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 win over Boys Town. Given Douglas County West's advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 18th, while Boys Town is ranked 91st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Douglas County West to victory, but perhaps none more so than Nolan Asher, who scored 20 points along with five rebounds. Karsten Alexander was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with eight rebounds.
Boys Town's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was 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 victory 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 teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Douglas County West will have some time to savor their win 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.
