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Ainsworth North Central

Cavaliers

Knights

The North Central (Bassett, NE) varsity basketball team won Thursday's home non-conference game against Ainsworth (NE) by a score of 72-31.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Ainsworth	7	11	7	6	31
North Central	20	26	21	5	72

Final score provided by T. Graf.

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Game Stats

North Central (25-26)

Ainsworth

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	31	12	51	24	26
1	Chris Fernandez (Sr)	7	2	5	40	40
3	Zaine Evans (So)	2	1	10	10	10
11	Bateson Raymond (So)	3	1	1	100	100
13	Graham Duester (So)	4	2	5	40	40
15	Jacob Ortner (So)	6	3	7	43	43
21	Jaxon Rucker (So)	3	1	5	20	30
22	Witten Painter (Sr)	6	2	14	14	21
23	Kyle Fernandez (So)	0	0	1	0	0
24	Bear Rea (So)	0	0	3	0	0

North Central

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	72	27	48	56	68
0	Keian Fischer (Jr)	24	9	13	69	92
1	Brandt Lezotte (Jr)	15	6	10	60	75
2	Collin Hagan (Jr)	8	3	6	50	50
4	Riar Lezotte (So)	2	0	4	0	0
5	Carter Buell (Sr)	4	2	2	100	100
10	Cohen Keller (Fr)	3	0	0
12	Trey Anthony (Sr)	7	3	5	60	70
14	Blaine Frizzell (Jr)	6	3	4	75	75
15	Drake Johnson (So)	0	0	1	0	0
23	Wyatt Fischer (Sr)	3	1	3	33	50

Ainsworth

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	31	3	20	15	4	8	50	9	31	29
1	Chris Fernandez (Sr)	7	0	0	0	3	4	75	2	5	40
3	Zaine Evans (So)	2	0	5	0	0	2	0	1	5	20
11	Bateson Raymond (So)	3	0	0	0	1	1	100	1	1	100
13	Graham Duester (So)	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	5	40
15	Jacob Ortner (So)	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	6	50
21	Jaxon Rucker (So)	3	1	2	50	0	0	0	0	3	0
22	Witten Painter (Sr)	6	2	9	22	0	0	0	0	5	0
23	Kyle Fernandez (So)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	Bear Rea (So)	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

North Central

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	72	11	23	48	7	10	70	16	25	64
0	Keian Fischer (Jr)	24	6	9	67	0	0	0	3	4	75
1	Brandt Lezotte (Jr)	15	3	6	50	0	0	0	3	4	75
2	Collin Hagan (Jr)	8	0	0	0	2	2	100	3	6	50
4	Riar Lezotte (So)	2	0	4	0	2	2	100	0	0	0
5	Carter Buell (Sr)	4	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	2	100
10	Cohen Keller (Fr)	3	0	0	0	3	3	100	0	0	0
12	Trey Anthony (Sr)	7	1	1	100	0	0	0	2	4	50
14	Blaine Frizzell (Jr)	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	75
15	Drake Johnson (So)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
23	Wyatt Fischer (Sr)	3	1	3	33	0	0	0	0	0	0

Ainsworth

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF
	Team Totals	31	14	13	27	6	9	1	14	10
1	Chris Fernandez (Sr)	7	2	1	3	4	2	0	2	1
3	Zaine Evans (So)	2	1	0	1	1	2	0	1	0
11	Bateson Raymond (So)	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	3	1
13	Graham Duester (So)	4	2	4	6	0	1	0	2	2
15	Jacob Ortner (So)	6	2	3	5	0	1	0	2	1
20	Adolfo Rojas (Sr)	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
21	Jaxon Rucker (So)	3	3	1	4	0	2	0	3	3
22	Witten Painter (Sr)	6	4	0	4	0	1	0	1	2
23	Kyle Fernandez (So)	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
24	Bear Rea (So)	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0

