Nebraska High School Basketball - Pierce overwhelms Hartington-Newcastle
December 9, 2023: Hartington, NE 68739 Fans at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Pierce Bluejays (Pierce, NE) and the host Hartington-Newcastle Wildcats (Hartington, NE), saw Pierce's basketball squad wallop Hartington-Newcastle by a tally of 47-24.
With the victory, Pierce improves its record to 2-1 on the campaign. The Bluejays travel to O'Neill (O'Neill, NE) to confront the Eagles in a C1 District 8 challenge on Tuesday, December 12. The Eagles come into the challenge with a record of 1-3. O'Neill lost 47-43 in their recent non-league challenge against Cedar Catholic (Hartington, NE)
Next up, the Wildcats confront the Tri County Northeast Wolfpack (Emerson, NE) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, December 12. Hartington-Newcastle will attempt to improve on its 1-3 season record. The Wolfpack come into the challenge with a 0-3 record after their 54-28 non-league loss to Laurel-Concord-Coleridge (Laurel, NE).