by Tracy McCue, Sumner Newscow — The Wellington Crusaders split with Wichita Collegiate, the junior varsity got busy,  and there were some rather interesting Sumner County basketball games elsewhere on Tuesday…

Wellington vs. Wichita Collegiate

Varsity boys: Collegiate 59, Wellington 51

Wichita Collegiate used to have swagger. That was before the injury of Marcus Phox.

Wellington came a whisker from beating the Spartans which would have been the highlight of the season. Collegiate led 14-13 at the end of the first quarter. Collegiate made it 30-22 at the half. Wellington narrowed the margin to two in the third quarter with an 18-13 output.

Collegiate outscored Wellington 16-11 in the fourth quarter down the stretch to win 59-51. The Crusaders are 5-12 for the season.

Wellington: T. Nance 14, T. Miles 12, B. Peck 7, N. Becker 6, C. Reichenberger 5, A. Dunn 3, A. Weiss 2, L. Woodbridge 2

Collegiate: R. Kemmer 23, E. Mann 14, B. Dick 6, V. Behzadpour 4, J. Copher 4, C. Christian 4, S. Brown 2, Adams 2

Varsity girls: Wellington 64, Collegiate 27

Wellington girls rocked Collegiate like a hurricane Tuesday night. Wellington opened with a 19-7 first quarter lead and held a 38-13 advantage at the half in this rout. Kailey Jenkins had 14 while Avery Lewellen scored 13.

Wellington: K. Jenkins 14, A. Lewellen 13, K. Whaley 10, C. McComb 9, H. Wright 7, S. Cornejo 4, J. Ledesma 3, M. Amrein 2, S. Shields 2

Collegiate: J. Skar 11, A. Payne 6, A. Root 6, J. Hull 3, N. Tolbert 1.

JV girls: Collegiate 50 Wellington 40

WHS  JV                         7                      11                          6                  16                        40

Collegiate JV                  13                      13                        17                 7                         50

Dietra Sober 13, Shelbie Wright 6, Tyanna Hughes 6, Mariah Moore 4, Peyton Witham 3, Noelle Wright 3, Kennedy Hackerott 2, Taylor Zimmerman 2 Shelby Hamel 1.

JV boys: Wellington 57 Wichita Collegiate 42

Phelps 4, Daugherty 12, Baker 7, Nance 9, Reichenberger 4, Dunn 3, Pettegrew 3, Albright 13, Hunt 2

Sumner County

Independent 78, Belle Plaine 54

Belle Plaine: A. Johnson 19, C. Throop 10, B. Gooch 10, Harvey 9, T. Balsters 4, B. Gann 2

Independent: B. Dean 20, M. Kay 11, T. Williams 9, K. Jarvis 8, M. Loveland 6, W. Riedmiller 6, B. Jantzen 6, J. Richmond 5, G. Hupman 3, Ladner 2, L. Anderson 1, S. Gilman 1

Conway Springs 54, Garden Plain 53

Conway Springs won a close one Tuesday night. Rasmussen led the Cards with 16.

Garden Plain: N. Schumacher 14, M. Panek 10, D. Doyle 8, T. Puetz 7, T. Bugner 5, D. Doyle 4, N. Thimesch 3

Conway Springs: R. Rasmussen 16, T. Echelberry 13, D. Murphy 10, D. Murphy 9, N. Oswald 4, T. Wood 2

Caldwell 54, Argonia 38

Argonia: Wells 8, Koerner 4, Gaddie 7, Dickerson 2, Tracy 2, Dolley 2, Thompson 7, Harsh 6. totals 14 (0) 10-20 38.

Caldwell: Ward 10, Dierking 2, Kendrick 6, Webster 12, York 8, Wencel 7, Whaley 9. Totals 19 (2) 14-17 54.

Sumner County Girls

Independent 49, Belle Plaine 34

Belle Plaine: B. Balzer 6, D. Balzer 6, K. Ast 4, C. Ryherd 4, B. Balsters 3.

Independent: E. Jarvis 14, S. Clark 10, A. Coccetella 9, M. Perales 8, T. Schrage 2, S. Phillips 2, Dean 2, A. Valmont 1, R. Packebush 1.

Garden Plain 41, Conway 32

Garden Plain: C. Haukap 13, A. Heimerman 10, N. Dooley 9, N. Dooley 6, C. Bourne 3.

Conway Springs: C. Ebenkamp 16, S. Echelberry 9, A. Smith 4, B. May 3.

South Haven 50, Oxford 24

South Haven: Parks 10, Jacobs 8, White 2, Tanner 6, Turek 6, Ralls 1, W. Turek 3, Harris 7, Baqrlow 5, Wilkey 2.

Oxford: Payne 13, Whitlock 2, K. Metz 2, Mapel 1, B. Metz 2, Moore 2, Norris 2.

Argonia 48, Caldwell 47

Caldwell nearly toppled Argonia for the first time in years.

Argonia: Fitch 2, Gaddie 7, Drouhard 5, Peetoom 12, Hessman 16, Allen 6. Totals 11 (1) 25-33 48.

Caldwell: Rice 10, Ward 8, S. York 2, K. York 10, Lebeda 4, Arnold 11, Arnett 2. Totals 19 (4) 5-8 47.