PHILLIPSBURG 49, CENTRAL PLAINS 44
RUSSELL — It's over.
Phillipsburg's girls ended the nation's third-longest winning girls basketball streak in history with a 49-44 victory Friday over Central Plains Oilers in the Amos Morris Basketball Classic.
Phillipsburg's Taryn Sides scored 15 points and expertly directed the Panthers' offense with pin-point passing and ballhandling. Kay Pakkebier added 11 points.
The Panthers celebrated after ending the Oilers' 138-game winning streak. The Oilers' last loss was 66-58 to Ellinwood on Feb. 24, 2015. The Oilers beat the Panthers 57-37 in their closest margin of victory last year.
Oiler Brynna Hammeke scored 12 points and defensive standout Kassidy Nixon added nine points.
Central Plains coach Pat Stiles owns a 203-5 record with the Oilers with six consecutive state basketball championships.
“Phillipsburg is a great team and played extremely well and deserved to win,” Stiles told Catch-It-Kansas.com. “Playing a good team like Phillipsburg gives us much to learn from. I'd rather play tough competition like that then someone we’ll beat by 30-40.”
The Oiler seniors (80-1) lost their first game in their high school basketball careers.
"I’m proud of my girls," Stiles said. "These kids were part of what we’ve done in the past. Tomorrow, they’ll be ready to play because that’s how they are."
The Panthers employed pressure defense to outscore the Oilers 14-6 in the second period for a 28-23 halftime lead. The Panthers maintained comfortable lead the rest of the game.
“The girls were focused and ready to go. We needed to be the aggressive team," said Phillipsburg coach Rachel Miller. “It was important to come out of halftime strong."
The Oilers have won six consecutive state basketball titles that was stopped last year when the Kansas State High School Actitities Association canceled the state tournament.
Phillipsburg 14 14 14 7 — 49
Central Plains 17 6 10 11 — 44
PHILLIPSBURG (3-0)—Sides 6 0-0 15, Pakkebier 5 1-3 11, H. Schemper 4 1-1 9, A. Schemper 2 1-3 6, Babcock 2 0-0 4, Jacobs 0 4-6 4, Totals 49
CENTRAL PLAINS (2-1)— Brynna Hammeke 3 4-4 12, Nixon 4 1-2 9, Jeffrey 2 4-5 8, Cunningham 3 1-2 7, Oeser 2 0-0 6, Short 1 0-0 2, Totals 15 10-12 44
3-pointers—P 4 (Sides 3, A. Schemper 1), CP 4 (Oeser 2, Hammeke 2)
RUSSELL MORRIS CLASSIC GIRLS
1st place—Phillipsburg 56, Beloit St. John's 24; 3rd place—Central Plains 79, Plainville 31; 5th place—Smith Center 59, Russell 48; 7th place—Ulysses 47, Ellsworth 28
Beloit St. John's 54, Plainville 31; Russell 49, Ellsworth 19; Smith Center 46, Ulysses 15; Phillipsburg 49, Central Plains 44
Plainville 39, Ellsworth 33; Beloit St. John's 61, Russell 54; Phillipsburg 62, Ulysses 26; Central Plains 61, Smith Center 37
CENTRAL PLAINS 61, SMITH CENTER 37
RUSSELL — Central Plains Oiler Bryanna Hammeke scored 18 points and Kassidy Nixon added 17 points as the Oilers sped past Smith Center 61-37 in Tuesday's Amos Russell Basketball Classic. Lexi Oeser added 10 points.
The Oilers (2-0) have swept a Kansas record 138 consecutive basketball wins, third all-time in U.S. girls history.
