Kearney High Basketball closed out 2024 with a Capitol City sweep over the Lincoln Northeast Rockets, as the Bearcats won the girls game 66-44, and the boys game 75-56.
Kearney will open up the 2025 calendar year at home on January 2nd against North Platte. Both games will be on KGFW.
KEARNEY HIGH GIRLS 66, LINCOLN NORTHEAST 44
Playing in their first post-Christmas game, the Bearcats did not skip a beat from the holiday break, with Libby Province opening up the scoring line, followed by Augusta Ganz for another score. A Ganz 3 pointer would force the first Northeast timeout midway through the first, with Kearney up 7-5. Kearney would dominate the rest of the first quarter, with the Bearcats leading 20-8 after the opening frame.
Neither team was able to score a bucket to start the second quarter, but Addie Snyder would break that scoring drought with a 4-0 personal scoring run. Kearney had a decisive lead heading into the locker room, leading 40-14.
The Bearcats would maintain their large lead through the second half to win 66-44.
KEARNEY (6-1)…20…20…11..15…66
Lincoln Northeast…8…6…11…19…44
Kearney Scoring: Hatcher 17, Snyder 14, Ganz 10, Province 9 Webber 6, Lee 4, Glandt 3, Jasnoch 3
Postgame w/ Kearney Head Coach Drew Danielson:
KEARNEY HIGH BOYS 75, LINCOLN NORTHEAST 56
Looking to close out 2024 on a strong start, Kearney jumped out to a 5-0 run, but the Rockets would have a run of their own, taking a brief 7-5 lead after a 7-0 run of their own. Ben Johnson would end that run with a two hand slam of his own to tie the game at 7, and Kearney would stay ahead slightly, leading 19-17 after the opening frame.
The Bearcats and Rockets continued to go blow for blow until Jake Kracl would take matters into his own hands, with his 7-0 personal run giving the either team some seperation, with the Bearcats leading 29-23 when Northeast called a timeout at the 3:08 mark. Kearney led 39-29 heading into the locker room.
The third quarter was all Johnson and Webber, ad the pair scored all of Kearney’s 22 points in the third quarter. Kearney’s lead would prevail at the 3pt line to move to 6-2 on the year.
KEARNEY (6-2)…19…20…20…16…75
Lincoln Northeast…17…12…14…13…56
Kearney Scoring: Webber 33, Johnson 22, Kracl 9, Paider 8, Cabela 3
Postgame w/ Kearney Head Coach Drake Beranek:
