Washington County high school basketball teams went 2-1 Tuesday in subdistrict competition.
The Blair girls and Arlington boys won and advanced, while the Fort Calhoun boys had their season come to a close.
Bears beat Elkhorn North
Coach Matt Aschoff’s BHS girls hoops team beat Elkhorn North 39-33 in Class B-1 Subdistrict Tournament play Tuesday at Bennington High School.
The Bears overcame a second-half deficit with a 15-0 run. Claire Anderson hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 5 minutes left in the fourth quarter, while senior Addie Sullivan scored a team-best 12 points for the game.
Blair (15-9 overall) next plays 5:30 p.m. Wednesday against the host Bennington Badgers in the subdistrict final.
Notably, the BHS boys open subdistrict play 7 p.m. Wednesday, too. The Bears play Bennington at Elkhorn North.
AHS knocks of Boone Central
Senior Trent Koger scored 29 points Tuesday as the Arlington boys basketball team knocked off higher-seeded Albion Boone Central during Class C1-4 Subdistrict play at Omaha Concordia.
The Eagles (13-10) trailed 36-35 going into the fourth quarter, but won 53-49 after an 18-13 final 8 minutes. They’ll next play the top-seeded Mustangs on Thursday at 6 p.m.
FCHS falls 1 point short
After a 60-33 postseason win against Logan View/Scribner-Snyder on Monday, the Fort Calhoun boys basketball season came to a close Tuesday at West Point-Beemer.
The Pioneers fell 37-36 to the top-seeded Cadets, missing a potential game-winner at the buzzer. FCHS, which was led by Adam Elofson’s 12 points, closes the year 13-11 overall — the senior class’ fourth-consecutive winning season.
Editor’s Note: For the full story on these games and additional photos from subdistrict competition, check out Friday’s edition of the Washington County Enterprise. Full coverage will also appear online that day at enterprisepub.com/sports with continuous daily online updates leading up to that publication date.
