If High Plains was riding high fresh off their 60-35 takedown of Heartland Lutheran last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The High Plains Storm fell 60-53 to the Fullerton Warriors on Saturday. The Storm were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Warriors apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in December of 2023.
| 12/07/24 @ Fullerton | 15 |
| 02/05/24 vs St. Edward | 12 |
| 02/09/24 @ Bruning-Davenport/Shickley | 11 |
| 12/29/23 vs Walthill | 10 |
| 01/11/24 vs Nebraska Lutheran | 10 |
High Plains lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Chase Owens, who went 5 for 9 on his way to 15 points. The dominant performance gave Owens a new career-high in points. Carter Urkoski was another key player, putting up eight points along with six boards and four steals.
Fullerton was led to victory by Kane Wetovick and Terrick Gonsior. Wetovick dropped a double-double on 15 points and 15 rebounds, while Gonsior posted 20 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Nolan Dubas, who had nine points and eight rebounds.
High Plains' defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
High Plains didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 64-39 win against Dorchester on the 10th. As for Fullerton, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 61-58 loss against Chambers/Wheeler Central on the 10th.
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