Central Plains 18 19 18 6 — 61
Smith Center 9 6 10 12 — 37
CENTRAL PLAINS (2-0)—Brynna Hammeke 8 2-2 18, Kassidy Nixon 7 2-2 17, Lexi Oeser 4 0-0 10, Cunningham 3 1-2 7,Jeffrey 2 2-2 7, Metro 0 2-2 2, Totals 24 9-10 61
SMITH CENTER (1-1)—Rentschler 5 2-5 15, Kattenberg 2 0-0 4, Kirchhoff 0 1-2 1, Hrabe 3 0-0 6, Long 2 0-0 4, Parson 2 2-8 7, Totals 14 8-12 37
3-pointers—CP 4 (Oeser 2, Jeffrey 1, Nixon 1), SC 1 (Parson 1)
PHILLIPSBURG 62, ULYSSES 26
Phillipsburg 17 19 14 12 — 62
Ulysses 9 6 10 1 — 26
PHILLIPSBURG (2-0)—Taryn Sides 7 4-5 23, Meredith Jacobs 4 2-4 10, Hunnacutt 0 1-2 1, Babcock 3 1-2 7, Heather Schemper 2 2-5 6, Ava Schemper 2 1-2 6, Storz 1 0-0 3, Pakkebier 3 0-1 6, Totals 23 11-21 62
ULYSSES—Barza 3 2-2 9, Curl 3 1-3 7, Nagel 2 0-2 4, Riley 1 0-0 2, Kenny 1 0-0 2, Lerma 1 0-0 2, Totals 11 3-6 26
3-pointers—P 7 (Sides 5, A. Schmeper 1, Storz 1); U 1 (Barza 1)
PLAINVILLE 39, ELLSWORTH 33
Ellsworth 4 13 7 9 — 33
Plainville 9 9 12 9 — 39
ELLSWORTH—Rolfs 4 6-10 16, Klein 5 0-0 10, Rodriguez 2 0-0 4, Lindsey 1 0-4 2, Goss 0 1-2 1, West 0 0-2 0, Tenbrink 0 0-2 0, Totals 12 7-20 33
PLAINVILLE—Rudman 3 5-9 11, Stamper 3 1-2 7, Nuss 2 2-4 6, Hovis 3 0-3 6, Augustine 0 5-6 5, Bouchey 2 0-0 4, Totals 13 13-24 39
3-pointers—E 2 (Rolfs 2)
BELOIT ST. JOHN'S 61, RUSSELL 54
Beloit SJ 15 24 13 9 — 61
Russell 15 12 15 12 — 54
BELOIT ST. JOHN'S—Dubbert 11 4-8 28, Willes 5 1-1 11, Hollrien 3 3-4 10, L. Brummer 2 2-4 6, K. Brummer 2 0-0 4, Schmitt 1 0-4 2, Towner 0 0-2 0, Totals 24 10-21 61
RUSSELL—Rylan Revees 11 1-2 25, Aniya Stierlen 5 4-8 14, Nichol 2 1-1 5, Nichols 2 0-5 4, Noller 1 0-0 3, Dortland 1 0-0 3, Totals 22 6-16 54
3-pointersc—BSJ 3 (Dubbert 2, Hollrein 1), R 4 (Revees 2, Dortland 1, Noller 1
RUSSELL MORRIS CLASSIC BOYS
1st place—Ellsworth 53, Ulysses 48; 3rd place—Russell 60, Central Plains 28; 5th place—Phillipsburg 62, Beloit St. John's 32; 7th place-- Plainville 60, Smith Center 43
Plainville 57, Beloit St. John's 54; Ellsworth 56, Russell 32; Phillipsburg 66, Smith Center 27; Ulysses 61, Central Plains 43
Ellsworth 57, Plainville 52; Russell 51, Beloit St. John's 26; Ulysses 58, Phillipsburg 50; Central Plains 58, Smith Center 57
RUSSELL 60, CENTRAL PLAINS 28
RUSSELL – Russell’s Braydon Gibson scored 14 points as the Broncos raced past Central Plains 60-28 for third place in the Amos Morris Basketball Classic. The Broncos led 18-0 after one quarter and 37-5 at halftime.
Peyton Ryan paced Central Plains with 14 points. Tyler Holmes recorded 11 rebounds.
C. Plains 0 5 15 8 – 28
Russell 18 19 7 16 – 60
ULYSSES 61, CENTRAL PLAINS 43
RUSSELL — Ulysses outscored Central Plains 26-10 in the second period keyed by full-court pressure to roll past the Oilers 61-43 in Friday's semifinals of the Amos Morris Basketball Classic.
Freshman Peyton Ryan scored a career high 17 points and converted four 3-pointers. Michael Laymon scored 10 points and Tyler Holmes muscled for nine points. Lance Walker (16), Aaron Galindo (15) and Ryan Nightengale (13) scored in double figures.
Central Plains 15 10 5 13 — 43
Ulysses 8 26 13 14 — 61
CENTRAL PLAINS (1-2)—Ryan 6 1-2 13, Michael Laymon 2 6-9 10, Tyler Holmes 3 3-4 9, Klima 1 2-3 4, Oberle 0 1-2 1, Kitchen 0 2-3 2, Totals 12 15-24 43
ULYSSES (2-1)—Walker 5 4-5 16, Galindo 6 1-3 15, Nightengale 5 2-2 13, Martinez 1 2-4 4, Torres 1 0-0 3, Scott 2 2-3 7, Rosales 0 1-2 1, Stein 0 1-2 1, Guinn 0 1-2 1, Totals 20 14-23 61
3-pointers—CP 4 (Ryan 4); U 7 (Walker 2, Galindo 2, Nightengale 1, Torres 1, Scott 1)
CENTRAL PLAINS 58, SMITH CENTER 57
RUSSELL — Central Plains outscored Smith Center 30-18 in the final two quarters and edged the Redmen 58-57 in overtime for coach Bryce Steiner's first coaching victory.
