North Bend Central stifles Oakland-Craig for East Husker title
FREMONT - Class C1 #1 North Bend Central has accomplished all a school could hope for over the last three years - except for a conference title.
The three-time Class C1 defending state champs added an East Husker crown to their resumé on Saturday, dominating Class C2 #6 Oakland-Craig 55-29.
The Tigers opened the game on a 10-0 run and never looked back, holding the Knights to just 26.3% shooting. Oakland-Craig was held under 30 points in a game for the first time since a 50-19 loss to West Point-Beemer in 2021.
The win is the 20th straight for North Bend Central. It's their 19th East Husker Conference tournament championships overall, and their first since 2017.
GAME SUMMARY
OAKLAND-CRAIG (17-4) - 6 10 7 6 - 29
NORTH BEND CENTRAL (20-1) - 14 10 18 13 - 55
INDIVIDUAL STATS
NORTH BEND CENTRAL:
- Kaitlyn Emanuel: 21 pts, 14 rebs
- Madison Bishop: 11 pts, 1 reb
- Lindsey Emanuel: 7 pts, 2 rebs
- Kathryn Gaughen: 5 pts, 4 rebs
- Cassandra Burbach: 4 pts, 3 rebs
- Lauren Sterup: 4 pts, 2 rebs
- Josie Cleveringa: 3 pts, 2 rebs
OAKLAND-CRAIG:
- Chaney Nelson: 10 pts, 2 rebs
- Syd Guzinski: 9 pts, 6 rebs
- Adi Rennerfeldt: 4 pts, 3 rebs
- Sonya Guzinski: 3 pts, 1 reb
- Bailey Pelan: 2 pts, 5 rebs
- Sadie Nelson: 1 pt, 2 rebs