COLUMBUS < Sam Carstens poured in 25 points to lead Grand Island Senior High to a 58-47 road win over Columbus Friday night.

The Islanders (13-4) had a strong night both defensively and on the boards, according to head coach Dave Oman.

"This was a very physical game tonight, I thought the job we did on the boards was the difference in the game," Oman said.

Oman praised Pete Kropp for his defensive work in the game.

"Pete did a nice job on Brian Cleary as he held him to just three points in the second half," Oman added.

Cleary tossed in 14 points for the Discoverers (4-12), who were led by Kurt Farmer with 17.

The Islanders host rival Kearney at 5:30 p.m. Saturday at the Heartland Events Center.

Grand Island (13-4) 21 10 13 1458

Columbus (4-12) 11 10 17 947

GRAND ISLANDCrouch 8, Bolles 11, Carstens 25, Kalkowski 6, Kropp 8.

COLUMBUSBlatchford 2, Thomas 4, Groteluschen 3, Farmer 17, Cleary 14, Johnson 7.

Dusters hold off Northwest, 58-50

HOLDREGE Mario Fuentes led Holdrege with 14 points and Travis Van Eperen added 11 points for the Dusters as they topped visiting Grand Island Northwest 58-50 Friday night.

Grand Island Northwest (4-10) was led by Ryan Kieselhorst, who had a game-high 19 points in the loss. The Vikings trailed 34-19 at halftime, but outscored the Dusters 13-5 in the third quarter to get back into the game, but could get no closer.

The Vikings will be back in action at 2 p.m. Saturday against Boys Town in the Heartland Hoops Classic at the Heartland Events Center in Grand Island.

GINW (4-10) 6 13 13 1850

Holdrege (9-7) 11 23 5 1958

GINWWemhoff 10, Engund 5, Cox 1, Kieselhorst 19, Hedan 3, Johnson 4, Stutzman 4.

HOLDREGESmith 9, Schulz 13, Shadduck 1, Anderson 6, Wohlgemuth 4, Van Eperen 11, Fuentes 14.

Crusaders get past Broken Bow, 46-36

BROKEN BOW Spencer Fahey, Jake O'Connor and Sam Bolton combined for 33 points to lead Grand Island Central Catholic to a 46-36 road win at Broken Bow Friday night.

Fahey led the Crusaders (12-5) with 12 points, while O'Connor added 11 and Bolton finished with 10.

The Crusaders' defense held Broken Bow to just 36 points and allowed only four Indians' players to score.

"We really played well defensively tonight," Crusader coach Bill Gavers said. "Our defense pretty much dictated the flow of the game."

Derek Gaston led Broken Bow (7-8) with 17 points. Teammate Bryan Meyer added 14 points.

Central Catholic hosts Wahoo at 3:45 p.m. Saturday at the Heartland Events Center in Grand Island.

GICC (12-5) 8 18 9 1146

Broken Bow (7-8) 8 10 5 1336

GICCBuck 2, Fahey 12, O'Connor 11, Bolton 10, Weins 6, Wagner 5.

BROKEN BOWGottschalk 3, Scott 2, Gaston 17, Meyer 14.

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Islanders pull out road win at Columbus

COLUMBUS McKenzie Tomlin scored a team-high 12 points for Grand Island as the Islanders edged Columbus 49-47 on the road Friday night.

Makayla Gowen added 11 points and Ariel Krolikowski added 10 points for the Islanders (10-8).

Ashley Szelay had a game-high 26 points for Columbus (4-13).

Grand Island (10-8) 11 17 7 2049

Columbus (4-13) 6 16 14 1147

GRAND ISLANDMiller 9, Kinne 5, O'Boyle 4, Tomlin 12, Krolikowski 10, Arnes 6, Gowen 11.

COLUMBUSSmejkal 4, Weber 3, Brown 6, Wood 6, Szelay 26, Debower 4.

No. 4-rated Holdrege dominates Vikings

HOLDREGE Class B No. 4-rated (Omaha World-Herald) Holdrege surged to a 19-3 first-quarter lead on its way to a 71-31 victory over Grand Island Northwest Friday night.

Shayna Schacher led Northwest (2-12) with eight points.

Tessa Kreutzer led all scores with 19 points for Holdrege (15-2). Mallory Murdoch added 16 points for the Dusters.

GINW (2-12) 3 13 4 1131

Holdrege (15-2) 19 21 13 1871

GINWHelgoth 1, Havaronek 6, Burch 3, Rouzee 3, Stoltenberg 4, Myers 2, Johnson 2, Schacher 8, Boehler 2.

HOLDREGETa.Kreutzer 4, Urbom 2, Te.Kreutzer 19, Stevenson 2, Daily 8, Murdoch 16, Killough 5, Johnson 3, Hasty 6, Clayton 6.

Fredrickson's 28 points lead GICC to victory

BROKEN BOW Tali Fredrickson scored a game-high 28 points to lead Grand Island Central Catholic to a 59-31 road victory over Broken Bow.

Alicia Statler added 17 points for the Crusaders (16-6). Central Catholic surged to a 23-4 first-quarter lead to take control of the game.

GICC (16-6) 23 12 12 1259

Broken Bow (5-12) 4 14 7 631

GICCMoravic 3, Stump 4, Fredrickson 28, Merthew 2, Ross 1, McGowan 3, Partington 1, Statler 17.

BROKEN BOWHamilton 3, Briggs 8, Johnson 6, Crawford 7, Schall 3, Vohland 4.