CENTRAL PLAINS GIRLS 61, SMITH CENTER 57
RUSSELL — Brynna Hammeke rescued the No. 1 state-ranked Central Plains Oilers with 28 points, 18 after halftime, for a hard-fought 61-57 victory over No. 4 ranked Smith Center in Tuesday's Amos Morris Basketball Tournament. Kassidy Nixon contributed 17 points and Madison McGuire added 15 points as the Oilers' trio scored 60 points.
The Oilers saw an 11-point lead sliced to three points before Hammeke's steal and layup secured the victory.
Maile Hrabe scored 20 points and Ashlyn Long added 12 points.
Central Plains 13 14 20 14 — 61
Smith Center 8 13 19 17 — 57
CENTRAL PLAINS (2-0)—Hammeke 11 4-9 28, Nixon 5 7-10 17, Madison McGuire 7 1-2 15, Reese McGuire 0 1-2 1, Totals 23 23-33 61.
SMITH CENTER (1-1)—Hrabe 4 9-10 20, Long 5 2-3 12, Kattenberg 4 1-2 9, Kirchoff 3 0-0 6, Rentschler 2 0-0 4, Hutchinson 0 3-4 3, Parsons 1 0-0 3, Totals 19 15-19 57.
3-pointers—CP 2 (Hammeke 2), SC 4 (Hrabe 3, Parsons 1).
SMITH CENTER 60, CENTRAL PLAINS 39
RUSSELL — Central Plains Oiler Payton Ryan was spectacular with a 27-point outing in a 60-39 loss to Smith Center in Tuesday's Amos Morris Basketball Tournament. Ryan converted six 3-pointers.
Smith Center's Overmiller scored 20 points.
Central Plains 13 14 20 14 — 39
Smith Center 8 13 19 17 — 60
CENTRAL PLAINS (0-2)—Peyton Ryan 9 3-4 27, Stratman 3 0-0 8, Bunch 1 0-3 2, Hekele 1 0-0 2, Totals 14 3-7 39.
SMITH CENTER (1-1)—Overmiller 7-12 0-0 20, Lehman 5-8 0-2 10, McKenzie 4-5 2-6 10, Carr 3-5 2-2 8, Koelsch 2-10 0-0 5, Lapaille 1-9 1-3 3, Totals 22-49 9-13 60.
3-pointers—CP 8 (Ryan 6, Stratman 2); SC 7-19 (Overmiller 6-11, Koelsch 1-6, Lapaille 0-1). Rebounds—SC 39 (Lehman 9). Assists—SC 12 (McKenzie 4). Steals—SC 9 (McKenzie 4).
OTIS-BISON GIRLS 54, SKYLINE 44
GREENSBURG – Otis-Bison’s Halee Morrison was on fire with a career high 28 points as the Cougars downed Pratt Skyline 54-44 in Tuesday’s Kiowa County Basketball Tournament. Johannah Baalman added 13 points.
Skyline’s Kody Anchutz scored 11 points.
OB 11 16 15 12 – 54
Skyline 10 14 7 13 – 44
OTIS-BISON (2-0)—Morrison 10 7-15 28, Baalman 5 3-6 13, Wiltse 3 0-2 6, Rodriguez 0 2-5 2, LKenyon 0 1-4 1, Reever 2 0-2 4, Totals 20 13-34 54.
SKYLINE—Kody Anshutz 4 3-4 11, Spease 2 3-4 7, Castillo 2 4-8 9, Nation 1 0-0 3, Hampton 2 1-2 7, Kory Anschutz 2 2-3 7, McComb 0 0-1 0, Totals 14 13-22 44.
3-pointers—OB 1 (Morrison 1); S 3 (Castillo 1, Nation 1, Anschutz 1).
SKYLINE 74, OTIS-BISON 36
GREENBSURG – Otis-Bison’s Dalton Regan scored 17 points in a losing effort as Skyline rolled past the Cougars 74-36 in Tuesday’s Kiowa County Basketball Tournament. The Thunderbirds outscored the Cougars 48-21 in the second and third quarters.
Skyline’s Brayden Berens scored 18 points and Leo Egging added 15 points.
OB 9 17 4 8 – 36
Skyline 15 27 21 11 – 74
OTIS-BISON (1-1)—Regan 7 3-5 17, Hoopingarner 2 0-0 4, Roth 2 0-0 4, Polly 0 3-4 3, Juno 0 1-2 1, Butler 2 3-4 7, Morrison 1 0-0 2, Totals 14 10-15 36.
