The Broken Bow girls and boys basketball teams tipped off the season Thursday night by hosting Kearney Catholic at the Indian gym. The Broken Bow girls jumped out to a 14-0 lead to start the game but saw Kearney Catholic fight back to make it 18-16 at half. Kearney Catholic briefly took the lead at 21-20 in the third quarter but Broken Bow closed the game on a 21-8 run to collect a 41-29 victory. Broken Bow was led by Jayden Gaffney and Charlee Myers who each finished with a team high 13 points.
In the boys game, Broken Bow trailed by two at the half but outscored Kearney Catholic 17-10 in the third quarter to take a 44-39 lead. Kearney Catholic would respond in the fourth quarter outscoring Broken Bow 18-11 to pull out a 57-55 win. Broken Bow’s Dominic Nowak led all scorers with a game high 23 points. Zach Jackson also finished in double figures for the Indians with 15. Broken Bow girls and boys will travel to Holdrege on Friday.
Other area scores:
Girls
Paxton 44, Anselmo-Merna 21
Mullen 58, Sutherland 23
SEM 69, Loomis 42
Burwell 67, Fullerton 45
Boys
SEM 58, Loomis 49
Fullerton 77, Burwell 19
Mullen 36, Sutherland 30
Anselmo-Merna 52, Paxton 38
Boys Scores
Thursday, December 4, 2025
Amherst 75 @ Ravenna 53
Anselmo-Merna 52 vs Paxton 38
Arlington @ West Point-Beemer
Aurora 59 vs Adams Central 49
Beatrice @ Nebraska City
Bergan Catholic 70 vs Guardian Angels Central Catholic 31
Bertrand @ Alma
Blue Springs South, MO 65 vs Lincoln Pius X 48
Blue Springs, MO 73 vs Lincoln High 66
Cambridge @ Hitchcock County
Centennial 35 @ David City 30
Central Valley 75 vs Palmer 44
College View Academy @ Omaha Christian
Columbus 58 vs Omaha Burke 47
Columbus Lakeview 62 vs Boone Central 51
Cornerstone Christian 68 vs Omaha Brownell Talbot 52
Cozad 84 vs Chase County 39
Crete 69 vs Ralston 47
Cross County 58 vs McCool Junction 47
Deshler @ Dorchester
Diller-Odell 58 vs Pawnee City 44
EMF 60 vs Thayer Central 38
East Butler 58 @ Cedar Bluffs 30
Elm Creek 82 vs Shelton 43
Fairbury 54 @ H&H 44
Freeman 55 vs Palmyra 43
Fullerton 77 vs Burwell 19
Gothenburg 71 vs Lexington 22
Grand Island Lutheran 49 @ High Plains Community 41
Gretna 63 @ Elkhorn 52
Hemingford 45 @ Hyannis 33
Hershey @ Perkins County
Hi-Line 39 @ Wilcox-Hildreth 32
Holdrege 62 @ Centura 53
Johnson-Brock 59 @ Lincoln Christian 33
Kearney 65 vs Elkhorn South 51
Kearney Catholic 57 @ Broken Bow 55
Kenesaw 54 vs Blue Hill 48
Leyton @ Morrill
Lincoln Northeast @ Grain Valley, MO
Lincoln Southwest 62 vs Lincoln East 56
Logan View-Scribner-Snyder 80 @ Oakland-Craig 27
Louisville 57 @ Conestoga 49
Lourdes Central Catholic @ Frankfort, KS
Lutheran High Northeast 60 @ Wisner-Pilger 28
Madison 55 vs Schuyler 47
Malcolm 45 vs Plattsmouth 42
Medicine Valley 56 @ Southwest 49
Millard South 69 @ Papillion-LaVista South 67
Minden 80 vs Southern Valley 52
Mitchell 64 vs Bayard 28
Mullen @ Sutherland
Nebraska Lutheran 49 vs Meridian 35
Niobrara/Verdigre @ Stuart
Norris 108 @ Waverly 37
North Bend Central 51 vs Bishop Neumann 38
North Central @ Boyd County
Omaha Benson 74 @ Omaha South 33
Omaha Concordia 66 vs Boys Town 35
Omaha Gross Catholic 55 @ Grand Island Central Catholic 42
Omaha Nation 56 @ Lyons-Decatur Northeast 42
Omaha North 87 vs Omaha Bryan 48
Omaha Northwest 48 vs Fremont 40
Omaha Westside @ Bellevue East
Osceola 40 @ NG/SE 31
Overton 76 @ Arapahoe 22
Papillion-LaVista 72 @ Creighton Preparatory School 66
Pender 50 @ Wakefield 30
Pierce 62 @ Plainview 42
Platteview 63 vs York 43
