The Fort Calhoun boys basketball team ended the regular season on a high note Friday, earning a 46-39 win at 15-6 North Bend Central.
The matchup was tight at the end of the each of the first three quarters before the Pioneers secured the victory with a 15-9 fourth period. While Grayson Bouwman and Adam Elofson made shots from the floor during the final 8 minutes, coach TJ O'Connor's team closed the game out from the foul line, shooting 11-for-14 on free throws.
Colby Bentley, who went 4-for-4 from the charity stripe in the fourth, finished with a game-high 18 points for FCHS. Bouwman scored seven points and Elofson had seven, too.
The third-seeded Pioneers next compete 7:30 p.m. Tuesday during the Class C1-4 Subdistrict Tournament at Omaha Concordia. Calhoun starts against second-seeded Douglas County West.
Friday
FORT CALHOUN 46, NORTH BEND CENTRAL 39
FCHS (18-4) 11 8 12 15 — 46
NBC (15-6) 8 14 8 9 — 39
Scoring: FCHS — Colby Bentley 18, Grayson Bouwman 11, Adam Elofson 7, Blake Welchert 5, Travis Skelton 3, Declyn Otte 2.
NBC — Layne Ruzicka 14, Braxton Chvatal 8, Kyler Hellbusch 8, Sam Post 4, Jake Wright 3, Cash Hanis 2.
