RUSSELL -- The Central Plains girls and boys, defending Amos Morris George Stephens basketball champions, cruised into Friday's semifinals.  

OILERS 94, LINCOLN 12
LINCOLN — Emily Ryan scored 26 points and Janae Ryan scored 21 points to spark the No. 1 Class 2A Central Plains girls past Lincoln 94-12 in the Morris-Stephens Classic.
The Oilers made 45 field goals. They led 31-0 after one quarter and 58-3 at halftime.
LHS 0 3 6 3 — 12
CP 31 27 23 13 — 94
LHS—Tanner O’Bannon 2 0-0 6; Brittany Whity 1 1-2 4; Macy Squires 1 0-0 2; Brittany Heald 0 0-1 0; MacKenzie Lyne 0 0-1 0; Totals 4 1-4 12.
CP—Emily Ryan 13 0-0 26; Janae Ryan 9 1-2 21; Kylee Kasselman 7 0-0 14; Cassidy Crites 6 0-0 12; Julie Doencker 5 0-0 10; Avery Hurley 2 0-0 5; Keeley Hipp 2 0-0 4; Rylee Cunningham 1 0-0 2; Totals 45 1-2 94.

ELLSWORTH 47, PHILLIPSBURG 19
EHS 9 12 14 12 — 47
PHS 8 4 2 5 — 19
EHS—Davis 4 2-2 10; Haase 3 2-2 8; P. Talbott 2 0-0 4; E. Klein 3 0-0 6; Wilson 2 0-0 4; Westerman 1 1-3 3; Pflughoeft 3 0-0 6; J. Talbott 3 0-0 6; Totals 21 5-7 47.
PHS—K. Solida 0 1-4 1; H. Hoover 0 0-1 0; E. Hoover 0 3-4 3; L. Solida 0 0-2 0; Mathes 0 0-2 0; Russell1 0-0 2; Keeten 1 1-4 3; Babcock 2 1-4 5; Dibble 2 1-4 5; Totals 6 7-25 19.

RUSSELL TOURNAMENT, GIRLS
FIRST ROUND
Nickerson 59, Plainville 49, OT
Russell 45, Ell-Saline 30
Central Plains 94, Lincoln 12
Ellsworth 47, Phillipsburg 19
FRIDAY—Losers bracket, Lincoln vs. Phillipsburg, 4 p.m.; Plainville vs. Ell-Saline, 7 p.m., RMS; Semifinals, Central Plains vs. Ellsworth, 4 p.m.; Nickerson vs. Russell, 7 p.m., RHS
SATURDAY—7th Place—2 p.m., RMS; 5th Place—5 p.m., RMS; 3rd Place—2 p.m., RHS: Championship—5 p.m., RHS

CENTRAL PLAINS 67, LINCOLN 29
RUSSELL — Alex Hickel scored a career high 29 points to spark defending champion Central Plains past Lincoln 67-29 in the Morris Stephens Basketball Classic at Russell
Lincoln 7 2 16 4 — 29
CP 19 21 23 4 — 67
LINCOLN—C. Obermueller 4 0-0 10, S. Obermueller 3 0-0 6, Biggs 2 0-2 4, Vazquez 0 2-2 2, Krueger 0 2-2 2, Hochmeister 2 0-0 5; Totals 11 4-6 29.
CP—Alex Hickel 11 4-6 29, Devin Ryan 5 1-1 14, Bryce Miller 3 3-4 9, Brett Liebl 3 0-2 6, Collin Schlochtermeier 2 0-0 4, Donecker 2 0-0 4, Kyle Lewis 0 1-2 1; Totals 26 9-15.

ELLSWORTH 66, PHILLIPSBURG 60
EHS 15 17 15 19 — 66
PHS 20 16 13 11 — 60
PHS—Sides 7 1-1 19; Thompson 6 1-2 13; VanKooten 2 5-8 9; Pakkebier 4 0-0 8; Moon 2 0-0 5; Ford 2 0-2 4; Gross 1 0-0 2; 24 7-13 60.

RUSSELL TOURNAMENT, BOYS
FIRST ROUND
Nickerson 62, Plainville 58
Ell-Saline 62, Russell 55
Central Plains 67, Lincoln 29
Ellsworth 66, Phillipsburg 60
FRIDAY—Losers bracket, Lincoln vs. Phillipsburg, 5:30; Russell vs. Plainville, 8:30, RMS; Semifinals, Central Plains vs. Ellsworth, 5:30, Nickerson vs. Ell-Saline, 8:30, RHS
SATURDAY—7th Place—3:30, RMS; 5th Place—6:30, RMS; 3rd Place—3:30, RHS: Championship—6:30, RHS