The Douglas County West Falcon had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 25.9 points), and they went ahead and made it eight on Friday. They managed a 51-45 victory over Boys Town. Given Douglas County West's advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 18th, while Boys Town is ranked 99th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Douglas County West's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Nolan Asher led the charge by scoring 20 points along with six rebounds. Karsten Alexander was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with nine rebounds.
Boys Town lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being DaShawn Gomes, who scored 12 points along with two steals. Another player making a difference was Marqas Gray, who scored ten points along with eight rebounds and four blocks.
Douglas County West's win bumped their record up to 13-1. As for Boys Town, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-8.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Douglas County West will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Syracuse on Tuesday. Boys Town will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Ashland-Greenwood at 7:15 p.m. on January 30th.
