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Meridian McCool Junction

Mustangs

The McCool Junction (NE) varsity basketball team won Friday's neutral tournament game against Meridian (Daykin, NE) in overtime by a score of 35-34.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	Final
Meridian	9	8	5	7	5	34
McCool Junction	7	8	7	7	6	35

Final score provided by R. Schropfer.

Recap
Box Score
Matchup Info

Game Stats

McCool Junction (22-23)

Meridian

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	34	13	54	24	27
1	Kaylee Pribyl (Sr)	0	0	4	0	0
2	K. Niederklein (Jr)	3	1	4	25	38
3	Jaala Stewart (Jr)	3	1	5	20	30
12	Taelyn Filipi (So)	9	4	8	50	56
15	M. Hofstetter (So)	2	1	2	50	50
23	Jaylee Sobotka (So)	10	4	16	25	25
30	Jaslyn Ward (Sr)	5	2	7	29	29
34	Ana Dimas (Jr)	2	0	8	0	0

McCool Junction

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	35	10	45	22	26
10	Kaeli Meehan (Jr)	0	0	1	0	0
20	Shelby Bandt (Jr)	6	1	5	20	20
21	Briann Stutzman (Jr)	4	1	6	17	25
22	Claire Brugger (Fr)	5	2	5	40	40
22	Jadon Hess (Sr)	0	0	1	0	0
30	Mckenna Yates (Jr)	20	6	20	30	35
32	Ella Clark (Fr)	0	0	3	0	0
40	Sara Weisheit (Jr)	0	0	4	0	0

Meridian

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	34	3	11	27	5	15	33	10	43	23
1	Kaylee Pribyl (Sr)	0				0	4	0	0	4	0
2	K. Niederklein (Jr)	3	1	2	50				0	2	0
3	Jaala Stewart (Jr)	3	1	3	33				0	2	0
12	Taelyn Filipi (So)	9	1	1	100	0	2	0	3	7	43
15	M. Hofstetter (So)	2	0	1	0				1	1	100
23	Jaylee Sobotka (So)	10	0	1	0	2	2	100	4	15	27
30	Jaslyn Ward (Sr)	5				1	4	25	2	7	29
34	Ana Dimas (Jr)	2	0	3	0	2	3	67	0	5	0

McCool Junction

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	35	3	22	14	12	24	50	7	23	30
10	Kaeli Meehan (Jr)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
20	Shelby Bandt (Jr)	6	0	0	0	4	8	50	1	5	20
21	Briann Stutzman (Jr)	4	1	5	20	1	2	50	0	1	0
22	Claire Brugger (Fr)	5	0	0	0	1	1	100	2	5	40
22	Jadon Hess (Sr)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
30	Mckenna Yates (Jr)	20	2	13	15	6	11	55	4	7	57
32	Ella Clark (Fr)	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
40	Sara Weisheit (Jr)	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	3	0

Meridian

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF
	Team Totals	34	14	23	37	8	14	1	17	16
1	Kaylee Pribyl (Sr)	0		1	1	1	2		3	2
2	K. Niederklein (Jr)	3	1	1	2	1	3		2	5
3	Jaala Stewart (Jr)	3	2	7	9	3	2		2
12	Taelyn Filipi (So)	9	1		1				2
15	M. Hofstetter (So)	2	1	1	2		1			4
23	Jaylee Sobotka (So)	10	8	5	13	2	3		1
30	Jaslyn Ward (Sr)	5	1	6	7		1	1	2	5
34	Ana Dimas (Jr)	2		2	2	1	2		5

McCool Junction

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF
	Team Totals	35	17	18	35	3	10	5	18	11
10	Kaeli Meehan (Jr)	0	1	2	3	0	0	0	0	0
20	Shelby Bandt (Jr)	6	6	7	13	0	4	2	4	1
21	Briann Stutzman (Jr)	4	2	0	2	0	1	0	4	2
22	Claire Brugger (Fr)	5	2	3	5	0	2	1	0	2
22	Jadon Hess (Sr)	0	2	1	3	0	0	0	1	1
30	Mckenna Yates (Jr)	20	1	3	4	1	2	2	6	2
32	Ella Clark (Fr)	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	3	1
40	Sara Weisheit (Jr)	0	3	1	4	0	0	0	0	2

Meridian

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:F	Blk:PF
	Team Totals	0.47	0.82	0.88	0.06
1	Kaylee Pribyl (Sr)	0.33	0.67	1.00
2	K. Niederklein (Jr)	0.50	1.50	0.60
3	Jaala Stewart (Jr)	1.50	1.00
15	M. Hofstetter (So)			0.25
23	Jaylee Sobotka (So)	2.00	3.00
30	Jaslyn Ward (Sr)		0.50	0.20	0.20
34	Ana Dimas (Jr)	0.20	0.40

McCool Junction

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:F	Blk:PF	Defl
	Team Totals	0.17	0.56	0.91	0.46	1
20	Shelby Bandt (Jr)	0.00	1.00	4.00	2.00	1
21	Briann Stutzman (Jr)	0.00	0.25	0.50	0.00	0
22	Claire Brugger (Fr)	0.00	2.00	1.00	0.50	0
30	Mckenna Yates (Jr)	0.17	0.33	1.00	1.00	0
32	Ella Clark (Fr)	0.67	0.33	1.00	0.00	0

Game Story

Nebraska High School Basketball - Meridian edged by McCool Junction

January 27, 2023: Daykin, NE 68338

The Meridian Mustangs basketball team (Daykin, NE), was nudged 35-34 in Friday's non-league battle with the visiting McCool Junction Mustangs (McCool Junction, NE)

The Mustangs now possess a 16-2 record. They put it on the line next when they host East Butler for a non-league battle on Tuesday, January 31. McCool Junction will confront a Tigers team coming off a 44-43 non-league loss to Hampton (Hampton, NE). The Tigers record now stands at 7-8.