North Central

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF
	Team Totals	72	5	22	27	22	10	3	12	12
0	Keian Fischer (Jr)	24	0	4	4	5	4	0	1	2
1	Brandt Lezotte (Jr)	15	0	1	1	5	2	0	0	0
2	Collin Hagan (Jr)	8	0	4	4	6	1	0	0	2
4	Riar Lezotte (So)	2	1	2	3	1	1	1	2	2
5	Carter Buell (Sr)	4	2	3	5	0	2	0	2	2
10	Cohen Keller (Fr)	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
12	Trey Anthony (Sr)	7	0	2	2	2	0	1	6	1
14	Blaine Frizzell (Jr)	6	1	5	6	2	0	0	0	1
15	Drake Johnson (So)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
23	Wyatt Fischer (Sr)	3	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	1

Ainsworth

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:PF	Blk:PF	Defl
	Team Totals	0.43	0.64	0.90	0.10	13
1	Chris Fernandez (Sr)	2.00	1.00	2.00	0.00	2
3	Zaine Evans (So)	1.00	2.00	2.00	0.00	4
11	Bateson Raymond (So)	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.00	2
13	Graham Duester (So)	0.00	0.50	0.50	0.00	0
15	Jacob Ortner (So)	0.00	0.50	1.00	0.00	0
21	Jaxon Rucker (So)	0.00	0.67	0.67	0.00	2
22	Witten Painter (Sr)	0.00	1.00	0.50	0.00	1
23	Kyle Fernandez (So)	1.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0
24	Bear Rea (So)	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	2

North Central

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:PF	Blk:PF	Defl
	Team Totals	1.83	0.83	0.83	0.25	13
0	Keian Fischer (Jr)	5.00	4.00	2.00	0.00	3
1	Brandt Lezotte (Jr)	5.00	2.00	2.00	0.00	2
2	Collin Hagan (Jr)	6.00	1.00	0.50	0.00	6
4	Riar Lezotte (So)	0.50	0.50	0.50	0.50	1
5	Carter Buell (Sr)	0.00	1.00	1.00	0.00	0
12	Trey Anthony (Sr)	0.33	0.00	0.00	1.00	1
14	Blaine Frizzell (Jr)	2.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0
15	Drake Johnson (So)	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.00	0
23	Wyatt Fischer (Sr)	1.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0

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Game Story

Nebraska High School Basketball - North Central routs Ainsworth

January 22, 2026: Bassett, NE 68714

In Thursday's non-league contest, the host North Central Knights basketball team scored a big 72-31 triumph over the Ainsworth Bulldogs.

The Knights (8-8) will now prepare for their contest against Anselmo-Merna (Merna, NE). The Coyotes go into the non-league contest with a 9-5 record. In their last contest, Anselmo-Merna routed Sumner-Eddyville-Miller (Sumner, NE), 49-39, in a league outing.

The Bulldogs (3-13) will now prepare for their outing against Sandhills/Thedford (Dunning, NE). The Knights enter the non-league outing with a 7-5 record. In their last outing, Sandhills/Thedford routed Sandhills Valley (Stapleton, NE), 63-37, in a non-league outing.

Check In
1st Quarter
16 - 38 The scorer has checked in. Ainsworth 16, North Central 38

Posted @ 8:40p
Game Attendance
1st Quarter
Attendance About 100

Posted @ 8:40p
16 - 41

Score Alert
North Central1st Quarter
North Central - makes a 3pt Field Goal. Ainsworth 16, North Central 41

Posted @ 8:41p
16 - 44

Score Alert
North Central1st Quarter
North Central - makes a 3pt Field Goal. Ainsworth 16, North Central 44

Posted @ 8:41p
18 - 44

Score Alert
Ainsworth1st Quarter
Ainsworth - makes a 2pt Field Goal. Ainsworth 18, North Central 44

Posted @ 8:41p
18 - 46

Score Alert
North Central1st Quarter
North Central - makes a 2pt Field Goal. Ainsworth 18, North Central 46

Posted @ 8:41p
18 - 46

End of 1st Quarter
2nd Quarter
Ainsworth 18, North Central 46

Posted @ 8:42p
Scorer Dropped Out
2nd Quarter

Posted @ 8:42p

Ainsworth @ North Central Basketball Game Info

Thu., Jan. 22, 2026 @ 8p

The North Central (Bassett, NE) varsity basketball team won Thursday's home non-conference game against Ainsworth (NE) by a score of 72-31.

