CENTRAL PLAINS GIRLS 90, ELL-SALINE 12 – All-stater Emily Ryan enjoyed a record-breaking day with 33 points, 12 assists and 15 steals in the Oilers' 90-12 Hilltop Classic basketball victory. Ryan is averaging 31 ppg and has scored 2,633 career points, fourth all-time in Kansas.
Kassidy Nixon scored 18 points, Delaney Rugan netted 13 points and Bryanna Hammeke added 12 points. Rachel Lamatsch had seven steals and three assists. The Oilers had 33 steals and forced 41 Ell-Saline turnovers.
The No. 1 ranked 1A Oilers (11-0) have swept a state record 122 consecutive games, fifth all-time in U.S. girls basketball history. The Oilers are outscoring teams 77-20, which would break last year's state record.
Ell-Saline 0 5 5 2 – 12
Central Plains 35 27 20 8 – 90
ELL-SALINE (0-11)—Rowley 1-3 2-2 5, Bradley 1-4 1-2 3, Kohman 1-2 0-0 2, Kramer 1-2 0-0 2, Ditto 0-4 0-0 0, Hardesty 0-2 0-0 0, Backhus 0-3 0-0 0, Totals 4-20 3-4 12.
CENTRAL PLAINS (11-0)—Emily Ryan 13-16 6-6 33, Nixon 8-13 2-5 18, Rugan 6-6 1-2 13, Hammeke 5-8 0-0 12, Crites 4-6 1-2 9, Oeser 1-2 2-2 4, Lamatsch 0-2 1-2 1, Jeffrey 0-2 0-0 0, Potter 0-2 0-4 0, Totals 37-57 13-23 90.
3-pointers—ES (), CP 3-10 (Hammeke 2-3, Ryan 1-3, Oeser 0-1, Jeffrey 0-1, Lamatsch 0-2). Rebounds—ES 16 (Wilson 3), CP 28 (Nixon 6). Assists—ES 3 (Hardesty 2); CP 33 (Ryan 12) Steals—ES 2 (Kramer 1, Hardesty 1), CP 33 (Ryan 15).
LITTLE RIVER 32, LARNED 20 – Little River held Larned to 22 percent shooting and forced 25 turnovers to spark a 32-20 Hilltop Classic victory. The Indians converted 8 of 36 from the field.
Larned was paced by Eden Evers with six points and three assists. Julie Tapia contributed 10 rebounds. Kendra Grandy added five points. Larned (0-11) plays Ell-Saline (0-11) at 4 p.m. Friday in the 5th-place game.
Lily Boughfman led Little River with 13 points and eight rebounds. Leah Ayers added eight points.
Scoring was
a struggle for both teams. Little River gained an 8-3 first quarter edge on two
field goals. The Lady Redskins led 17-11 at halftime in the low-scoring affair.
“We got what we wanted from running our offense but it was like there was a lid on the basket," said Larned coach Ashley Crosby. "Our shots just wouldn’t go in. Turnovers, especially in the first half, really were a problem for us as well, limiting our ability to score.”
Little River increased their margin to 24-13 at the end of three quarters. The Redskins made 12 of 42 field goal attempts for 29% but 14 offensive rebounds created second chances.
Larned 3 8 2 7 – 20
Little River 8 9 7 8 — 32
LARNED (0-11)—Evers 2-6 2-4 6, Grandy 2-8 0-0 5, Myrick 2-7 0-0 4, Hagerman 1-6 0-0 3, Tapia 1-2 0-2 2, Krehbiel 0-5 0-0 0; Mead 0-2 0-0 0; Totals 8-36 2-6 20.
LITTLE RIVER (6-4)—Boughfman 6-12 1-5 13, Ayers 2-7 3-4 8, Konen 1-4 1-2 4, Barta 2-4 0-0 4, McBride 1-4 1-2 3,Bergkamp 0-5 0-0 0, Renken 0-4 0-0 0, Bruce 0-2 0-0 0, Totals 12-42 6-13 32.
3-pointers—L 2-12 (Hagerman 1-3, Grandy 1-6, Myrick 0-1, Krehbiel 0-2), LR 2-7 (Konen 1-1, Ayers 1-3, Bergkamp 0-1, McBride 0-2). Rebounds—L 36 (Tapia 10), LR 28 (Boughfman 8). Assists—L 5 (Evers 3); LR 10 (Konen 3, Renken 3) Steals—L 7 (Myrick 2), LR 11 (Ayers 4).
BARTON HILLTOP CLASSIC
MONDAY—Ness City 34, Ell-Saline 31; St. John 49, Larned 15
WEDNESDAY—Little River 32, Larned 20; Central Plains 90, Ell-Saline 12
THURSDAY—Little River vs. St. John; Central Plains vs. Ness City
FRIDAY—5TH—Ell-Saline 0-11 vs. Larned 0-11, 4 p.m.; 3RD—Ness City 3-9 vs. Little River-St. John loser, 6 p.m.; 1ST—Central Plains 12-0 vs. Little River-St. John winner, 8 p.m.
