CENTRAL PLAINS GIRLS 62, BELOIT ST. JOHN'S 33

RUSSELL — Brynna Hammeke scored 27 points and Marilyn Soeken added 23 points as the Central Plains tandem sparked a 62-22 semifinal victory over Beloit St. John's at the Russell Amos Morris Basketball Classic.

Beloit St. John's 6 7 8 12 — 33

Central Plains 15 17 13 17 — 70

BELOIT ST. JOHN'S (2-1)—Brummer 6 0-0 14, Viles 1 2-2 5, Gengler 2 2-2 6, Hoehl 1 0-0 2, Brummer 1 0-0 3, Gengler 0 3-6 3, Totals 11 7-10 33

CENTRAL PLAINS (2-1)—Hammeke 11 2-2 27, Soeken 6 9-11 23, Metro 1 2-2 4, McGuire 0 2-2 2, Donecker 2 0-0 4, Oeser 1 0-0 2, Totals 21 15-17 62

3-pointers—BSJ 4 (Brummer 2, Brummer 1), CP 5 (Hammeke 3, Soeken 2)

RUSSELL 69, CENTRAL PLAINS 26

RUSSELL — Russell's Jackson Cross scored 19 points and Jace Peerman (12) and Charlie Klug (10) scored in doubles figures for a 69-26 victory over Central Plains in the semifinals of the Russell Amos Morris Basketball Classic. Russell finished runner-up to Phillipsburg and won the title in 2008.

Central Plains 1 14 9 2 — 26

Russell 21 10 25 13 — 69

ELLINWOOD 86, FAIRFIELD 28

LANGDON — Ellinwood's Britton Dutton scored 23 points and Parker Scheck converted 11 of 12 field goals for 22 points as the Eagles cruised past Fairfield 86-28 in Thursday's Falcon Basketball Classic. Koy Behnke dished out seven assists. Ellinwood (3-0) meets Cunningham in the championship game.

Ellinwood 21 21 17 17 — 86

Fairfield 13 2 6 7 — 28

ELLINWOOD (3-0)—Dutton 10-18 0-0 23, Scheck 11-12 0-1 22, Moore 3-5 1-2 10, Coleman 3-4 0-0 6, Simpson 2-4 1-2 5, Gibson 1-1 0-0 3, Behnke 1-5 0-2 2, Brack 2-3 0-0 4, Cooper Hosman 1-3 0-0 2, Miller 1-1 0-0 2, Drew Heinz 1-4 0-0 3, Steffan 1-1 0-0 2, Totals 37-61 2-7 86

3-pointers—E 10-23 (Dutton 3-8, Moore 3-5, Gibson 1-1, C, Hosman 1-1, Simspn 1-3, Heinz 1-4, Brack 0-1). Rebounds—E 35 (Scheck 9). Assists—E 28 (Behnke 7). Steals—E 11 (Dutton 3)

CUNNINGHAM 58, STAFFORD 51

LANGDON — Stafford's Dakota Rodriguez scored 18 points with four steals and Josh Hildebrand contributed 15 points and 15 rebounds in a 58-51 setback to Cunningham in Thursday's semifinals of the Falcon Basketball Classic. 

Cunningham's Trey DeWeese scored 17 points and Will Wegerer and Luke Albers added 14 points apiece.

Stafford 7 19 11 14 — 51

Cunningham 7 18 22 11 — 58

STAFFORD (2-1)—Rodriguez 8-10 1-2 18, Hildebrand 6-8 3-6 15, Minks 2-14 0-0 5, Oleson 3-9 0-0 7, Kerschenske 3-6 0-0 6, Pilopovic 0-4 0-0 0, Knoche 0-2 0-0 0, Totals 22-53  4-8 51

CUNNINGHAM (3-0)—DeWeese 7-15 2-5 17, Wegerer 4-6 4-5 14, Albers 6-10 0-2 14, McGuire 1-4 0-0 3, Halderson 1-5 1-2 3, Reed 2-5 2-4 7, Totals 21-45 9-18 58

3-pointers—S 3-17 (Minks 1-10, Oleson 1-5, Rodriguez 1-1, Knoche 0-2); C 7-15 (Wegerer 2-4, Albers 2-5, McGuire 1-2, DeWeese 1-2, Reed 1-2). Rebounds—S 32 (Hildebrand 15); C 22 (DeWeese 5). Assists—S 11 (Minks 4); C 15 (DeWeese 5). Steals—S 6 (Rodriguez 4); C 9 (Reed 3, DeWeese 3)

FAIRFIELD GIRLS 40, ELLINWOOD 29

LANGDON — Fairfield's Paisley Smyth scored 13 points and Mikayla Pugh added 11 points as the Falcons downed Ellinwood 40-29 in Thursday's semifinals of the Falcon Basketball Classic. The Falcons outscored the Eagles 9-0 on 3-pointers.