The Mustangs (14-5) will now prepare for their battle against High Plains (Polk, NE). The Storm come into the non-league battle with a 9-6 record.

Meridian vs MCJHS Basketball Game Info

Fri., Jan. 27, 2023 @ 6:30p

The McCool Junction (NE) varsity basketball team won Friday's neutral tournament game against Meridian (Daykin, NE) in overtime by a score of 35-34.

Rankings & Records

Meridian (22-23)

NE	Class
104	15

Overall	District	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	District %	PF	PA
19-7	1-1	7-2	5-3	7-2	.731	.500	1,165	828

McCool Junction (22-23)

NE	Class
64	5

Overall	District	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	District %	PF	PA
24-3	4-0	11-0	10-2	3-1	.889	1.000	1,498	934

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	Final
Meridian	10.9	11.7	12.0	9.8	5.5	44.8
McCool Junction	14.7	14.4	13.4	13.0	6.0	55.5

Head-to-Head

Meridian won on 1/5/2023

1/5 @ 6p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

McCool Junction 6 16 7 3 32
Meridian 7 9 10 13 39

The McCool Junction (NE) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's away non-conference game against Meridian (Daykin, NE) by a score of 39-32.
Box score
McCool Junction won on 1/27/2023

1/27 @ 6:30p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT1 Final

Meridian 9 8 5 7 5 34
McCool Junction 7 8 7 7 6 35

The Meridian (Daykin, NE) varsity basketball team lost Friday's neutral tournament game against McCool Junction (NE) in overtime by a score of 35-34.
Box score

1/5 @ 6p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
McCool Junction	6	16	7	3	32
Meridian	7	9	10	13	39

Team Stat Comparison

Meridian		McCool Junction
44.8	Points Per Game	55.4
31.4	Rebounds Per Game	28.4
12.0	Assists Per Game	8.9
13.9	Steals Per Game	14.0
2.2	Blocks Per Game	3.6

Team Leaders

Meridian		McCool Junction	National Avg.
#23 Jaylee Sobotka9.5	Points Per Game	#30 Mckenna Yates21.9	4.1
#23 Jaylee Sobotka8.4	Rebounds Per Game	#20 Shelby Bandt5.9	2.8
#3 Jaala Stewart2.9	Assists Per Game	#30 Mckenna Yates3.4	0.9
#34 Ana Dimas3.0	Steals Per Game	#30 Mckenna Yates3.6	1.1
#30 Jaslyn Ward1.1	Blocks Per Game	#30 Mckenna Yates1.1	0.3

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Meridian	14-3		McCool Junction	17-0

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
12/2/22	Meridian	Dorchester	(W) 45-23	2/10/23	Dorchester	McCool Junction	(W) 59-33
12/3/22	Nebraska Lutheran	Meridian	(W) 50-39	2/3/23	McCool Junction	Nebraska Lutheran	(W) 65-51
				2/16/23	Nebraska Lutheran	McCool Junction	(W) 78-47
12/9/22	Meridian	Cross County	(L) 49-30	12/1/22	Cross County	McCool Junction	(W) 46-29
				1/26/23	McCool Junction	Cross County	(W) 39-27
12/16/22	Giltner	Meridian	(W) 57-10	12/6/22	McCool Junction	Giltner	(W) 70-20
1/21/23	Meridian	Giltner	(W) 53-26
12/20/22	Hampton	Meridian	(W) 56-23	12/3/22	McCool Junction	Hampton	(W) 67-36
12/29/22	Deshler	Meridian	(L) 46-34	1/13/23	McCool Junction	Deshler	(W) 47-37
1/7/23	Shelby-Rising City	Meridian	(W) 61-38	12/16/22	McCool Junction	Shelby-Rising City	(W) 61-49
1/12/23	Exeter-Milligan	Meridian	(W) 40-35	2/7/23	Exeter-Milligan	McCool Junction	(W) 65-31
1/17/23	Meridian	Exeter-Milligan	(W) 35-18	2/14/23	Exeter-Milligan	McCool Junction	(W) 60-39
1/24/23	Meridian	High Plains	(W) 52-22	2/9/23	High Plains	McCool Junction	(W) 46-29
1/31/23	High Plains	Meridian	(W) 43-16
1/26/23	Meridian	Bruning-Davenport/Shickley	(W) 39-34	1/17/23	Bruning-Davenport/Shickley	McCool Junction	(W) 49-44
2/7/23	Bruning-Davenport/Shickley	Meridian	(L) 49-27
2/2/23	East Butler	Meridian	(W) 51-29	1/31/23	East Butler	McCool Junction	(W) 56-13
2/3/23	Meridian	Osceola	(W) 33-21	1/20/23	McCool Junction	Osceola	(W) 50-32
				1/24/23	McCool Junction	Osceola	(W) 33-30
2/9/23	Meridian	Friend	(W) 51-22	1/7/23	Friend	McCool Junction	(W) 66-26

Record Breakdown

Meridian (22-23)		McCool Junction (22-23)
19-7	Overall	24-3
1-1	League	6-0
12-3	Non-League	14-1
1-1	Head to Head	1-1
14-3	Common Opponent	17-0
7-2	Home	11-0
5-3	Away	10-2
7-2	Neutral	3-1
0-0	Playoff	0-1
19-7	In-State	24-3
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0