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Niobrara/Verdigre Elgin/Pope John

Cougars

Wolfpack

The Elgin/Pope John (Elgin, NE) varsity basketball team won Friday's home non-conference game against Niobrara/Verdigre (Niobrara, NE) by a score of 65-28.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Niobrara/Verdigre	5	7	12	4	28
Elgin/Pope John	16	27	15	7	65

Final score provided by K. Kallhoff.

Recap
Box Score
Matchup

Game Stats

Elgin/Pope John (22-23)

Niobrara/Verdigre

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	28	11	42	26	32
1	W. Archambeau (Sr)	12	4	9	44	61
3	Cody Wickersham (Jr)	0	0	5	0	0
4	Colt Adema (So)	2	1	1	100	100
12	Dontae Justo (Sr)	8	4	12	33	33
15	Preston Crosley (Sr)	6	2	9	22	33
15	Alan Henry (So)	0	0	1	0	0
25	Coy Wickersham (Fr)	0	0	3	0	0
30	Kaiden Bauer (So)	0	0	2	0	0

Elgin/Pope John

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	65	28	60	47	49
0	Blake Henn (Jr)	4	2	5	40	40
1	Kellan Hoefer (So)	6	2	6	33	33
4	Paiton Hoefer (Sr)	9	3	8	38	44
4	Karson Kallhoff (Fr)	0	0	1	0	0
5	Austin Good (Sr)	5	2	6	33	42
10	Myles Kittelson (Jr)	9	4	5	80	90
12	Camryn Pelster (Sr)	10	5	10	50	50
15	Nick Anderson (Jr)	6	3	4	75	75
24	Corbin Kinney (Sr)	0	0	1	0	0
33	Dylon Lueking (Jr)	2	1	1	100	100
34	Ethan Hinkle (Sr)	14	6	13	46	46

Niobrara/Verdigre

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	28	5	16	31	1	2	50	6	26	23
1	W. Archambeau (Sr)	12	3	6	50	1	2	50	1	3	33
3	Cody Wickersham (Jr)	0	0	2	0				0	3	0
4	Colt Adema (So)	2							1	1	100
12	Dontae Justo (Sr)	8	0	1	0				4	11	36
15	Preston Crosley (Sr)	6	2	6	33				0	3	0
15	Alan Henry (So)	0							0	1	0
25	Coy Wickersham (Fr)	0	0	1	0				0	2	0
30	Kaiden Bauer (So)	0							0	2	0

Elgin/Pope John

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	65	3	14	21	6	13	46	25	46	54
0	Blake Henn (Jr)	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	40
1	Kellan Hoefer (So)	6	0	3	0	2	2	100	2	3	67
4	Paiton Hoefer (Sr)	9	1	4	25	2	3	67	2	4	50
4	Karson Kallhoff (Fr)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Austin Good (Sr)	5	1	3	33	0	0	0	1	3	33
10	Myles Kittelson (Jr)	9	1	2	50	0	0	0	3	3	100
12	Camryn Pelster (Sr)	10	0	1	0	0	4	0	5	9	56
15	Nick Anderson (Jr)	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	75
24	Corbin Kinney (Sr)	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0
33	Dylon Lueking (Jr)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	100
34	Ethan Hinkle (Sr)	14	0	0	0	2	3	67	6	13	46

Niobrara/Verdigre

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	TO	PF
	Team Totals	28	5	13	18	4	6	21	10
1	W. Archambeau (Sr)	12		2	2	2	1	6	1
3	Cody Wickersham (Jr)	0		1	1			2
4	Colt Adema (So)	2		1	1			2
11	Julius Brandt (Fr)							1
12	Dontae Justo (Sr)	8	3	3	6	1		1	2
15	Preston Crosley (Sr)	6		1	1	1	4	5	1
15	Alan Henry (So)	0		1	1				1
25	Coy Wickersham (Fr)	0	1	2	3		1	4	3
30	Kaiden Bauer (So)	0	1	2	3				2

