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Ellinwood girls roar past the Lions
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ELLINWOOD GIRLS 82, LYONS 14 — The No. 1 ranked 2A Ellinwood Eagle girls roared past the Lyons Lions 82-14 in Friday's non-league basketball game. Ellinwood (14-1) led 49-8 at halftime.

Ellinwood's Mette Maxwell (20), Alyvia Batchman (13), Julia Schlessiger (11) and Brynn Widener (10) scored in double figures.. The Eagles converted a dozen 3-point shots. 

Lyons 3 5 2 4 — 14

Ellinwood 16 33 21 12 — 82

LYONS (2-14)—Linden 2 1-2 5; Lara 1 0-0 2; Barker 1 0-0 2; Gonzalez (1) 0-0 3; Showalter 0 2-2 2; Totals 5 (1) 3-4 14

ELLINWOOD (14-1)—Maxwell 7 (6) 0-0 20; Batchman (5) 3 0-0 13; Schlessiger 5 1-2 11; Brynn Widener 4 (1) 1-2 10; Joiner 1 0-0 2; Jacobs (2) 0-0 6; Ritchie 2 2-6 6; Regan Widener 1 0-0 2; Addi Stickney 1 0-0 2; Wirtz 3 0-0 6; Panning 2 0-2 4; Totals 33 (12) 4-12 82

LYONS 49, ELLINWOOD 46 — Drake Hosman's 22-point effort was nearly enough in a hard-fought 49-46 non-league basketball setback to Lyons. Layton Wirtz and Austin Brack added eight points apiece.

Hosman scored five points and Wirtz converted two free throws to slice a 47-39 deficit to 49-46. But Lyons' Tegan Link stole the basketball on Ellinwood's final attempt to tie.

Link led Lyons with 16 points.

Lyons 10 14 11 14 — 49

Ellinwood 11 9 14 12 — 46

LYONS (7-9)—Link 6 (1) 3-8 16; Ventura 3 (1) 0-0 7; Hamilton 3 (2) 0-0 8; Alvidrez 3 0-0 6; Corona 2 0-0 4; Stanley (1) 0-0 3; Espinosa 2 1-4 5; Totals 20 (5) 4-12 49

ELLINWOOD (4-10)—Hosman 10 (2) 0-0 22; Wirtz (2) 2-3 8; Austin Brack 3 (1) 1-2 8; Behnke 2 0-0 4; Hammeke 2 0-0 4; Totals 19 (5) 3-5 46