Basketball Recap: Bellevue West Starts off Right with Win over Norris + How To Watch

By Team Reports Dec 6, 2025, 3:03am

Basketball Recap: Bellevue West Thunderbirds vs. Norris Titans

HOW TO WATCH: This game can be replayed on the NFHS Network, the official streaming partner of the NE School Activities Assn. (NSAA) & Bellevue West High School. Watch Full Replay

Bellevue West had to kick off their season on the road on Friday, but they showed no ill effects. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Norris Titans 76-73.

Carsen Schultz

Field Goal Percentage (Career)

12/05/25 @ Norris88%
01/07/25 @ Omaha North75%
12/21/24 @ Elkhorn South75%
12/13/24 vs Omaha Westside67%
12/12/24 vs Papillion-LaVista63%

Leading Bellevue West to victory were Carsen Schultz and Keaton Melcher. Schultz shot 86% from beyond the arc en route to 20 points, while Melcher went 7-for-12 to rack up 20 points. The dominant performance also gave Schultz a new career-high in shooting accuracy (88%). Pierce Parker was another key player, putting up five points and 11 rebounds.

Norris' defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.

Coming up, Bellevue West won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Millard North at 7:15 p.m. on Saturday. As for Norris, they will host Wahoo at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.

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