York had won three straight at home, but on Friday they bumped up to 11-6 to make it four. They snuck past the Northwest Vikings with a 53-48 win. This was a revenge game for the Dukes: when they faced off against the Vikings on January 10th, they had to take a 39-36 defeat.
Kinslee Kern
| 01/13/26 vs Grand Island Central Catholic | 23 |
| 01/30/26 vs Northwest | 22 |
| 01/24/26 vs North Platte | 20 |
| 01/06/26 vs Schuyler | 16 |
| 12/11/25 vs Waverly | 16 |
| + 12 more games |
Kinslee Kern was a one-woman wrecking crew as she went 7-for-16 to rack up 22 points and three steals. She is becoming a predictor of York's success: when she posts at least 15 points the team is undefeated (and 5-6 when she doesn't). Another player making a difference was Harley Wardyn, who posted ten points along with six rebounds and three steals.
As for Northwest, their loss dropped their record down to 8-8. Their defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Despite the loss, Northwest still got an impressive performance from Emersyn Graves, who shot 58% from the field en route to 18 points and four steals. Graves has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jolie Ohara, who earned nine points and six steals.
York wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 51-41 loss against Crete on the 31st. As for Northwest, they have also already played their next matchup, a 52-50 victory against Aurora on the 31st.
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