By Joanna Chadwick
Boys
Abilene 60, Rock Creek 33
Andover 70, Maize 41 — Blake Rucker led Andover with 16 points and Eli Shetlar had 15, hitting three threes, while Josh Kim scored 11 in the win.
Andover Central 70, Campus 44
Canton-Galva 42, Goessel 36
Chaparral 74, El Dorado 48
Chanute 74, Winfield 60
Cheney 61, Pratt 58 OT
Clay Center 65, Beloit 59
Collegiate 66, Parsons 57 — Jaden Parker and AJ Batiste each scored 13 points to lead Collegiate in the victory. Jessie Jones hit six three-pointers and had 26 points for Parsons.
Derby 74, McPherson 68 — McPherson took a 48-38 lead with three minutes to go in the third quarter, but Derby responded with an 18-4 run, sparked by three-pointers from Dallas Metzger, Mason Anderson, Jack Ulwelling and Kaeson Fisher-Brown. McPherson led 60-57 with 3:44 remaining, but the Panthers retook the lead at 65-63 on a Fisher-Brown basket. Cooper Chadwick, Metzger and Ulwelling hit 9 of 12 free throws in the final 1:29 to seal the win.
Fisher-Brown scored 15 of his game-high 25 points in the first quarter, while Metzger scored 15 of his 19 in the second half. Kayden Franklin finished with 10 points and eight rebounds. McPherson was led by Kyden Thompson’s 21 points, Mason Miller’s 12 and Kreighton Kanitz’s 11.
Eisenhower 81, Salina South 53
Elyria Christian 47, Burrton 20
Garden Plain 53, Nickerson 24
Goddard 49, Buhler 39
Haven 69, Kingman 51
Hesston 55, Rose Hill 39
Hutchinson 60, Salina Central 27
Independent 73, Halstead 50 — Independent was led by L. Merrill, who hit six three-pointers and had a game-high 18 points. Joseph Recalde Phillips had 13 points and Isaac Combs 12. Halstead was led by B. Creed’s 20 points, I. Heredia with 16 and S. Johnson 11. Heredia hit four threes.
Kapaun 59, Southeast 33 — Beau Dalian scored 15 points to lead Kapaun, and Asa Barnes had 15 for Southeast.
Macksville 69, Bucklin 45
Remington 39, Douglass 37
Salina Sacred Heart 55, Chapman 42
SE-Saline 70, Smoky Valley 38
Wichita Heights 71, North 41 — Marcus Zeigler led Heights with 20 and TJ Williams had 17 points, seven rebounds, six assists and four steals. Chase Robinson had seven rebounds and four steals. Jacob Wassall and Joshua McCoy each scored 10 for North.
Wichita South 53, Wichita Northwest 51 — Parker Hardgrave led South with 20 points. Northwest’s Jerome Henderson and Tasean Williams each scored 13 points and Javonne Glover had 11.
Wichita West 70, Wichita East 56 — Gavyn Phillips scored 15 points and had 13 rebounds to lead West.
Girls
Andover 45, Maize 27
Andover Central 83, Campus 14
Bluestem 54, Sedan 39
Canton-Galva 53, Goessel 43 OT
Chapman 55, Salina Sacred Heart 45
Chaparral 53, El Dorado 32
Cheney7 61, Pratt 32 — Campbell Hague had 19 points, Elina Bartlett 18, Leah Durr 13 in Cheney’s win. Pratt’s Jaycie Theis had 17 points.
Clay Center 50, Beloit 35
Clifton-Clyde 47, Rock Hills 28 — Clifton-Clyde had four in double figures — Sally Wurtz 12, Shea Wurtz 11, Steinbrock and Thrasher each with 10. Whelchel scored 17 for Rock Hills.
Conway Springs 45, Sterling 30 — Melissa Ebenkamp had 14 points, five steals, while teammates Katelyn Koester had 10 points, 10 rebounds and four assists, Morgan Koester 10 points, seven rebounds in Conway Springs’ win.
Derby 46, McPherson 32 — Derby opened the game with a 15-0 run before McPherson scored with 6:42 to go in the second quarter. McPherson hit four second-quarter threes and got within 17-14 at the half. But Derby went on a 23-7 run over the next nine minutes. Addy Brown scored a game-high 23 points for Derby, hitting three three-pointers, while teammate Destiny Smith had 10. Jordan Sears scored 12 to lead McPherson.
Elyria Christian 58, Burrton 27
Garden Plain 53, Nickerson 33 — Celia Puetz scored a team-high 10 points for Garden Plain. Sydney Puetz had six steals, Molly Zoglman added four assists for the Owls. Kaylee Abernathy led Nickerson with 13 points.
Goddard 43, Buhler 32
Haven 38, Kingman 27 — Haven’s Kinley Jacques hit 7 of 12 three-pointers and finished with a game-high 24 points in the win. Sadie Estill had 14 rebounds, six steals and three blocks, Avery Brawner five blocks and eight rebounds. Brawner and BrieAnn Brawner each had four steals.
Hesston 55, Rose Hill 16
Hillsboro 62, Inman 49 — Inman was led by freshman Suttyn Harris, who had 27 points and 12 rebounds.
Hutchinson 45, Salina Central 41
Independent 63, Halstead 36 — Independent’s SaMiyah Ellis scored a game-high 25 points.
Labette County 62, Mulvane 46 — Aiden McKee scored 28 points to lead Mulvane.
Life Prep 46, Maize South 35
Marion 63, Wichita Homeschool 38
Remington 46, Douglass 35
Rock Creek 52, Abilene 29
Salina South 38, Junction City 32 — Salina South overcame a 16-7 halftime deficit and was led by Lauren Harris’ 11 points.
SE-Saline 48, Smoky Valley 46
Wichita East 59, Wichita West 22
Wichita South 58, Wichita Northwest 50
Wichita Southeast 47, Kapaun 33 — Alana Webb scored 20 points to lead Southeast. Kapaun was led by Lizzie Romer’s 14, Sophia Gimino’s 12.
Winfield 38, Chanute 25