Even though the Bellevue East Chieftains scored an imposing 71 points on Saturday, Westview still came out on top. Westview snuck past Bellevue East with a 75-71 win. Given Westview's advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 61st, while Bellevue East is ranked 207th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Tayvin Murphy, who scored 30 points. He is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 17 or more in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Trey Griggs, who scored 15 points.
Several Chieftains players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Kris Brown, who scored 27 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Brown has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Trey Tolbert, who scored 19 points along with two steals.
Even though they lost, Bellevue East were working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Westview only racked up five assists.
The win made it two in a row for Westview and bumps their season record up to 12-9. As for Bellevue East, they are on a 14-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-19.
Westview will head out on the road to face off against Burke at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Westview has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for Bellevue East, they will head out on the road to take on Gretna at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Bellevue East is coming into the game with 13 straight losses on the road, meaning Gretna will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory.
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