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The Sandhills Valley (Stapleton, NE) varsity basketball team won Monday's neutral tournament game against Anselmo-Merna (Merna, NE) by a score of 52-47.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Anselmo-Merna	12	10	6	19	47
Sandhills Valley	11	11	16	14	52

Final score provided by T. Kirchmann.

Recap
Box Score
Matchup Info

Game Stats

Sandhills Valley (22-23)

Anselmo-Merna

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	47	14	53	26	26
13	Adyson Priest (Jr)	0	0	2	0	0
20	Carlee Bartak (Sr)	10	3	5	60	60
22	Makenna Miller (So)	7	2	20	10	10
24	Rhianen Myers (Fr)	2	1	6	17	17
25	S. Safranek (Sr)	22	7	11	64	64
34	Lily Thornton (Fr)	6	1	9	11	11

Sandhills Valley

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	52	17	43	40	41
3	Shelby Layher (So)	1	0	0
11	Arena Fetty (Jr)	5	2	5	40	40
13	E. Nicholson (So)	2	0	2	0	0
14	Haylee Dimmitt (So)	2	1	4	25	25
23	Jaylen Dimmitt (Jr)	20	9	19	47	47
30	A. Nicholson (Jr)	22	5	13	38	42

Anselmo-Merna

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	47	0	15	0	19	28	68	14	38	37
13	Adyson Priest (Jr)	0	0	1	0				0	1	0
20	Carlee Bartak (Sr)	10				4	4	100	3	5	60
22	Makenna Miller (So)	7	0	6	0	3	6	50	2	14	14
24	Rhianen Myers (Fr)	2	0	2	0				1	4	25
25	S. Safranek (Sr)	22	0	1	0	8	13	62	7	10	70
34	Lily Thornton (Fr)	6	0	5	0	4	5	80	1	4	25

Sandhills Valley

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	52	1	8	13	17	20	85	16	35	46
3	Shelby Layher (So)	1	0	0	0	1	2	50	0	0	0
11	Arena Fetty (Jr)	5	0	0	0	1	1	100	2	5	40
13	E. Nicholson (So)	2	0	0	0	2	2	100	0	2	0
14	Haylee Dimmitt (So)	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	3	33
23	Jaylen Dimmitt (Jr)	20	0	3	0	2	2	100	9	16	56
30	A. Nicholson (Jr)	22	1	4	25	11	12	92	4	9	44

Anselmo-Merna

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF
	Team Totals	47	18	13	31	10	12	4	27	19
10	Rylee Schmidt (So)								4
13	Adyson Priest (Jr)	0		1	1				4	2
15	S. Coleman (Fr)								1	4
20	Carlee Bartak (Sr)	10	3	1	4		3	1	2	2
22	Makenna Miller (So)	7	2	4	6	4	2	3	4
24	Rhianen Myers (Fr)	2	4	2	6	2	1		3	5
25	S. Safranek (Sr)	22	4	3	7	2	4		7	3
34	Lily Thornton (Fr)	6	5	2	7	2	2		2	3

Sandhills Valley

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF
	Team Totals	52	11	18	29	8	17	1	32	20
1	Citori Kramer (Sr)	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	3
3	Shelby Layher (So)	1	2	5	7	0	0	0	1	4
11	Arena Fetty (Jr)	5	2	1	3	1	1	0	8	0
13	E. Nicholson (So)	2	2	1	3	1	3	0	6	4
14	Haylee Dimmitt (So)	2	1	2	3	2	5	0	5	2
23	Jaylen Dimmitt (Jr)	20	2	5	7	2	5	1	2	4
30	A. Nicholson (Jr)	22	2	2	4	2	2	0	6	1
34	Kelsey Amos (Fr)	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	2

Anselmo-Merna

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:F	Blk:PF
	Team Totals	0.37	0.44	0.63	0.21
20	Carlee Bartak (Sr)		1.50	1.50	0.50
22	Makenna Miller (So)	1.00	0.50
24	Rhianen Myers (Fr)	0.67	0.33	0.20
25	S. Safranek (Sr)	0.29	0.57	1.33
34	Lily Thornton (Fr)	1.00	1.00	0.67

Sandhills Valley

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:F	Blk:PF	Defl
	Team Totals	0.25	0.53	0.85	0.05	7
1	Citori Kramer (Sr)	0.00	0.25	0.33	0.00	0
3	Shelby Layher (So)	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	1
11	Arena Fetty (Jr)	0.13	0.13	1.00	0.00	2
13	E. Nicholson (So)	0.17	0.50	0.75	0.00	0
14	Haylee Dimmitt (So)	0.40	1.00	2.50	0.00	0
23	Jaylen Dimmitt (Jr)	1.00	2.50	1.25	0.25	1
30	A. Nicholson (Jr)	0.33	0.33	2.00	0.00	1
34	Kelsey Amos (Fr)	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	2

Game Story

Nebraska High School Basketball - Anselmo-Merna edged by Sandhills Valley

January 23, 2023: Merna, NE 68856

The Anselmo-Merna Coyotes basketball team (Merna, NE), was nudged 52-47 in Monday's non-league battle with the visiting Sandhills Valley Mavericks (Stapleton, NE)

The Mavericks now possess a 8-7 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to South Loup for a non-league battle on Thursday, January 26. Sandhills Valley will confront a team coming off a 45-16 non-league win over Hyannis (Hyannis, NE). The record now stands at 9-5.

