CENTRAL PLAINS 56, TRIBUNE GREELEY COUNTY 50 — Central Plains' Aiden Hekele scored 18 points and Brodie Crites and Peyton Dody chipped in 14 apiece as the Oilers outlasted 3-time state champion Tribune Greeley County 56-50 in Saturday's 1A Division 1 basketball substate championship. The Jackrabbits won the 2022 and 2023 Division 2 state basketball titles.

Hekele scored 13 first-half points to spark a 24-21 halftime lead. Dody scored 10 second-half points and Crites added nine second-half points when Hekele battled foul trouble. The Oilers outscored the Jackrabbits 9-0 for a 35-24 lead.

Greeley County 12 9 10 19 — 50

Central Plains 12 12 12 14 — 56

GREELEY COUNTY (13-8) (FG 3 FT TP)—Yanez 6 2-4 14, Mangan (4) 1-2 13, Shafer 4 (1) 3-4 12, Myers 2 (1) 0-0 5, Grubb (1) 0-0 3, Martinez (1) 0-0 3, Totals 50

CENTRAL PLAINS (17-4) (FG 3 FT TP)—Hekele 8 (1) 1-2 18, Crites 4 6-8 14, Stiles 0 2-2 2, Peyton Dody 4 4-6 12, Daniels 3 0-2 6; Totals 56

1A DIV. 1 BOYS  

COLBY A—CHAMPIONSHIP—Central Plains 56, Greeley County 50; SEMIFINALS—Central Plains 43, Ellis 23; Greeley County 51, La Crosse 49; FIRST ROUND—Ellis 70,  Rawlins County 33; La Crosse 84, Osborne 12

COLBY B—3-8—Downs Lakeside 4-6 vs. Quinter 15-6; SEMIFINALS—Lakeside 68, Ness City 54; Quinter 50, Oberlin 48; FIRST ROUND—Ness City 61, Stockton 35; Oberlin 61, St. Francis 33