PREP GIRLS
Hilltop Classic
Moundridge 49, Macksville 34
GREAT BEND — Bethany Stucky scored 27 points to lead the Moundridge Wildcat girls’ basketball team to a 49-34 win over Macksville in the first round of the Hilltop Classic at Barton Community College in Great Bend.
The Wildcats hit 20 of 40 from the field, while Macksville was 12 of 38.
Moundridge jumped out to a 23-6 lead in the first quarter. Macksville got back to within eight at the half, 25-17.
Moundridge pulled away by 14 after three quarters, 37-23. Macksville got no closer than 10 points in the fourth quarter.
Lyset Ibarra led 5-6 Macksville with nine points.
Moundridge is 6-4 and faces top-seeded and 10-0 Central Plains at 8:10 p.m. Thursday.
MACKSVILLE (5-6) — Russell 3-6 0-0 8, L.Ibarra 2-10 4-4 9, Wright 1-8 1-4 3, Garcia 1-3 0-0 2, Galan 2-4 1-2 5, C.Ibarra 2-2 0-1 4, Kuckelman 0-1 0-0 0, Anshutz 1-3 1-2 3, Ortiz 0-1 0-0 0, TOTALS 12-38 7-13 34.
MOUNDRIDGE (6-4) — Helms 0-4 0-0 0, El.Durst 0-3 1-2 1, Ko.Kaufman 3-5 0-0 8, Ka.Kaufman 0-2 0-0 0, B.Stucky 8-10 5-6 27, Er.Durst 1-1 0-1 2, K.Stucky 0-0 0-0 0, Castor 0-0 0-0 0, Unruh 4-6 1-3 9, Brunk 0-0 0-0 0, Sebrant 1-1 0-0 2, TOTALS 20-40 7-12 49.
Macksville;6;11;6;11;—34
Moundridge;23;2;12;12;—49
Total fouls — Mac. 16, Mdg. 14. Technical fouls — none. Fouled out — none. 3-point shooting — Mac. 3-16 (Russell 2-5, L.Ibarra 1-7, Wright 0-3, Kuckelman 0-1), Mdg. 2-10 (Helms 0-4, El.Durst 0-1, Ko.Kaufman 2-4, Ka.Kaufman 0-1). Rebounds — Mac. 26 (Galan 5, C.Ibarra 5), Mdg. 26 (B.Stucky 6). Assists — Mac. 5 (Wright 2), Mdg. 14 (Helms 6). Turnovers — Mac. 15 (Russell 4), Mdg. 11 (Ka.Kaufman 3). Blocked shots — Mac. 3 (Galan 3), Mdg. 5 (B.Stucky 2). Steals — Mac. 5 (C.Ibarra 2), Mdg. 6 (El.Durst 2, Ka.Kaufman 2, B.Stucky 2).
JV BOYS
McPherson 54, Newton 19
The Newton High School junior varsity boys’ basketball team fell to McPherson 54-19 Tuesday at Ravenscroft Gym.
Newton trailed 31-13 at the half.
Newton plays Tuesday at Salina Central.
NEWTON — Wondra 2, Cassil 2, Edwards 11, Ruth 4.
McPherson;17;14;19;4;—54
Newton;5;8;4;2;—19