Basketball Recap: Bryce Reed's Big Game Can't Quite Lead East Nicolaus over Winters

East Nicolaus lost against Winters back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The East Nicolaus Spartans took a 60-51 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Winters Warriors. The Spartans have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Bryce Reed

Points

01/29/25 @ Winters	10
01/27/25 vs Durham	9
01/24/25 vs Pierce	3
01/07/25 vs Winters	0
12/14/24 vs Redding Christian	3
+ 3 more games

East Nicolaus' defeat came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Bryce Reed, who dropped a double-double with ten points and ten rebounds. Reed continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Wade Lauppe, who posted 11 points and three steals.

Winters' win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Luke Felsen, who almost dropped a double-double with 15 points and nine boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Lane Brown, who almost dropped a double-double with 15 points and nine rebounds.

East Nicolaus' loss dropped their record down to 9-13. As for Winters, they pushed their record up to 7-8 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.

East Nicolaus didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 43-37 win against Colusa on the 31st. As for Winters, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 51-41 victory against Paradise on the 31st.