Nebraska High School Basketball - Niobrara/Verdigre edged by North Central
January 15, 2019: Niobrara, NE 68783 The Niobrara/Verdigre Cougars basketball team (Niobrara, NE), was nudged 62-57 in Tuesday's league battle with the visiting North Central Knights (Bassett, NE)
The Knights now possess a 9-4 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Anselmo-Merna for a D1 District 10 battle on Friday, January 18. North Central will confront a Coyotes team coming off a 64-44 non-league win over Sumner-Eddyville-Miller (Sumner, NE). The Coyotes record now stands at 11-2.
The Cougars (6-9) will now prepare for their battle against Chambers/Wheeler Central (Chambers, NE). The Renegades come into the non-league battle with a 4-12 record. In their last battle, Chambers/Wheeler Central was nudged by Ainsworth (Ainsworth, NE), 66-23, in a non-league battle.