Bolton, Fahey pace GICC vs. Wood River

WOOD RIVER Sam Bolton scored 18 points and Spencer Fahey added 14 to lead Class C-2 No. 4-rated (Omaha World-Herald) Grand Island Central Catholic to a 51-31 win over Wood River on Friday.

GICC (15-6) expanded a 3-point first quarter lead into a 33-22 halftime advantage.

Skylar Wissing topped Wood River (3-15) with 12 points.

GICC (15-6) 17 16 10 851

Wood River (3-15) 14 8 8 131

GICCS. Fahey 14, Ortiz 1, O'Connor 5, Bolton 18, T. Fahey 5, Weins 5, Wagoner 3.

WOOD RIVERRennau 7, McTavish 5, Wissing 12, L. Bishart 2, M. Boshart 2, Uhrich 2, Smith 1

Vikings fall on the road against McCook, 63-48

McCOOK Cory Jafton led all scorers with 16 points for McCook in a 63-48 win over Grand Island Northwest on Friday.

Zach Weiser and Seth Schaeffer both added 10 points for the Bison (13-10).

Adam Wemhoff led the Vikings (5-14) with 13 points.

GINW (5-14) 15 5 15 1348

McCook (13-10) 18 14 13 1863

GINWPslasterer 9, Wemhoff 13, England 7, Cox 2, Kieselhorst 7, Hadan 6, Johnson 3, Pomazjl 1.

MCCOOKBerry 7, Jafton 16, Rippen 5, Weiser 10, Larson 7, Schaeffer 10, Ruppert 8.

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Beatrice edges past Northwest, 48-39

Beatrice outscored Grand Island Northwest 13-9 in the fourth quarter to hold on for a 48-39 road victory on Friday.

"It was probably our best overall game we've played offensively and defensively," Northwest coach Russ Moerer said. "We took a good basketball team right down to the fourth quarter."

Shayna Schacher led the Vikings (2-16) with 13 points and Jenna Rouzee added 10.

Northwest faces McCook Monday in the Class B, District 5 tournament at the University of Nebraska-Kearney.

Beatrice (10-9) 8 9 18 1348

GINW (2-16) 8 7 15 939

BEATRICEBruhn 16, Johnsen 12, Emerson 13, Parks 1, Fossler 2, Randel 4.

NORTHWESTHelgoth 2, Havranek 2, Birch 4, Rouzee 10, Stoltenberg 8, Schacher 13.