CENTRAL PLAINS GIRLS 48, VICTORIA 42

CLAFLIN — Marilyn Soeken scored a career high 23 points and Addyson Ogle added 13 points as Central Plains opened defense of their Central Prairie title reign with a 48-42 victory over Victoria in Friday's Central Prairie League basketball game.

Although the Oilers hadn’t played a game since Dec. 19, they picked up a hard fought win to extend their win streak to five in a row. Soeken hit a trio of 3-pointers and Ogle two as the Oilers outscored the Knights 18-3 from long range.

Victoria's Averi Windholz scored 16 points and Kennedy Amrein added 11.

Oiler coach Pat Stiles was proud of the hustle on the court. 

“I can never fault the girls' effort,” Stiles said. 

The Oilers (5-2, 1-0 CPL) play Larned Monday at the St. John Tournament.

 Victoria 10 10 15 7 — 42

C. Plains 14 13 17 4 — 48

VICTORIA (3-4, 1-1)—Averi Windholz 7 2-3 16, Kennedy Amrein 4 3-3 11, Litcher 2 3-7 8, Dinkel 1 1-2 3, Kuhn 2 0-2 4, Totals 16 9-17 42.

CENTRAL PLAINS (5-2, 1-0)—Soeken 9 2-7 23, Ogle 4 3-6 13, Lamatsch 3 1-1 8, Strouse 2 0-2 4, Totals 18 6-16 48. 

3-pointers—V 1 (Litcher 1), CP 6 (Soeken 3, Ogle 2, Lamatsch 1)

CENTRAL PLAINS 52, VICTORIA 30

CLAFLIN — Central Plains locked down Victoria 52-30 with a sterling defensive effort in Friday's Central Prairiie League basketball game.

The Oilers (6-1, 1-0) opened CPL play keyed by Peyton Ryan with 15 points and Aiden Hekele with 11 points. The Oilers converted eight 3-pointers to outscore the Knights 24-6 from long distance. Quincy Pickering led Victoria with seven points. 

Oiler coach Michael Ryan emphasized the importance of clean play before the game. The Oilers took care of the basketball to roll to a 22-point win.

“I’m really proud of how hard the boys worked," Ryan said. "Even after the long break, they came out and played at a very high level.” 

The Oilers (6-1, 1-0 CPL) open the St. John Tournament Monday.

Victoria 8 6 8 8 — 30

C. Plains 18 12 10 12 — 52

VICTORIA (4-4, 1-1)—Schwien 1 3-6 5, Schmidtberger 2 0-0 4, Will Scherrer 1 2-6 5, Pickering 3 0-0 7, Nowak 0 2-2 2, Weston Scherrer 1 0-0 2, VonLintel 1 1-2 3, Huser 1 0-0 2, Totals 10 8-16 30

CENTRAL PLAINS (6-1, 1-0)—Crites 3 2-3 8, Hekele 4 2-2 11, Hunter Klima 0 5-6 5, Hurley 2 0-0 5, Peyton Ryan 5 0-0 15, Stiles 1 0-0 3, Daniels 1 3-6 5, Totals 16 12-17 52.

3-pointers—V 2 (Will Scherrer 1, Pickering 1), CP 8 (Ryan 5, Hurley 1, Stiles, Hekele 1)