OMAHA – After a fast paced first quarter, the game was never in doubt for Kearney who earned their eighth win on the season over Omaha Northwest on Tuesday night. Click here to listen to the broadcast replay.
Kearney entered the contest on Tuesday riding high, coming off a Saturday night upset over then No. 8 Lincoln Southwest. Sitting at 7-7, the Bearcats matched up with the winless Omaha Northwest Huskies who had fallen on another tough season. The Huskies entered the contest at 0-11 and had not won a contest since February of 2021.
As the game tipped off, Omaha Northwest did everything in its power to give Kearney a run for their money early. Firing three pointers and fast attacks at the basket, the Huskies had Kearney on their heels to start the game. Kearney responded to every punch thrown, as the first three pointer made by Northwest’s Maison Johnson was quickly answered by the Bearcats’ Jack Mundorf. Northwest would trade leads with Kearney throughout the next six minutes, as Northwest’s Walton Busby knocked down his triple while Marlon Coleman added four points. The Bearcats faced some troubles, but senior Will Vanderbeek impressed with four points early, then ran the paint inside while adding scores on back-to-back-to-back scores. Vanderbeek’s ten points in the first quarter gave Kearney the early advantage, up 18-14.
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The Bearcats then dominated the rest of the contest. After only a 4 point difference in the first, Kearney outpaced Northwest 18-4 in the second then 19-7 in the third. Many reserves saw action in the end of the contest for quality minutes, as the Bearcats stormed past Northwest winning 70-42.
The Bearcats are now 8-7 on the season as they rest Wednesday to travel to North Platte on Thursday, then take on Lincoln High on Friday. The North Platte contest was postponed from Jan. 6 due to a cancelled school day for winter weather at North Platte.
Kearney had contributions from Vanderbeek with 13 points, Ben Johnson had 11, Mundorf finished with 10, Jack Dahlgren finished with 9, Ty Lightle and Karter Lee had 6 each, Tristan Maihlan and Parker Wise had 5, Treyven Beckman had 3, and Aidan Poppe ended with 2 points.
