Hadley Karnatz
| 02/07/26 vs Howells-Dodge | 5 |
| 01/17/26 vs Bergan Catholic | 5 |
| 12/11/25 @ West Point-Beemer | 5 |
| 01/06/26 vs Raymond Central | 3 |
| 12/16/25 @ Wisner-Pilger | 3 |
| + 8 more games |
If Howells-Dodge wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played North Bend Central, they should've done a better job of containing Hadley Karnatz. The Tigers skirted past the Jaguars 53-50 with plenty of help from Karnatz, who shot 46% from the field to rack up 22 points and five steals. She has become a key player for North Bend Central: the team is undefeated when she posts at least five steals, but 9-10 otherwise.
Howells-Dodge lost on Saturday despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Kenadie Throener, who went 5-for-9 on her way to 16 points in addition to seven boards and three blocks. Another player making a difference was Kylie Brichacek, who shot 50% from the field en route to 18 points and eight rebounds.
North Bend Central is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-10 record this season. As for Howells-Dodge, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 15-6.
Coming up, North Bend Central will be playing at home against Tekamah-Herman at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Howells-Dodge, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 68-26 victory against Twin River on the 9th.
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