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Elm Creek McCool Junction

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The McCool Junction (NE) varsity basketball team won Wednesday's neutral playoff game against Elm Creek (NE) by a score of 65-34.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Elm Creek	-	-	-	-	34
McCool Junction	-	-	-	-	65

Final score provided by J. Stauss.

Recap
Box Score
Matchup Info

Game Stats

McCool Junction (24-25)

Elm Creek

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	34	11	34	32	34
0	J. Shoemaker (Sr)	3	1	3	33	33
1	Quin Oberg (Jr)	20	7	15	47	47
3	Kole Steiner (So)		0	2	0	0
4	Blake Erickson (So)	7	2	8	25	25
12	Ethan Fries (Fr)		0	2	0	0
14	Caleb Reiter (So)	3	1	4	25	38
21	Brett Hall (Fr)	1	0	0

McCool Junction

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	65	28	54	52	57
10	Bryson Plock (Sr)	6	3	5	60	60
12	Colby Yates (Fr)	4	2	4	50	50
14	Jaxon Mcdonald (Fr)	11	4	9	44	61
20	Joey Pedersen (Sr)	3	1	2	50	75
22	Jayden Fuehrer (Sr)	0	0	1	0	0
23	Carson Mcdonald (Jr)	22	9	15	60	67
24	Mason Strope (Sr)	0	0	1	0	0
33	Dylan Gonnerman (Jr)	3	1	4	25	25
35	Jameson Weiss (Fr)	0	0	1	0	0
42	M. Kouchinin (Sr)	16	8	12	67	67

Elm Creek

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	34	1	13	8	11	17	65	10	21	48
0	J. Shoemaker (Sr)	3	0	0	0	1	4	25	1	3	33
1	Quin Oberg (Jr)	20	0	3	0	6	7	86	7	12	58
3	Kole Steiner (So)		0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Blake Erickson (So)	7	0	3	0	3	4	75	2	5	40
12	Ethan Fries (Fr)		0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Caleb Reiter (So)	3	1	3	33	0	0	0	0	1	0
21	Brett Hall (Fr)	1	0	0	0	1	2	50	0	0	0

McCool Junction

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	65	6	20	30	3	6	50	22	34	65
10	Bryson Plock (Sr)	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	4	75
12	Colby Yates (Fr)	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	2	100
14	Jaxon Mcdonald (Fr)	11	3	7	43	0	0	0	1	2	50
20	Joey Pedersen (Sr)	3	1	1	100	0	0	0	0	1	0
22	Jayden Fuehrer (Sr)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	Carson Mcdonald (Jr)	22	2	5	40	2	2	100	7	10	70
24	Mason Strope (Sr)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	Ja Soukup (Jr)	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
33	Dylan Gonnerman (Jr)	3	0	0	0	1	2	50	1	4	25
35	Jameson Weiss (Fr)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
42	M. Kouchinin (Sr)	16	0	1	0	0	0	0	8	11	73

Elm Creek

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF
	Team Totals	34	6	14	20	4	9	2	22	10
0	J. Shoemaker (Sr)	3	3	3	6	1	3	0	2	1
1	Quin Oberg (Jr)	20	0	3	3	0	3	2	7	1
3	Kole Steiner (So)		0	0		2	1	0	2	3
4	Blake Erickson (So)	7	3	4	7	1	2	0	4	3
12	Ethan Fries (Fr)		0	1	1	0	0	0	4	1
13	Thomas Sullivan (So)		0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
14	Caleb Reiter (So)	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	3	1
21	Brett Hall (Fr)	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0

McCool Junction

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF
	Team Totals	65	10	18	28	20	21	2	10	17
0	Casper Mertz (Jr)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
10	Bryson Plock (Sr)	6	0	0	0	5	6	0	2	3
12	Colby Yates (Fr)	4	3	2	5	2	1	0	1	0
14	Jaxon Mcdonald (Fr)	11	0	0	0	1	4	0	0	3
20	Joey Pedersen (Sr)	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	Carson Mcdonald (Jr)	22	4	6	10	7	4	0	0	2
24	Mason Strope (Sr)	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	2
25	Ja Soukup (Jr)	0	1	1	2	2	3	0	4	2
33	Dylan Gonnerman (Jr)	3	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	2
35	Jameson Weiss (Fr)	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0
42	M. Kouchinin (Sr)	16	1	8	9	1	2	2	0	1

