ST. JOHN 45, CENTRAL PLAINS 38 – The St. John girls know that you’ve got to beat the Central Prairie League champion, to be the champion. Earlier this season, the Tigers ended the Oilers’ 29-game winning streak against St. John.
No. 2 ranked 1A Division 1 St. John (15-1, 5-0 CPL) ended Central Plains’ 67-game Central Prairie League winning streak with a hard-fought 45-38 overtime victory over the Oilers. Central Plains (10-4, 3-1 CPL) had not lost a Central Prairie League game since losing to Kyle Kriegh’s Ellinwood team 66-58 on Feb. 22, 1015
Mia Meyer was the Tigers’ leading scorer with a career high 18 points. Marilyn Soeken scored 15 points and Ogle added 13 points.
St. John rallied for a 41-38 lead on Meyer's free throw. Soeken passed to Addy Ogle, who converted a tying 3-pointer for a 38-38 tie. Meyer missed a 3-pointer to force an overtime. Meyer scored four points in overtime as the Tigers outscored the Oilers 7-0.
The game was back and forth the whole time. The Oilers squeezed ahead 21-19 at halftime.
“I’m beyond proud of the effort tonight,” said Central Plains coach Pat Stiles. “Those girls fought hard the entire game.”
The Oilers are in the Tigers' 1A substate, so a third matchup is likely. The Oilers travel to Ellinwood Tuesday.
St. John 6 13 10 9 7 – 45
Central Plains 5 16 12 5 0 – 38
ST. JOHN (15-1, 5-0)–Meyer 7 3-6 18, Bonner 5 0-0 11, Heidi Fisher 1 4-6 6, Brights 2 2-4 6, Miller 1 0-0 2, Reed 1 0-0 2, Totals 17 9-16 45.
CENTRAL PLAINS (10-4, 3-1)–Soeken 4 6-7 14, Ogle 4 3-3 13, Lamatsch 1 0-0 3, Klima 1 0-0 2, Kempke 1 0-0 2, Strouse 1 1-2 3, Totals 12 10-12 38.
3-pointers–SJ 2 (Meyer 1, Bonner 1); CP 4 (Ogle 2, Soeken 1, Lamatsch 1).
CENTRAL PLAINS 49, ST. JOHN 12 – Central Plains stayed tied for first place with a dominating 49-12 Central Prairie League basketball victory over St. John.
The Oilers led 15-0 after one quarter and 31-7 at halftime before coasting home.
Brodie Crites scored 13 points and Aiden Hekele pitched in 11 as eight Oilers scored.
“I’m glad we could share the wealth tonight,” said Oiler coach Michael Ryan. “It’s good to see so many kids shooting the ball.”
The Tigers’ leading scorer was Daniel Portillo with six points. The Oilers face Ellinwood Tuesday.
St. John 0 7 3 2 – 12
Central Plains 15 16 6 12 – 49
ST. JOHN (8-8, 2-3)–Portillo 3 0-0 6, Smith 1 0-0 3, Alpers 1 0-0 2, Ibarra 0 1-2 1, Totals 5 1-2 12.
CENTRAL PLAINS (10-4, 4-0)–Crites 5 1-2 13, Hekele 3 5-7 11, Peyton Ryan 3 1-2 8, Klima 2 0-0 4, Fries 2 0-0 4, Daniels 2 0-2 4, Grubb 1 0-0 3, Peyton Dody 1 0-0 2, Totals 19 7-13 49.
3-pointers–SJ 1 (Smith 1), CP 4 (Crites 2, Ryan 1, Grubb 1).
