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Basketball roundup 3-6
Ellinwood's Britton Dutton (0) scores against Victoria Tuesday.jpg
Ellinwood's Britton Dutton (0) scores against Victoria's Kyle Pickering (15) in a 69-26 Tuesday. - photo by Hugo Gonzalez

CENTRAL PLAINS 82, WHEATLAND 22

RUSSELL — Central Plains all-stater Emily Ryan scored 30 points as the No. 1 ranked Oilers roared past Wheatland 82-22 Friday to win their state record 134th consecutive basketball game, tying for the third-longest streak in U.S. girls history. The Oilers are tied with Duncanville, Texas and Butler Taylor County, Ga.

The Oilers (23-0) led 58-10 at halftime. Kassidy Nixon scored 10 points and Addison Crites netted nine points. Ryan dished out eight assists and Nixon had five steals. Ryan has scored 2,958 career points, third all-time behind Claflin's Jackie Stiles (3,663) and Laurie Koehn (3,160).

Wheatland 8 2 8 4 — 22

Central Plains 25 33 19 5 — 82

WHEATLAND (13-9)—Totals 6-32 8-9 22.

CENTRAL PLAINS (23-0)—Emily Ryan 13-16 3-3 30, Nixon 5-6 0-0 10, Addison Crites 2-4 5-6 9, Oeser 2-6 2-2 8, Hammeke 3-9 0-0 7, Jeffrey 3-4 0-0 7, Potter 3-6 0-0 6, Rugan 2-3 0-0 4, Short 0-1 0-0 0, Zink 0-1 1-2 1, Lamatsch 0-1 0-0 0, Totals 33-57 11-13 82.

3-pointers—W 2-16 (), CP 5-17 (Oeser 2-4, Jeffrey 1-2, Ryan 1-3, Hammeke 1-5, Lamatsch 0-1, Nixon 0-1, Zink 0-1). Rebounds—CP 29 (Potter 6). Assists—CP 21 (Ryan 8). Steals—CP 19 (Nixon 5).

OTIS-BISON 33, THUNDER RIDGE 28

WAKEENEY — Otis-Bison's Maddie Wiltse scored 21 points, 17 after halftime, in the Cougars' 33-28 semifinal victory over unbeaten Kensington Thunder Ridge in Friday's 1A WaKeeney basketball substate. 

Wiltse scored seven of the Cougars' nine field goals. The Cougars outscored Thunder Ridge 13-8 behind 11 free throws.

Otis-Bison 5 5 10 13 — 33

Thunder Ridge 6 4 10 8 — 28

OTIS-BISON (22-1)—Maddie Wiltse 7 7-14 21, Maier 2 1-3 5, Trapp 0 3-4 3, Bartonek 0 2-4 2, Anderson 0 2-2 2, Totals 9 15-27 33.

THUNDER RIDGE (20-1)—Brennan Kirchoff 3 4-7 10, Davis 1 2-2 5, Hrabe 1 3-4 5, Boden 1 2-4 4, Slavik 1 1-2 3, Rust 0 1-5 1, Totals 7 13-24 28.

3-pointers—TR 1 (Davis 1).

ST. JOHN 38, SOUTH GRAY 32

PRATT  — St. John converted 13 free throws in the fourth quarter for a 38-32 upset victory over No. 1 seed South Gray in the 1A Pratt basketball substate.

St. John (15-9) was paced by Erin Crissman with 15 points and Bree Meyer added 11 points. The Tigers converted 18 of 26 free throws, 15 in the second half. South Gray's Megan Tarn and Emma Jantz each scored seven points. The Rebels made six 3-pointers of their nine field goals.

St. John 6 14 5 13 — 38

South Gray 8 3 10 11 — 32

ST. JOHN (15-9)—Crissman 5 3-6 15, Bree Meyer 2 5-6 11, Smith 1 4-6 6, Payton Meyer 0 3-4 3, Portillo 0 2-2 2, Claussen 0- 1-2 1, Totals 8 18-26 38.

SOUTH GRAY (20-3)—Megan Tarn 2 2-2 7, Jantz 2 1-2 7, Wiebe 1 4-4 6, Clark 2 0-0 5, Sarah Tarn 1 0-0 3, Martens 1 0-0 3, Peters 0 1-2 1, Totals 9 8-10 32.

3-pointers—SJ 4 (Crissman 2, B. Meyer 2), SG 6 (Jantz 2, M. Tarn 1, S. Tarn 1, Clark 1, Martens 1).

INGALLS 43, SOUTH CENTRAL 41

PRATT — Alexa Lightner scored 14 points to lead Ingalls past South Central 43-41 in Friday's 1A Pratt basketball substate.

Ingalls 10 12 13 8 — 43

South Central 14 13 11 3 — 41

INGALLS—Lightner 7 0-2 14, Regan Ast 5 1-1 12, Beach 5 1-3 11, Wall 2 0-0 6, Totals 19 2-6 43.

SOUTH CENTRAL—Jellison 2 9-14 13, Hackney 3 1-2 9, Herd 5 0-0 10, Lohrding 2 1-2 5, Clark 1 2-2 4, Totals 13 13-20 41.

3-pointers—I 3 (Wall 2, Ast 1), SC 2 (Hackney 2).

ELLINWOOD 56, INMAN 38

INMAN — Ellinwood's Britton Dutton scored 21 points as the Eagles rolled past Inman 56-38 in Friday's 2A Inman basketball substate. The Eagles (18-4) are one win away from their first state basketball trip since 1984.

