Basketball Recap: Larned Drops Highest Score of Season Against St. John

Indians

Team Score (Highest)

12/16/25 @ St. John	66
12/09/25 vs Kinsley	56
12/13/25 vs St. John	51
12/12/25 vs Hoisington	43
12/04/25 @ Pratt	19

Larned scored the most points they've had this season on Tuesday, but it wasn't enough. They took a 77-66 hit to the loss column at the hands of the St. John Tigers. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 157th, while the Tigers are ranked 47th).

St. John found their leader in sophomore Emmett Delp, who posted 32 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Delp has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Braxton Alpers, who scored 14 points.

Larned is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-4. Those defeats can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.3 points over those games. As for St. John, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming matchups. Larned will venture away from home to face off against Kingman on Friday. As for St. John, they will head out to square off against Kiowa County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.