KEARNEY – The Kearney girls basketball team handled business in the second and third quarters to move to 12-8 on the season after downing Lincoln North Star Friday night 51-32 at Kearney High School. Listen to the broadcast replay here.
The Bearcats entered Friday night’s matchup having already downed Lincoln North Star once this season back on Dec. 27 – a 64-34 drubbing of the Navigators in the first round of the HAC Tournament. Kearney was 11-8 entering the night and looked to make their win streak three in a row.
The Bearcats started off sluggish, but eventually picked up steam after a disappointing first quarter filled with missed opportunities. Kaleigh Hatcher got the party started with a three pointer from outside while Kennidy Garner added two free throws and Maddy Province scored as well. The Navigators held an 8-7 advantage at the end of the first however, with Fraziona Wynn and Sarah Gatwech adding three pointers each in the first.
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Kearney outpaced North Star in the second 15-7 as inside scoring by Kierstynn Garner and Province regained the lead for Kearney. The Bearcats Tatum Rusher got involved with the scoring with four points in the quarter, and Kaleigh Hatcher added another triple with Kearney leading 22-15 at halftime.
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A dominant third quarter charged Kearney further ahead, dominating 18-8 over the Navigators. Harley Straka and Rusher both connected from downtown, while the Bearcats rode the success into the fourth quarter and earned another dominant win 51-32 to improve their record to 12-8 on the season.
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Kearney now takes on Fremont on Saturday against a top rated Tiger squad sitting at 17-2 on the season. The Bearcats had contributions from Rusher with 13 points, Province added 10, Kierstynn Garner ended with 9, Kaleigh Hatcher had 8 points, Haidyn Skeen finished with 4 points, Straka had 3, and Kennidy Garner ended with 2 points.