Peyton Ryan (16), Michael Laymon (15) and Tyler Holmes (15) scored in doubled figures. Laymon contributed six steals and three assists. The Oilers converted 21 of 32 free throws.
Central Plains 15 8 13 17 5 — 58
Smith Center 16 19 3 15 4 — 57
CENTRAL PLAINS (1-1)—Ryan 4-20 7-9 16, Michael Laymon 4-6 7-8 15, Tyler Holmes 5-7 5-7 15, Klima 2-7 2-5 6, Oberle 0-3 0-2 0, Kitchen 2-4 0-1 6, Totals 17-48 21-32 58
SMITH CENTER (1-1)—Griffin Kugler 5 9-18 23, Overmiller 3 3-4 11, Koelsch 1 0-0 3, Hendrich 2 1-2 5, Lapaille 1 2-3 4, Lehmann 3 3-4 9, McKenzie 1 0-0 2, Totals 18 18-31 57
3-pointers—CP 3-17 (Kitchen 2-4, Ryan 1-13), SC 7 (Kugler 4, Overmiller 2, Koelsch 1). Rebounds—CP 27 (Kitchen 7, Klima 7). Assists—CP 6 (Laymon 3). Steals—CP 19 (Laymon 6)
ULYSSES 58, PHILIPSBURG 50
Ulysses 15 14 15 14 — 58
Phillisburg 12 15 12 11 — 50
ULYSSES (1-1)—Lance Walker 7 5-8 21, Aaron Galindo 6 7-8 21, Nightengale 1 2-2 4, Martinez 1 0-0 2, Torres 0 0-1 0, Scott 0 0-2 0, Erik Rosales 2 0-0 6, Guinn 2 0-0 4, Totals 17 14-20 58
PHILLIPSBURG (1-1)—Ty Sides 7-20 0-0 19, Jeremy Ford 3-8 0-0 10, Joel Ford 1-10 0-0 3, Keeten 3-4 0-0 9, Blackburn 0-2 0-00,Johnson 4-6 1-2 9, Miller 0-1 0-0 0, Leidog 0-4 0-0 0, Totals 18-55 50
3-pointers—U 6 (Walker 2, Galindo 2, Rosales 2), P 6-22 (Sides 4-10, Joel Ford 1-6, Keeten 1-1, Johnson 0-1, Leidig 0-4)
ELLSWORTH 57, PLAINVILLE 52
Ellsworth 9 17 17 14 — 57
Plainville 8 15 14 15 — 52
ELLSWORTH—Schulte 4 6-9 15, Haxton 6 0-0 13, Cravens 3 4-6 11, Anderson 4 0-5 9, Sharp 2 1-2 5, Kyler 1 0-0 2, Stefek 1 0-0 2, Totals 21 11-22 57
PLAINVILLE—Dewey 4 9-10 17, Krob 4 3-3 13, Whitney 5 2-2 12, Pelton 2 0-0 6, Dobson 1 0-2 2, Hays 1 0-2 2, Brin 0 0-2 0, Hamilton 0 0-1 0, Totals 17 14-22 52
3-pointers—E 4 (Haxton 1, Anderson 1, Cravens 1, Schulte 1), P 4 (Pelton 2, Krob 2)
RUSSELL 51, BELOIT ST. JOHN'S 26
Beloit SJ 7 8 9 2— 26
Russell 8 15 16 12 — 51
BELOIT ST. JOHN'S—Schmitt 4 2-3 10, Briana Perez 2 1-3 6, Eitzman 2 0-2 5, Bates 2 1-1 5, Jermark 0 0-2 0, Totals 10 4-11 26
RUSSELL—Buhrle 6 0-0 12, Ulrien 5 1-2 11, Gibson 4 0-0 10, Krug 3 1-1 7, Peerman 2 1-2 5, Sohm 2 0-0 4, Kraus 1 0-0 2, Totals 23 3-5 51
3-pointers—BSJ 2 (Eitzman 1, Briana Perez 1), R 2 (Gibson 2)
