The Ar-We-Va Rockets finished strong in a 66-54 win over the AHSTW Vikings a Class 1A District 15 Semifinal on Tuesday night. The Rockets led the game by 7 at the end of the first quarter and 4 at halftime 24-20. The Rockets led by 7 again at the end of the third and then used strong foul shooting to close out the win. The Rockets sank 15 of 16 free throw attempts in the fourth quarter and finished 24 of 28 at the line for the game.

Keegan Simons led the way for Ar-We-Va with 22 points and Drew Schurke finished with 20. Schurke was 8 for 8 from the stripe in the final quarter. The Rockets improved to 22-1 on the season and advanced to the District 15 Final on Thursday night.

AHSTW was able to make enough plays to stay within striking distance throughout the game but could never grab the lead from late in the first quarter on. The Viking were led by 19 points from Raydden Grobe and 12 from Blake Osbahr. The Vikings’ season ends with a record of 12-11.

Ar-We-Va will face the Exira-EHK Spartans on Thursday night in that District Final in Manning. The Spartans advanced in the second game of the evening with a 61-45 win over Audubon.