Ellinwood's Brittany Simpson scored 15 points and Bella Baker added eight points. The Eagles missed 13 3-pointers and were 8 of 33 from the field.

Ellinwood 8 2 10 9 — 29

Fairfield 12 10 11 7 — 40

ELLINWOOD (2-1)—Simpson 3-9 9-10 15, Baker 3-8 2-4 8, Keith 1-3 1-2 3, Nienke 1-2 1-2 3, Schesssiger 0-3 0-0 0, Bowman 0-2 0-0 0, Shinliver 0-5 0-0 0, Ricker 0-2 0-0 0, Winget 0-1 0-0 0, Totals 8-33 13-18 29

FAIRFIELD (3-0)—Smyth 6-16 0-0 13, Mikayla Pugh 5-17 1-2 11, Combs 4-8 1-3 9, Schwertfeger 1-9 1-2 5, Yesenia Espinosa 1-16 0-1 2, Marissa Pugh 0-2 0-0 0, Sanchez 0-4 0-0 0, Totals 17-62 3-7 40 

3-pointers—E 0-13 (Nienke 0-1, Baker 0-2, Bowman 0-2, Simpson 0-3, Shinliver 0-5); F 3-19 (Smyth 3-7, Marissa Pugh 0-1, Sanchez 0-1, Schwertfeger 0-1, Mikayla Pugh 0-4, Espinosa 0-5). Rebounds—E 24 (Baker 8); F 35 (Combs 15). Assists—E 3 (Baker 2); F 9 (Mikayla Pugh 3). Steals—E 5 (Simpson 3); F 12 (Mikayla Pugh 6)

SKYLINE 55, OTIS-BISON 35

GREENSBURG — Skyline's red-hot Ryan Miller converted six 3-pointers and scored 34 points as the Thunderbirds downed Otis-Bison's boys 55-35 in Thursday's Kiowa County Shootout.

Otis-Bison's Riley Polly scored nine points.

Otis-Bison 16 6 3 10 — 35

Skyline 17 13 17 8  — 55

OTIS-BISON (0-3)—Riley Polly 4 0-0 9, Hoopingarner 3 0-0 7, Morrison 3 0-0 7, Maier 2 1-2 5, Graff 2 0-0 4, Blackburn 1 1-4 3, McVey 0 0-2 0, Totals 15 2-12 35

SKYLINE (1-2)—Ryan Miller 14 0-0 34, Carrasco 3 2-4 9, Hittle 2 0-3 4, Temanson 1 2-4 4, Berens 2 0-0 4, Totals 22 4-15 55

3-pointers—OB 3 (Hoopingarner 1, Polly 1, Morrison 1), S 7 (Miller 6, Carrasco 1)

SKYLINE GIRLS 29, OTIS-BISON 15

GREENSBURG — Skyline's girls outscored Otis-Bison 17-5 after halftime for a 29-15 victory in the Thursday's Kiowa County Shootout.

Skyline's Ashley Spease scored 10 points. Otis-Bison's Maria Yakobczyk and Zoey Schmidt scored five points.

Otis-Bison 8 2 2 3 — 15

Skyline 10 2 8 9  — 29

OTIS-BISON (0-3)—Schwindt 2 1-5 5, Yakobczyk 2 1-4 5, Rodriguez 1 1-1 3, Wiltse 0 1-4 1, Reever 0 1-2 1, Lumpkins 0 0-1 0, Totals 5 5-17 15

SKYLINE (1-2)—Spease 2 6-10 10, Kady Anschutz 4 1-4 9, Ackerman 2 0-0 6, Kory Anschutz 2 0-1 4, McComb 0 0-2 0, Totals 10 7-17 29

3-pointers—S (Ackerman 2)