South Loup hosted Ansley/Litchfield for a boys and girls basketball doubleheader on Thursday night in Arnold. In the girls game, Ansley/Litchfield led by three entering the fourth quarter but outscored South Loup 16-3 in the fourth to pull away for a 34-18 win. Kerry Ryan of Ansley/Litchfield led all scorers with a game high 14 points. South Loup was led by Erin Fitzgerald who scored a team high six points. In the boys game, South Loup jumped out early and led 54-37 entering the fourth quarter but Ansley/Litchfield rallied to pull to within six late in the game. The Bobcats withstood the rally and held on to win 65-55 to collect their 11th win of the season. South Loup had three players finish in double figures led by Dylan Pandorf who had a game high 25 points. Conner Paulsen finished with 19 and Crew Witthuhn had 12 for the Bobcats. Ansley/Litchfield had three players score in double figures led by Luke Bailey with a team high 17 points. Owen Cunningham had 12 points and Chayton Jensen finished with 11 for the Spartans who fall to 7-8 on the year.
The Broken Bow girls basketball team knocked off top five ranked Gothenburg Thursday night at the Indian gym handing the Lady Swedes their first loss of the season 54-50. Broken Bow improves to 11-4 on the season. Broken Bow and Gothenburg went to overtime in the boys game with Gothenburg winning a thriller 52-51.
Other area scores:
Girls
Cozad 37, Lexington 32
Maxwell 62, Sandhills Valley 45
Boys
Sandhills Valley 54, Maxwell 38
Cozad 77, Lexington 42
GIRLS SCORES
Thursday, January 23, 2025
Ainsworth 36 vs North Central 48
Amherst 52 @ Gibbon 28
Ansley-Litchfield @ South Loup (Callaway/Arnold)
Archbishop Bergan 55 vs Lincoln Lutheran 28
Aurora vs Kearney Catholic
Beatrice 35 @ Milford 58
Boone Central @ Scotus Central Catholic
Boys Town 38 @ Omaha Christian Academy 23
Brady 45 vs Loomis 37
Cedar Bluffs 38 vs Heartland Christian, IA 35
Cozad vs Lexington
Crete 37 vs Blair 54
Cross County 54 vs Hampton 20
East Butler 42 @ Meridian 32
Elkhorn 25 vs Gretna East 57
Elkhorn South @ Lincoln Pius X
Fairbury 33 @ Sutton 69
Falls City 21 @ Nebraska City 46
Gothenburg 50 @ Broken Bow 54
Gretna 48 vs Hastings 31
Johnson County Central 39 vs Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer 34
Laurel-Concord-Coleridge 45 vs Battle Creek 51
Lawrence-Nelson 35 vs Diller-Odell 51
Lewiston 19 vs Lourdes Central Catholic 62
Leyton 64 @ Garden County 33
Lincoln East 37 @ Bellevue East 64
Madison 24 vs Humphrey-Lindsay 54
Nebraska Lutheran vs College View Academy
North Bend Central 66 vs Oakland-Craig 64
Omaha Brownell Talbot @ Weeping Water
Omaha Concordia 20 @ Lincoln Christian 67
Omaha Gross Catholic 62 vs Omaha Duchesne Academy 42
Omaha Mercy 18 @ Omaha Skutt Catholic 68
Omaha Northwest vs Omaha Benson
Osceola 31 vs McCool Junction 50
Parkview Christian @ Sterling
Raymond Central 48 vs Logan View-Scribner-Snyder 42
Sandhills Valley 45 vs Maxwell 62
Santee 55 vs Marty, SD 39
Shelby-Rising City vs Dorchester
South Platte 47 @ Bayard 29
Stuart 50 vs Valentine 41
Summerland 22 vs Pierce 40
Twin River @ Giltner
Wahoo 33 vs Waverly 35
Wausa 45 vs Tri County Northeast 30
West Holt 59 vs Boyd County 22
Wilber-Clatonia 27 @ Freeman 63
Winnebago 34 @ Ponca 58
Winside 24 @ St. Mary’s 61
Wisner-Pilger 45 vs Pender 67
Wood River 33 vs Shelton 56
Wynot 29 @ Bancroft-Rosalie 46
BOYS SCORES
Thursday, January 23, 2025
Ainsworth 48 vs North Central 50
Amherst 62 @ Gibbon 48
Ansley-Litchfield 55 @ South Loup (Callaway/Arnold) 65
Archangels Catholic @ Riverside
Archbishop Bergan 42 vs Lincoln Lutheran 64
Aurora 54 vs Kearney Catholic 52
Boone Central @ Scotus Central Catholic
Boys Town @ Northwest
Brady vs Loomis
Cedar Bluffs 50 vs Heartland Christian, IA 37
Central Valley 47 vs Fullerton 49
Conestoga 55 @ Omaha Christian Academy 48
Cozad 77 vs Lexington 42
Crete 67 vs Blair 55
Cross County vs Hampton
Diller-Odell 47 @ Lawrence-Nelson 38
East Butler 67 @ Meridian 38
Elkhorn 41 vs Gretna East 57
Elkhorn South 58 @ Lincoln Pius X 61
Fairbury 44 @ Sutton 82
Falls City 30 @ Nebraska City 57
Gothenburg 52 @ Broken Bow 51
Gretna 49 vs Hastings 34
Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer 39 @ Johnson County Central 65
Laurel-Concord-Coleridge 30 vs Battle Creek 78
Lewiston 47 vs Lourdes Central Catholic 51
Lincoln East @ Bellevue East
Lincoln Southwest 72 @ Grand Island 67
Madison 45 vs Humphrey-Lindsay 49
Milford vs Beatrice
Nebraska Lutheran vs College View Academy
North Bend Central 44 vs Oakland-Craig 48
Omaha Brownell Talbot 48 @ Weeping Water 50
Omaha Concordia 52 @ Lincoln Christian 44
Omaha Northwest 44 vs Omaha Benson 85
Osceola 56 vs McCool Junction 65
Raymond Central vs Logan View-Scribner-Snyder
Sandhills Valley 54 vs Maxwell 38
Santee 73 vs Marty, SD 59
Shelby-Rising City 62 vs Dorchester 27
South Platte 55 @ Creek Valley 44
Stuart 46 vs Valentine 56
Summerland 47 vs Pierce 32
Twin River 70 @ Giltner 23
Wausa vs Tri County Northeast
Waverly 37 @ Wahoo 92
West Holt 62 vs Boyd County 47
Wilber-Clatonia 32 @ Freeman 62
Winnebago 33 @ Ponca 49
Winside 18 @ St. Mary’s 75
Wisner-Pilger 45 vs Pender 58
Wood River 46 vs Shelton 45
