If Omaha North was riding high fresh off their 63-19 takedown of Omaha Northwest last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Omaha North Vikings were dealt a 71-43 defeat at the hands of the Papillion-LaVista South Titans on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 115th, while the Titans are ranked first).
Despite the loss, Omaha North still got an impressive performance from Ban Yor, who posted 11 points along with six rebounds and three steals. Darian Jones also deserves some recognition as he grabbed his first steal of the season.
Papillion-LaVista South was led to victory by Reece Kircher and Levi Webb. Kircher dropped a triple-double on 17 points, 11 boards, and ten assists, while Webb went 6 of 13 en route to 18 points and five rebounds. Kircher has been hot recently, having posted eight or more boards the last three times he's played. Jayden Herrera was another key player, going 5 for 9 on his way to 13 points and seven rebounds.
Omaha North has been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last nine games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-10 record this season. As for Papillion-LaVista South, they pushed their record up to 14-3 with the win, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season.
Omaha North will take on Bellevue East at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. As for Papillion-LaVista South, they will square off against Norfolk at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Papillion-LaVista South is facing Norfolk at the right time seeing as Norfolk is stuck on a ten-game losing streak.
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