Nebraska High School Basketball - Lincoln East nips Kearney
December 8, 2017: Kearney, NE 68845 Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Lincoln East Spartans (Lincoln, NE) and the host Kearney Bearcats (Kearney, NE), saw Lincoln East's basketball squad hold off Kearney by a tally of 48-43.
With the victory, Lincoln East improves its record to 3-0 on the campaign. The Spartans host Elkhorn South (Omaha, NE) to play the Storm in a non-league challenge on Saturday, December 9. The Storm come into the challenge with a record of 1-2. Elkhorn South lost 52-41 in their recent league challenge against Millard North (Omaha, NE)
Next up, the Bearcats play the Papillion-LaVista Monarchs (Papillion, NE) in a A District TBD challenge, on Saturday, December 9. Kearney will attempt to improve on its 1-2 season record. The Monarchs come into the challenge with a 3-0 record after their 62-40 league win over Omaha Northwest (Omaha, NE).