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Kearney Columbus

Bearcats

Discoverers

The Columbus (NE) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's home conference game against Kearney (NE) by a score of 37-23.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Kearney	8	4	3	8	23
Columbus	13	11	9	4	37

Final score provided by C. Pocock.

Recap
Box Score
Matchup Info

Game Stats

Columbus (23-24)

Kearney

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts
	Team Totals	23
2	Paige Mailahn (Sr)	3
3	Kennidy Garner (Sr)	2
4	Sophie Glandt (So)	2
11	Addie Snyder (So)	3
13	Harley Straka (Sr)	4
23	Kelsey Hatcher (Jr)	7
40	A. Helmbrecht (Sr)	2

Columbus

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts
	Team Totals	37
1	Ayla Janssen (Jr)	2
2	Carly Gaedeke (Sr)	9
3	Charli Preister (Jr)	2
20	Grayson Gentile (Jr)	7
24	Jordyn Trotta (Sr)	15
25	Anisten Barnett (Sr)	2

Kearney

#	Athlete Name	Pts
	Team Totals	23
2	Paige Mailahn (Sr)	3
3	Kennidy Garner (Sr)	2
4	Sophie Glandt (So)	2
11	Addie Snyder (So)	3
13	Harley Straka (Sr)	4
23	Kelsey Hatcher (Jr)	7
40	A. Helmbrecht (Sr)	2

Columbus

#	Athlete Name	Pts
	Team Totals	37
1	Ayla Janssen (Jr)	2
2	Carly Gaedeke (Sr)	9
3	Charli Preister (Jr)	2
20	Grayson Gentile (Jr)	7
24	Jordyn Trotta (Sr)	15
25	Anisten Barnett (Sr)	2

Kearney

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts
	Team Totals	23
2	Paige Mailahn (Sr)	3
3	Kennidy Garner (Sr)	2
4	Sophie Glandt (So)	2
11	Addie Snyder (So)	3
13	Harley Straka (Sr)	4
23	Kelsey Hatcher (Jr)	7
40	A. Helmbrecht (Sr)	2

Columbus

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	Reb
	Team Totals	37	40
0	Maggie Luebbe (Sr)	0	5
1	Ayla Janssen (Jr)	2	6
2	Carly Gaedeke (Sr)	9	3
3	Charli Preister (Jr)	2	4
20	Grayson Gentile (Jr)	7	12
24	Jordyn Trotta (Sr)	15	1
25	Anisten Barnett (Sr)	2	7
30	Molly Goc (So)	0	2

Game Story

Nebraska High School Basketball - Kearney falls to Columbus

December 12, 2023: Columbus, NE 68601

In Tuesday's league match, the host Columbus Discoverers basketball team scored a good 37-23 triumph over the Kearney Bearcats.

In their next game, the Discoverers meet the Lincoln Northeast Rockets (Lincoln, NE) in a A District TBD match, on Friday, December 15. Columbus will attempt to move on its 3-2 season record. The Rockets enter the match with a 3-1 record after their 81-42 league win over Gretna (Gretna, NE).

With the defeat, Kearney moves to 2-3 on the year. The Bearcats host Omaha Northwest (Omaha, NE) to meet the Huskies in a non-league match on Saturday, December 16. The Huskies enter the match with a record of 1-2.

Kearney @ Columbus Basketball Game Info

Tue., Dec. 12, 2023 @ 5:30p

The Columbus (NE) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's home conference game against Kearney (NE) by a score of 37-23.

Rankings & Records

Kearney (23-24)

NE	Class
77	16

Overall	District	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	District %	PF	PA
12-11	2-6	6-5	6-5	0-1	.522	.250	1,147	1,090

Columbus (23-24)

NE	Class
103	19

Overall	District	Home	Away	Win %	District %	PF	PA
10-13	7-11	7-6	3-7	.435	.389	981	901

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	Final
Kearney	12.7	12.8	13.4	10.9	-	49.9
Columbus	11.8	13.2	9.6	8.0	5.0	42.7

Team Stat Comparison

Kearney		Columbus
49.9	Points Per Game	36.2
-	Rebounds Per Game	22.2

Team Leaders

Kearney		Columbus	National Avg.
#23 Kelsey Hatcher14.8	Points Per Game	#24 Jordyn Trotta9.3	4.2
-	Rebounds Per Game	#20 Grayson Gentile8.5	2.8

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Kearney	8-6		Columbus	6-8

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
12/2/23	Pius X	Kearney	(L) 41-36	1/6/24	Columbus	Pius X	(L) 50-44
12/28/23	Kearney	Pius X	(L) 54-40
1/30/24	Kearney	Pius X	(L) 49-32
12/7/23	Kearney	Lincoln High	(W) 46-30	1/26/24	Lincoln High	Columbus	(L) 31-28
12/22/23	Lincoln High	Kearney	(W) 41-33
1/2/24	Kearney	North Platte	(W) 56-44	12/21/23	North Platte	Columbus	(W) 51-43
1/4/24	Kearney	Grand Island	(W) 62-25	12/2/23	Grand Island	Columbus	(W) 57-9
				2/16/24	Columbus	Grand Island	(W) 51-4
1/16/24	Lincoln East	Kearney	(W) 61-39	12/8/23	Lincoln East	Columbus	(W) 47-40
1/19/24	Kearney	Norfolk	(W) 48-39	2/8/24	Norfolk	Columbus	(L) 39-36
1/26/24	Lincoln North Star	Kearney	(L) 68-37	1/18/24	Columbus	Lincoln North Star	(L) 53-32
2/3/24	Kearney	Lincoln Northeast	(L) 76-54	12/15/23	Lincoln Northeast	Columbus	(L) 44-36
				12/28/23	Columbus	Lincoln Northeast	(L) 47-40
2/9/24	Lincoln Southeast	Kearney	(W) 53-42	2/13/24	Lincoln Southeast	Columbus	(L) 42-27
2/13/24	Kearney	Fremont	(W) 43-40	12/22/23	Fremont	Columbus	(W) 42-22
				1/4/24	Columbus	Fremont	(W) 61-29
2/15/24	Lincoln Southwest	Kearney	(L) 59-38	2/6/24	Columbus	Lincoln Southwest	(L) 59-24

Record Breakdown

Kearney (23-24)		Columbus (23-24)
12-11	Overall	10-13
2-6	League	7-11
9-4	Non-League	1-1
0-1	Head to Head	1-0
8-6	Common Opponent	6-8
6-5	Home	7-6
6-5	Away	3-7
0-1	Neutral	0-0
0-0	Playoff	0-0
12-11	In-State	10-13
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0