Basketball Recap: Olathe Northwest's Win on Tuesday Extends Winning Streak to Five

Olathe Northwest entered their tilt with Shawnee Mission West on Tuesday with four consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with five. Everything went their way against the Shawnee Mission West Vikings as they made off with a 61-36 win. Given the Ravens' advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 20th, while the Vikings are ranked 151st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Gavin Popik

Points

02/25/25 vs Shawnee Mission West	19
02/21/25 @ Gardner-Edgerton	23
02/17/25 vs Shawnee Mission North	17
02/14/25 @ Lawrence	24
02/11/25 @ Mill Valley	21
+ 2 more games

Leading Olathe Northwest to victory were Gavin Popik and Jj Lee. Popik went 7-for-12 to rack up 19 points along with five rebounds and four steals, while Lee shot 58% from the field on his way to 15 points in addition to seven boards and three blocks. The matchup was Popik's seventh in a row with at least 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Cash Christiansen, who posted seven points.

Olathe Northwest was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. They are 13-2 when they've passed the ball that well.

Olathe Northwest's victory bumped their record up to 14-5. As for Shawnee Mission West, they are on a nine-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-15.

Olathe Northwest wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 49-48 win against Olathe North on the 28th. As for Shawnee Mission West, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 63-61 loss against Shawnee Mission North on the 28th.