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Rankings & Records

Ainsworth (25-26)

NE	Class
247	49

Overall	District	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	District %	PF	PA
5-19	1-0	3-6	0-12	2-1	.208	1.000	1,022	1,402

North Central (25-26)

NE	Class
207	29

Overall	District	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	District %	PF	PA
9-15	1-2	5-5	2-6	2-4	.375	.333	1,051	1,228

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	OT2	Final
Ainsworth	8.9	10.4	11.5	12.3	-	-	42.6
North Central	11.6	10.8	10.8	10.6	5.0	7.0	43.8

Team Stat Comparison

Ainsworth		North Central
42.6	Points Per Game	43.8
29.5	Rebounds Per Game	26.6
10.3	Assists Per Game	11.0
9.6	Steals Per Game	9.2
1.0	Blocks Per Game	1.5

Team Leaders

Ainsworth		North Central	National Avg.
#1 Chris Fernandez11.6	Points Per Game	#0 Keian Fischer12.1	4.8
#21 Jaxon Rucker7.7	Rebounds Per Game	#0 Keian Fischer5.7	2.5
#1 Chris Fernandez3.3	Assists Per Game	#1 Brandt Lezotte2.7	1.0
#1 Chris Fernandez2.2	Steals Per Game	#0 Keian Fischer2.1	0.8
#15 Jacob Ortner0.4	Blocks Per Game	#12 Trey Anthony0.8	0.2

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Ainsworth	2-8		North Central	6-7

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
12/11/25	West Holt	Ainsworth	(L) 74-43	1/15/26	West Holt	North Central	(W) 59-41
12/12/25	Ainsworth	Anselmo-Merna	(L) 58-30	1/24/26	North Central	Anselmo-Merna	(L) 55-41
12/16/25	Valentine	Ainsworth	(L) 70-25	2/12/26	Valentine	North Central	(L) 76-16
1/6/26	Burwell	Ainsworth	(W) 71-37	12/5/25	North Central	Burwell	(W) 51-21
1/9/26	Ainsworth	St. Mary's	(L) 72-28	12/19/25	North Central	St. Mary's	(L) 73-27
1/13/26	Boyd County	Ainsworth	(L) 55-35	12/4/25	North Central	Boyd County	(L) 54-36
				12/30/25	North Central	Boyd County	(W) 49-44
				2/5/26	Boyd County	North Central	(L) 64-55
1/24/26	Ainsworth	Sandhills/Thedford	(L) 52-43	12/13/25	Sandhills/Thedford	North Central	(W) 63-61
1/29/26	Niobrara/Verdigre	Ainsworth	(W) 62-36	1/20/26	Niobrara/Verdigre	North Central	(W) 59-36
1/30/26	Ainsworth	Niobrara/Verdigre	(L) 50-45	2/3/26	Niobrara/Verdigre	North Central	(W) 42-32
2/10/26	Ainsworth	Stuart	(L) 70-57	1/31/26	Stuart	North Central	(L) 66-44
				2/20/26	North Central	Stuart	(L) 53-46

Record Breakdown

Ainsworth (25-26)		North Central (25-26)
5-19	Overall	9-15
2-1	League	1-2
2-14	Non-League	6-9
0-1	Head to Head	1-0
2-8	Common Opponent	6-7
3-6	Home	5-5
0-12	Away	2-6
2-1	Neutral	2-4
0-0	Playoff	0-0
5-19	In-State	8-14
0-0	Out-of-State	1-1