OTIS BISON 65, MACKSVILLE 63 — Otis-Bison's Louis McVey delivered a lifetime memory with a step-back 3-pointer for a shocking 65-63 Central Prairie League basketball victory over state-ranked Macksville that triggered a wild celebration.
"That's the kind of game-winning shot every kid dreams about," McVey said. "It felt great getting fist bumps and high fives from my teammates."
Point guard Jake Hoopingarner flipped the inbounds pass back to McVey who converted a 3-pointer against perfect defense by Hector Gomez.
"The team believed in me," McVey said. "Everything came together on that play."
Otis-Bison coach Curtis Little believed McVey invested extra effort for that game-winning shot.
"Louis deserved to make that shot," Little said. "He's put up an incredible amount of shots and works hard on his shooting every day."
Macksville (14-5, 5-3 CPL) led 63-62 after scoring 11 consecutive points, eight by Diego Esparza and a go-ahead 3-pointer by Hector Gomez.
"The guys believed in what we were doing," Little said. "They've gained experience from playing close games during the season."
Otis-Bison's Hoopingarner (15), McVey (14) and Kelson Juno (13) scored in double figures.
Macksville's Esparza scored 23 points with seven assists and six steals. Gomez added 22 points. Nolan Adams grabbed nine rebounds and Kendall Grippin eight rebounds.
Otis Bison 17 15 18 15 — 65
Macksville 13 18 11 21 — 63
OTIS BISON (9-10, 5-3) (FG 3 FT TP)—Hoopingarner 6 (1) 2-2 15, McVey 5 (3) 1-2 14, Kelson Juno 6 1-2 13, Alloway 1 0-2 2, Maier 3 1-2 7, Ochs-Lohrey 3 0-0 6, Cory 4 0-0 8, Totals 28 (4) 5-10 65
MACKSVILLE (14-5, 5-3) (FG 3 FT TP)—Esparza 8 (1) 6-6 23, Gomez 8 (6) 0-2 22, Grippin 3 0-0 6, Ibarra 1 0-0 2, Adams 4 0-0 8, Guevara 1 0-0 2, Totals 25 (7) 6-8 63
MACKSVILLE GIRLS 57, OTIS-BISON 29 — Macksville's girls outscored Otis-Bison 30-6 after halftime for a 57-29 Central Prairie League basketball victory Thursday.
Otis-Bison 16 7 3 3 — 29
Macksville 10 17 15 15 — 57
OTIS BISON (3-14, 2-6) (FG 3 FT TP)—Croisant, Schwindt, Allie Smith, Mitchell, Grace Smith, Holman, Richmeier, Pechanec, Roth, Totals 29
MACKSVILLE (9-10, 3-5) (FG 3 FT TP)—Isabela Ortiz, Heidy Ortiz, AvaChadd, Laney Butler, Sebes, Keenan Totals 57
CENTRAL PLAINS GIRLS 48, CANTON-GALVA 19 — Red-hot Marilyn Soeken scored 19 points with a trio of 3-pointers and Aevyn Siemsen added 10 points as Central Plains sped past Canton-Galva 48-19 in Thursday's non-league basketball game.
Trinity Espinoza led Canton-Galva with seven points.
Central Plains 18 11 7 12 — 48
Canton-Galva 5 7 7 0 — 19
CENTRAL PLAINS (15-3) (FG 3 FT TP)—Soeken 7 (3) 2-2 19, Aevyn Siemsen 5 0-0 10, Lamatsch (1) 1-2 4, Emery Siemsen 1 2-2 4, Strouse 4 0-3 8, Green 0 3-4 3, Totals 18 (4) 8-13 48
CANTON-GALVA (11-9) (FG 3 FT TP)—Espinoza (2) 1-2 7, Emerson 1 4-4 6, Hoppes (1) 0-0 3, Hawkinson 1 0-0 2, Kruse 0 1-4 1, Totals 5 (3) 6-10 19
CENTRAL PLAINS 52, CANTON-GALVA 35 — Aiden Hekele scored 23 points and Brodie Crites added 14 points as Central Plains raced past Canton-Galva 52-35 in Thursday's non-league basketball game. The Oilers led 29-14 at halftime.
Central Plains 20 9 11 12 — 52
Canton-Galva 7 7 9 12 — 35
CENTRAL PLAINS (14-4) (FG 3 FT TP)—Hekele 9 (2) 3-6 23, Crites 6 (2) 0-0 14, Daniels 2 0-0 4, Siemsen 2 1-2 5, Dody 2 2-2 6, Totals 21 (4) 6-10 52
CANTON-GALVA (10-10) (FG 3 FT TP)—Nightengale 4 1-2 9, Silsby 4 0-2 8, Beltz (2) 0-0 6, Harrington 2 0-0 4, Brozek (2) 0-0 6, Collins 1 0-0 2, Schmidt 0 0-2 0, Schamp 0 0-2 0, Totals 15 (4) 1-8 35
HAVEN GIRLS 49, LARNED 35 — Larned's girls stayed close with 12 points by Jadyn Crosby and Lauren Sleder's 10 points in a hard-fought 49-35 Central Kansas League basketball setback to Haven Thursday.
Haven converted 24 of 30 free throws by attacking the basket behind Sienna Defrain's 23 points and Avery Brawner's 18 points.
Larned 4 12 11 8 — 35
Haven 14 12 12 11 — 49
LARNED (9-9, 2-4)—Crosby 5 2-2 12, Sleder 3 (1) 3-4 10, Simmons 1 3-4 5, Lemuz 2 0-0 4, Upson 1 1-2 3, Wachs 0 1-2 1, Totals 12-41 (1) 10-14 35
HAVEN (14-5, 5-2)—Sienna Defrain 5 (1) 12-14 23, Brawner 4 10-10 18, Cooprider 2 1-2 5, Patry 1 1-2 3, Totals 12-29 (1) 24-30 49
HAVEN 65, LARNED 21 — Larned's Kylier Greene scored seven points in a 65-21 Central Kansas League basketball loss to Haven Thursday.
Haven's Nash Wray (11), Blake Richey (11) and Dalton Bontrager (10) scored in double figures. The Wildcats (16-3, 6-1 CKL) converted 12 3-point goals.
Larned 5 3 8 5 — 21
Haven 14 20 15 15 — 64
LARNED (6-12, 1-5)—Greene 3 1-2 7, Regan 2 (1) 0-0 5, Mason Martin (1) 0-0 3, Crosby 1 0-0 2, Krehbiel 1 0-0 2, Lang 0 2-2 2, Totals 8-32 (2) 3-4 21
HAVEN (17-2, 6-1)—Nash Wray (3) 2-3 11, Richey 5 (1) 0-0 11, Bontrager 4 (2) 0-0 10, Brogan Wray 2 (1) 0-1 5, Turner (1) 1-2 4, Maguire Jacques (2) 0-0 6, Nisly 1 0-0 2, Altvater 1 1-1 3, Rinehart 2 (1) 0-0 5, Brawner (1) 0-0 3, Mahaney 1 0-0 2, Logan Jacques (1) 0-0 3, Totals 24-48 (12) 5-8 65
STAFFORD GIRLS 41, CUNNINGHAM 37 — Stafford's girls earned a hard-fought Heart of the Plains basketball victory over Cunningham Thursday.
CUNNINGHAM 69, STAFFORD 38 —No. 1 ranked Cunningham roared past Stafford 69-38 in Thursday's Heart of the Plains basketball showdown.
