Still without injured standout senior Addie Sullivan, the Blair High School girls basketball team lost a 44-25 home game to Seward on Saturday.
The loss dropped the Bears to 11-8 overall, while the Bluejays improved to 14-6. The visitors led just 21-15 at halftime, but dominated the third, 17-3, to build at 20 point lead.
Taytum Macholan and Beau Wendt led BHS in defeat with six points apiece, while Cadence Field and Hayden Frink-Mathis each scored four. Kate Wulf (three points) and Claire Anderson (two) also contributed to the Bears' scoring total.
BHS next competes today at Gretna East before a Thursday contest at Omaha Concordia. The Bears also play Saturday at Omaha Roncalli.
BHS BASKETBALL LINE SCORE
Saturday
Seward 44, Blair 25
SHS (14-6) 12 9 17 6 — 44
BHS (11-8) 7 8 3 7 — 25
Scoring: BHS — Taytum Macholan 6, Beau Wendt 6, Cadence Field 4, Hayden Frink-Mathis 4, Kate Wulf 3, Claire Anderson 2.
SHS — K.Baack 12, K.Limback 12, R.Hiser 6, A.Stutzman 5, K.Miller 4, J.Eberspacher 2, K.Fields 2, S.Wintz 1.
