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Columbus Norfolk

Discoverers

Panthers

The Norfolk (NE) varsity basketball team won Friday's home non-conference game against Columbus (NE) by a score of 47-39.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Columbus	16	10	7	6	39
Norfolk	12	9	13	13	47

Final score provided by B. Bohn.

Recap
Box Score
Matchup Info

Game Stats

Norfolk (23-24)

Columbus

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	39	14	45	31	34
1	L. Messersmith (Jr)	3	0	9	0	0
2	Tanner Esch (Sr)	8	4	13	31	31
5	Quinn Freshour (Jr)	9	3	7	43	43
5	Jose Garcia (Sr)	0	0	1	0	0
21	Griffin Micek (Sr)	15	5	11	45	59
22	Zaiden Gulley (Jr)	0	0	1	0	0
32	Caden Kapels (Sr)	4	2	3	67	67

Norfolk

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	47	18	45	40	46
2	Easton Sullivan (Sr)	5	1	4	25	38
3	Landon Viergutz (So)	0	0	2	0	0
4	Braylon Owens (So)	4	3	9	33	33
4	Chase Swanson (Jr)	11	3	5	60	60
10	B. Hendershot (Sr)	9	3	8	38	56
12	Ethan Synovec (Jr)	5	2	5	40	40
15	Drew Streich (So)	11	5	8	63	69
34	Taivien Winsley (So)	2	1	4	25	25

Columbus

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	39	3	14	21	8	14	57	11	31	35
1	L. Messersmith (Jr)	3	0	4	0	3	4	75	0	5	0
2	Tanner Esch (Sr)	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	12	33
5	Quinn Freshour (Jr)	9	0	2	0	3	6	50	3	5	60
5	Jose Garcia (Sr)	0	0	1	0
21	Griffin Micek (Sr)	15	3	6	50	2	4	50	2	5	40
22	Zaiden Gulley (Jr)	0							0	1	0
32	Caden Kapels (Sr)	4							2	3	67

Norfolk

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	47	5	15	33	6	9	67	13	30	43
2	Easton Sullivan (Sr)	5	1	4	25	2	2	100	0	0	0
3	Landon Viergutz (So)	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Braylon Owens (So)	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	3	7	43
4	Chase Swanson (Jr)	11	0	0	0	3	5	60	3	5	60
10	B. Hendershot (Sr)	9	3	6	50	0	0	0	0	2	0
12	Ethan Synovec (Jr)	5	0	0	0	1	2	50	2	5	40
15	Drew Streich (So)	11	1	1	100	0	0	0	4	7	57
34	Taivien Winsley (So)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	25

Columbus

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO
	Team Totals	39	5	18	23	4	14	1	16
1	L. Messersmith (Jr)	3	0	3	3	1	2		0
2	Tanner Esch (Sr)	8	2	3	5	1	6	1	6
5	Quinn Freshour (Jr)	9	0	5	5	1	2		5
5	Jose Garcia (Sr)	0	0	2	2				1
12	Ryder Bock (Jr)						1		1
21	Griffin Micek (Sr)	15	1	1	2	1	3		2
22	Zaiden Gulley (Jr)	0	1	1	2
32	Caden Kapels (Sr)	4	1	3	4				1

Norfolk

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF
	Team Totals	47	6	14	20	15	8	2	10	18
2	Easton Sullivan (Sr)	5	0	0	0	4	2	0	1	3
4	Braylon Owens (So)	4	3	6	9	3	1	2	0	2
4	Chase Swanson (Jr)	11	0	5	5	4	2	0	3	2
10	B. Hendershot (Sr)	9	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	4
12	Ethan Synovec (Jr)	5	2	2	4	0	1	0	0	5
15	Drew Streich (So)	11	1	0	1	2	0	0	1	1
34	Taivien Winsley (So)	2	0	1	1	1	2	0	3	1

Columbus

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Defl
	Team Totals	0.25	0.88	18
1	L. Messersmith (Jr)	1.00	2.00	2
2	Tanner Esch (Sr)	0.17	1.00	5
5	Quinn Freshour (Jr)	0.20	0.40	6
5	Jose Garcia (Sr)			2
12	Ryder Bock (Jr)		1.00
21	Griffin Micek (Sr)	0.50	1.50	2
32	Caden Kapels (Sr)			1

Norfolk

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:PF	Blk:PF
	Team Totals	1.50	0.80	0.44	0.11
2	Easton Sullivan (Sr)	4.00	2.00	0.67	0.00
4	Braylon Owens (So)	3.00	1.00	0.50	1.00
4	Chase Swanson (Jr)	1.33	0.67	1.00	0.00
10	B. Hendershot (Sr)	0.50	0.00	0.00	0.00
12	Ethan Synovec (Jr)	0.00	1.00	0.20	0.00
15	Drew Streich (So)	2.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
34	Taivien Winsley (So)	0.33	0.67	2.00	0.00

Norfolk's stats are presented by HoopStats Basketball Scoring for iPhone/iPadRare Software

Game Story

Nebraska High School Basketball - Columbus nipped by Norfolk

December 29, 2023: Norfolk, NE 68701

In Friday's non-league match, the host Norfolk Panthers basketball team scored a tight 46-39 triumph over the Columbus Discoverers.

