Burke lost against Lincoln Northeast back in December of 2023 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Burke Bulldogs took a 72-59 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lincoln Northeast Rockets. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 131st, while the Rockets are ranked 18th).
| 01/22/25 @ Lincoln Northeast | 17 |
| 01/10/25 @ Omaha South | 12 |
| 01/17/25 vs Omaha Northwest | 7 |
| 01/14/25 @ Fremont | 6 |
| 01/07/25 vs Papillion-LaVista South | 6 |
Defeat or not, Burke got some senior leadership from Nate Collins and Nate Vereen-Burton. Collins went 5 of 9 on his way to 17 points, while Vereen-Burton went 6 for 14 en route to 15 points. Those 17 points set a new season-high mark for Collins. Ryan Rummel also deserves some recognition as he posted his first block of the season.
Lincoln Northeast's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Lazerek Houston, who went 12 for 22 en route to 27 points in addition to six boards and three steals. Houston's evening made it 13 games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Grant Fredericks, who went 7 of 10 on his way to 14 points and four steals.
Burke now has a losing record at 7-8. As for Lincoln Northeast, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 10-3.
Burke will challenge Bellevue East at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Burke is facing Bellevue East at the right time seeing as Bellevue East is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Lincoln Northeast, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 92-70 win against Lincoln High on the 24th.
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