Nebraska High School Basketball - Burke knocked off by Lincoln East
February 2, 2018: Lincoln, NE 68510 The Lincoln East Spartans basketball team scored 56 points and held the visiting Burke Bulldogs to 42 in the Spartans non-league triumph on Friday.
The Spartans now sport a 17-1 record. They put it on the line next when they host North Platte for a non-league contest on Saturday, February 3. Lincoln East will meet a Bulldogs team coming off a 50-47 league loss to Hastings (Hastings, NE). The Bulldogs record now stands at 4-13.
The Bulldogs (14-6) will now prepare for their contest against Grand Island (Grand Island, NE). The Islanders enter the non-league contest with a 13-7 record. In their last contest, Grand Island ran past Millard North (Omaha, NE), 62-49, in a non-league contest.