CENTRAL PLAINS GIRLS 66, PHILLIPSBURG 19 (1ST) — Central Plains all-stater Emily Ryan scored 29 points with seven steals and six assists to spark the Oilers past the Panthers in the Amos Morris Basketball Classic. The five-time state champions have swept 88 consecutive games. The Oilers (4-0) play St. John at home Tuesday.

Avery Hurley scored 12 points and Rachel Lamatsch added nine points. The Oilers led 28-4 after one quarter and 46-10 at halftime. Oilers Emily Ryan, Avery Hurley and Delaney Rugan earned All-Tournament honors. 

Also named All-Tournament were Smith Center’s Bree Freiling and Gracen Hutchinson, Russell’s Tiffany Dortland and Megan Peeler, Ellsworth’s Lakyn Tenbrink, Plainville’s Aubrey Dewey and Phillipsburg’s Alexia Beach.     

Phillipsburg 2 4 4 9 — 19

Central Plains 28 18 14 6 — 66

PHILLIPSBURG (2-2)—Storz 2 0-0 5, Jacobs 2 0-0 4, Babcock 1 1-4 3, Kenney 1 0-0 3, Kennedy 1 0-0 2, Roth 1 0-0 2, Totals 8 1-4 19

CENTRAL PLAINS (4-0)—Emily Ryan 13 1-1 29, Hurley 5 1-1 12, Lamatsch 4 0-0 9, Jeffrey 3 0-0 6, Rugan 2 0-0 4, Cunningham 2 0-0 4, Oeser 1 0-0 2, Totals 39 2-2 66

CENTRAL PLAINS BOYS 46, PHILLIPSBURG 27 (1ST) — Oiler Brett Liebl scored 17 points and Alex Hickel added 11 points as Central Plains downed Phillipsburg 46-27 in the Amos Morris Classic boys championship.  The Oilers (4-0) play St. John (4-0) at home Tuesday.

Oilers Devin Ryan, Alex Hickel, Brett Liebl and Myles Mengea earned All-Tournament honors.  

Also named All-Tournament were Phillipsburg’s Trey Sides, Ty Sides, Plainville;s Jared Casey, Smith Center’s Tallman Rentschler, Russell’s Austin Price, Taylor Whipple and Ellsworth’s Avery Haxton.

Phillipsburg 5 7 14 6 — 27

Central Plains 16 10 11 9 — 46

PHILLIPSBURG (3-1)— Trey Sides 5 1-2 12, Moon 3 0-0 8, Ty Sides 2 0-0 5, Miller 1 0-0 2, Totals 11 1-2 27

CENTRAL PLAINS (4-0)—Brett Liebl 8 0-1 17, Hickel 5 0-1 11, Menges 2 2-2 6, Devin Ryan 2 0-0 5, Oeser 1 1-3 4, Bieberle 1 1-2 3, Totals 19 4-9 46

CENTRAL PLAINS BOYS 64, PLAINVILLE 31

RUSSELL – Central Plains sharpshooters Myles Menges and Devin Ryan combined for 39 points and nine 3-pointers to spark the Oilers past Plainville 64-31 in the Amos Morris Classic semifinals. Menges scored 20 points and Ryan added 19 points.  

Central Plains (3-0) has won 29 consecutive basketball games. The Oilers will play Phillipsburg in Saturday’s 7:30 p.m. championship game. 

Plainville  11 7 7 6 – 31

Central Plains 22 24 11 7  – 64

PLAINVILLE—Jared Casey 7 3-5 19, Pelton 1 0-0 3, Copelamd 2 2-2 8, Dewey 0 1-2 1, Totals 10 6-9 31

CENTRAL PLAINS (3-0)—Menges 7 2-2 20, Devin Ryan 7 0-1 19, Liebl 5 0-0 10, Oeser 3 0-0 7, Hickel 2 0-0 4, Bieberle 2 0-0 4, Heredia 0 0-2 0, Totals 26 2-7 64

CENTRAL PLAINS GIRLS 57, SMITH CENTER 26

RUSSELL – Central Plains all-stater Emily Ryan scored a season high 28 points with five assists and nine steals as the Oilers roared past Smith Center 57-26 in Thursday’s Amos Morris Basketball Tournament.

Oiler Avery Hurley added 16 points and Rachel Lamatsch contributed four steals and four assists.

Central Plains (3-0) has won 87 consecutive basketball games. The Oilers will play Phillipsburg in Saturday’s 6 p.m. championship game. The Oilers beat the Panthers 73-19 Monday night.

