Nebraska High School Basketball - Wauneta-Palisade holds off Hitchcock County
January 6, 2023: Wauneta, NE 69045 Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Wauneta-Palisade Broncos (Wauneta, NE) and the visiting Hitchcock County Falcons (Trenton, NE), saw Wauneta-Palisade's basketball squad hold off Hitchcock County by a tally of 56-53.
With the victory, Wauneta-Palisade improves its record to 7-3 on the campaign. The Broncos travel to Southwest (Bartley, NE) to confront the Roughriders in a non-league challenge on Saturday, January 7. The Roughriders come into the challenge with a record of 4-5. Southwest lost 42-36 in their recent non-league challenge against Cambridge (Cambridge, NE)
Next up, the Falcons confront the Dundy County-Stratton Tigers (Benkelman, NE) in a D2 District 9 challenge, on Tuesday, January 10. Hitchcock County will attempt to improve on its 2-8 season record. The Tigers come into the challenge with a 0-10 record after their 54-24 non-league loss to Wray (Wray, CO).