CENTRAL CHRISTIAN GIRLS 51, STAFFORD 28 — Central Christian roared ahead 31-10 at halftime and coasted past Stafford's girls 51-28 in Friday's Heart of the Plains basketball game.

Stafford guard Ariana Delgadillo expertly directed the offense and scored seven points. Khloe McCloskey made a statement for extra playing time with a pair of fourth quarter 3-pointers.  

Central Christian's Harper Newcome scored 13 points and Reese Swanson added 10 points. The Cougars played lockdown man defense with a balanced offense.

Stafford 9 1 6 12 — 28

C. Christian 16 15 13 7 — 51

STAFFORD (4-7)—Ariana Delgadillo 3 1-3 7; McCloskey (2) 0-0 6; Emily Delgadillo 2 2-4 6; Ferguson 2 (1) 0-0 5; Roush (1) 0-0 3; Hacking 0 1-4 1; Totals 10 (4) 40-11 28

C. CHRISTIAN (10-1)—Harper Newcome 5 3-7 13; Swanson 4 2-7 10; Losaw 4 1-3 9; Duft 3 (2) 0-0 8; Kaufman (1) 2-2 5; Ava Newcome 2 0-0 4; Huff 0 2-4 2; Totals 19 (3) 10-23 51

CENTRAL CHRISTIAN 56, STAFFORD 44 — Central Christian led 21-3, but Stafford closed within 36-28 before the Cougars pulled away for a 56-44 Heart of the Plains basketball victory.

Stafford 3 15 10 16 — 44

C. Christian 21 10 8 17 — 51

STAFFORD (1-10)—Simmons; Johnson; Marks; Kreutzer; Totals 44

CENTRAL CHRISTIAN (7-4)—Totals 51