CENTRAL PLAINS GIRLS 69, STERLING 34

STERLING — All-stater Emily Ryan scored 21 points with eight rebounds and six assists as the Oilers cruised past Sterling 69-34 in Tuesday’s non-league basketball game.

Addison Crites scored 10 points and Delaney Rugan scored nine points with seven steals.

The No. 1 ranked 1A Oilers (9-0) have won 93 consecutive basketball games and five consecutive state titles. 

Central Plains 25 16 12 16 — 69

Sterling 8 8 7 11 — 34

CENTRAL PLAINS (9-0)—Emily Ryan 7-13 5-6 21, Crites 5-7 0-0 10, Rugan 4-8 1-2 9, Lamatsch 3-8 0-0 8, Avery Hurley 2-8 1-2 6, Jeffrey 2-2 0-0 6, Nixon 1-1 0-0 2, Oeser 2-4 0-0 5, Cunningham 1-2 0-0 2, Potter 0-1 0-0 0, Totals 27-54 7-10 69

STERLING (5-4)—Kadist Wilson 8, Comley 7,  Linden 5, Kayla Morris 5, Rowland 3, Horsch 3, Briar 2, San Miguel 1

3-pointers—CP 8-19 (Jeffrey 2-2, Ryan 2-4, Lamatsch 2-4, Oeser 1-3, A. Hurley 1-5, Rugan 0-1). Rebounds—CP 30 (Ryan 8). Assists—CP 18 (Ryan 8). Steals—CP 14 (Rugan 7)

CENTRAL PLAINS BOYS 62, STERLING 29

STERLING — Oiler Devin Ryan converted eight 3-pointers for a career high 26 points as No. 1 ranked Central Plains roared past Sterling 61-29 in a non-league basketball game. Ryan converted 8 of 18 3-pointers against the Black Bears’ zone defense.

The Oilers (9-0) led 22-3 after one quarter and triggered a running clock in the fourth quarter. Brett Liebl scored 13 points and Alex Hickel added 10 points. 

Central Plains 22 14 16 10 — 62 

Sterling 3 15 9 2 — 29

CENTRAL PLAINS (9-0)—Devin Ryan 9-19 0-0 26; Liebl 6-7 1-2 13; Hickel 5-18 0-1 10; Oeser 2-3 2-2 7; Thompson 2-3 0-0 4; Menges 1-4 0-0 2; Totals 25-54 3-5 62

STERLING (2-7)—Dutton 3 0-0 7, Birzer 3 0-0 7, Wilson 1 0-0 3, Surface 1 0-1 2, Myers 0 2-4 3, Weigel 1 0-0 2, Totals

3-pointers—CP 9-23 (Ryan 8-18, Oeser 1-2, Hickel 0-2, Menges 0-1)

ST. JOHN BOYS 52, ELLINWOOD 21

ELLINWOOD — No. 5 state-ranked 1A St. John rolled past Ellinwood 52-21 in Tuesday’s Central Prairie League basketball game.

Mason Osborne and Marshall Woolf each scored 11 points. Woof had four assists and four steals for St. John (8-2, 4-0 CPL). Ellinwood (3-6, 1-2 CPL) was paced by Luke Wondra with six points.   

St. John 21 18 8 5 — 52

Ellinwood 4 5 8 4 — 21

ST. JOHN (4-0, 8-2)—Osborne 5-19 1-1 11, Marshall Woolf 4-6 3-4 11, Fisher 2-2 3-4 7, Tanner Halling 3-6 1-1 7, Collin Halling 2-5 0-0 4, Eddy Calleros 2-5 0-0 6,  McVey 1-3 0-0 3, Delp 0-3 0-0 0, Uriel Calleros 0-0 1-2 1, Totals 19-49 11-14 52 

ELLINWOOD (1-2, 3-6)—Hammeke 1-8 3-4 5, McFarren 0-4 0-0 0, Knop 2-4 0-0 5, Carr 2-8 1-2 5, Wondra 2-8 2-2 6, Klepper 0-1 0-0 0, Totals 7-33 6-8 21

3-pointers—SJ 3-13 (E. Calleros 2-5, NcVey 1-2, M. Woolf 0-1, Osborne 0-5), E 1-7 (Knop 1-2, Wondra 0-2, Carr 0-3). Rebounds—SJ 28 (Osborne 6, C. Halling 6), E 23 (Hammeke 8). Assists—SJ (10 (M. Woolf 4), E 6 (McFarren 3). Steals—SJ 10 (M. Woolf 4), E 3

MACKSVILLE 61, LACROSSE 42

MACKSVILLE —Macksville’s Karson Waters scored 17 points with six assists and four steals as the Mustangs rolled past LaCrosse 61-42 in Tuesday’s Central Prairie League basketball game. 

