Basketball Recap: Omaha Northwest Takes a Loss

By Team Reports Feb 24, 2025, 6:57am

Basketball Recap: Omaha Northwest Huskies vs. Bellevue East Chieftains

Omaha Northwest lost against Bellevue East back in December of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Omaha Northwest Huskies were beaten by the Bellevue East Chieftains 71-32. While losing is never fun, the Huskies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 177th, while the Chieftains are ranked tenth).

Omaha Northwest lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Brooke Kaiser-Bates, who posted eight points. What's more, she posted three rebounds, the most she's had since back in December of 2024.

It was another big night for Brani Jackson, who went 6-for-14 en route to 18 points in addition to seven steals and five assists for Bellevue East. Jackson has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last 12 times she's played. Another player making a difference was Jayla Wilson, who went 5-for-12 to rack up 13 points along with six assists and three steals.

Omaha Northwest has traveled a rocky road recently having lost eight of their last nine matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-16 record this season. The victory made it two in a row for Bellevue East and bumps their season record up to 19-4.

Looking ahead, Omaha Northwest will head out on the road to take on Lincoln North Star at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Bellevue East, they will look to defend their home court on Wednesday against Fremont at 6:00 p.m. Bellevue East is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 63.2 points per game this season.

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