Basketball Recap: Shawnee Mission Northwest Makes It 13 in a Row at Home

Shawnee Mission Northwest waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They had just enough and edged the Olathe Northwest Ravens out 54-51. The win almost wasn't to be: the Cougars were down 33-19 in the second quarter.

Despite the loss, Olathe Northwest had strong showings from Gavin Popik, who went 9 for 14 en route to 19 points and six assists, and Jj Lee, who went 6 of 12 on his way to 13 points along with five boards and four blocks. That was a full 37.3% of Olathe Northwest's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Nick Waters, who earned eight points.

Cougars

Previous Games (Home)

01/14/25 vs Olathe Northwest	54-51
12/21/24 vs Millwood	82-62
02/23/24 vs Olathe South	81-67
02/20/24 vs Lawrence Free State	58-41
02/16/24 vs Shawnee Mission North	67-41
+ 8 more games

Shawnee Mission Northwest's victory was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1. As for Olathe Northwest, they moved to 6-1 with that defeat, which also ended their six-game winning streak.

Shawnee Mission Northwest wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, an 86-65 win against Shawnee Mission East on the 17th. As for Olathe Northwest, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 70-52 loss against Olathe West on the 17th.