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Nebraska High School Basketball - Niobrara/Verdigre can't hold off Elgin/Pope John
December 1, 2023: Niobrara, NE 68783
The Elgin/Pope John Wolfpack basketball team scored 51 points and restricted the host Niobrara/Verdigre Cougars to 49 in the Wolfpack non-league victory on Friday.
The Wolfpack now sport a 2-0 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Neligh-Oakdale for a D1 District 7 contest on Tuesday, December 5. Elgin/Pope John will battle a Warriors team coming off a 61-30 non-league loss to Elkhorn Valley (Tilden, NE). The Warriors record now stands at 0-2.
The Cougars (1-1) will now prepare for their contest against St. Mary's (O'Neill, NE). The Cardinals come into the non-league contest with a 2-0 record. In their last contest, St. Mary's edged Riverside (Cedar Rapids, NE), 69-19, in a non-league contest.