WEST BOYS 123, EAST 120 — McPherson Elyria's Ty Romero scored 31 points to earn Most Valuable Player honors in a wild 1230-120 victory over the East in Sunday's Central Kansas All-Star basketball game.
Great Bend's Ben Nicholson scored 17 points. The West placed six players in double figures.
Ellinwood's Landon Simpson earned Most Valuable Player honors for the East with a team high 21 points.
WEST 21 39 33 30 —123
EAST 28 25 38 29 — 120
EAST (FG 3 FT TP) Landon Simpson (Ellinwood) 7 (3) 4-4 21; Guy Tubbs (Colby) 7 (1) 2-2 17; Jaxon Rumford (Scott City) 6 (3) 0-0 15; Austin Baaalman (Andale) 5 1-2 12; Nico Doume (Lakin) 6 0-0 12; Brock Deterding (Kiowa Co.) (2) 2-2 8; Will Wegerer (Cunningham) 1 0-0 2; Luke Albers (Cunningham) (1) 0-0 3; Brady Brumbaugh (Goodland) (2) 2-2 8; Carter Peintner (Cheney) 2 (1) 0-0 5; Bear Moddelmog (Moundridge) (4) 0-0 12; Henry Hecox (Moundridge) 2 (1) 0-0 5; Totals 45 (19) 11-12 120
WEST (FG 3 FT TP) Ty Romero (McPherson Elyria) 14 (2) 1-1 31; Ben Nicholson (Great Bend) 7 (1) 2-2 17; Landon Boldra (Circle) 7 (3) 0-0 17; Gabe Pyle (McPherson) 5 (2) 0-0 12; Keveon Ruiz (Medicine Lodge) 4 0-0 8; Lincoln Shafer 4 (1) 1-2 10; Aiden Hekele (Central Plains) 0 0-0 0; Brody Nowak (Victoria) (1) 0-0 3; Dalton Bontrager (Haven) 4 (2) 0-0 10; Nash Wray (Haven) 2 (1) 2-3 7; Izeah Reed (Great Bend) 1 0-0 2; Diego Esparza (Macksville) 3 0-1 6; Totals 52 (13) 6-9 123
NORTH GIRLS 63, SOUTH 62 — North Most Valuable Player Natalya Krafels scored 14 points and Smoky Valley's Katja Blanchat converted a pair of fourth-quarter field goals for a 63-62 victory over the North in Sunday's Barton Cougar Central Kansas All-Star basketball game.
Central Plains' Marilyn Soeken scored seven points and Grace Lamatsch added three points and Otis-Bison's Destiny Mitchell scored four points for the North. Central Plains basketball coach Pat Stiles guided the North all-stars.
South Most Valuable Player Kaia Smith of Hutchinson scored 18 points. St. John's Lydia Reed scored eight points. Hoisington basketball coach Trina Lutters led the South girls.
NORTH 12 14 25 12 — 63
SOUTH 12 20 19 11 — 62
NORTH (FG 3 FT TP) Natalya Krafels (Buhler) 5 (2) 2-2 14; Carly Brummer (Beloit St. John's) 5 (1) 0-0 11; Anna Jueneman (Hanover) 4 (1) 0-0 9; Marilyn Soeken (Central Plains) 2 (1) 2-2 7; Destiny Mitchell (Otis-Bison) 2 0-0 4; Claire Rolfs (Garden Plain) 0 0-0 0; Quinn Thibault (Pratt) 3 0-0 6; Delaina Schutte (Halstead) 0 1-2 1; Grace Lamastch (Central Plains) (1) 0-0 3; Katja Blanchat (Smoky Valley) 3 2-4 8; Totals 25 (6) 7-10 63
SOUTH (FG 3 FT TP) Kaia Smith (Hutchinson) 7 (3) 1-3 18; Lydia Reed (St. John) 4 0-0 8; Taelor Hardesty (Ell-Saline) 4 0-1 8; Dallas Sherman (Meade) 3 (2) 0-0 8; Grace Posch (Hutchinson) 3 (1) 0-0 7; Rori Miles (Bennington) 2 (1) 0-0 5; Faith Ackerman (Spearville) 2 1-2 5; Reagan Meairs (South Gray) (1) 0-0 3; Ellie Crawford (Hoisington) 0 0-0 0; Emma Johnson (Circle) 0 0-0 0; Totals 26 (8) 2-6 62