Elm Creek

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:PF	Blk:PF	Defl
	Team Totals	0.18	0.41	0.90	0.20	3
0	J. Shoemaker (Sr)	0.50	1.50	3.00	0.00	1
1	Quin Oberg (Jr)	0.00	0.43	3.00	2.00	1
3	Kole Steiner (So)	1.00	0.50	0.33	0.00	1
4	Blake Erickson (So)	0.25	0.50	0.67	0.00

McCool Junction

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:PF	Blk:PF	Defl
	Team Totals	2.00	2.10	1.24	0.12	25
10	Bryson Plock (Sr)	2.50	3.00	2.00	0.00	4
12	Colby Yates (Fr)	2.00	1.00	1.00	0.00	1
14	Jaxon Mcdonald (Fr)	1.00	4.00	1.33	0.00	5
23	Carson Mcdonald (Jr)	7.00	4.00	2.00	0.00	6
24	Mason Strope (Sr)	0.50	0.00	0.00	0.00	0
25	Ja Soukup (Jr)	0.50	0.75	1.50	0.00	2
32	Jaysen Fuehrer (So)	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	1
33	Dylan Gonnerman (Jr)	1.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	1
35	Jameson Weiss (Fr)	0.00	1.00	1.00	0.00	1
42	M. Kouchinin (Sr)	1.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	4

Game Story

Nebraska High School Basketball - Elm Creek overwhelmed by McCool Junction

March 12, 2025: Elm Creek, NE 68836

In Wednesday's non-league test, the McCool Junction Mustangs (McCool Junction, NE) basketball squad trounced the host Elm Creek Buffaloes (Elm Creek, NE), by a score of 65-34.

Next, the Mustangs encounter the Johnson-Brock Eagles (Johnson, NE) in a non-league test, on Friday, March 14. McCool Junction will attempt to improve on its 22-5 season record. The Eagles come into the test with a 27-1 record after their 73-32 non-league win over Elmwood-Murdock (Murdock, NE).

Elm Creek vs MCJHS Basketball Game Info

Wed., Mar. 12, 2025 @ 10:45a

NSAA Class D1 State Tournament Quarterfinal

The McCool Junction (NE) varsity basketball team won Wednesday's neutral playoff game against Elm Creek (NE) by a score of 65-34.

This game is a part of the "2025 NSAA State Boys Basketball Championships (Nebraska) - Class D1 " tournament.

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Rankings & Records

Elm Creek (24-25)

NE	Class
94	6

Overall	District	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	District %	PF	PA
21-5	1-1	10-1	7-2	4-2	.808	.500	1,508	1,337

McCool Junction (24-25)

NE	Class
44	2

Overall	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	PF	PA
23-6	9-2	8-2	6-2	.793	1,765	1,381

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Elm Creek	44.6	5.0	5.5	3.9	58.0
McCool Junction	16.7	14.5	15.0	15.1	60.9

Team Stat Comparison

Elm Creek		McCool Junction
58.0	Points Per Game	60.8
28.4	Rebounds Per Game	31.0
13.2	Assists Per Game	17.5
9.3	Steals Per Game	9.4
1.3	Blocks Per Game	2.4

Team Leaders

Elm Creek		McCool Junction	National Avg.
#1 Quin Oberg21.3	Points Per Game	#42 Mapieu Kouchinin20.6	4.9
#0 Jeremiah Shoemaker8.5	Rebounds Per Game	#42 Mapieu Kouchinin11.5	2.6
#1 Quin Oberg3.7	Assists Per Game	#23 Carson Mcdonald5.3	1.0
#1 Quin Oberg3.3	Steals Per Game	#10 Bryson Plock1.7	0.8
#1 Quin Oberg0.7	Blocks Per Game	#42 Mapieu Kouchinin1.3	0.2

Record Breakdown

Elm Creek (24-25)		McCool Junction (24-25)
21-5	Overall	23-6
3-1	League	2-0
14-2	Non-League	16-3
0-1	Head to Head	1-0
0-0	Common Opponent	0-0
10-1	Home	9-2
7-2	Away	8-2
4-2	Neutral	6-2
0-1	Playoff	2-1
21-5	In-State	23-6
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0