Basketball Recap: Olathe Northwest Comes Up Short in High-Profile Matchup with Blue Valley

On Saturday, Olathe Northwest faced Blue Valley in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Olathe Northwest Ravens fell 59-50 to the Blue Valley Tigers.

Despite the loss, Olathe Northwest still got an impressive performance from Gavin Popik, who went 12 for 23 on his way to 26 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jj Lee, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 11 rebounds.

Olathe Northwest's loss dropped their record down to 8-3. As for Blue Valley, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 7-3.

Olathe Northwest will look to defend their home court on Friday against Shawnee Mission South at 7:00 p.m. Olathe Northwest is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.8 points per game this season. As for Blue Valley, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, an 87-57 win against Ruskin on the 29th.