Tyler Stuhlsatz scored 14 points and David Hammeke added 10 points. Ellinwood outcored Inman 16-6 on free throws and 12-6 on 3-pointers. The Eagles outscored Inman 31-20 in the second half. Inman (14-8) was paced by Jace Doerksen with 15 points and Kyler Konrade with nine points.

Ellinwood 15 10 18 13 — 56

Inman 7 11 6 14 — 38

ELLINWOOD (18-4)—Dutton 6 9-10 21, Stuhlsatz 5 1-3 14,  Hammeke 3 4-4 10, Doll 2 2-7 7, Wondra 1 0-1 2, Knop 1 0-0 2, Totals 18 16-25 56. 

INMAN (14-8)—Jace Doerksen 7 0-3 15, Kyler Konrade 4 0-1 9, Johnson 3 1-1 7, Kolby Blank 0 5-6 5, Carter 0 0-1 0, Eli Brunk 1 0-0 2, Totals 15 6-12 38.

3-pointers—E 4 (Stuhlsatz 3, Doll 1); Inman 2 (Doerksen 1, Konrade 1)

STERLING 41, HUTCHINSON TRINITY 30

INMAN — Sterling's Tyus Wilson scored 17 points to spark the Black Bears past Hutchinson Trinity 41-30 in the 2A Inman basketball substate.

Sterling 4 10 14 13  — 41

Hutchinson Trinity 9 4 11 6 — 30

HUTCHINSON TRINITY—Manga 5 3-4 16, Hammeke 3 1-2 7, Nelsoin 0 1-2 1, W. Gray 1 0-0 2, L. Gray 2 0-0 4, Totals 11 5-8 30.

STERLING (19-4)—Wilson 5 7-8 17, Wilkey 1 0-0 2, Myers 2 1-2 5, Bressler 0 7-10 7, Oden 1 0-0 2, Webb 4 0-0 8, Totals 13 15-20 41.

3-pointers—HT 3 (Manga 3).

1A GIRLS SUBSTATES

RUSSELL—Central Plains 88, Wheatland 22; Osborne 47, Wallace County 20; SATURDAY—Central Plains 23-0 vs. Osborne 15-8

PRATT—Cunningham 46, Meade 20; Kinsley 46, Attica 43; SATURDAY—Cunningham 23-0 vs. Kinsley 14-9

WAKEENEY—Golden Plains 44, Weskan 28; Otis-Bison 33, Thunder Ridge 28; SATURDAY—Golden Plains 23-0 vs. Otis-Bison 21-3

DODGE CITY—St. John 32, South Gray 28; Ingalls 43, South Central 41; SATURDAY—Ingalls 15-8 vs. St. John 15-9

5A WEST BOYS

ANDOVER—Andover High 49, Emporia 45; Andover High 22-0

BASEHOR—Basehor 52, Shawnee Heights 42; Basehor 20-2

DESOTO—DeSoto 75, KC Washington 65; DeSoto 16-6

GODDARD—Kapaun-Mt. Carmel 56, Valley Center 48; Kapaun Mt. Carmel 16-6

GREAT BEND—Hays High 43, Great Bend 36; Hays High 16-6

TOPEKA—Highland Park 51, Aquinas 50; Highland Park 15-7

WICHITA—Andover Central 61, Wichita Carroll 59; Andover Central 14-8

TOPEKA—Blue Valley SW 68, Topeka West 63; Blue Valley SW 9-13

4A WEST GIRLS

NICKERSON—Nickerson 53, Holton 34; Nickerson 20-2

EUDORA—Eudora 33, Paola 28; Eudora 20-2

KANSAS CITY—KC Piper 72, Girard27; KC Piper 20-2

SHAWNEE—SM Miege 75, Topeja Hayden 40; SM Miege 20-2

CHAPMAN—Chapman 47, Andale 41; Chapman 18-4

WAMEGO—Clay Center 39, Abilene 29; Clay Center 16-6

TOWANDA—Buhler 45, Circle 38; Buhler 14-8

3A BELOIT GIRLS—Phillipsburg 40, Hays-TMP 32; Norton 49, Beloit 47; SATURDAY—Phillipsburg 19-3 vs. Norton 15-8

3A HALSTEAD GIRLS—Halstead 47, Hesston 34; Haven 61, SE Saline 33; SATURDAY—Halstead 19-3 vs. Haven 19-3

2A INMAN BOYS—Ellinwood 56, Inman 38; Sterling 41, Hutchinson Trinity 30; SATURDAY—Ellinwood 18-4 vs. Sterling 18-4

OTIS-BISON 51, GOLDEN PLAINS 37

WAKEENEY — Otis-Bison's Maddie Wiltse scored 29 points as the Cougars beat Rexford Golden Plains 51-37 for their second consecutive unbeaten team. The Cougars beat unbeaten Kensington Thunder Ridge 33-28 in Friday's 1A WaKeeney basketball semifinal.

Wiltse scored 11 field goals and added seven free throws. Wiltse scored 13 points in the fourth quarter.

Otis-Bison 14 8 14 15 — 51

Golden Plains 4 10 6 17 — 37

OTIS-BISON (23-1)—Maddie Wiltse 11 7-8 29, Maier 2 0-1 4, Trapp 3 0-1 6, Anderson 6 0-2 12, Totals 227-10 51.

GOLDEN PLAINS (22-1)—A. Stoll 3 6-11 13, Miller 4 2-5 12, Stoll 3 0-0 8, Rath 0 2-2 2, Nieman 1 0-0 2, Totals 11 10-15 37. 

3-pointers--GP 5 (Miller 2, Stoll 2, Stoll 1).