ST. JOHN 62, KINSLEY 36—Emmett Delp threw down three slam dunks in a brilliant 30-point effort that sparked the Tigers past Kinsley 62-36 in the Spearville substate. Braxton Alpers added 12 points. The Tigers led 36-17 at halftime.
St. John (18-6) plays at Coldwater South Central (17-6) at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Spearville 1A semifinals.
Kinsley's Joey Preito scored 15 points and Ty Clawson added 11 points.
Kinsley 6 11 13 6 — 36
St. John 24 12 21 5 — 62
KINSLEY (8-16)—Preito 6 3-5 15, Clawson 5 1-2 11, Zambrano (1) 0-0 3, Meza (1) 0-0 3, Stuckey 1 0-0 2, Berry 1 0-0 2, Totals 15 (2) 4-7 36
ST. JOHN (18-6)—Delp 11 (3) 5-6 30; Braxton Apers 4 4-7 12; Reyes 3 (2) 0-0 7; Easton Alpers 2 (1) 0-0 5; Mawhirter (1) 0-0 3; Julio Ibarra 1 0-0 2; Juan Lozano 1 0-0 2; Totals 23 (7) 9-13 62
SOUTH GRAY 94, MACKSVILLE 32—South Gray rolled past the Macksville Mustangs 92-34 in the Spearville 1A substate.
Macksville's Brandon Franklin scored 10 points with three assists. Gavin Rose chipped in nine points and three steals.
Macksville 6 11 7 8 — 32
South Gray 28 27 27 12 — 94
MACKSVILLE (3-20)—Franklin 4-14 (1-2) 1-2 10; Rose 4-14 (0-2) 0-0 9; Nolan Adams 3-8 (0-3) 0-0 6; Carlos Ibarra 2-8 (0-4) 0-0 4; Cardoza 0-1 0-0 0; Layton Adams (0-3) 0-0 0; Rempel 0-3 (0-1) 0-0 0; Espino 1-3 (1-1) 0-0 3; Totals 14-54 (2-16) 1-2 32
1A DIV. 1 SPEARVILLE BOYS
SPEARVILLE A (2-28)—1—at Meade 18-3 vs. 8—Hodgeman County 15-8; 4—at South Gray 17-5 vs. Kiowa County 17-6; FIRST ROUND—Hodgeman Co. 54, La Crosse 46; South Gray 94, Macksville 32; Kiowa County 64, Elkhart 29
SPEARVILLE B (2-28)—2—Spearville 19-4 vs. 7—Greeley County 15-7; 3—at South Central 16-4; vs. 6—at St. John 17-6; FIRST ROUND Greeley Co. 65, Ness City 63; St. John 62, Kinsley 36
SOUTH CENTRAL GIRLS 49, ST. JOHN 41 — Coldwater South Central outscored St. John 18-3 on 3-pointers to down the Tigers 49-41 in Saturday's 1A Spearville basketball substate.
Channell Blundell, Cashton Leeper and point guard Bretlyn Westrup each scored 12 points. The Timberwolves converted 6of 12 3-pointers, two by Blundell in the fourth quarter. South Central played superbly to lead 31-13 before the Tigers controlled the tempo the rest of the way.
St. John's Jalyn Fisher and Lily Brummer each scored 13 points. Leading scorer Reagan Bonner scored nine points. The Tigers closed within seven points in the fourth quarter.
St. John 4 11 14 12 — 41
South Central 9 22 9 9 — 49
ST. JOHN (14-10)—Jalyn Fisher 5-14 (0-2) 3-6 13; Brummer 5-14 (0-2) 3-6 13; Bonner 3-11 (1-3) 2-2 9; Peterson 2-6 0-0 4; Rockenbach 1-10 (0-6) 0-0 2; Totals 16-48 (1-11) 8-14 41
SOUTH CENTRAL (15-8)—Blundell 5-10 (2-3) 0-0 12; Westrup 5-10 (2-4) 0-2 12; Leeper 4-13 (2-5) 2-4 12; Sanchez 3-8 0-0 6; Herd 3-5 1-2 7; Totals 20-46 (6-11) 3-8 49
1A DIV. 1 SPEARVILLE GIRLS
SPEARVILLE A (3-2)—1—at South Gray 17-4 vs. 8—at Meade 11-12; 4—South Central 49, 5—St. John 41; FIRST ROUND—Meade 50, Kinsley 16; South Central 67, Ness City 16; St. John 61, Elkhart 36
SPEARVILLE B (3-2)—2—at Hodgeman County 16-6 vs. 7—Greeley County 12-10; 3—at Spearville 16-6 vs. 6—La Crosse 13-9; FIRST ROUND Greeley Co. 54, Kiowa County 34; La Crosse 45, Macksville 26
