Basketball Recap: Broken Bow Find Success

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Previous Games

02/21/25 - Away	48-47 W
02/16/24 - Away	37-73 L
02/17/23 - Home	31-66 L
02/18/22 - Away	54-65 L
02/19/21 - Home	40-51 L
+ 3 more games

Broken Bow's game last Friday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. They escaped with a win against the Amherst Broncos by the margin of a single free throw, 48-47. For the Indians, this counts as revenge for the 73-37 win the Broncos walked away with the last time they faced one another back in February of 2024.

Dominic Nowak continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, to rack up 18 points and four steals. Braxtton Johnson was another key player, putting up 11 points.

Despite the loss, Amherst saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Gavin Davis en route to 14 points in addition to eight rebounds and five steals. Those five steals set a new season-high mark for Davis. The team also got some help courtesy of Braylon Russell, who posted 12 points and three steals.

Broken Bow's record is now 8-14. As for Amherst, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-5.

Broken Bow wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 48-45 loss against Ord on the 24th. As for Amherst, they will square off against Sandy Creek at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Sandy Creek has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games.