Crosse sharpshooter Lee Holopirek converted a trio of 3-pointers and scored 15 points as the Leopards downed Otis-Bison 46-29 in Friday's Central Prairie League showdown.

The Leopards (7-2, 3-0 CPL) outscored the Cougars 27-12 after leading 19-17 at halftime. Otis-Bison (5-5, 0-4 CPL) was led by Kolten Cory with nine points and Louis McVey with eight points.

La Crosse 12 7 14 13 — 46

Otis-Bison 7 10 8 4 — 29

LA CROSSE (8-2, 3-0)—Holopirek 5 (3) 2-2 15; Castaneda 3 (1) 1-4 8; Morgan 2 (1) 0-0 5; Skillett 2 0-0 4; Spreier 2 0-0 4; Rush 2 2-2 6; Doornbos 2 0-0 4; Totals 18 (5) 5-8 46

OTIS-BISON (5-5, 0-4)—Cory 4 1-3 9; McVey (2) 2-4 8; Juno 3 0-0 6; Ochs-Lohrey 2 0-0 4; Starr 1 0-0 2; Totals 12 (2) 3-7 29

LA CROSSE GIRLS 52, OTIS-BISON 13 — La Crosse's Morgan and Thielenhaus each scored 15 points to power the Leopards past Otis-Bison 52-13 in Friday's Central Prairie League basketball game.

La Crosse (6-4, 2-1 CPL) shut down the Cougars offense, leading 29-5 at halftime. Otis-Bison (5-5, 1-3 CPL) was paced by Caitlen Ficken with eight points.

La Crosse 18 11 16 7 — 52

Otis-Bison 4 1 6 2 — 13

LA CROSSE (6-4, 2-1)—Morgan 5 (1) 4-5 15; Thielenhaus 7 1-2 15; McGaughey 3 (1) 1-1 8; Shull 3 0-3 6; Marvin 2 0-0 4; Merchant 1 0-0 2; Hammeke 1 0-0 2; Totals 22 (2) 6-11 52

OTIS-BISON (5-5, 1-3)—Ficken 3 2-4 8; Holman (1) 0-0 3; Ava Smith 1 0-0 2; Totals 5 (1) 2-4 13