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BoysJeffs Get Pair Of WinsFairbury defended their home floor on Feb. 10 with a 48-44 win.FHS was up 13-8 after one period and held a 24-17 halftime lead. Palmyra would outscore Fairbury 27-24 in the second half, but it wasn’t enough to topple the Jeffs.Brodie Prellwitz led FHS with 17 points, three rebounds, two assists and two steals.Jerik Mans had nine points, six rebounds, two assists while James Martin had eight points, four rebounds, one assist and a team leading three steals. Jacob Nippert had two points, five rebounds, three assists, a steal and a block.On Feb. 13 the Jeffs went to Schuyler and had a convincing win, 63-35.Prellwitz led FHS again with 18 points, seven rebounds, two assists and a steal while Jonah Parrack had 13 points, three boards and two blocks (team high). CJ Goeking had nine points, two rebounds, one assist and two steals. Martin had eight points, four rebounds, four assists, two steals and one block. Wesley Timmons had six points, two rebounds and a steal. Titans Get WinOn Feb. 10, the Thayer Central boys basketball team lost to Shelby-Rising City, 35-43.Brady Degenhardt had 11 points, six rebounds, one assist and one steal while Peyton Hubl had 11 points, one board, two assists and a steal. Laken Wiedel had six points, one rebound, two assists while Murphy Sudbeck had five points, seven rebounds, two assists and one steal.Against Southern on Feb. 12, the Titans won 48-33.Sudbeck had 13 points, nine rebounds, four assists and two steals while Wiedel had 12 points, three rebounds, one assist and three steals with one block. Gavin Kroll had three points, one rebound and a team high four steals. Blake Gunn had four points, four rebounds, one assist, one steal and a block.Degenhardt had six points, seven rebounds while Peyton Hubl had five points, three rebounds, three assists. Trojans Down HTRSAgainst HTRS on Feb. 10, the Tri County Trojan boys basketball team won, 67-42.T.C. was up 21-6 after one quarter and held a 36-19 halftime lead.T.C. outscored HTRS 31-23 in the second half.Drew Siems had 19 points, 11 rebounds and team highs in assists (6) and steals (5).Zach Vossler had 16 points, nine rebounds, four assists and one steal. Caleb Schnuelle had eight points, seven rebounds while Jason Wehrman had seven points, five rebounds. Falls City Slip By GriffinsDiller-Odell lost a heartbreaker on Feb. 10, 36-37, against Falls City.Peyton Humphreys had 11 points for the Griffins and had four rebounds, one steal while Creyton Heidemann had eight points, five rebounds. Cale Clifford, Jack Phillips and Xavier Zabokrtsky each had five points.The Griffins lost to Exeter-Milligan/Friend on Feb. 13, 35-78.Raiders Have Close Game Against LewistonSouthern had a tight game against Lewiston on Feb. 10, but came up short, 45-47.Paxx Adams had 16 points, nine rebounds, six assists, six steals (both team highs) and a team leading three blocks.Hunter Pollman had 13 points, three rebounds while Weston Whitwer had five points, six rebounds and an assist. Levi Lundstedt had three points, four rebounds and four assists. Mustangs Drop To Silver LakeThe Meridian boys basketball team lost to Silver Lake on Feb. 13, 38-44. Wolverines Get WinsWilber-Clatonia’s boys basketball team had a good week last week with two straight wins.W-C defeated Sutton on Feb. 10, 57-45. It was a tight contest until a 21-12 fourth quarter put the game away for W-C.The Wolverines defeated David City on Feb. 13, 57-36.

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