Basketball Recap: Westview Makes It Eight in a Row on the Road

Westview won the last time they faced Elkhorn South and things went their way on Friday too. The Westview Wolverines came out on top against the Elkhorn South Storm by a score of 80-69. Given the Wolverines' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked seventh, while the Storm are ranked 100th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Westview's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Amir Martin, who went 9-for-14 en route to 25 points. The dominant performance gave Martin a new career-high in points. Tayvin Zephier-Murphy was another key player, going 5-for-11 to rack up 15 points in addition to five rebounds and three steals.

Defeat or not, Elkhorn South got some senior leadership from Cooper Mroczek and Lincoln Schwarz. Mroczek dropped a double-double with 37 points and 11 boards, while Schwarz almost dropped a double-double with 16 points and nine rebounds. That was a full 53.6% of Elkhorn South's points, marking the fourth time in a row Mroczek has posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Sam Vander Linden, who put up six points.

Wolverines

Previous Games (Away)

02/14/25 @ Elkhorn South	80-69
02/07/25 @ Columbus	87-46
01/28/25 @ Bellevue West	67-66
01/16/25 @ Bellevue East	79-41
01/14/25 @ Lincoln Southeast	77-60
+ 3 more games

Westview pushed their record up to 20-2 with the win, which was their eighth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 80.3 points over those games. As for Elkhorn South, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests, which has put a noticeable dent in their 6-14 record this season.

Looking ahead, Westview will head out to square off against Kearney at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Kearney knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 19 matches -- so hopefully Westview likes a good challenge. As for Elkhorn South, they will welcome Grand Island at 7:15 p.m. on February 21st.