Basketball Recap: Ryan Huston's Big Game Can't Quite Lead York over Grand Island Central Catholic

York was the 58-45 winner over Grand Island Central Catholic when they last played one another back in January of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The game between the York Dukes and the Grand Island Central Catholic Crusaders didn't end well, with the York Dukes falling 66-51. While losing is never fun, the Dukes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 141st, while the Crusaders are ranked 13th).

York lost on Tuesday despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Ryan Huston, who almost dropped a double-double on 15 points and nine assists. Huston has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Dylan Oberle, who went 6 of 7 on his way to 12 points.

Grand Island Central Catholic got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Thomas Liban out in front who went 8 of 14 on his way to 19 points and eight steals. Those eight steals gave Liban a new career-high. Connor Haney was another key player, as he made all 6 shots he took to post 14 points and three steals.

York now has a losing record at 5-6. As for Grand Island Central Catholic, they pushed their record up to 11-2 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home.

When York and Grand Island Central Catholic next hit the court, they'll be up against teams who recently just can't seem to lose. York will try to stop Crete's four-game winning streak when the meet at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. York is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.8 points per game this season. Meanwhile, Grand Island Central Catholic will try to stop Aquinas' four-game winning streak when the meet at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.