Nebraska High School Basketball - North Bend Central nips Pender
January 7, 2022: North Bend, NE 68649 Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the North Bend Central Tigers (North Bend, NE) and the visiting Pender Pendragons (Pender, NE), saw North Bend Central's basketball squad hold off Pender by a tally of 45-39.
With the victory, North Bend Central improves its record to 9-0 on the campaign. The Tigers travel to Grand Island Central Catholic (Grand Island, NE) to play the Crusaders in a non-league challenge on Saturday, January 8. The Crusaders come into the challenge with a record of 8-3. Grand Island Central Catholic won 45-40 in their recent non-league challenge against Kearney Catholic (Kearney, NE)
Next up, the Pendragons play the Homer Knights (Homer, NE) in a C2 District 2 challenge, on Tuesday, January 11. Pender will attempt to improve on its 9-4 season record. The Knights come into the challenge with a 8-5 record after their 51-36 non-league win over River Valley (Correctionville, IA).