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Barton Hilltop Classic
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Central Plains High School’s Emily Ryan gets past Larned defender Katelynn Sanger on Thursday evening during a Barton Hilltop Classic semifinal game. - photo by Hugo Gonzalez

cCENTRAL PLAINS 60, ST. JOHN 19 – Oiler Emily Ryan contributed 26 points to spark Central Plains its sixth consecutive Hilltop Classic championship.

St. John 5 0 12 2 – 19

Central Plains 18 22 14 6 – 60

ST. JOHN (6-7)–Smith 1-1 3-4 5, Doran 2-4 0-2 4, Claussen 1-4 2-2 4, Bree Meyer 1-2 0-0 2, Crissman 0-1 2-2 2, Rios 0-2 0-0 0, Garcia 0-1 0-0 0, Hudson 1-1 0-0 2, Totals 6-16 7-10 19

CENTRAL PLAINS (13-0)–Emily Ryan 9-15 6-6 26, Lamatsch 3-4 2-2 10, Rugan 4-7 2-3 10, Hurley 1-4 1-2 4, Crites 1-1 4-4 6, Nixon 1-1 0-0 2, Oeser 0-3 0-0 0, Cunningham 1-1 0-0 2, Totals 20-36 15-17 60

3-pointers–SJ 0-4 (B. Meyer 0-1, Crissman 0-1, Rios 0-1, Doran 0-1), CP 5-13 (Lamatsch 2-3, Ryan 2-5, Hurley 1-3, Oeser 0-2). Rebounds–SJ 14 (Claussen 3), CP 13 (Lamatsch 3). Assists–SJ 5 (Garcia 2), CP 12 (Hurley 4). Steals–SJ 4 (Crissman 2), CP 14 (Lamatsch 4). TO–SJ 23, CP 4

MACKSVILLE 42, NESS CITY (5TH) – Macksville's Jennifer Ortiz scored 12 points and BrayLynn Anschutz added 10 points as the Mustangs outscored the Eagles 19-11 after halftime.  Jenna Russell had four assists and three steals.

Ness City's Tiana Epperson scored 11 points with six rebounds and four steals.

Ness City 16 5 4 7 – 32

Macksville 13 10 9 10 – 42

NESS CITY (2-10)–Epperson 5-16 0-0 11, Pfannenstiel 0-2 0-0 0, Morales 0-3 1-2 1, Werth 1-6 0-0 3, Flax 2-7 0-0 5, Starr 2-6 1-2 5, Seib 1-2 1-2 3, Reinhardt 2-7 0-2 4, Liggett 0-1 0-0 0, Totals 13-50 3-8 32

MACKSVILLE (3-10)–Ortiz 5-13 2-2 12, Anshutz 5-10 0-0 10, Mendez 3-7 0-0 6, Wright 0-3 0-0 0, Galan 3-9 0-1 7, Russell 1-5 2-3 5, Smith 1-2 0-0 2, Totals 18-49 4-6 42

3-pointers–NC 3-10 (Werth 1-1, Flax 1-3, Epperson 1-4, Starr 0-1, Pfannenstiel 0-1), M 2-14 (Russell 1-4, Galan 1-6, Mendez 0-1, Wright 0-1, Ortiz 0-2); Rebounds–NC 29 (Epperson 6), M 40 (Anchutz 9); Assists–NC 8 (Flax 3, Pfannenstiel 3); M 11 (Russell 4); Steals–NC 12 (Epperson 4), M 10 (Russell 3, Ortiz 3).

LARNED 46, LITTLE RIVER 29 (3RD) – Larned's Katelynn Sanger scored 16 points and had four steals. Indian Baylea Perez scored 11 points with a trio of 3-pointers.

Little River 8 3 9 9 – 29

Larned 14 7 12 13 –46

LITTLE RIVER (9-5)–Zimmerman 3-10 4-4 11; Bergkamp 2-2 0-0 4; Wright 1-2 0-0 2; Konen 0-3 0-0 0; McBride 4-9 0-0 8; Gadberry 1-1 1-2 3, Barta 0-0 0-2 0; Boughfman 0-2 1-2 1; Madison Loder 0-1 0-0 0, Michelle Loder 0-2 0-0 0, Totals 11-32 6-10 29

LARNED (5-6)–Sanger 4-7 6-8 16; Muldrow 0-2 0-0 0; Fischer 3-5 0-1 6; Butler 1-5 0-0 2; Perez 4-9 0-0 11; Mead 1-1 1-2 3; Nesby 2-3 2-4 6; Tapia 1-2 0-0 2; Evers 0-1 0-1 0, Totals 16-35 9-16 46

3-pointers–LR 1-10 (Zimmerman 1-5, Loder 0-1, McBride 0-3, Konen 0-1); L 5-11 (Sanger 2-3, Perez 3-6, Muldrow 0-1, Butler 0-1); Rebounds–LR 25 (Zimmerman 5); L 18 (Muldrow 6); Assists–LR 3; L 13 (Muldrow 4); Steals–LR 7 (McBride 3); L 13 (Sanger 4)