BY JIM MISUNAS
jmisunas@gbtribune.com

DODGE CITY — The Kansas State High School Association directors found a way to stop the record-breaking Central Plains Oilers.

The Oilers left with the United Wireless Arena with tears streaming down their faces Thursday night. The Oilers' 93-47 victory over the Ingalls Bulldogs at the 1A state tournament extended the state's all-time winning streak to 136 games. Central Plains has swept a state record 42 consecutive postseason games and own a state-best 20-2 state tournament record.

But the Oilers will be unable to extend the streak when the KSHSAA directors canceled all six state championship sites Thursday because of escalating concerns over the COVID-19 virus.

As usual, the Oilers were spectacular on the state stage.

Record-breaker Emily Ryan broke the 3,000-point barrier with a layup off a perfect assist by Kassidy Nixon at the 5:50 mark of the second period. 

"We're an unselfish basketball team," Nixon said. "It was fun to be part of state history and helping Emily achieve a goal like that." 

Ryan passed the 700-assist mark in the first half and finished with five assists for 703 assists. Ryan had six steals to move to 599 career steals, first all-time. The Oilers led 71-18 when Ryan left the game.

The Oilers played nearly flawless offense for a 57-14 halftime lead. The Oilers passed out 19 assists on 22 of 33 field goal shooting. Ryan scored 16 first-half points and Lexi Oeser converted four 3-pointers for 12 points.

Ingalls Bulldog sharpshooter Regan Ast converted five 3-pointers, including a banked trey for 15 points. The Bulldogs scored a season high 43 points to break the previous high of 37 points by Phillipsburg.

OILERS 93, INGALLS 47

Ingalls 3 11 13 20 — 47

Central Plains 23 34 16 20 — 93

INGALLS (15-9)—Alexa Lightner 5-12 8-13 18, Regan Ast 5-16 0-0 15, Britlyn Beach 3-10 3-6 9, Garcia 1-3 0-0 2, Watson 0-1 0-0 0, Wall 0-2 0-0 0, Totals 14-44 14-23 47.

CENTRAL PLAINS (25-0)—Emily Ryan 9-13 0-0 20, Oeser 4-5 0-0 12, Nixon 5-7 0-0 11, Rugan 4-8 3-4 11, Jeffrey 3-7 1-2 10, Addison Crites 4-5 2-3 10, Lamatsch 3-5 0-0 8, Hammeke 3-9 0-0 7,  Metro 0-1 0-0 0, Zink 0-1 0-0 0, Potter 2-2 0-0 4, Totals 37-63 6-9 93.

3-pointers—I  5-15 (Ast 5-12, Lightner 0-1, Garcia 0-2), CP 13-30 (Oeser 4-5, Jeffrey 3-5, Ryan 2-5, Lamatsch 2-4, Nixon 1-3, Hammeke 1-6, Zink 0-1, Rugan 0-1). Rebounds—I 32 (Beach 12), CP 33 (Crites 7). Assists—I 9 (Garcia 4), CP 29 (Lamatsch 8). Steals—CP 18 (Ryan 6). TO—I 24, CP 7.

HANOVER, OTIS-BISON

Otis-Bison 1 1 1 1 — 

Hanover 1 1 1 1 —

OTIS-BISON (23-2)—Maddie Wiltse, Macie Wiltse, Trapp, Bartnek, Maier, Anderson, Totals.

HANOVER (22-1)—Zabokrtsky, McKenna Jueneman, Stallbaumer, Emma Bruna, Lohse, Allison Jueneman, Hendrickson, Madison Bruna, Behrends, Zarybnicky, Atkins, Totals.

3-pointers—OB (Trapp), H (). Rebounds—OB (), H (). Assists—OB (), H (). Steals—OB (), H (). TO—OB, H.

OLPE 59, NORWICH 43

Norwich 7 12 15 9 — 43

Olpe 11 17 21 10 — 59

NORWICH (21-4)—Bates 0-1 0-0 0, Rosenhagen 6-6 3-5 17, Anna Kyle 2-5 0-0 5, Hibbs 1-1 0-1 2, Kira Kelly 0-1 0-2 0, Durr 2-4 0-1 4, Tori Poe 4-7 0-0 8, Rhodes 0-1 0-0 0, Gosch 2-7 3-3 7, Totals 17-33 6-12 43.

OLPE (25-0)—Macy Smith 6-9 0-2 14, Davis 4-8 2-2 10, Heins 3-9 6-6 12, Bishop 6-10 2-2 14, Fisher 3-7 0-0 9, Scheve 0-1 0-0 0, Clark 0-1 0-0 0, Totals 22-45 10-12 59.

3-pointers—N 3-7 (Rosenhagen 2-2, Kyle 1-3, Poe 0-1, Bates 0-1), Olpe (). Rebounds—N 23 (Durr 5), Olpe (). Assists—N 9 (Gosch 3), Olpe (). Steals—N 2 (Kelly 1, Gosch 1), Olpe (). TO—N 22, Olpe 9.

CENTRALIA 48, CUNNINGHAM 46

Centralia 15 7 3 23 —48

Cunningham 21 13 9 3 — 46

CENTRALIA (19-8)—Kennedy Becker 9-10 3-3 21, Kramer 4-11 0-0 10, Koch 2-4 2-4 6, Deters 0-7 5-6 5, Kuckelman 1-8 0-0 3, Mars 1-3 0-0 3, Flentie 0-3 0-0 0, Totals 17-46 10-15 48.

CUNNINGHAM (24-1)—Meyers 9-15 3-6 24, DeWeese 2-6 4-4 8, Hunter McGuire 2-3 -1 5, Wright 1-5 0-0 3, Alayna McGuire 1-3 0-0 2, Madie McGuire 1-3 0-0 2, Panek 1-3 0-0 2, Totals 17-38 7-11 46.

3-pointers—Centralia 4-15 (Kramer 2-5, Mars 1-3, Kuckelman 1-6, Flentie 0-1), C 5-10 (Meyers 3-6, H. McGuire 1-2, Wright 1-2). Rebounds—Centralia 25 (Deters 9), C 29 (DeWeese 6). Assists—Centralia 13 (Kramer 7), C 11 (Meyers 3, Wright 3). Steals—Centralia 3, C2. TO—Centralia 10, C 16.

1A GIRLS DODGE CITY THURSDAY

Centralia 48, Cunningham 46

Olpe 59, Norwich 43

Central Plains def. Ingalls 

Hanover 22-1 vs. Otis-Bison 23-2

SEMIFINALS—Centralia 19-8 vs. Olpe 25-0; Central Plains 25-0 vs. Hanover 23-1/Otis-Bison 24-2