Blair High School's basketball teams faced a pair of fourth-ranked Eastern Midlands Conference foes on the road Tuesday night and lost.
The Class B No. 4 Waverly Viking boys beat the Bears 49-43, while the No. 4 girls won against BHS, 48-29.
The boys basketball game appeared to be going in Blair's way through three quarters. Coach Chris Whitwer's squad led 15-9 after one period, 27-20 after two and 37-32 after three.
The Vikings outscored the Bears 17-6 in the fourth period, however, pulling off the six-point win. Carter Gullion led the home team with a game-high 20 points, while freshman Bo Meier led BHS with 13, according to ESPN Lincoln 1480 AM.
The Blair girls' game was closer before Waverly's 14-3 fourth quarter, too. The Bears trailed just 23-19 at halftime and 34-26 after three periods.
Joslyn Policky led coach Matt Aschoff's visitors with 10 points, while Parker Christiansen scored 16 points for the host team. BHS' Marin Sather and Addie Sullivan added seven apiece, while Anastyn Harms totaled 13 alone.
The Bears are next scheduled to host Plattsmouth tonight. The varsity girls game starts at approximately 5:30 p.m. before the boys' at 7:15.