Pleasanton 78 @ Axtell 22
Ponca 63 @ Hartington-Newcastle 42
Randolph 56 vs Tri County Northeast 50
Riverside @ Elgin Public/Pope John
Sandy Creek 69 vs Wood River 42
Scotus Central Catholic 50 @ Hastings St. Cecilia 32
Seward 70 vs Hastings 42
Silver Lake 41 vs Red Cloud 38
South Platte 47 vs Arthur County 41
St. Mary’s 56 @ Crofton 37
St. Paul 80 @ Gibbon 43
Summerland @ Neligh-Oakdale
Sumner-Eddyville-Miller 58 @ Loomis 49
Tri County 58 @ Wilber-Clatonia 21
Valentine 65 vs O’Neill 43
Wahoo 51 vs Bennington 38
Wallace 53 @ Wauneta-Palisade 19
Winnebago 76 vs Homer 35
Wynot 72 @ Bloomfield 59
Yutan 60 @ Elmwood-Murdock 42
Girls Scores
Thursday, December 4, 2025
Alma 67 vs Bertrand 23
Amherst 49 @ Ravenna 31
Arapahoe 49 vs Overton 40
Arlington 53 @ West Point-Beemer 43
Aurora 46 vs Adams Central 31
Bancroft-Rosalie 63 vs Osmond 9
Beatrice 45 @ Nebraska City 35
Bennington 45 @ Wahoo 25
Blair 63 @ Omaha Mercy 37
Bloomfield 51 vs Wynot 40
Boone Central 61 @ Columbus Lakeview 39
Burwell @ Fullerton
Cambridge 49 @ Hitchcock County 42
Central Valley 50 vs Palmer 20
Chase County 41 @ Cozad 23
College View Academy @ Omaha Christian
Crete 60 vs Ralston 12
Crofton 62 vs St. Mary’s 32
David City 49 vs Centennial 39
Dorchester 45 vs Deshler 36
East Butler @ Cedar Bluffs
Elgin Public/Pope John 68 vs Riverside 31
Elkhorn South @ Kearney
Elm Creek 73 vs Shelton 46
Elmwood-Murdock 43 vs Yutan 40
Fairbury 51 @ H&H 40
Freeman 57 vs Palmyra 28
Gothenburg 74 vs Lexington 32
Gretna 50 @ Elkhorn 40
Guardian Angels Central Catholic 64 @ Bergan Catholic 33
Hemingford @ Hyannis
Hershey 56 @ Perkins County 45
Hi-Line 30 @ Wilcox-Hildreth 26
High Plains Community 43 vs Grand Island Lutheran 32
Holdrege 48 @ Centura 41
Homer 44 @ Winnebago 43
Kearney Catholic @ Broken Bow
Kenesaw 40 vs Blue Hill 31
Leyton @ Morrill
Lincoln Christian 61 vs Johnson-Brock 24
Lincoln Pius X 65 @ Blue Springs, MO 33
Lincoln Southwest 63 vs Lincoln East 45
Louisville 63 @ Conestoga 33
Lourdes Central Catholic @ Frankfort, KS
Madison 42 vs Schuyler 24
Malcolm 71 vs Plattsmouth 43
McCool Junction 38 @ Cross County 35
Meridian @ Nebraska Lutheran
Millard South 52 @ Papillion-La Vista South 48
Minden 51 vs Southern Valley 38
Mitchell 46 vs Bayard 20
Mullen 58 @ Sutherland 23
Niobrara/Verdigre 64 @ Stuart 38
Norfolk Catholic 45 @ Lincoln Lutheran 38
Norris 56 @ Waverly 34
North Bend Central 53 vs Bishop Neumann 42
North Central 41 @ Boyd County 24
O’Neill 80 @ Valentine 41
Oakland-Craig 58 vs Logan View-Scribner-Snyder 29
Omaha Concordia 56 vs Boys Town 9
Omaha Gross Catholic 69 @ Grand Island Central Catholic 27
Omaha Marian 58 vs Papillion-LaVista 47
Omaha Nation 62 @ Lyons-Decatur Northeast 22
Omaha Westside 68 @ Bellevue East 8
Osceola 51 @ NG/SE 38
Pawnee City 36 @ Diller-Odell 28
Paxton 44 vs Anselmo-Merna 21
Pender 69 @ Wakefield 9
Pierce 47 @ Plainview 27
Pleasanton @ Axtell
Ponca 54 @ Hartington-Newcastle 41
Red Cloud 42 @ Silver Lake 40
Sandy Creek 43 vs Wood River 20
Scotus Central Catholic @ Hastings St. Cecilia
Seward 53 vs Hastings 20
South Platte 43 vs Arthur County 30
Southwest 50 vs Medicine Valley 26
St. Paul 63 @ Gibbon 40
Summerland 49 @ Neligh-Oakdale 33
Sumner-Eddyville-Miller 69 @ Loomis 42
Superior @ Sutton
Thayer Central 50 @ EMF 19
Tri County 57 @ Wilber-Clatonia 35
Tri County Northeast 56 @ Randolph 19
Wallace @ Wauneta-Palisade
Weeping Water 47 @ Auburn 43
Wisner-Pilger 54 vs Lutheran High Northeast 30
York 46 @ Platteview 33
