The Class B No. 8 Blair girls basketball team traveled away from home Thursday and Friday, splitting two games on the road swing.
On Friday, the Bears (8-6 overall) lost a 63-48 game in Harlan, Iowa, despite a 21-point outing from guard Kate Wulf. The junior spread out seven 3-point makes across four quarters, tying a school record in defeat.
Addie Sullivan scored 13 BHS points, too, but it wasn't enough against the Cyclones. The home team led 22-12 after one quarter, 35-28 at halftime and 50-40 entering the final 8 minutes.
Aubrey Schwieso led four Harlan players with double-digit scoring totals, finishing with 19 against the Bears. Blair next plays 5:30 p.m. today at Lincoln Northwest.
Bears beat Crete by 19
Sullivan scored eight first-quarter points Thursday at Crete as the Bears jumped out to a 20-8 lead and eventually won, 54-35.
The senior sunk a pair of 3-point baskets — with a pair of free throws makes in-between — during the first 8 minutes of play, finishing with 14 points total. Cadence Field added 11 for BHS, while both Taytum Macholan and Beau Wendt scored eight, respectively.
Camry Draeger led the host Cardinals with 10 points, but her squad trailed by 18 points at halftime and were unable to come back against coach Matt Aschoff's Bears.
BHS BASKETBALL LINE SCORES
Friday
Harlan 63, No. 8 Blair 48
BHS (8-6) 12 16 12 8 — 48
HHS 22 13 15 13 — 63
Scoring: Blair — Kate Wulf 21, Addie Sullivan 13, Taytum Macholan 5, Cadence Field 4, Claire Anderson 3, Hayden Frink-Mathis 2.
HHS — Aubrey Schwieso 19, Grace Albertsen 18, Molly Swensen 16, Kenzley Bruck 10.
Thursday
No. 8 Blair 54, Crete 35
BHS (8-5) 20 9 14 11 — 54
CHS (5-8) 8 3 14 10 — 35
Scoring: BHS — Addie Sullivan 14, Field 11, Macholan 8, Beau Wendt 8, Madeline Chikos 5, Wulf 4, Ally Sullivan 2, Anderson 2.
CHS — Camry Draeger 10, Sierra Crist 9, Trinity McMillan 5, Kylie McMillan 4, Kassidy Egge 4, Jordyn Adam 3.