In their next game, the Panthers face the Burke Bulldogs (Omaha, NE) in a A District TBD match, on Thursday, January 4. Norfolk will attempt to move on its 2-6 season record. The Bulldogs enter the match with a 3-5 record after their 68-35 non-league win over Buena Vista (Omaha, NE).

With the defeat, Columbus moves to 1-9 on the year. The Discoverers travel to Fremont (Fremont, NE) to face the Tigers in a non-league match on Thursday, January 4. The Tigers enter the match with a record of 3-5. Fremont won 60-53 in their recent non-league match against Lincoln High (Lincoln, NE)

Columbus @ Norfolk Basketball Game Info

Fri., Dec. 29, 2023 @ 2:45p

The Norfolk (NE) varsity basketball team won Friday's home non-conference game against Columbus (NE) by a score of 47-39.

Rankings & Records

Columbus (23-24)

NE	Class
154	28

Overall	District	Home	Away	Win %	District %	PF	PA
7-17	5-11	6-7	1-10	.292	.312	1,226	1,505

Norfolk (23-24)

NE	Class
143	25

Overall	District	Home	Away	Win %	District %	PF	PA
9-15	6-13	9-4	0-11	.375	.316	1,262	1,398

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	OT2	Final
Columbus	11.9	9.6	13.6	12.9	7.5	7.0	51.1
Norfolk	11.7	13.1	14.3	11.9	7.5	5.5	52.6

Head-to-Head

Norfolk won on 12/29/2023

12/29 @ 2:45p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Columbus 16 10 7 6 39
Norfolk 12 9 13 13 47

The Columbus (NE) varsity basketball team lost Friday's away non-conference game against Norfolk (NE) by a score of 47-39.
Box score
Columbus won on 2/8/2024

2/8 @ 7:15p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT1 OT2 Final

Norfolk 17 11 19 11 9 6 73
Columbus 10 16 13 19 9 7 74

The Norfolk (NE) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's away conference game against Columbus (NE) in overtime by a score of 74-73.
Box score

2/8 @ 7:15p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	OT2	Final
Norfolk	17	11	19	11	9	6	73
Columbus	10	16	13	19	9	7	74

Team Stat Comparison

Columbus		Norfolk
51.0	Points Per Game	52.7
26.7	Rebounds Per Game	24.1
10.1	Assists Per Game	10.0
8.2	Steals Per Game	5.7
1.1	Blocks Per Game	1.0

Team Leaders

Columbus		Norfolk	National Avg.
#21 Griffin Micek11.7	Points Per Game	#2 Easton Sullivan11.2	4.9
#3 Preston Hastreiter6.7	Rebounds Per Game	#4 Braylon Owens5.7	2.6
#1 Luke Messersmith2.6	Assists Per Game	#4 Braylon Owens2.2	1.0
#2 Tanner Esch2.0	Steals Per Game	#4 Braylon Owens1.0	0.8
#32 Caden Kapels0.3	Blocks Per Game	#4 Braylon Owens0.5	0.3

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Columbus	2-13		Norfolk	4-10

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
12/2/23	Columbus	Grand Island	(L) 54-39	1/26/24	Norfolk	Grand Island	(L) 58-47
2/16/24	Columbus	Grand Island	(L) 54-51
12/7/23	Columbus	Bellevue East	(W) 59-54	11/30/23	Bellevue East	Norfolk	(W) 49-44
12/8/23	Lincoln East	Columbus	(L) 75-36	2/2/24	Lincoln East	Norfolk	(L) 67-64
12/12/23	Kearney	Columbus	(L) 81-62	1/19/24	Kearney	Norfolk	(L) 70-27
12/15/23	Lincoln Northeast	Columbus	(L) 57-44	12/22/23	Norfolk	Lincoln Northeast	(L) 63-55
				1/23/24	Lincoln Northeast	Norfolk	(W) 65-64
12/21/23	North Platte	Columbus	(L) 58-57	2/16/24	North Platte	Norfolk	(W) 59-58
12/22/23	Columbus	Lincoln Southeast	(L) 60-31	1/30/24	Norfolk	Lincoln Southeast	(L) 73-43
2/13/24	Lincoln Southeast	Columbus	(L) 64-31
1/4/24	Columbus	Fremont	(L) 52-47	12/15/23	Norfolk	Fremont	(L) 53-38
1/6/24	Columbus	Pius X	(L) 63-40	1/16/24	Pius X	Norfolk	(L) 72-30
1/18/24	Columbus	Lincoln North Star	(L) 80-51	12/7/23	Norfolk	Lincoln North Star	(L) 58-41
1/26/24	Lincoln High	Columbus	(W) 66-63	2/15/24	Lincoln High	Norfolk	(W) 77-57
2/2/24	Omaha North	Columbus	(L) 78-63	2/24/24	Norfolk	Omaha North	(L) 58-43
2/6/24	Columbus	Lincoln Southwest	(L) 68-65	2/9/24	Norfolk	Lincoln Southwest	(L) 65-43

Record Breakdown

Columbus (23-24)		Norfolk (23-24)
7-17	Overall	9-15
5-11	League	6-13
2-4	Non-League	3-1
1-1	Head to Head	1-1
2-13	Common Opponent	4-10
6-7	Home	9-4
1-10	Away	0-11
0-0	Neutral	0-0
0-0	Playoff	0-0
7-17	In-State	9-15
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0