Smith Center 6 6 10 4 – 26

Central Plains 19 18 15 5 – 57

SMITH CENTER—Hutchinson 4-6 2-2 10, Frieling 1-9 1-2 3, Timmons 1-1 0-0 2, Maydew 0-1 0-0 0, Rentschler 2-6 0-0 4, Sheillito 1-1 0-0 3, Pfortmiller 2-4 0-0 4, Totals 11-28 3-6 28

CENTRAL PLAINS (3-0)—Emily Ryan 12-21 2-4 28, Avery Hurley 7-15 0-0 16, Potter 0-0 1-2 1, Lamatsch 0-2 0-0 0, Rugan 2-6 4-4 8, Crites 1-5 0-0 2, Cunningham 1-5 0-0 2, Totals 23-54 7-10 573-pointers—SC 1-2 (Shellito 1-1, Frieling 0-1), CP 4-15 (Hurley 2-5, Ryan 2-6, Rugan 0-2, Lamatsch 0-2)

CENTRAL PLAINS BOYS 64, SMITH CENTER 34 — No. 1 1A Central Plains converted 10 3-pointers and placed three players in double figures to roll past Smith Center 64-34 in Tuesday’s Amos Morris Basketball Classic.

Brett Liebl (17), Alex Hickel (16) and Devin Ryan (15) scored in double figures. Ryan hit four 3-pointers and Hickel converted a trio of long-range shots. Smith Center’s Austin Hobelman scored 10 points. The Oilers play Plainville in Friday’s 5:45 p.m. semifinal.

Smith Center 8 10 11 5 — 34

Central Plains 22 19 15 8 — 64

SMITH CENTER (0-2)—Hobelmann 4 0-0 10, Benoit 2 0-2 6, Kugler 3 0-0 6, Buckmaster 3 0-1 6, Colby 2 0-0 5,  Zabel 0 1-2 1, Sasse 0 0-2 0, Totals 15 1-7 34

CENTRAL PLAINS (2-0)—Liebl 8 0-0 17, Hickel 9 3-5 16, Devin Ryan 5 1-1 15, Oeser 3 0-0 7, Menges 3 0-2 7, Bieberle 1 0-0 2, Totals 29 4-8 64  

CENTRAL PLAINS GIRLS 73, PHILLIPSBURG 19

Phillipsburg      3    7    8    1 — 19

Central Plains  30  18  18   7 — 73

PHILLIPSBURG (0-2)—Solida 1 0-0 3, Cole 2 0-0 4, Storz 0 1-4 1, Wells 1 0-0 3, Schneider 2 1-1 5, Babcock 0 1-2 1, Pakkebier 1 0-2 2, Totals 7 3-9 19

CENTRAL PLAINS (2-0)—Emily Ryan 10-17 0-0 23; Delaney Rugan 8-13 1-2 17; Avery Hurley 6-12 0-0 13; Lamatsch 2-4 0-0 5; Nixon 0-0 2-2 2; Oeser 0-1 0-0 0; Cunningham 0-4 0-0 0; Jeffrey 2-4 0-0 5; Crites 4-5 0-0 8; Totals 32-60 3-4 73 

3-pointers—CP 6-14 (Ryan 3-5, Lamatsch 1-2, Hurley 1-2, Jeffrey 1-2, Rugan 0-3); Rebounds—CP 30 (Ryan 11); Assists—CP 24 (Ryan 13); Steals—CP 17 (Ryan 6); TO—CP—10.

RUSSELL AMOS MORRIS TOURNAMENT

SATURDAY—1st girls—Central Plains 46, Phillipsburg 19; 1st boys—Central Plains 46, Phillipsburg 27; 3rd girls—Smith Center 47, Russell 42; 3rd boys—Russell 51, Plainville 40; 5th girls—Plainville 46, Ellsworth 39; 5th boys—Smith Center 55, Ellsworth 46

BOYS SEMIFINALS—Consolation, Russell 51, Ellsworth 48; Semifinals—Central Plains 64, Plainville 31, Phillipsburg 66, Smith Center 56

GIRLS SEMIFINALS—Russell 44, Ellsworth 26; Semifinals—Central Plains 57, Smith Center 26; Phillipsburg 42, Plainville 41 

BOYS FIRST ROUND—Central Plains 64, Smith Center 34; Plainville 67, Ellsworth 61; Phillipsburg 60, Russell 48

GIRLS FIRST ROUND—Central Plains 73, Phillipsburg 19; Smith Center 51, Ellsworth 28; Plainville 58, Russell 38