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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 33-32.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Niobrara/Verdigre	11	8	4	9	32
Elgin/Pope John	10	4	8	11	33

Final score provided by K. Schacht.

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Game Stats

Elgin/Pope John (24-25)

Niobrara/Verdigre

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	32	12	47	26	27
2	Taylen Stark (Jr)	6	2	16	13	13
4	Delani Runnels (So)	10	3	8	38	44
11	Chloe Hanzlik (Sr)	3	1	2	50	50
15	Amber Sucha (So)	0	0	1	0	0
24	Eve Kucera (Sr)	13	6	14	43	43
30	Allison Sucha (Sr)	0	0	6	0	0

Elgin/Pope John

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts
	Team Totals	33
3	Elizabeth Moser (So)	2
4	Trissa Russell (Sr)	2
5	B. Martinsen (So)	3
10	Callie Heithoff (Sr)	9
12	Kate Furstenau (Sr)	12
23	M. Kurpgeweit (So)	5

Niobrara/Verdigre

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	32	1	12	8	7	12	58	11	35	31
2	Taylen Stark (Jr)	6	0	8	0	2	2	100	2	8	25
4	Delani Runnels (So)	10	1	3	33	3	6	50	2	5	40
11	Chloe Hanzlik (Sr)	3				1	2	50	1	2	50
15	Amber Sucha (So)	0							0	1	0
24	Eve Kucera (Sr)	13				1	2	50	6	14	43
30	Allison Sucha (Sr)	0	0	1	0				0	5	0

Elgin/Pope John

#	Athlete Name	Pts
	Team Totals	33
3	Elizabeth Moser (So)	2
4	Trissa Russell (Sr)	2
5	B. Martinsen (So)	3
10	Callie Heithoff (Sr)	9
12	Kate Furstenau (Sr)	12
23	M. Kurpgeweit (So)	5

Niobrara/Verdigre

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF
	Team Totals	32	11	25	36	7	11	2	32	15
2	Taylen Stark (Jr)	6	1	3	4	2	5		11
4	Delani Runnels (So)	10	2	3	5	1	3		9	3
11	Chloe Hanzlik (Sr)	3	1	3	4	2				3
13	Maura Hoferer (Fr)						1
15	Amber Sucha (So)	0		3	3	1		2	1	4
24	Eve Kucera (Sr)	13	4	2	6		2		5	3
30	Allison Sucha (Sr)	0	3	11	14	1			6	2

Elgin/Pope John

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts
	Team Totals	33
3	Elizabeth Moser (So)	2
4	Trissa Russell (Sr)	2
5	B. Martinsen (So)	3
10	Callie Heithoff (Sr)	9
12	Kate Furstenau (Sr)	12
23	M. Kurpgeweit (So)	5

Niobrara/Verdigre

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:F	Blk:PF	Defl
	Team Totals	0.22	0.34	0.73	0.13	16
2	Taylen Stark (Jr)	0.18	0.46			4
4	Delani Runnels (So)	0.11	0.33	1.00		11
15	Amber Sucha (So)	1.00			0.50
24	Eve Kucera (Sr)		0.40	0.67		1
30	Allison Sucha (Sr)	0.17

Misc Totals

Elgin/Pope John has not entered any misc totals stats.

Game Story

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

December 6, 2024: Elgin, NE 68636

The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Elgin/Pope John Wolfpack (Elgin, NE) and the visiting Niobrara/Verdigre Cougars (Niobrara, NE), observed Elgin/Pope John's basketball team edge Niobrara/Verdigre by a score of 33-32.

The Wolfpack (2-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Neligh-Oakdale (Neligh, NE). The Warriors come into the D1 District 7 challenge with a 0-2 record. In their last challenge, Neligh-Oakdale was tipped by Elkhorn Valley (Tilden, NE), 65-11, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Cougars battle the St. Mary's Cardinals (O'Neill, NE) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, December 10. Niobrara/Verdigre will attempt to improve on its 1-1 season record. The Cardinals come into the challenge with a 2-0 record after their 61-21 non-league win over Riverside (Cedar Rapids, NE).

Players of the Game

Niobrara/Verdigre (24-25)

Niobrara/Verdigre has not selected any Players of the Game.

Elgin/Pope John (24-25)

Congratulations to #12 Kate Furstenau for being selected the Elgin/Pope John Girls Basketball Player of the Game.

NVHS (CO-OP) @ EPJHS (CO-OP) Basketball Game Info

Fri., Dec. 6, 2024 @ 6:15p

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 33-32.