SKYLINE—Berens 7 1-2 18, Leo Egging 4 6-6 15, Binford 6 0-0 14, Miller 3 0-0 7, Gage Egging 3 0-2 6, Notovny 1 0-0 2, Temanson 1 0-2 2, Snider 3 0-0 8, Alphin 1 0-0 2, Totals 29 7-12 74.
3-pointers—S 9 (Berens 3, Snider 2, Binford 2, Egging 1, Miller 1)
PAWNEE HEIGHTS 47, DIGHTON 45
QUINTER – Pawnee Heights standout Alec Carlson rescued the Tigers with 25 points in a last-second 47-45 overtime victory over Dighton in the Quinter Castle Rock Basketball Tournament. The Tigers play Quinter in Friday’s semifinals.
Max Neeley led Dighton with 21 points.
PH 4 25 5 11 2 – 47
Dighton 14 10 8 13 0 – 45
PAWNEE HEIGHTS (1-1)—Carlson 25, Hamby 9, Colglazier 5, Hands 4, Dakota Ryan 4.
DIGHTON (0-2)—Neeley 21, Leonrod 14, Coleman 6, Wilkison 2, Cramer 2.
GRINNELL-WHEATLAND 55, PAWNEE HEIGHTS 34
QUINTER – Pawnee Heights Tiger Olivia Hands scored 21 points in a excellent effort in a 55-34 setback to Wheatland-Grinnell at Tuesday’s Quinter Castle Rock Basketball Tournament. Elizabeth Rasmussen added six points. The Tigers play Wichita CCA in Friday’s second round.
Wheatland Grinnell’s Anna Godek scored 11 points and Emily Heier added 10 points.
Pawnee Heights 7 8 7 12 – 34
Wheatland 16 18 14 7 – 55
PAWNEE HEIGHTS (0-2)—Hands 21, Rasmussen 6, Joselyn Cordero 3, Valles-Rios 2, Yeimi Cordero 2.
WHEATLAND-GRINNELL (2-0)—Godek 11, Heier 10, Schroeder 8, Schultz 8, Ostmeyer 7, Beckman 6, Habiger 3, Zerr 2.
ELLINWOOD 63, STAFFORD 31
LANGDON – Ellinwood’s Britton Dutton surpassed the 1,000-point barrier with a 41-point outing to spark the Eagles past Stafford 63-31 in Monday’s Falcon Basketball Classic. Dutton converted 17 of 22 field goals and 4 of 5 on 3-pointers.
Cody Zink contributed five steals and seven rebounds. Koy Behnke dished out six assists. Stafford’s Shawn Sheets and Ashton Harter each scored seven points.
Stafford 8 6 10 7 – 31
Ellinwood 15 16 15 20 – 63
STAFFORD (0-2)–Sheets 3 1-2 7, Harter 2 3-4 7, Rodriguez 3 0-1 6, Minks 2 0-1 4, Tai Hildebrand 1 0-0 2, Josh Hildebrand 0 2-2 2, Kerschenske 1 0-0 2, Dominguez 0 1-4 1, Totas 12 4-7 31.
ELLINWOOD (2-0)–Dutton 17-22 3-4 41, Behnke 4-8 0-0 8, Heinz 2-5 2-4 7, Brack 2-4 0-1 4, Coleman 1-2 0-0 2, Steffan 0-0 1-2 1, Hosman 0-1 0-0 0, Totals 26-62 6-10 63.
3-pointers–E 5-8 (Dutton 4-5, Heniz 1-1, Brack 0-1, Hosman 0-1). Rebounds—E 22 (Zink 7). Assists—E 18 (Behnke 6). Steals—E 11 (Zink 5).
PRETTY PRAIRIE 80, CHASE 17
LANGDON – McKenna Vogl scored 24 points as Pretty Prairie roared past Chase’s girls 80-17 in Monday’s Falcon Basketball Classic.
Coach Mike Marzolf’s Chase Kats were paced by Haylee Miller with 12 points.
Chase 4 2 9 2 – 17
P. Prairie 29 22 17 12 – 80
CHASE (0-2)—Miller 3 4-6 12, Herrera 1 1-4 3, Donovan 0 1-3 1, Antuna 0 1-2 1, Totals 4 7-15 17.
P. PRAIRIE (1-0)—Vogl 11 2-5 24, Harbaugh 7 0-0 18, Bailey Young 8 1-3 17, Kruse 4 0-1 8, Aubrey Young 2 0-0 5, Hendrickson 2 0-0 4, Webster 2 0-2 4, Total 36 3-11 80.
