The Scottsbluff Bearcats and the Norris Titans squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but sadly the Scottsbluff Bearcats had to settle for second. They took a 65-47 bruising from the Titans. Scottsbluff's defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Despite the defeat, Scottsbluff saw an underclassman step up: Nate Kelley scored 20 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Rylee Meininger, who scored six points.
Norris was led to victory by Evan Greenfield and Chris Garner jr.. Greenfield scored 15 points along with seven rebounds and four steals, while Garner jr. dropped a double-double on 25 points and 14 rebounds. Greenfield has been hot recently, having posted three or more steals the last eight times he's played. Another player making a difference was Barret Boesiger, who scored 13 points.
Scottsbluff's loss dropped their record down to 20-7. As for Norris, the victory (which was their ninth in a row) raised their record to 24-2.
Scottsbluff does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Norris, they won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Skutt Catholic at 1:00 p.m. on March 9th. One thing working in Norris' favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 13 games.
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