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OK, be honest. If you saw this one coming, raise your hand. Really, it’s OK. There’s no harm in admitting you didn’t expect North Scott to be playing in its fifth straight substate final.
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Scott Campbell, NSP Editor
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3/2/21
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Now that’s what high school basketball is all about!
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Scott Campbell, NSP Editor
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2/23/21
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When Shamus Budde gathers his North Scott basketball team around the locker room whiteboard this week, there’s only one word he has to script out.
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Scott Campbell, NSP Editor
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2/17/21
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There’s definitely something to be said for home cooking, and it’s a good thing the Lancers will most likely be in their own kitchen when the postseason rolls around.
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Scott Campbell, NSP Editor
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2/9/21
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Oh, what a difference a week can make.
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Scott Campbell, NSP Editor
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2/3/21
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As is usually the case when Class 4A boys' basketball substate fields are announced, North Scott finds itself smack dab in the middle of an interesting foray.
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Scott Campbell, NSP Editor
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2/3/21
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When you can’t make baskets, it’s tough to win games, and North Scott saw that situation play out in spades last week as the Lancers missed a golden opportunity to inject themselves back into the MAC championship conversation.
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Scott Campbell, NSP Editor
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1/26/21
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There were two basic problems for the Lancer boys’ basketball team in Friday night’s rematch with the Pleasant Valley Spartans: offense and defense. Add that the Spartans were white-hot shooting when it mattered most, and it added up to a 51-33 defeat for the Lancers, Coach Shamus Budde's most lopsided loss in recent memory.
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Bill Tubbs, NSP Publisher
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1/26/21
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Consider it lesson learned for North Scott.
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Scott Campbell
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1/20/21
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Shamus Budde was right. After watching his team come out of the holiday break with a convincing 62-46 win over Central DeWitt on Tuesday (Jan. 5), he warned that there will be nights when it will be hard for his team to score.
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Scott Campbell, NSP Editor
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1/12/21
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The North Scott boys’ basketball team’s decade-long dominance of Davenport Assumption ended Dec. 22 when the Knights, who were picked to win the MAC, pulled away late to notch a 53-44 victory on North Scott’s home court.
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Bill Tubbs, NSP Publisher
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12/29/20
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Let’s not get ahead of ourselves. Yes, North Scott is off to a perfect 4-0 start, but the competition will soon be getting a lot better, and the Lancers are going to need to keep improving.
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Scott Campbell, NSP Editor
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12/22/20
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