HAYS – The Central Plains Oiler boys beat the Hays Thomas More Monarchs 45-28 Friday in a non-league basketball game.
Brodie Crites led the way with 14 points, Aiden Hekele added 13, and Peyton Ryan contributed 11 points. An Oiler 12-0 burst led to a 23-9 lead.
The Oilers maintained a steady lead throughout the entire game and finished strong. The Oilers play Chase Tuesday.
Central Plains 11 14 8 12 – 45
Hays TMP 7 8 0 13 – 28
CENTRAL PLAINS (5-1)—Crites 4 5-5 14, Hekele 4 5-7 13, Peyton Ryan 5 0-0 10, Klima 3 0-0 6, Daniels 1 0-0 2, Totals 17 10-12 45.
HAYS TMP (1-5)— Dinkel 3 0-0 8, Schmeidler 2 0-0 5, Eck 2 0-0 5, Nehls 2 0-0 4, Liles 1 0-0 2, Baalman 2 0-0 4, Totals 12 0-0 28.
3-pointers—CP 2 (Crites 1, Hekele 1); TMP 3 (Schmeidler 1, Dinkel 2, Eck 1).
CENTRAL PLAINS GIRLS 41, TMP 34
HAYS – The Central Plains’ triple threat of Marilyn Soeken (12), Addy Ogle (11) and Grace Lamatsch (11) earned hard-fought 41-34 non-league basketball victory over a pesky Hays Thomas More Prep Monarch basketball team.
The Oilers used a 6-0 run for a 24-21 lead they never lost. Central Plains (4-2) converted on 12 of 16 free throw attempts; a major contributing factor. The Oilers play the Chase Kats Tuesday.
TMP’s Gracyn Schippers scored 10 points.
Central Plains 5 13 11 12 – 41
Hays TMP 3 12 10 9 – 34
CENTRAL PLAINS (4-2)—Soeken 2 8-12 12, Grace Lamatsch 4 0-0 11, Ogle 5 0-0 11, Kempke 0 3-4 3, Sheehy 0 1-2 1, Klima 1 0-0 3, Totals 12 12-18 41.
HAYS TMP (3-3)—Schippers 3 3-4 10, Rebel 1 1-2 3, Koeningsman 3 0-1 7, Teagan Gottschalk 3 0-0 7, Yost 3 0-0 6, Totals 13 4-7 34.
3-pointers—CP 5 (Lamatsch 3, Ogle 1, Klima 1); TMP 4 (Robl 1, Schippers 1, T. Gottschalk 1, Koeningsman 1).
