David City lost to Fillmore Central back in January of 2025 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Scouts were dealt a 64-29 defeat at the hands of the Panthers. While losing is never fun, the Scouts can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 212th, while the Panthers are ranked 89th).
Caelan Olson
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When it comes to explaining why David City lost, don't look at Caelan Olson. Despite the final result, he went 5-for-12 on his way to 13 points. Olson has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. Micah Nicolas also deserves some recognition as he scored his first points of the season.
Leading Fillmore Central to victory were Maxemos Aguilera and Kinyon Miller. Aguilera shot 75% from the field to rack up 15 points along with five boards and four steals, while Miller went 5-for-9 en route to 15 points in addition to five assists and three steals. That's the most points Miller has posted since back in February of 2025. Another player making a difference was Eli Conway, who put up 11 points and three steals.
This is the second loss in a row for David City and nudges their season record down to 5-9. As for Fillmore Central, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season.
David City will head out to challenge Shelby-Rising City at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Scouts will be up against the Huskies' rather soft defense (which has allowed 50.43 points per contest), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for Fillmore Central, they are taking a road trip to face off against Douglas County West on Friday.
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