Make it three straight trips to Lincoln for Bellevue West as the Thunderbirds surged past their rivals Bellevue East with a late charge in the A-3 District final.
Bellevue West turned its season around after a loss against top-ranked Millard West in January. The Thunderbirds haven’t lost since, rattling off 10 straight wins.
With both teams playing their best basketball of late, Naomi White and Bellevue West ran away with a 66-47 Battle of Bellevue win over East after a competitive first quarter.
Jadyn Cascio Jensen, who had been shooting 27% on 3-pointers, made all seven he tried in the first half and had a career-high 28 points in the T-Birds home win
Mia McMahon scored 17 points Thursday night to lead host Omaha Skutt to a girls basketball win over Bellevue West. Molly Ladwig had 15 points and 13 rebounds for the