Macksville (6-3, 1-2 CPL) also placed Kody Mead (15) and Kaleb Lickiss (13) in double figures.

LaCrosse 0 1 27 14 — 42 

Macksville 15 14 16 16 — 61

MACKSVILLE (6-3, 1-2)—Waters 7-10 2-2 17, Mead 6-8 3-4 15, Lickiss 6-9 0-2 13, Acosta 2-3 0-0 5, Miller 2-8 0-0 4, Fink 1-6 0-0 3, Blaske 2-4 0-0 4, Totals 26-48 5-8 61

3-pointers—M 4-18 (Lickiss 1-2, Acosta 1-2, Waters 1-3, Frink 1-5, Miller 0-6). Rebounds—M 28 (Mead 8). Assists—M 16 (Waters 6). Steals—M 10 (Waters 4) 

KIOWA CO. BOYS 66, PAWNEE HEIGHTS 48

GREENSBURG — Kiowa County converted 34 free throw to outscore the Pawnee Heights Tigers 34-8 from the free throw line in a Southern Plains-Iroquois league basketball victory.

Kade Scott led the Tigers (7-2, 3-2) with 20 points and Harrison VanMeter added 10 points. Cooper Zenger scored 21 points for Kiowa County. 

PH 16 6 11 15 — 48

KC 15 23 10 18 — 66

PH (7-2, 3-2)—Kade Scott 7 4-7 20, VanMeter 4 2-5 10, Hamby 2 2-3 8, McCoy 2 0-1 4, Hands 1 0-1 2,  Totals 18 8-17 48

KC (7-3, 5-1)—Zenger 6 9-10 21, VandenHoek 4 5-8 14, Boyles 1 9-12 11, Rhodes 4 2-2 10, Hayes 1 0-0 2, Thompson 0 8-13 8, McDonald 0 1-2 1, Totals 16 34-47 66  

KIOWA CO. GIRLS 44, PAWNEE HEIGHTS 29

GREENSBURG — Kiowa County placed nine players in the scoring column for a Southern Plains-Iroquois league basketball victory.

Stephanie Hands led the Tigers (7-2, 3-2) with nine points. Kiowa County (6-4, 3-3) was paced by Brecken VandenHoek with nine points.

PH 8 6 2 13 — 29

KC 14 12 12 6 — 44

PH (6-3, 2-3)—Hands 3 3-3 9, Miller 3 0-1 6, Carlson 3 0-0 6, Polson 0 2-3 2, Cadence Nondorf 2 0-0 4, Amspecker 1 0-0 2, Totals 12 5-7 29

KC (6-4, 3-3)—VandenHoek 4 1-2 9, Heinson 4 0-0 8, Thomas 3 2-4 8, Erickson 3 1-2 8, Sherer 1 0-0 3, Kellie Rhodes 0 2-2 2, Regan Rhodes 2 0-0 4, Koger 1 0-0 2, Totals 18 6-10 44

OTIS-BISON BOYS 65, KINSLEY 44

OTIS — Maitland Wiltse scored 26 points and Anton Foust added 15 points as Otis-Bison roared past Kinsley 65-44 in Tuesday’s Central Prairie League basketball game. The Cougars (6-3) ked 28-8 after one quarter.

