The Fort Calhoun girls basketball team earned its spot in the Nebraska Capitol Conference (NCC) Tournament semifinals Monday with a 68-44 home win.
The third-seeded Pioneers topped No. 6 Douglas County West, improving to 12-4 on the season. Coach Marty Plum's team was to play Arlington on Thursday with the winner advancing onto the 4:30 p.m. NCC championship game Saturday at FCHS. The loser, meanwhile, would play for third at 1 p.m.
Against DC West, however, Raeann Massey scored a team-best 17 points for the Pioneers. The freshman had 10 first-half points and made her third 3-pointer of the game during the fourth quarter.
Ansley Elofson, meanwhile, finished with 14 points and Maelie Nelson had 12 in the win.
Grace Holm led the visiting Falcons with 11 points in defeat.
FCHS GIRLS HOOPS LINE SCORE
Monday
Fort Calhoun 68, Douglas County West 44
DCW (9-7) 14 5 8 17 — 44
FCHS (12-4) 17 22 17 12 — 68
Scoring: FCHS — Raeann Massey 17, Ansley Elofson 14, Maelie Nelson 12, Bria Bench 9, Ella Bouwman 9, Izzy Greenough 3, Ari Nelson 2, Jovi Grenier 2.
DCW — Grace Holm 11, Ava Grimm 9, Carley Shaw 8, Olivia Malousek 6, Maddison Zach 5, Addison Strong 4, Bella Zach 1.
