On Friday, the Douglas County West Falcon ended up a good deal behind the York Dukes and lost 48-33. While losing is never fun, the Falcon can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 134th, while the Dukes are ranked 22nd).
Ella Wiese
| 02/07/25 vs York | 60% |
| 02/04/25 @ Syracuse | 20% |
| 01/28/25 @ Arlington | 44% |
| 01/25/25 vs Conestoga | 29% |
| 01/24/25 @ Fillmore Central | 50% |
| + 13 more games |
Douglas County West's defeat came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ella Wiese, who posted nine points. What's more, Wiese also posted a 60% shooting accuracy, which is the highest she's posted since back in December of 2024. Another player making a difference was Addison Strong, who scored nine points in addition to six boards and three steals.
York had a senior duo take command as Lainey Portwine went 5 of 9 on her way to 13 points along with eight rebounds and five steals and Chloe Koch had 11 points. Thanks to that strong game, Koch now owns an excellent 45.3% field goal percentage. The team also got some help courtesy of Kinslee Kern, who put up five points in addition to five assists and five boards.
Douglas County West's loss dropped their record down to 8-12. As for York, they pushed their record up to 17-2 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Coming up, Douglas County West will take on Conestoga at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Douglas County West is facing Conestoga at the right time seeing as Conestoga is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for York, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 59-31 victory against Lakeview on the 8th.
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