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Powerhouse Little River Downs Oilers, 57-27
BY JIM MISUNAS jmisunas@gbtribune.com SALINA — The showdown between 4-time state champion Little River and 8-time state champion Central Plains delivered a Redskin blowout 57-27 in the 1A Division 1 basketball quarterfinals. No. 1 ranked Little River (24-2) displayed an effective mix of inside/outside offense and aggressive full-court defense that forced 27 Oiler turnovers. The Redskins must pass a semifinal test against Centralia (23-2) in a rematch of last year's championship game. Central Plains 6 7 7 9 — 27 Little River 13 14 17 13 — 57 CENTRAL PLAINS (18-9)—Aevyn Siemsen 2-4 (0-1) 5-7 9; Lilly Hurley 3-8 (0-1) 0-0 6; Emery Siemsen 2-3 (1-1) 0-0 5; Izzy Hurley (1-1) 0-0 3; Robl 1-4 0-0 2; Davis 0-1 0-0 0; Robison 1-3 (0-1) 0-0 2; Matlack 0-2 0-0 0, Totals 10-26 (2-6) 5-7 27 LITTLE RIVER (24-2)—Olander 8-14 (0-1) 0-0 17; Feldman 4-14 (3-11) 3-4 14; Avery Lafferty 4-7 5-6 13; Look (3-6) 0-0 9; Saelyn Raleigh 2-4 0-0 4; Strecker 0-4 (0-1) 0-0 0; Dempsey Lafferty 0-2 0-0 0; Wright 0-2 0-0 0; Schubert 0-1 0-0 0; Totals 21-54 (7-22) 8-10 57
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