3-pointers—C 2 (Miller 2); PP 5 (Harbaugh 4, Young 1)
PRETTY PRAIRIE 60, CHASE 32
LANGDON – Bryan Steadman scored 22 points and Blake Stucky chipped in 19 as Pretty Prairie rolled past Chase 60-32 in Monday’s Falcon Basketball Classic.
Chase’s Christian Cavender scored 10 points.
Chase 6 0 12 14 – 32
P. Prairie 13 15 14 18 – 60
CHASE (0-2)—Christian Cavender 5 0-0 10, Brady 4 0-0 8, Steadman 2 1-4 6, Martinez 2 0-1 4, Freisner 2 0-0 4, Totals 15 1-5 32.
P. PRAIRIE (1-0)—Bryan Steadman 9 3-3 22, Blake Stucky 9 0-0 19, Bowers 4 1-2 9, Brock Steadman 2 0-2 4, White 2 0-2 4, McGinnis 1 0-0 2, Rigr 0 0-4 0, Totals 27 4-13 60.
3-pointers—C 1 (Steadman 1); PP 2 (Stucky 1, Bryan Steadman 1).
MEADE 66, PAWNEE HEIGHTS 65
MEADE – No. 4 state-ranked 1A Pawnee Heights missed two chances to tie in a heartbreaking 66-65 non-league loss to Meade in Friday’s basketball opener
“Davin Hamby missed an open three for the tie and Alec Carlson had his 3-pointer blocked,” said Pawnee Heights coach Rick Carlson. “Dakota Ryan got the rebound and shot a 2-pointer as time ran out.”
Alec Carlson led the Tigers with 21 points and Adam Hands contributed 20 points. The Tigers converted 18 of 36 free throws.
Meade’s Trace Hedgwood and Brock Keith led four players in double figures with 12 points apiece.
PHts. 27 11 16 11 – 65
Meade 15 16 15 20 – 66
PAWNEE HEIGHTS (0-1)–Carlson 7-17 5-10 21, Hands 5-8 10-14 20, Colglazier 4-7 3-10 11, Dakota Ryan 5-8 0-0 10, Hamby 1-4 0-2 3, Totals 21-44 18-36 65.
MEADE (1-0)–Hegwood 5-13 1-2 12, Keith 6-11 0-0 12, Stapleton 4-11 2-5 11, Unruh 5-9 0-1 11, Kelsay 2-3 1-2 7, Bird 0-2 0-0 0, Haynes 3-5 0-2 6, Volden 2-5 1-2 5, Orr 1-3 0-0 2, Totals 28-62 4-14 66.
3-pointers–PH 3-13 (Carlson 2-6, Hamby 1-4, Hands 0-3); M 5-19 (Kelsay 2-3, Orr 1-3, Hegwood 1-4, Unruh 1-4, Bird 0-1, Keith 0-1, Stapleton 0-1, Haynes 0-2). Rebounds–PH 32 (Hands 11); M 34 (Volden 12). Assists–PH 7 (Carlson 3, Hamby 3); M 14 (Haynes 4). Steals–PH 9 (Carlson 5); M 14 (Stapleton 4).
MEADE GIRLS 48, PAWNEE HEIGHTS 28
MEADE – The state-ranked 2A Meade Buffaloes swept past Pawnee Heights 48-28 in Friday’s basketball opener. Pawnee Heights Tiger Olivia Hands earned a double/double with 16 points and double-digit rebounds. Meade’s Kylin Rudlik scored nine points and Carlie Martin added eight points.
PHts. 6 9 4 9 – 28
Meade 16 14 14 4 – 48
PAWNEE HEIGHTS (0-1)–Olivia Hands 7 2-4 16, Joselyn Cordero 1 2-4 5, Yeimi Cordero 2 0-0 5, Rasmussen 1 0-0 2, Totals 11 4-8 28.
MEADE (1-0)–Rudlik 4-10 1-2 9, Martin 3-7 1-1 8, Shewey 3-8 1-2 7, Miller 2-8 2-2 6, Unruh 2-6 0-0 5, Powell 1-4 2-4 4, Hartnett 2-4 0-0 4, Paul 1-1 1-1 3, Sherman 1-6 0-0 2, Doney 0-1 0-0 0, Foster 0-3 0-0 0, Totals 19-58 8-12 48.
3-pointers–PH 3 (Carlson 2, Hamby 1); M 2-18 (Unruh 1-5, Martin 1-4, Doney 0-1, Powell 0-1, Foster 0-2, Miller 0-4). Rebounds–M 33 (Sherman 6). Assists–15 (Miller 5). Steals–12 (Miller 4).