Elgin/Pope John

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF
	Team Totals	65	15	19	34	8	11	1	15	5
0	Blake Henn (Jr)	4	2	0	2	0	0	1	0	1
1	Kellan Hoefer (So)	6	0	1	1	0	1	0	2	0
4	Paiton Hoefer (Sr)	9	0	4	4	3	2	0	3	0
4	Karson Kallhoff (Fr)	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
5	Austin Good (Sr)	5	1	3	4	1	0	0	2	2
10	Myles Kittelson (Jr)	9	0	2	2	0	1	0	5	0
12	Camryn Pelster (Sr)	10	4	0	4	0	2	0	2	0
15	Nick Anderson (Jr)	6	2	2	4	1	1	0	0	0
24	Corbin Kinney (Sr)	0	0	4	4	0	1	0	0	0
33	Dylon Lueking (Jr)	2	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	1
34	Ethan Hinkle (Sr)	14	5	2	7	1	2	0	0	1

Niobrara/Verdigre

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:PF
	Team Totals	0.19	0.29	0.60
1	W. Archambeau (Sr)	0.33	0.17	1.00
12	Dontae Justo (Sr)	1.00
15	Preston Crosley (Sr)	0.20	0.80	4.00
25	Coy Wickersham (Fr)		0.25	0.33

Elgin/Pope John

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:PF	Blk:PF
	Team Totals	0.53	0.73	2.20	0.20
0	Blake Henn (Jr)	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.00
1	Kellan Hoefer (So)	0.00	0.50	1.00	0.00
4	Paiton Hoefer (Sr)	1.00	0.67	2.00	0.00
5	Austin Good (Sr)	0.50	0.00	0.00	0.00
10	Myles Kittelson (Jr)	0.00	0.20	1.00	0.00
12	Camryn Pelster (Sr)	0.00	1.00	2.00	0.00
15	Nick Anderson (Jr)	1.00	1.00	1.00	0.00
24	Corbin Kinney (Sr)	0.00	1.00	1.00	0.00
33	Dylon Lueking (Jr)	2.00	1.00	1.00	0.00
34	Ethan Hinkle (Sr)	1.00	2.00	2.00	0.00

Game Story

Nebraska High School Basketball - Elgin/Pope John overwhelms Niobrara/Verdigre

December 2, 2022: Elgin, NE 68636

Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the Elgin/Pope John Wolfpack (Elgin, NE) and the visiting Niobrara/Verdigre Cougars (Niobrara, NE), saw Elgin/Pope John's basketball squad wallop Niobrara/Verdigre by a count of 65-28.

With the victory, Elgin/Pope John upgrades its record to 2-0 on the campaign. The Wolfpack host Neligh-Oakdale (Neligh, NE) to play the Warriors in a D1 District 5 challenge on Tuesday, December 6. The Warriors come into the challenge with a record of 0-2. Neligh-Oakdale lost 78-32 in their recent non-league challenge against Elkhorn Valley (Tilden, NE)

Next up, the Cougars play the St. Mary's Cardinals (O'Neill, NE) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, December 6. Niobrara/Verdigre will attempt to upgrade on its 0-2 season record. The Cardinals come into the challenge with a 2-0 record after their 54-44 non-league win over Riverside (Cedar Rapids, NE).

Rankings & Records

Niobrara/Verdigre (22-23)

NE	Class
271	54

Overall	District	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	District %	PF	PA
0-21	0-3	0-8	0-8	0-5	.000	.000	701	1,360

Elgin/Pope John (22-23)

NE	Class
136	18

Overall	District	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	District %	PF	PA
15-9	4-0	6-5	7-2	2-2	.625	1.000	1,255	1,051

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	Final
Niobrara/Verdigre	6.5	8.8	9.3	8.8	1.0	33.4
Elgin/Pope John	13.5	12.8	12.2	13.1	6.0	52.3

Head-to-Head

Elgin/Pope John won on 12/2/2022

12/2 @ 7:30p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

NVHS (CO-OP) 5 7 12 4 28
Elgin/Pope John 16 27 15 7 65

The Niobrara/Verdigre (Niobrara, NE) varsity basketball team lost Friday's away non-conference game against Elgin/Pope John (Elgin, NE) by a score of 65-28.
Box score
Elgin/Pope John won on 1/30/2023

