RUSSELL TOURNAMENT
RUSSELL AMOS MORRIS CLASSIC
MONDAY GIRLS—Central Plains 75, Smith Center 17; Phillipsburg 71, Russell 41
TUESDAY GIRLS—Beloit St. John’s vs. Ulysses; Plainville vs. Ellsworth
MONDAY BOYS—Central Plains 32, Smith Center 23; Phillipsburg 62, Russell 61
TUESDAY BOYS—Beloit St. John’s vs. Ulysses; Plainville vs. Ellsworth
CENTRAL PLAINS 75, SMITH CENTER 17
RUSSELL — The No. 1 ranked Central Plains Oiler girls earned their state record 113th consecutive victory with a 75-15 victory over No. 8 state-ranked 2A Smith Center in Monday's Amos Morris Russell Tournament. All-stater Emily Ryan scored 25 points, 21 in the first half. Ryan ranks seventh all-time with 2,361 career points. Delaney Rugan added 13 points.
Smith Center 1 6 6 4 — 17
Central Plains 29 24 15 7 — 75
SMITH CENTER—Kirchhoff 0 1-2 1, Rentschler 1 2-4 4, Parsons 0 2-2 2, Pfortmiller 1 0-2 2; Maydew 1 0-0 2, Froeling 2 1-3 5, Englin 0 1-2 1, Totals 5 9-15 31.
CENTRAL PLAINS (2-0)—Lamatsch 1 0-0 3; Hammeke 3 0-0 8; Nixon 4 0-0 9; Rugan 5 2-4 13; Emily Ryan 11 1-1 25; Oeser 2 0-0 5; Jeffrey 2 0-0 5; Crites 3 0-0 6; Potter 1 0-0 2; Totals 32 3-5 75.
3-pointers—CP 8 (Ryan 2, Lamatsch 1, Hammeke 1, Nixon 1, Rugan 1, Oeser 1, Jeffrey 1).
CENTRAL PLAINS 32, SMITH CENTER 23
RUSSELL — The Central Plains boys surprised Smith Center 32-23 in Monday's Amos Morris Tournament. Oiler J.J. Heredia scored 11 points and Jerred Bieberle added eight points.
Smith Center 10 2 7 2 — 23
Central Plains 8 3 9 12 — 32
SMITH CENTER—Colby 3 0-0 8, Lambert 1 0-0 3, Long 3 0-0 6, Montgomery 2 2-4 6, Totals 9 2-4 23.
CENTRAL PLAINS (1-1)—Heredia 3 3-4 11, Bieberle 1 5-6 8, Hurley 1 0-0 3, Kitchen 0 2-2 2, Holmes 3 2-2 8, Totals 8 12-14 32.
3-pointers—CP 4 (Heredia 2, Bieberle 2, Hurley 1); SC 3 (Colby 2, Lambert 1)..
NATOMA TOURNAMENT
MONDAY GIRLS—Pawnee Heights 38, Natoma 15; Palco 24, Western Plains 15
MONDAY BOYS—Pawnee Heights 61, Natoma 48; Western Plains def. Palco
TUESDAY—Pawnee Heights vs. Palco, 3; Western Plains vs. Natoma
FRIDAY—Pawnee Heights vs. Western Plains, 3; Palco vs. Natoma
PAWNEE HEIGHTS 61, NATOMA 48
NATOMA — Adam Hands and Carlson each scored 21 points to spark defending champion Pawnee Heights past Natoma 61-48 in Monday's opening round at the Natoma Tournament. Natoma's Jayce Dickerson scored 17 points.
P. Heights 19 12 15 15 — 61
Natoma 9 12 14 13 — 48
PAWNEE HEIGHTS (2-0)—Adam Hands 5 9-12 21; Fabian Flores 5 0-1 10; Colglazier 1 0-0 2; Carlson 8 1-2 21; Peterson 2 3-4 7; Totals 21 13-19 61.
NATOMA—Dickerson 5 6-8 17; Jayson Engling 3 0-1 9; Shayne Engling 1 6-6 8; Martinez 3 1-5 7; Hays 2 1-4 5; George 0 2-2 2; Totals 14 16-26 48.
3-pointers—PH 6 (Carslon 4, Hands 2); N 4 (J. Engling 3, Dickerson 1).
PAWNEE HEIGHTS 38, NATOMA 15
NATOMA — Jaden Carlson scored 22 points to spark the defending champion Pawnee Heights girls past Natoma 38-15 in Monday's opening round at the Natoma Tournament. The Tigers' defense held Natoma to two field goals.
PAWNEE HEIGHTS (2-0)—Carlson 10 0-2 22, Scott 4 0-0 9; Polson 3 1-2 7; Totals 17 1-4 38.
NATOMA — Engling 1 6-9 8; Chrisler 1 3-5 5; Zeigler 0 2-4 2; Paget 0 0-1 0; Totals 2 9-11 15.
FAIRFIELD FALCON CLASSIC
MONDAY GIRLS—Otis-Bison 50, Flinthills 31; Pretty Prairie 50, Chase 18
TUESDAY GIRLS—Ellinwood vs. Stafford; Ashland vs. Fairfield
MONDAY BOYS—Otis-Bison 47, Chase 25; Flinthills 69, Pretty Prairie 62
TUESDAY BOYS—Ellinwood vs. Fairfield; Ashland vs. Stafford
OTIS-BISON 50, FLINTHILLS 31
LANGDON — Otis-Bison's Maddie Wiltse knocked down a pair of 3-pointers and scored 18 points to spark the No. 8 ranked 1A Cougars past Flinthills 50-31 in Monday's Fairfield Falcon Classic. Cora Anderson added 11 points.
Flinthills 4 11 5 11 — 31
Otis-Bison 6 18 13 13 — 50
FLINTHILLS—Sorum 7 0-0 14; Totty 4 0-0 11; Heimgartner 1 0-0 3; Donner 1 0-0 2; Holcomb 0 1-2 1; Totals 13 1-2 31.
OTIS-BISON (2-0)—Wiltse 6 5-6 18; Anderson 5 1-2 11; Trapp 1 4-4 6; Maier 2 0-0 4; Bartonek 1 2-2 4; Dalton 1 0-0 2; Baalman 1-1 0-0 2; Macie Wiltse 1 0-0 2; Totals 16 16-18 50.
3-pointers—F 4 (Totty 3, Heimgartner 1); OB 2 (M Wiltse 2).
OTIS-BISON 47, CHASE 25
LANGDON — Otis-Bison's Jayce Kohls scored 22 points as the Cougars rolled past Chase 47-25 in Monday's Fairfield Falcon Classic. Ethan Schneider scored 15 points.
Chase 4 8 6 7 — 31
Otis-Bison 14 12 19 2 — 47
CHASE — Miller 5 0-0 10, Cavender 4 0-0 8, Martinez 1 2-2 4, Brady 1 0-0 2, Lattimer 0 1-2 1, Steadman 0 0-2 0, Martinez 0 0-2 0, Totals 11 3-8 25.
OTIS-BISON (1-1)—Kohls 10 0-0 22, Schneider 6 3-6 15, Christian Roth 1 0-0 2, Thille 1 2-3 4, Butler 1 0-1 2, Lopez 1 0-3 2, C. Schneider 0 0-1 0, Totals 20 5-14 47.
3-pointers—C 4 (Totty 3, Heimgartner 1); OB 2 (Kohls 2).