North Platte was the 64-59 winner over Scottsbluff when they last played one another back in February of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The North Platte Bulldogs were beaten by the Scottsbluff Bearcats 83-49 on Friday. 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 233rd, while the Bearcats are ranked 17th).
Jonathan Rinke
| 02/14/25 @ Scottsbluff | 17 |
| 02/01/25 vs Liberty Tree Academy | 9 |
| 01/31/25 vs Mitchell | 4 |
| 01/21/25 @ Northwest | 4 |
| 01/24/25 @ McCook | 3 |
Despite the loss, North Platte saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Jonathan Rinke went 7-for-10 to rack up 17 points. Those 17 points set a new season-high mark for Rinke. Shane Simmons also deserves some recognition as he posted his first assist of the season.
North Platte dropped their record down to 2-19 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Scottsbluff, the win was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 18-3.
Looking ahead, North Platte and Gering will face off at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest, having both just played. As for Scottsbluff, they and McCook will face off at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest, having both just played.
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