The Coyotes (7-7) will now prepare for their battle against Arthur County (Arthur, NE). The Wolves come into the non-league battle with a 4-9 record. In their last battle, Arthur County was nudged by Sandhills/Thedford (Dunning, NE), 41-21, in a non-league battle.

Anselmo-Merna vs SVHS Basketball Game Info

Mon., Jan. 23, 2023 @ 7p

MNAC Conference Tournament

The Sandhills Valley (Stapleton, NE) varsity basketball team won Monday's neutral tournament game against Anselmo-Merna (Merna, NE) by a score of 52-47.

Rankings & Records

Anselmo-Merna (22-23)

NE	Class
180	22

Overall	District	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	District %	PF	PA
9-11	1-2	4-2	4-6	1-3	.450	.333	904	854

Sandhills Valley (22-23)

NE	Class
224	39

Overall	District	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	District %	PF	PA
8-15	1-1	2-5	3-7	3-3	.348	.500	876	1,089

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Anselmo-Merna	9.5	10.8	12.4	12.6	45.2
Sandhills Valley	7.8	9.9	10.1	9.5	38.1

Head-to-Head

Anselmo-Merna won on 12/2/2022

12/2 @ 6p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Sandhills Valley 4 9 3 7 23
Anselmo-Merna 17 11 20 13 61

The Sandhills Valley (Stapleton, NE) varsity basketball team lost Friday's away non-conference game against Anselmo-Merna (Merna, NE) by a score of 61-23.
Box score
Sandhills Valley won on 1/23/2023

1/23 @ 7p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Anselmo-Merna 12 10 6 19 47
Sandhills Valley 11 11 16 14 52

The Anselmo-Merna (Merna, NE) varsity basketball team lost Monday's neutral tournament game against Sandhills Valley (Stapleton, NE) by a score of 52-47.
Box score

12/2 @ 6p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Sandhills Valley	4	9	3	7	23
Anselmo-Merna	17	11	20	13	61

Team Stat Comparison

Anselmo-Merna		Sandhills Valley
45.2	Points Per Game	38.1
32.6	Rebounds Per Game	27.0
12.8	Assists Per Game	8.0
12.1	Steals Per Game	10.0
4.7	Blocks Per Game	1.4

Team Leaders

Anselmo-Merna		Sandhills Valley	National Avg.
#25 Shaylyn Safranek12.1	Points Per Game	#30 Abigale Nicholson12.0	4.1
#25 Shaylyn Safranek8.1	Rebounds Per Game	#23 Jaylen Dimmitt7.5	2.8
#22 Makenna Miller3.0	Assists Per Game	#23 Jaylen Dimmitt3.0	0.9
#22 Makenna Miller3.8	Steals Per Game	#23 Jaylen Dimmitt3.7	1.1
#25 Shaylyn Safranek2.3	Blocks Per Game	#13 Emmalee Nicholson0.6	0.3

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Anselmo-Merna	3-4		Sandhills Valley	2-8

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
12/1/22	Paxton	Anselmo-Merna	(L) 50-43	2/3/23	Paxton	Sandhills Valley	(L) 65-63
12/30/22	Anselmo-Merna	Brady	(W) 49-18	12/20/22	Brady	Sandhills Valley	(W) 41-36
				2/2/23	Sandhills Valley	Brady	(L) 47-45
1/12/23	Anselmo-Merna	Sandhills/Thedford	(L) 40-30	1/13/23	Sandhills Valley	Sandhills/Thedford	(L) 59-33
				1/28/23	Sandhills/Thedford	Sandhills Valley	(L) 48-16
1/27/23	Arthur County	Anselmo-Merna	(W) 54-37	1/17/23	Sandhills Valley	Arthur County	(W) 46-41
2/2/23	Twin Loup	Anselmo-Merna	(W) 42-37	12/16/22	Twin Loup	Sandhills Valley	(L) 58-37
2/4/23	Anselmo-Merna	Maywood/Hayes Center	(L) 54-36	1/5/23	Sandhills Valley	Maywood/Hayes Center	(L) 55-17
2/7/23	Anselmo-Merna	South Loup	(L) 43-41	12/19/22	South Loup	Sandhills Valley	(L) 48-27
				1/26/23	Sandhills Valley	South Loup	(L) 50-29

Record Breakdown

Anselmo-Merna (22-23)		Sandhills Valley (22-23)
9-11	Overall	8-15
1-3	League	1-2
8-7	Non-League	4-10
1-1	Head to Head	1-1
3-4	Common Opponent	2-8
4-2	Home	2-5
4-6	Away	3-7
1-3	Neutral	3-3
0-0	Playoff	0-0
9-11	In-State	8-15
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0