Bobcats
| 01/16/25 @ St. Mary's | 71-62 |
| 01/14/25 @ Creighton | 69-29 |
| 01/10/25 vs West Holt | 43-40 |
| 01/07/25 @ Plainview | 52-48 |
| 12/28/24 vs Wakefield | 70-36 |
| + 7 more games |
Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard] put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They walked away with a 71-62 victory over the St. Mary's Cardinals. Given the Bobcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 26th, while the Cardinals are ranked 88th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard]'s success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Sam Cheatum led the charge by going 5 for 7 en route to 17 points along with seven assists and five rebounds. That's the most points Cheatum has posted since back in January of 2024. Michael Koenig was another key player, going 6 of 8 on his way to 16 points.
Several Cardinals players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Gage Hedstrom, who posted 23 points. The contest was Hedstrom's fourth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Logan Brabec, who almost dropped a double-double on 17 points and nine assists.
Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard] pushed their record up to 12-0 with the win, which was their 15th straight on the road dating back to last season. As for St. Mary's, their defeat ended a 13-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 9-3.
Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard] and Humphrey-Lindsay will face off at 7:00 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. One thing working in Humphrey-Lindsay's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last three matchups. St. Mary's has already played their next game (against Chambers/Wheeler Central), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
