The Douglas County West Falcon will challenge the York Dukes on Friday. Douglas County West is coming into the contest hot, having won their last six games.
On Tuesday, Douglas County West beat Syracuse 64-52. Given the Falcon's advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 19th, while the Rockets are ranked 70th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 02/04/25 @ Syracuse | 22 |
| 01/24/25 @ Fillmore Central | 15 |
| 12/12/24 vs Fort Calhoun | 15 |
| 01/04/25 @ Wayne | 14 |
| 01/09/25 @ Lakeview | 12 |
Douglas County West's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Trey Schieber led the charge by putting up 22 points. The dominant performance gave Schieber a new career-high in points. Nolan Asher was another key player, posting 17 points.
Meanwhile, York earned a 57-48 win over Lakeview on Saturday.
Douglas County West better keep an eye on Ryan Huston. He was instrumental in York's win, going 6 for 9 en route to 21 points along with eight assists and eight boards. The matchup was Huston's fifth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Dax Peterson, who posted nine points in addition to six rebounds and three steals.
York is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.3 points per game. As for Douglas County West, their victory bumped their record up to 17-2.
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