HASTINGS — The Kearney Catholic boys basketball team’s regular season came to an end with a 63-46 loss to Adams Central.
The Stars trailed by one after one quarter but saw Adams Central outscore them 18-9 in the second quarter and 19-13 in the third to pull away.
Alex Nickman led KCHS (14-7) with 19 points. Matt Reisinger added 13, but no other player had more than four.
Adams Central was led by Evan Volzke’s 22 points. Preston Englund had 17 points, five rebounds and three steals while Dustin Peterson had six points, seven rebounds and seven assists.
Kearney Catholic now enters subdistrict play as the top seed in the C1-11 subdistrict. The Stars will take on the winner of the Cozad/Hershey game at 6 p.m. Feb. 22.
ADAMS CENTRAL 63, KCHS 46
Score by Quarters
ADAMS CENTRAL (16-4) 15 18 19 11 — 63
KCHS (14-7) 14 9 13 10 — 46
ADAMS CENTRAL — Evan Volzke 22, Preston Englund 17, Matt Joynt 8, Dustin Peterson 6, Alex Niederklein 4, Adam Drudik 4, Mackenzie Hemje 2.
KCHS — Alex Nickman 19, Matt Reisinger 13, John Metzger 4, Jake Almaier 4, Tyler Kowalski 2, Bobby Butler 2, Ryan Chramosta 2.
