Iowa High School Basketball - Northwood-Kensett holds off North Iowa
January 26, 2023: Northwood, IA 50459 Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Northwood-Kensett Vikings (Northwood, IA) and the visiting North Iowa Bison (Buffalo Center, IA), saw Northwood-Kensett's basketball squad hold off North Iowa by a tally of 61-60.
With the victory, Northwood-Kensett improves its record to 5-12 on the campaign. The Vikings host Newman Catholic (Mason City, IA) to confront the Knights in a non-league challenge on Friday, January 27. The Knights come into the battle with a record of 13-2. Newman Catholic won 80-34 in their recent non-league battle against Rockford (Rockford, IA)
The Bison (2-14) will now prepare for their battle against Belmond-Klemme (Belmond, IA). The Broncos come into the North Iowa battle with a 3-13 record. In their last battle, Belmond-Klemme was nudged by North Union (Armstrong, IA), 67-34, in a non-league battle.