Central Plains girls 59, Russell 39

LINCOLN — Defending champion Central Plains cruised past Russell 59-39 in Friday’s semifinals in the Amos Morris George Stephens Basketball Classic. Reagan Phelan paced the Oilers with 19 points and Cassity Crites and Kylee Kasselman scored 12 points apiece.
The Oilers led 29-19 at halftime and outscored the Broncos 16-7 for a 45-27 lead after three quarters. The Oilers play Phillipsburg in Saturday’s 5 p.m. championship game at Lincoln High School.
Russell’s Megan Boxberger drilled three consecutive 3-pointers to slice the Oilers’ lead to 47-39 with 5:30 left.
Central Plains 16 13 16 14 — 59
Russell 10 9 8 12 — 39
Central Plains — Phelan 7 4-7 19; Crites 4 3-4 12; Kasselman 5 2-3 12; Rolfs 4 1-3 9; Janae Ryan 3 0-0 7; Williams 0 0-1 0; Totals 23 10-18 59.
Russell — Boxberger 3 2-2 11; Schulte 4 2-3 10; Ptacek 3 1-3 9; Kasper 3 2-7 8; Nuss 0 1-2 1; Totals 13 8-16 39.

AMOS MORRIS GEORGE STEPHENS CLASSIC
at Lincoln
Saturday’s games
1st place—Central Plains vs. Phillipsburg, 5 p.m.
3rd place—Russell vs. Lincoln, 2 p.m.
4th place—Nickerson vs. Ell-Saline, 5 p.m.
7th place—Plainville vs. Ellsworth, 2 p.m.

Friday’s Semifinals
Central Plains 59, Russell 39
Phillipsburg 42, Lincoln 34

Friday’s Consolation
Nickerson 52, Plainville 34
Ell-Saline 52, Ellsworth 35

Central Plains boys 53,
Plainville 24

LINCOLN — Michael Ryan and Braeden Crites each scored 16 points and No. 2 ranked Central Plains roared past Plainville 53-24 in the Amos Morris George Stephens Classic. The Oilers led 27-14 at halftime and cruised to an easy victory. The Oilers (3-0) play Ellsworth in Saturday’s championship game at Lincoln High School.
Central Plains 8 19 17 9 — 53
Plainville 6 8 8 2 — 24
Central Plains — Crites 5 6-6 16; Michael Ryan 6 2-2 16; Devin Ryan 3 0-0 7; Warnken 1 0-0 3; Rugan 1 0-0 2; Barton 1 1-2 3; Hickel 2 0-1 6l; Liebl 0 0-1 0; Totals 19 9-12 53.
Plainville — Cellmer 1 0-0 2; Buresh 2 0-0 4; Copeland 0 2-4 2; Friend 3 5-6 22; Gillam 0 1-4 1l Wilkerson 2 0-1 4; Totals 8 8-15 24.

AMOS MORRIS GEORGE STEPHENS CLASSIC
at Lincoln
Saturday’s games
1st place—Central Plains vs. Ellsworth, 6:30 p.m.
3rd place—Plainville vs. Lincoln, 3:30 p.m.
4th place—Nickerson vs. Phillipsburg, 6:30 p.m.
7th place—Russell vs. Ell-Saline, 3:30 p.m.

Friday’s Semifinals
Central Plains 53, Plainville 24
Ellsworth 50, Lincoln 31

Friday’s Consolation
Nickerson 74, Russell 50
Phillipsburg 60, Ell-Saline 47