Northwest Girls Run Away From North Platte, 54-24
(North Platte, NE) - The Northwest girls basketball team ran away from North Platte on Tuesday night, defeating the Bulldogs, 54-24. The Vikings got off to a great start in the game, ending the first quarter with a shutout, 13-0. North Platte wouldn't score their first points of the game until the five-minute mark in the second quarter. The Vikings would lead 23-10 at the halftime break. Northwest would have a 43-16 lead at the end of the third quarter.
North Platte, with the loss, moves to 4-10 on the season and will host McCook on Friday, January 23rd. Northwest is now 7-7 and will next be in action on Tuesday, January 27th, hosting Lakeview in the Central Conference Tournament at 5:30 pm.
Central Conference Tournament Brackets - HERE
Northwest - 13 10 20 11 - 54
North Platte - 0 10 6 8 - 24
NW Scoring: Jolie O'Hara 8 - Laiken Dorsey 12 - Emersyn Graves 10 - Emerson McIntyre 4 - Abby Dinkelman 5 - Libby Loman 4 - Halle Rice 5 - Allie Nelson 6
NP Scoring: Jaycee Bruk 3 - Jaicee Fox 3 - Adelee Terry 8 - Norah Wurl 10 - Taylor Race 3
NW G Basketball Derek Lindsey Post North Platte 01/20/2026