The 3-16 Nebraska City Pioneers hung with the 15-4 Fort Calhoun Pioneers on Tuesday night, but they couldn't beat them.
Coach TJ O'Connor's FCHS boys basketball team held off its visitors in the end, 64-61. It led 14-10 after one period, 32-27 after two and 51-45 going into the final quarter.
Senior Grayson Bouwman led the victorious Pioneers with 24 points. The Morningside University recruit was 6-for-7 from the foul line during the fourth period, finishing 9-of-11 from the charity stripe for the game.
Calhoun's Adam Elofson scored 18 points, too, scoring seven apiece in the second and third periods. He made one 3-pointer, but six field goals inside the arc as well.
Kalan Fritch, meanwhile, led Nebraska City's upset chances with a team-best 17 points. The purple Pioneers fell short, though, dropping their 16th game of the 2023-24 campaign.
FCHS BOYS HOOPS LINE SCORE
Tuesday
Fort Calhoun 64, Nebraska City 61
NC (3-16) 10 17 18 16 — 61
FCHS (15-4) 14 18 19 13 — 64
Scoring: FCHS — Grayson Bouwman 24, Adam Elofson 18, Declyn Otte 6, Colby Bentley 5, Eli Tinkham 5, Travis Skelton 3, Blake Welchert 3.
NC — Kalan Fritch 17, Keston Holman 10, Mitchell Hodges 10, Daniel Adanza 9, Kaiden Klassen 8, Landon Ferguson 3, Breydan Earll 2, Sam Rovetto 2.