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

NVHS (CO-OP) 7 7 7 10 31
Elgin/Pope John 23 25 15 7 70

The Niobrara/Verdigre (Niobrara, NE) varsity basketball team lost Monday's neutral tournament game against Elgin/Pope John (Elgin, NE) by a score of 70-31.
Box score

12/2 @ 7:30p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
NVHS (CO-OP)	5	7	12	4	28
Elgin/Pope John	16	27	15	7	65

1/30 @ 6:30p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
NVHS (CO-OP)	7	7	7	10	31
Elgin/Pope John	23	25	15	7	70

Team Stat Comparison

Niobrara/Verdigre		Elgin/Pope John
33.4	Points Per Game	52.3
18.6	Rebounds Per Game	27.5
3.8	Assists Per Game	9.5
5.2	Steals Per Game	7.2
0.1	Blocks Per Game	0.3

Team Leaders

Niobrara/Verdigre		Elgin/Pope John	National Avg.
#15 Preston Crosley11.2	Points Per Game	#4 Paiton Hoefer13.8	4.9
#12 Dontae Justo4.3	Rebounds Per Game	#21 Jarek Erickson5.3	2.6
#15 Preston Crosley1.0	Assists Per Game	#4 Paiton Hoefer3.2	1.0
#1 Wendell Archambeau1.3	Steals Per Game	#4 Paiton Hoefer1.6	0.8
#12 Dontae Justo0.1	Blocks Per Game	#0 Blake Henn0.1	0.3

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Niobrara/Verdigre	0-12		Elgin/Pope John	6-7

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
12/1/22	Stuart	Niobrara/Verdigre	(L) 71-28	1/13/23	Stuart	Elgin/Pope John	(L) 52-50
12/29/22	Niobrara/Verdigre	Stuart	(L) 77-52	1/31/23	Stuart	Elgin/Pope John	(L) 58-42
12/6/22	Niobrara/Verdigre	St. Mary's	(L) 56-30	2/17/23	St. Mary's	Elgin/Pope John	(L) 50-34
12/9/22	Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard]	Niobrara/Verdigre	(L) 82-35	2/9/23	Elgin/Pope John	Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard]	(L) 46-45
12/10/22	Bloomfield	Niobrara/Verdigre	(L) 51-17	1/7/23	Elgin/Pope John	Bloomfield	(W) 65-46
12/17/22	Niobrara/Verdigre	Creighton	(L) 73-32	12/19/22	Creighton	Elgin/Pope John	(L) 42-32
12/19/22	Wausa	Niobrara/Verdigre	(L) 61-23	12/10/22	Elgin/Pope John	Wausa	(L) 66-56
1/13/23	Elkhorn Valley	Niobrara/Verdigre	(L) 67-24	12/13/22	Elkhorn Valley	Elgin/Pope John	(L) 61-49
1/24/23	Niobrara/Verdigre	Chambers/Wheeler Central	(L) 45-38	2/7/23	Elgin/Pope John	Chambers/Wheeler Central	(W) 54-30
2/7/23	West Holt	Niobrara/Verdigre	(L) 80-41	1/20/23	West Holt	Elgin/Pope John	(W) 60-43
2/10/23	Niobrara/Verdigre	Boyd County	(L) 71-42	12/17/22	Boyd County	Elgin/Pope John	(W) 48-37
2/17/23	Neligh-Oakdale	Niobrara/Verdigre	(L) 74-41	12/6/22	Neligh-Oakdale	Elgin/Pope John	(W) 48-44
				2/21/23	Neligh-Oakdale	Elgin/Pope John	(W) 54-42

Record Breakdown

Niobrara/Verdigre (22-23)		Elgin/Pope John (22-23)
0-21	Overall	15-9
0-4	League	5-1
0-14	Non-League	8-6
0-2	Head to Head	2-0
0-12	Common Opponent	6-7
0-8	Home	6-5
0-8	Away	7-2
0-5	Neutral	2-2
0-0	Playoff	0-0
0-21	In-State	15-9
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0