Hitchcock girls hold off Paxton, area teams go 5-0 Tuesday

TRENTON, Neb. — Senior Byanka Tyan and sophomore Raegan Hagan were equally hot during the first two quarters as Hitchcock County scored a 37-35 win over Paxton Tuesday night.

Tyan lit up the home scoreboard with eight first-quarter points, then Hagan hit for another eight in that second period.

Both Falcons sizzled two triples along with one two-pointer through the nets during a 21-14 first half.

Paxton (8-5) could only keep pace through a 13-13 third quarter, then saw the 8-3 final period still finish two points short.

Hagan’s 13 points paced Hitchcock while Tyan netted nine.

Teammate Madysn Carlson blocked two Tiger shots and made two steals to fight off Paxton’s comeback.

Don’t forget Carlson crashing the glass for nine offensive rebounds among her team-high 12.

“This was a good win vs a very good Paxton team,” Falcons coach Mike Tines commented. “ Our girls played great defense throughout the game and offensively we took care of the ball and made enough to get the W. Our guards are doing a good job handling the ball under pressure.”

Sophomore Asia Homma added five points including three for four at the foul line.

Carlson and Kaiah Johnson contributed four points apiece with Dalyn Mues adding two more crucial free throws.

Ella Fote’s 14 points topped the Paxton Tiger attack.

Arapahoe 37,

Axtell 33

ARAPAHOE, Neb. — Arapahoe’s girls made 18 free throws to offset 19 percent field-goal shooting Tuesday evening.

The Warriors (8-7) prevailed behind with senior Berkley Warner (10 for 14), junior Cadence Carpenter (three for four) and junior Sage Larson (two for three) making 15 of 21 at that charity line for almost 75 percent.

Axtell only hit eight of 19 free throws overall.

Warner’s 16 points led Arapahoe while Strand scored six and secured nine rebounds.

Carpenter added five points while freshman Clara Hilker scored four.

The Wildcats slipped to 1-13 this season.

Southwest 62,

Cheylin (Kan.) 33

BIRD CITY, Kan. — Southwest reached 10 wins (10-5) Tuesday night thanks to juniors Atleigh Nelms, Payton Truksa and Allison VanPelt scoring 10 points each to go with sophomore Kyra Nelms’ 11.

Truksa and VanPelt both made two three-points in Southwest’s seventh straight win.

Sophomore Anastasia Gallegos also drained her only three-point try while adding five points.

Gallegos also delivered four assists and swiped three steals.

Kyra Nelms collected seven rebounds.

Chase County 47,

Kimball 18

IMPERIAL, Neb. — The Chase County girls won their SPVA tournament opener and take a 6-6 record into semifinals later this week.

No other details were obtained. The Kimball Longhorns are now 3-9.

Decatur Comm. 36,

Ness City 27

OBERLIN, Kan. — The Decatur Community (Kan.) Red Devils are 5-4 following their Northwest Kansas League tournament win over Ness City, Kan., now 4-4.