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East ButlerMcCool Junction

Tigers
49
Mustangs
53

The McCool Junction (NE) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's neutral tournament game against East Butler (Brainard, NE) by a score of 53-49.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
East Butler----49
McCool Junction----53
Final score provided by M. Novak.
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Game Stats

East Butler (24-25)

East Butler has not entered stats for this game.

McCool Junction (24-25)

McCool Junction

Shooting

#Athlete NameMinPtsFGMFGAFG%AFG%
Team Totals5320573540
10Bryson Plock (Sr)156115568
12Colby Yates (Fr)00100
14Jaxon Mcdonald (Fr)00400
23Carson Mcdonald (Jr)247233037
25Ja Soukup (Jr)00200
33Dylan Gonnerman (Jr)00100
42M. Kouchinin (Sr)147154747
McCool Junction

#Athlete NameMinPts3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%2FGM2FGA2FG%
Team Totals536212971070143639
10Bryson Plock (Sr)15383802033100
12Colby Yates (Fr)0010000000
14Jaxon Mcdonald (Fr)0040000000
23Carson Mcdonald (Jr)243743788841625
25Ja Soukup (Jr)0000000020
33Dylan Gonnerman (Jr)0000000010
42M. Kouchinin (Sr)1401000071450
McCool Junction

Totals

#Athlete NameMinPtsORebDRebRebAstStlBlkTOPF
Team Totals5312253715931015
10Bryson Plock (Sr)1501115042
12Colby Yates (Fr)000000001
14Jaxon Mcdonald (Fr)014541001
23Carson Mcdonald (Jr)2421330031
25Ja Soukup (Jr)044832125
33Dylan Gonnerman (Jr)001110002
35Jameson Weiss (Fr)010100010
42M. Kouchinin (Sr)144141831203
McCool Junction

Misc Totals

#Athlete NameAst:TOStl:TOStl:PFBlk:PFChrDeflTF
Team Totals1.500.900.600.200170
10Bryson Plock (Sr)0.251.252.500.00060
14Jaxon Mcdonald (Fr)4.001.001.000.00010
23Carson Mcdonald (Jr)1.000.000.000.00020
25Ja Soukup (Jr)1.501.000.400.20030
33Dylan Gonnerman (Jr)1.000.000.000.00010
42M. Kouchinin (Sr)3.001.000.330.67040

Game Story

Nebraska High School Basketball - East Butler can't get by McCool Junction

January 28, 2025: Brainard, NE 68626

The East Butler Tigers basketball squad (Brainard, NE), was nudged 53-49 in Tuesday's non-league battle with the visiting McCool Junction Mustangs (McCool Junction, NE)

With the victory, McCool Junction advances its record to 14-3 on the year. The Mustangs travel to Cross County (Stromsburg, NE) to meet the Cougars in a non-league battle on Friday, January 31. The Cougars enter the battle with a record of 15-2. Cross County won 75-37 in their recent non-league battle against Osceola (Osceola, NE)

The Tigers now own a 16-1 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Osceola for a non-league battle on Friday, January 31. East Butler will meet a Bulldogs squad coming off a 75-37 non-league loss to Cross County (Stromsburg, NE). The Bulldogs record now stands at 10-8.

East Butler vs MCJHS Basketball Game Info

Tue., Jan. 28, 2025 @ 7:30p
The McCool Junction (NE) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's neutral tournament game against East Butler (Brainard, NE) by a score of 53-49.

Rankings & Records

East Butler (24-25)

NEClass
1097
OverallHomeAwayNeutralWin %PFPA
20-610-18-42-1.7691,4861,044

McCool Junction (24-25)

NEClass
442
OverallHomeAwayNeutralWin %PFPA
23-69-28-26-2.7931,7651,381

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1Final
East Butler		21.813.813.110.08.057.2
McCool Junction		16.714.515.015.1-60.9

Head-to-Head

  • McCool Junction won on 1/28/2025
    1/28 @ 7:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    East Butler----49
    McCool Junction----53

    The East Butler (Brainard, NE) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's neutral tournament game against McCool Junction (NE) by a score of 53-49.

    Box score
  • McCool Junction won on 2/4/2025
    2/4 @ 7:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    East Butler1512221362
    McCool Junction2016132069

    The East Butler (Brainard, NE) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's away non-conference game against McCool Junction (NE) by a score of 69-62.

    Box score

Team Stat Comparison

East ButlerMcCool Junction
57.1Points Per Game60.8
32.7Rebounds Per Game31.0
14.6Assists Per Game17.5
9.1Steals Per Game9.4
5.3Blocks Per Game2.4

Team Leaders

East ButlerMcCool JunctionNational Avg.
#20 Brody Johnson15.0Points Per Game#42 Mapieu Kouchinin20.64.9
#20 Brody Johnson12.0Rebounds Per Game#42 Mapieu Kouchinin11.52.6
#4 Owen Obbink3.4Assists Per Game#23 Carson Mcdonald5.31.0
#1 Grant Kozisek2.8Steals Per Game#10 Bryson Plock1.70.8
#20 Brody Johnson3.7Blocks Per Game#42 Mapieu Kouchinin1.30.2

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
East Butler11-2McCool Junction12-2
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
12/7/24East ButlerBruning-Davenport/Shickley(W) 51-431/21/25Bruning-Davenport/ShickleyMcCool Junction(W) 74-49
1/27/25Bruning-Davenport/ShickleyEast Butler(W) 62-382/25/25Bruning-Davenport/ShickleyMcCool Junction(W) 69-43
12/14/24East ButlerOsceola(W) 59-561/23/25McCool JunctionOsceola(W) 65-56
1/31/25East ButlerOsceola(W) 64-592/27/25OsceolaMcCool Junction(W) 47-44
12/20/24HamptonEast Butler(W) 71-2612/7/24McCool JunctionHampton(W) 83-47
12/28/24High PlainsEast Butler(W) 57-5012/12/24High PlainsMcCool Junction(W) 54-48
2/7/25East ButlerHigh Plains(W) 56-26
1/4/25Twin RiverEast Butler(W) 62-3012/17/24Twin RiverMcCool Junction(W) 72-34
1/27/25McCool JunctionTwin River(W) 65-53
1/14/25East ButlerNebraska Lutheran(W) 66-242/7/25McCool JunctionNebraska Lutheran(W) 64-38
1/16/25East ButlerDorchester(W) 2-0 (F)2/14/25DorchesterMcCool Junction(W) 70-22
1/23/25East ButlerMeridian(W) 67-381/9/25McCool JunctionMeridian(W) 69-39
2/11/25East ButlerCross County(L) 67-2512/5/24Cross CountyMcCool Junction(L) 55-47
1/31/25McCool JunctionCross County(L) 59-50
2/21/25East ButlerShelby-Rising City(L) 59-5512/19/24McCool JunctionShelby-Rising City(W) 68-39

Record Breakdown

East Butler (24-25)

McCool Junction (24-25)
20-6
Overall
23-6
1-1
League
2-0
15-4
Non-League
16-3
0-2
Head to Head
2-0
11-2
Common Opponent
12-2
10-1
Home
9-2
8-4
Away
8-2
2-1
Neutral
6-2
0-0
Playoff
2-1
20-6
In-State
23-6
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0