Rankings & Records

Niobrara/Verdigre (24-25)

NE	Class
112	27

Overall	District	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	District %	PF	PA
17-9	3-1	7-3	5-5	5-1	.654	.750	1,150	935

Elgin/Pope John (24-25)

NE	Class
93	21

Overall	District	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	District %	PF	PA
18-6	2-1	8-3	7-1	3-2	.750	.667	1,204	899

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	Final
Niobrara/Verdigre	12.9	9.9	11.5	10.9	4.0	44.2
Elgin/Pope John	18.1	11.8	11.1	9.2	-	50.2

Head-to-Head

Elgin/Pope John won on 12/6/2024

12/6 @ 6:15p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

NVHS (CO-OP) 11 8 4 9 32
Elgin/Pope John 10 4 8 11 33

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 33-32.
Box score
Niobrara/Verdigre won on 2/19/2025

2/19 @ 6p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Elgin/Pope John 10 9 14 11 44
NVHS (CO-OP) 17 16 7 16 56

The Elgin/Pope John (Elgin, NE) varsity basketball team lost Wednesday's neutral conference game against Niobrara/Verdigre (Niobrara, NE) by a score of 56-44.
Box score

12/6 @ 6:15p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
NVHS (CO-OP)	11	8	4	9	32
Elgin/Pope John	10	4	8	11	33

2/19 @ 6p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Elgin/Pope John	10	9	14	11	44
NVHS (CO-OP)	17	16	7	16	56

Team Stat Comparison

Niobrara/Verdigre		Elgin/Pope John
44.2	Points Per Game	50.3
32.1	Rebounds Per Game	-
8.1	Assists Per Game	-
13.5	Steals Per Game	-
2.5	Blocks Per Game	-

Team Leaders

Niobrara/Verdigre		Elgin/Pope John	National Avg.
#4 Delani Runnels14.6	Points Per Game	#5 Braelyn Martinsen12.0	4.1
#30 Allison Sucha9.2	Rebounds Per Game	-	2.8
#4 Delani Runnels2.2	Assists Per Game	-	0.9
#2 Taylen Stark3.6	Steals Per Game	-	1.1
#15 Amber Sucha1.2	Blocks Per Game	-	0.3

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Niobrara/Verdigre	11-6		Elgin/Pope John	11-4

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
12/5/24	Stuart	Niobrara/Verdigre	(W) 48-39	1/17/25	Stuart	Elgin/Pope John	(W) 51-36
12/10/24	Niobrara/Verdigre	St. Mary's	(L) 49-34	1/9/25	St. Mary's	Elgin/Pope John	(L) 38-33
2/4/25	St. Mary's	Niobrara/Verdigre	(L) 52-49	2/8/25	St. Mary's	Elgin/Pope John	(L) 49-34
12/14/24	Bloomfield	Niobrara/Verdigre	(W) 56-47	1/11/25	Elgin/Pope John	Bloomfield	(W) 46-39
12/21/24	Niobrara/Verdigre	Creighton	(W) 42-28	12/30/24	Creighton	Elgin/Pope John	(W) 64-38
1/6/25	Wausa	Niobrara/Verdigre	(W) 44-19	12/14/24	Elgin/Pope John	Wausa	(W) 57-16
1/9/25	Wausa	Niobrara/Verdigre	(W) 43-31
1/7/25	Niobrara/Verdigre	Neligh-Oakdale	(W) 67-31	12/10/24	Neligh-Oakdale	Elgin/Pope John	(W) 61-46
1/14/25	Randolph	Niobrara/Verdigre	(W) 55-2	2/13/25	Elgin/Pope John	Randolph	(W) 58-18
1/17/25	Elkhorn Valley	Niobrara/Verdigre	(L) 2-0 (F)	12/17/24	Elkhorn Valley	Elgin/Pope John	(L) 70-36
2/20/25	Niobrara/Verdigre	Elkhorn Valley	(L) 54-38
1/21/25	North Central	Niobrara/Verdigre	(L) 48-32	1/3/25	North Central	Elgin/Pope John	(W) 49-47
2/8/25	North Central	Niobrara/Verdigre	(W) 54-37	2/4/25	Elgin/Pope John	North Central	(W) 60-37
1/28/25	Niobrara/Verdigre	Chambers/Wheeler Central	(W) 52-28	2/1/25	Chambers/Wheeler Central	Elgin/Pope John	(W) 65-34
				2/11/25	Elgin/Pope John	Chambers/Wheeler Central	(W) 60-32
2/11/25	West Holt	Niobrara/Verdigre	(L) 48-37	1/24/25	West Holt	Elgin/Pope John	(L) 50-45
2/14/25	Niobrara/Verdigre	Boyd County	(W) 52-30	12/21/24	Boyd County	Elgin/Pope John	(W) 61-20
2/18/25	Boyd County	Niobrara/Verdigre	(W) 58-23

Record Breakdown

Niobrara/Verdigre (24-25)		Elgin/Pope John (24-25)
17-9	Overall	18-6
3-1	League	2-1
10-6	Non-League	12-4
1-1	Head to Head	1-1
11-6	Common Opponent	11-4
7-3	Home	8-3
5-5	Away	7-1
5-1	Neutral	3-2
0-1	Playoff	0-0
17-9	In-State	18-6
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0