Basketball Recap: Elkhorn North Piles Up the Points Against Standing Bear

On Friday, Elkhorn North humbled the Standing Bear Grizzlies with a 75-35 victory. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 46-9.

Despite the defeat, Standing Bear saw an underclassman step up: freshman Paul Hart posted 11 points and seven rebounds. Another player making a difference was Jaxson Minzel, who earned five points.

Elkhorn North

Previous 6 Games (Home)

01/10/25 vs Standing Bear	75-35
01/04/25 vs Gretna	63-46
12/28/24 vs Gretna East	81-76
12/21/24 vs Hastings	85-42
12/10/24 vs Gross Catholic	69-47
12/07/24 vs Platteview	59-46

Elkhorn North's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-1. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.0 points per game. As for Standing Bear, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.

Elkhorn North wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 69-67 win against Skutt Catholic on the 11th. As for Standing Bear, they will take on Elkhorn at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Elkhorn is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.4 points per game this season.