Freshmen Kalan Steinbeck and Brevin Leggott combined for 47 points on the road Friday, leading the Blair boys basketball team past Harlan, Iowa, 73-62.
Steinbeck led the charge for the 6-7 Bears, scoring a career-high 32 with five 3-point makes. The forward tallied 15 points during BHS' 23-point first period, which allowed coach Chris Whitwer's team to take a 16-point advantage into the second.
Leggott, who scored 15 points total, added eight during the second to push the visitors' lead out to 20 points at halftime — 41-21.
Harland eventually made a push to get back into the game with a 24-point fourth quarter, but the Bears held on. Steinbeck and Leggott combined to go 7-for-8 from the foul line during the final period to close out the win.
Blair next competes 7 p.m. today at Lincoln Northwest.
Bears fall to No. 6 Crete
Class B No. 6 Crete's Carter Rezny and Justus Gardiner combined for 45 points Thursday as the Cardinals knocked off Blair at home, 67-55.
The Bears were within striking distance late, but couldn't overcome the scoring process of the Cardinals. Rezny knocked down three 3-pointers during his 25-point effort, while Gardiner hit four toward his 20-point total.
Bo Meier, meanwhile, led BHS with 18 points in defeat. He had six on two long-range makes during the first half before getting to the line and scoring 2-point buckets during the second 16 minutes of game time.
Leggott and Steinbeck added 14 and 11 points, respectively, for the Bears.
BHS BASKETBALL LINE SCORES
Friday
Blair 73, Harlan 62
BHS (6-7) 23 18 16 16 — 73
HHS (5-7) 7 14 17 24 — 62
Scoring: BHS — Kalan Steinbeck 32, Brevin Leggott 15, Cooper Sorensen 6, Hayden Daggett 6, Bo Meier 6, Andrew Smutny 3, Aidan Slominski 3, Ty Tessendorf 2.
HHS — Kobe Klaassen 22, Dallas McDowell 11, Ben Leinen 10, Jozef Reisz 10, C.Schneider 5, Gabe Arkfeld 2, V.Bryce 2.
Thursday
No. 6 Crete 67, Blair 55
BHS (5-7) 6 12 19 18 — 55
CHS (11-2) 13 16 20 18 — 67
Scoring: BHS — Meier 18, Leggott 14, Steinbeck 11, Sorensen 6, Easton Bosanek 2, Daggett 2, Slominski 2.
CHS — Carter Rezny 25, Justus Gardiner 20, Oliver Oglesby 8, Colton Fey 8, Kenson Spence 3, Carson Kotil 3.
