The Nevis Tigers will take on the East Central Eagles in a tournament on Friday. Nevis knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past six contests -- so hopefully East Central likes a good challenge.
On Tuesday, everything came up roses for Nevis against Verndale as the team secured an 81-34 win. Fans of the Tigers have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Ethan Buckholtz
| 12/11/25 vs Walker-Hackensack-Akeley | 13 |
| 12/12/25 @ Cass Lake-Bena | 19 |
| 12/02/25 @ Marshall | 23 |
| 12/16/25 vs Verndale | 28 |
Nevis had a senior duo take command as AJ Bessler dropped a double-double with 25 points and 11 rebounds and Ethan Buckholtz posted 28 points along with five assists and five boards. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Buckholtz has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Tjark Scheippeit, who earned 13 points in addition to eight boards and five assists.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 74-44, which was the final score in East Central's tilt against Hibbing on Tuesday. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Nevis' victory was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0. The home wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 81.2 points over those games. As for East Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
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