North Newton has gone 8-1 against West Central recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The North Newton Spartans will be playing in front of their home fans against the West Central Trojans at 7:00 p.m. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with 11 consecutive losses dating back to last season for North Newton and three for West Central.
North Newton's tournament run continued when they took on North Montgomery on Thursday. North Newton lost 66-41 to North Montgomery.
| 01/02/25 vs North Montgomery | 12 |
| 01/02/25 vs Frankfort | 10 |
| 11/26/24 vs Lake Station Edison | 10 |
| 02/01/24 @ Tri-County | 8 |
| 12/10/24 vs Hanover Central | 8 |
Loss or not, North Newton got some senior leadership from Joe Stalewski and Jackson Alexander. Stalewski went 6 of 7 on his way to 12 points and five rebounds, while Alexander posted 12 points and five rebounds. Those 12 points gave Alexander a new career-high.
Even though they lost, North Newton smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, West Central came up short against Frontier on Thursday and fell 79-67.
North Newton's defeat dropped their record down to 0-10. As for West Central, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-3.
North Newton beat West Central 55-48 in their previous matchup back in January of 2024. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was West Central's Bryce Nannenga, who went 8 of 16 on his way to 19 points along with four steals and four blocks. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will North Newton still be able to contain Nannenga? There's only one way to find out.
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