CENTRAL PLAINS, GIRLS 48, KINSLEY 15 — Marilyn Soeken stayed her momentum with a 20-point night and Central Plains' aggressive defense paved the way for a 48-15 Central Prairie League basketball victory over Kinsley.
Kinsley 2 5 5 3 — 15
Central Plains 21 13 8 6 — 48
KINSLEY (3-16, 1-7)—Ava Kirkwood 2 0-2 6, Avery (1) 0-0 3, Nevaeh Rice (1) 0-0 3, Zaylee Rice (1) 0-0 3, Totals 6 (3) 0-2 15
CENTRAL PLAINS (16-3, 7-1)—Soeken 8 (1) 3-7 20, Aevyn Siemsen 5 (1) 0-1 11, Emery Siemsen 2 1-2 5, Izzy Hurley 2 (1) 0-0 5, Strouse 0 3-6 3, Green 0 2-2 2, Lilly Hurley 0 2-2 2, Totals 17 (3) 11-20 48
CENTRAL PLAINS 60, KINSLEY 23 — The Central Plains Oilers played a perfect defensive first half for a 38-0 halftime lead en route to a 60-23 Central Prairie League victory over Kinsley.
Camden Stiles converted a pair of 3-pointers and scored 16 points. Aiden Hekele added 11 points.
Kinsley 0 0 12 11 — 23
Central Plains 30 8 17 5 — 60
KINSLEY (2-17, 1-7) (FG 3 FT TP)—Preito 3 2-4 8, Anthony Meza 2 3-6 7, Davis-Abbott (1) 0-0 3, Stuckey 1 0-0 2, Lancaster 0 2-2 2, Jon Meza 0 1-2 1, Totals 7 (1) 8-14 23
CENTRAL PLAINS (15-4, 7-1) (FG 3 FT TP)—Stiles 7 (2) 0-0 16, Hekele 4 3-5 11, Siemsen 3 (1) 2-2 9, Crites 2 3-4 7, Grubb (2) 0-0 6, Peyton Dody 1 2-4 4, Daniels 1 0-1 2, Pflughoeft 0 1-2 1, Stroede 2 0-0 4, Totals 22 (5) 11-18 60
ELLINWOOD, GIRLS 61, OTIS-BISON 28 — Ellinwood's girls (17-2, 8-1 CPL) clinched their first Central Prairie League basketball title since 2005 with a victory over Otis-Bison.
Ellinwood's Alyvia Batchman (13), Mette Maxwell (11) and Regan Widener (10) scored in double figures. The Eagles converted six 3-point field goals.
Destiny Mitchell paced Otis-Bison with 19 points.
Ellinwood 9 12 23 17— 61
Otis-Bison 7 15 2 4 — 28
ELLINWOOD (17-2, 8-1)—Batchman 4 (1) 4-4 13, Maxwell 4 (3) 0-0 11, Regan Widener 4 2-4 10, Schlessiger 4 1-4 9, Ritchie 2 0-2 6, Brynn Widener 1 4-5 6, Joiner (1) 0-0 3, Jacobs (1) 0-0 3, Totals 22 (6) 11-19 61
OTIS-BISON (5-13, 3-5)—Mitchell 7 (2) 3-9 19, Croisant 2 0-0 4, Allie Smith 1 1-2 3, Schwindt 1 0-0 2, Totals 11 (2) 4-11 28
ELLINWOOD 52, OTIS-BISON 36 — Ellinwood all-stater Landon Simpson kept dominating with a 29-point night that helped the Eagles clinch a 2A postseason home game with a 52-36 victory over Otis-Bison in Friday's Central Prairie League basketball game.
Ellinwood 8 9 16 19 — 52
Otis-Bison 7 9 10 10 — 36
ELLINWOOD (11-8, 6-3) (FG 3 FT TP)—Simpson 9 (6) 5-6 29, Hosman 5 (2) 2-2 14, Campbell Coleman 2 0-0 4, Wirtz 2 (1) 0-0 5, Totals 18 (9) 7-8 52
OTIS-BISON (9-11, 5-4)—Cortez 2 4-8 8, Hoopingarner 3 (2) 0-1 8, McVey (2) 0-0 6, Maier 3 0-0 6, Alloway 2 0-0 4, Haselhorst 1 0-0 2, Kelson Juno 1 0-0 2, Totals 14 (4) 4-9 36
MACKSVILLE 52, ST. JOHN 49 — Macksville's all-stater Diego Esparza scored 33 points with six rebounds as the Mustangs edged St. John 52-49 to clinch third place in the Central Prairie League boys basketball division.
Carlos Ibarra grabbed seven rebounds. Hector Gomez dished out two assists. Orgin Guevara had two steals.
Macksville 1 1 1 1 — 52
St. John 1 1 1 1 — 49
MACKSVILLE (15-5, 6-3) (FG 3 FT TP)—Totals 52
ST. JOHN (12-8, 5-4) (FG 3 FT TP)—Totals 49
ST. JOHN GIRLS, MACKSVILLE—
Macksville 1 1 1 1 —
St. John 1 1 1 1 —
MACKSVILLE (8-11, 4-4)—Totals
ST. JOHN (15-5, 8-1)—Totals
