CENTRAL PLAINS GIRLS 63, STOCKTON 29 — Central Plains Oiler Marilyn Soeken stayed red hot with 22 points to ignite a 63-29 substate basketball victory over Stockton  The Oilers (17-3) play Atwood Rawlins County (17-4) March 7 at Colby for a 1A Division 1 state tournament berth.

Oiler Aevyn Siemsen scored 16 points and Maggie Strouse added 12 points. The Oilers converted 22 of 26 free throws.

Stockton's Kesler and Muir each scored 10 points.

Stockton 9 5 7 8 — 29

Central Plains 17 14 24 10 — 63

STOCKTON (11-11) (FG 3 FT TP)—Kesler 4 (1) 1-2 10, Muir 4 (2) 0-0 10, Gasper 2 0-0 4, Dix 0 1-6 1, Odle 1 0-0 2, Stithem 0 2-2 2, Totals 11 (3) 4-10 29

CENTRAL PLAINS (17-3) (FG 3 FT TP)—Soeken 7 8-8 22, Aevyn Siemsen 4 (1) 7-11 16, Strouse 3 4-4 10, Lamatsch 3 1-1 7, Emery Siemsen 2 2-2 6, Green 1 0-0 2, Totals 20 (1) 22-26 63

1A DIV. 1 GIRLS

COLBY A—3-7—Quinter 18-3 vs. Osborne 16-5; SEMIFINALS—Quinter 54, Greeley County 24; Osborne 50, La Crosse 36; FIRST ROUND—Greeley County 55, Ellis 50; La Crosse 53, St. Francis 12

COLBY B—3-7—Central Plains 17-3 vs. Rawlins County 17-4; SEMIFINALS—Central Plains 63, Stockton 29; Rawlins County 57, Oberlin 52; FIRST ROUND—Stockton 43, Ness City 38; Oberlin 76, Lakeside 27