Bison girls teams split with Ogallala

OGALLALA -- The McCook High School varsity and junior varsity girls basketball teams split games at Ogallala Friday night.

The Bison varsity girls lost to the Indians 69-49 and the JV girls won 64-28.

The McCook varsity and JV girls hit the road this weekend for the East-West Shootout. The Bison play at Alliance Thursday, Scottsbluff Friday and Gering Saturday.

Austin Wilson scored a season-high 14 points to lead the Bison varsity. Taryn Placzek scored 7 and Melissa Lyster 6. Lindsey Hazlitt and Betsy Kohmetscher each had 5.

Hazlitt and Placzek each had 5 rebounds for the Bison, followed by Wilson with 4. Joanna Bryant and McNutt each had 1 assist. Wilson had 4 steals, Hazlitt 3 and Ashley Carfield 2.

Steph Max scored 22 points for Ogallala, Amber Max 14 and Candace Ewert 10.

Brianna Watkins poured in 20 points for the Bison JV girls, including a 10-for-11 effort at the free throw line. Hanah Swanhorst added 9 points, Kelsee Meissner 7, Joanna Bryant 6 and Tara Powell 6.

Swanhorst, Shelby Woitaszewski and Watkins each had 4 rebounds. Powell had 7 steals, Kali Lyons 4 and Swanhorst 4.

Ogallala: Steph Max 22, Candance Ewert 10, Amber Max 14, Weber 4, Abbott 2, Hernandez 4, Morrell 5, Chandler 4, Schoer 4.

McCook: Lyons 2, Bryant 1, Austin Wilson 14, Lyster 6, Carfield 2, Hazlitt 5, Kohmetscher 5, Placzek 7, McNutt 2, Watkins 1, Meissner 4.

McCook: Lyons 3, Bryant 6, Lyster 5, Baumbach 2, Swanhorst 9, Woitaszewski 2, Brianna Watkins 20, Meissner 7, Jumps 4, Powell 7.

Ogallala: Headley 2, Commins 2, Schoer 4, Jasnoch 5, Haverman 5, Chandler 2, Stevenson 2, Welsh 6.