By Joanna Chadwick
Boys
Andale 52, Garden Plain 31 — Andale had a 27-23 lead at the half, but outscored Garden Plain 25-8 in the second half. Andale’s Austin Baalmann had 22 points in the win.
Andover 63, Newton 33 — Andover had a 6-3 lead after one quarter and 37-27 after three. The Trojans outscored Newton 26-6 in the final period. Andover’s Owen Allman hit four three-pointers and had a game-high 23 points, and Walker McClellan had 15, Josh Kim 12. Cole Dillon scored 12 points and Williams 10 for Newton.
Andover Central 84, Goddard 41 — Andover Central raced to a 23-8 first-quarter lead, getting two threes from Ethan Balke. Jayden Brown scored 8 of his game-high 20 points in the opening period, Balke finished with 11 and three three-pointers, and Carter Inslee and Jace Jefferson each scored 10. Andover Central made 11 three-pointers. Goddard’s Warren scored 17 points.
Arkansas City 53, Clearwater 43
Cheney 68, Nickerson 29
Derby 63, Salina South 50 — Cale Clingan hit three three-pointers for a team-high 17 points in Derby’s win. Jack Ulwelling had 16 points, Avant Riley 10. Salina South’s Sawyer Walker hit four threes and scored 18 points, and DeVoe had 10.
Haven 50, Norton 29
Rose Hill 48, West Elk 45 — Rose Hill trailed by 15 at the end of the first period and was down 24-16 at the half before coming back to win.
SE-Saline 69, Republic County 43
Valley Center 73, Salina Central 52
Wichita Heights 56, Bishop Carroll 26 — Jalihn Timmons and K’mari Holt each scored 11 points, and Amalachi Wilkins had 10 in Heights’ win. Wilkins had nine rebounds, four assists and five steals, and Isaiah Carter had seven rebounds, Chase Robinson five.
Wichita Northwest 66, Wichita West 52 — Northwest trailed 11-10 after the first quarter, and had a 46-45 lead after three. But the Grizzlies outscored West 20-7 in the final period as DJ Brown scored six of his game-high 25 points and River Peters scored eight of his 19 in the quarter. West’s Delano Hoskins had 17 points.
Girls
Andover 61, Newton 11
Andover Central 34, Goddard 28
Arkansas City 55, Clearwater 33 — Clearwater’s Justine Berlin had 12 points.
Bishop Carroll 56, Wichita Heights 53 OT — Carroll trailed by eight at the half, but Avery McCorry had 13 in the third quarter to get Carroll within two heading into the fourth. After Carroll took the lead late in regulation, Heights’ Samiyah Ellis hit three free throws with .3 remaining to send it to overtime. McCorry finished with a game-high 20 points — hitting a three in overtime — and Megan Simon had 13. Ellis finished with 16 points and Kennadi Jackson had 12.
Cheney 71, Nickerson 5
Derby 48, Salina South 16 — While Salina South scored the game’s opening points, Derby answered with a 10-0 run and had a 30-9 lead at the half. Aysia Fox led the way with 10 points, one of 10 players who scored for the Panthers.
Garden Plain 45, Andale 35 — Reese Stuhlsatz scored 16 points, hitting 8 of 10 from the line. She also had eight rebounds and four steals. Claire Rolfs scored 10 points and had six rebounds, and Aubrey Haukap had five steals. Grimes scored 10 to lead Andale, Stolz had eight rebounds and Lies four steals.
Haven 38, Norton 28 — Haven’s Sienna DeFrain scored a game-high 16 points, and Avery Brawner had 12 points, nine rebounds.
Hesston 52, Wamego 44 OT
Rose Hill 50, West Elk 28– Rose Hill’s Mady Barger scored 17 points in the win.
SE-Saline 60, Republic County 28
Valley Center 46, Salina Central 36
Wichita Northwest 43, Wichita West 15 — Nine Northwest players scored in the win.
