CENTRAL PLAINS 64, ELLSWORTH 49 – Oiler Alex Hickel scored 21 points and Devin Ryan added 18 points as defending champion Central Plains rolled past Ellsworth 64-49 in the Morris-Stephens Basketball Classic semifinals.

The Oilers led 30-20 at halftime. Jordan Base scored 16 points and Kaden Davis added 15 points.

EHS 11 9 10 17 – 47

CP 14 16 10 24 – 64

EHS—Base 5 3-4 14; Kaden Davis 6 2-5 15; Keener 1 0-1 2; Cravens 2 0-0 4; Kerby 1 0-1 2; Connally 2 2-6 5; Hower 2 0-2 5; Totals 19 5-19 47.

CP—Alex Hickel 6 7-11 21; Devin Ryan 4 6-8 18; Brett Liebl 6 2-7 14; Collin Schlochtermeier 1 4-8 6; Bryce Miller 1 1-4 3; Kyle Lewis 1 0-0 2; Totals 19 30-38 64

CENTRAL PLAINS 76, ELLSWORTH 30 — Janae Ryan scored 19 points and Emily Ryan added 17 points as No. 1 ranked Class 2A Central Plains roared past Ellsworth 76-30 in Friday’s Morris Stephens Basketball Classic. The Oilers placed Cassidy Crites (11) and Kylee Kasselman (11) in double figures. The Oilers play Russell in Saturday’s finals. 
Ellsworth’s Kolby Davis scored 12 points.
EHS 9 5 10 6 — 30 
CP 15 21 15 15 — 76
EHS—Kolby Davis 5 1-2 12; Paige talbott 3 0-0 8; Emma Klein 0 1-2 1; Laykn Tenbrink 1 0-0 2; Amy Westerman 1 0-0 2; Jenanae Brungardt 2 2-2 2; Jaodee Talbott 0 3-5 3; Totals 10 7-11 30.
CP—Janae Ryan 6 3-3 19; Emily Ryan 7 3-3 17; Cassidy Crites 5 1-2 11; Kylee Kasselman 3 5-5 11; Rylee Cunningham 1 0-0 3; Julie Donecker 1 5-6 7; Keeley Hipp 1 0-0 2; Avery Hurley 3 0-0 6; Totals 27 17-19 76.