Kinsley        8 18 10   8 — 44

Otis-Bison 28 13 11 13 — 65

KINSLEY—Sexton 1 0-2 2, Bowman 2 0-0 5, Haynes 2 2-4 7, Heerrmann 2 1-2 6; Fagan 2 0-0 4; Herrmann 3 7-10 14; Gerhardt 2 0-0 4, Boggs 1 0-0 2; Totals 16 10-18 44

OTIS-BISON—Wiltse 12 1-1 23, Foust 6 3-5 15; Kohls 4 0-0 10, Schneioder 1 0-0 3, Higgason 4 0-0 8, Hoopingarner 0 3-4 3; Totals 27 7-10 65

NICKERSON 52, HOISINGTON GIRLS 40

NICKERSON — Hoisington’s girls converted a season high five 3-pointers in a 52-40 Central Kansas League basketball loss to Nickerson Tuesday. Maleigha Schmidt led the Cardinals with 10 points and Savannah Schneider added nine points on a trio of 3-pointers.

Brylee Engelland led Nickerson (9-0) with a career high 28 points and nine free throws. Alex Altum added nine points.   

Hoisington 11  8   6 15 — 40

Nickerson 16 11 16   9 — 52

HOISINGTON—Schmidt 4 0-0 10; Schneider 3 0-0 9; Guthrie 1 1-2 3; Colson 1 1-2 3; Wolf 1 2-2 4; Gonzalez 0 1-4 1; Gonzalez 0 1-2 1; Dalton 1 5-7 7; Romeiser 1 0-0 2; Totals 12 11-19 40

NICKERSON—Brylee Engelland 8 9-11 28; Madison Ontjes 3 1-1 8; Altum 4 1-4 9; Apfel 0 0-3 0; Rome 0 1-2 1; Kieryn Ontjes 0 2-3 2; Allen 2 0-0 4; Totals 18 14-24 52 

NICKERSON 51, HOISINGTON BOYS 46

NICKERSON — Hoisington’s Mason Haxton scored 18 points, and the Cardinal boys kept rallying, but could never overcome an early deficit in a 51-46 Central Kansas League basketball loss to Nickerson Tuesday. Haxton converted 10 free throws. The Cardinals converted 4 of 27 shots on 3-pointers.

Nickerson (4-5) was paced by Hunter Jones with 17 points and 6-7 Connor MacDonald delivered 14 points and six blocks, including a late-game block on a 3-pointer by Haxton. 

Hoisington 14 9 6 17 — 46

Nickerson 17 9 8 17 — 51

HOISINGTON—Haxton 4-13 10-12 18; Nicholson 3-15 2-2 9; Brewer 2-7 0-0 6; Xavier Robinson 0-3 1-2 1; Chase Robinson 0-0 2-2 2; Donovan 3-10 3-4 10; Totals 12-48 18-23 46

NICKERSON—Hunter Jones 6-12 2-2 17; MacDonald 6-9 2-7 14; Broomfield-Tate 2-6 0-0 4; Tatro 1-2 0-0 3; Nisly 2-5 1-2 5; Peterson 1-3 2-6 4; Crossman 1-3 2-6 4; Totals 19-40 9-20 51

3-pointers—HH 4-27 (Brewer 2-7, Donovan 1-8, Nicholson 1-9, Haxton 0-3); N 4-13 (Jones 3-7, Tatro 1-2, Broomfield-Tate 0-1, Nisly 0-1, Crossman 0-1, Peterson 0-1). Rebounds—HH 31 (X. Robinson 7, Haxton 7), N 35 (MacDonald 10). Assists—HH 7 (Nicholson 5), N 13 (Nisly 5). Steals—HH 13 (Donovan 3), N 9 (Jones 4). TO—HH 14, N 21. 

OTIS-BISON GIRLS 56, KINSLEY 49

OTIS — Otis-Bison’s Maddie Wiltse scored a season high 27 points and Cora Anderson added 15 points to spark the Cougars past Kinsley 56-49 in a Central Prairie League basketball showdown. The Cougars (9-0) stayed unbeaten.

Kinsley 12 12 10 15 — 49

Otis-Bison 14 11 17 14 — 56

KINSLEY—Frame 7 3-3 18; Saenz 2 0-0 4; McGwain 2 0-0 4; Ibarra 5 0-0 11; Gleason 5 0-0 12; Totals 21 3-3 46

OTIS-BISON—Wiltse 12 3-3 27; Trapp 3 1-1 7; Anderson 7 1-3 15; Ewy 2 2-4 7; Totals 24 7-11 56