Basketball Recap: Northfield Skates Past North White with Ease

By Team Reports Feb 21, 2025, 7:36am

Basketball Recap: Northfield Norsemen vs. North White Vikings

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You're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Northfield on Saturday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew the North White Vikings out of the water with a 57-16 final score. That 41 point margin sets a new team best for the Norsemen this season.

Carter Rodgers

Field Goal Percentage

02/15/25 @ North White71%
02/14/25 vs Bluffton50%
02/08/25 @ Eastern25%
02/06/25 @ Manchester20%
01/31/25 vs Rochester20%
+ 19 more games

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Northfield to victory, but perhaps none more so than Carter Rodgers, who went 5-for-7 on his way to 12 points along with six rebounds and four steals. What's more, Rodgers also posted a 71% shooting accuracy, which is the highest he's achieved since back in February of 2024. Another player making a difference was Tyson Baer, who went 6-for-15 to rack up 15 points.

Northfield was working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as North White only three assists.

Several Vikings players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Fernando Gomez, who posted seven points and five boards.

The victory got Northfield back to even at 9-9. As for North White, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-15.

Northfield has already played their next match, a 61-54 defeat against Maconaquah on the 18th. As for North White, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 64-34 loss against Winamac on the 18th.

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