Nebraska High School Basketball - St. Mary's can't hold off Niobrara/Verdigre
December 5, 2017: Niobrara, NE 68783 The St. Mary's Cardinals basketball team (O'Neill, NE), was nudged 46-45 in Tuesday's league battle with the host Niobrara/Verdigre Cougars (Niobrara, NE)
The Cougars now sport a 1-2 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Clearwater/Orchard for a D1 District 6 battle on Friday, December 8. Niobrara/Verdigre will battle a Cyclones team coming off a 55-38 non-league loss to Riverside (Cedar Rapids, NE). The Cyclones record now stands at 1-2.
The Cardinals (0-3) will now prepare for their battle against Spalding Academy (Spalding, NE). The Shamrocks come into the non-league battle with a 2-1 record. In their last battle, Spalding Academy edged Stuart (Stuart, NE), 40-37, in a non-league battle.