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Columbus Jefferson

Cougars C

Panthers

The Jefferson (Boulder, MT) varsity basketball team won Friday's neutral non-conference game against Columbus (MT) by a score of 46-41.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Columbus	13	10	12	6	41
Jefferson	16	6	10	14	46

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Game Stats

Columbus (23-24)

Columbus has not entered stats for this game.

Jefferson (23-24)

Jefferson

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	46	20	46	43	46
0	Kael Hesford (Sr)	3	1	6	17	25
3	Kellen Meredith (Jr)	6	3	6	50	50
5	Colt Tietje (Sr)	6	2	6	33	42
11	Marcus Lee (Sr)	4	2	4	50	50
11	Hunter Stevens (Jr)	7	2	9	22	22
13	Parker Wagner (Sr)	0	0	2	0	0
24	Dalton Noble (Sr)	20	10	13	77	77

Jefferson

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	46	2	9	22	4	8	50	18	37	49
0	Kael Hesford (Sr)	3	1	4	25	0	0	0	0	2	0
3	Kellen Meredith (Jr)	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	6	50
5	Colt Tietje (Sr)	6	1	2	50	1	2	50	1	4	25
11	Marcus Lee (Sr)	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	3	67
11	Hunter Stevens (Jr)	7	0	1	0	3	4	75	2	8	25
13	Parker Wagner (Sr)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
24	Dalton Noble (Sr)	20	0	0	0	0	2	0	10	13	77

Jefferson

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF
	Team Totals	46	3	26	29	8	4	3	18	10
0	Kael Hesford (Sr)	3	0	3	3	2	0	0	1	1
3	Kellen Meredith (Jr)	6	0	3	3	0	0	0	1	1
5	Colt Tietje (Sr)	6	0	3	3	0	0	1	0	0
11	Marcus Lee (Sr)	4	0	4	4	0	1	0	5	2
11	Hunter Stevens (Jr)	7	0	4	4	5	3	0	8	3
13	Parker Wagner (Sr)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
24	Dalton Noble (Sr)	20	3	9	12	1	0	2	2	1

Jefferson

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:PF	Blk:PF	Chr	Defl
	Team Totals	0.44	0.22	0.40	0.30	1	7
0	Kael Hesford (Sr)	2.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0	2
3	Kellen Meredith (Jr)	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0	1
5	Colt Tietje (Sr)	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.00	0	0
11	Marcus Lee (Sr)	0.00	0.20	0.50	0.00	0	0
11	Hunter Stevens (Jr)	0.63	0.38	1.00	0.00	1	3
24	Dalton Noble (Sr)	0.50	0.00	0.00	2.00	0	1

Game Story

Montana High School Basketball - Jefferson nips Columbus

December 8, 2023: Columbus, MT 59019

Jefferson Panthers (Boulder, MT) backers were in high spirits Friday as they witnessed their basketball squad tip the host Columbus Cougars (Columbus, MT), 46-41 in a non-league bout.

With the win, Jefferson upgrades its record to 1-0 on the season. The Panthers travel to Sweet Grass County (Big Timber, MT) to play the Sheepherders in a non-league bout on Saturday, December 9. The Sheepherders go into the bout with a record of 0-2. Sweet Grass County lost 66-26 in their recent non-league bout against Glasgow (Glasgow, MT)

Next up, the Cougars play the Fairview Warriors (Fairview, MT) in a non-league bout, on Saturday, December 9. Columbus will attempt to upgrade on its 0-1 season record. The Warriors go into the bout with a 0-1 record after their 54-40 non-league loss to Red Lodge (Red Lodge, MT).

Players of the Game

Columbus (23-24)

Columbus has not selected any Players of the Game.

Jefferson (23-24)

Congratulations to #24 Dalton Noble for being selected the Jefferson Basketball Player of the Game.

Columbus vs Jefferson Basketball Game Info

Fri., Dec. 8, 2023 @ 12:30p

The Jefferson (Boulder, MT) varsity basketball team won Friday's neutral non-conference game against Columbus (MT) by a score of 46-41.

Rankings & Records

Columbus (23-24)

MT	Class
24	9

Overall	Region	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Region %	PF	PA
16-6	6-1	3-1	5-0	8-5	.727	.857	1,273	987

Jefferson (23-24)

MT	Class
56	18

Overall	Region	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Region %	PF	PA
17-9	8-4	6-2	4-3	7-4	.654	.667	1,524	1,353

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Columbus	16.0	13.0	16.0	8.0	57.9
Jefferson	16.8	13.2	15.3	17.5	58.6

Head-to-Head

Jefferson won on 12/8/2023

12/8 @ 12:30p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Columbus 13 10 12 6 41
Jefferson 16 6 10 14 46

The Columbus (MT) varsity basketball team lost Friday's neutral non-conference game against Jefferson (Boulder, MT) by a score of 46-41.
Box score
Columbus won on 2/28/2024

2/28 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Columbus - - - - 57
Jefferson - - - - 33

The Columbus (MT) varsity basketball team won Wednesday's neutral playoff game against Jefferson (Boulder, MT) by a score of 57-33.
Box score

2/28	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Columbus	-	-	-	-	57
Jefferson	-	-	-	-	33

Team Stat Comparison

Columbus		Jefferson
-	Points Per Game	61.0
-	Rebounds Per Game	33.8
-	Assists Per Game	13.6
-	Steals Per Game	3.0
-	Blocks Per Game	4.8

Team Leaders

Columbus		Jefferson	National Avg.
-	Points Per Game	#24 Dalton Noble14.4	4.9
-	Rebounds Per Game	#24 Dalton Noble10.9	2.6
-	Assists Per Game	#11 Hunter Stevens2.9	1.0
-	Steals Per Game	#11 Hunter Stevens1.0	0.8
-	Blocks Per Game	#24 Dalton Noble2.9	0.3

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Columbus	3-1		Jefferson	2-3

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
12/16/23	Sweet Grass County	Columbus	(W) 64-24	12/9/23	Jefferson	Sweet Grass County	(W) 73-42
1/20/24	Columbus	Sweet Grass County	(W) 52-43
1/13/24	Columbus	Park City		2/29/24	Jefferson	Park City	(W) 50-48
2/10/24	Park City	Columbus
2/15/24	Columbus	Park City	(W) 70-43
3/2/24	Columbus	Manhattan	(L) 54-49	12/15/23	Manhattan	Jefferson	(L) 64-48
				1/27/24	Jefferson	Manhattan	(L) 63-57
				3/2/24	Manhattan	Jefferson	(L) 75-49

Record Breakdown

C Columbus (23-24)		Jefferson (23-24)
16-6	Overall	17-9
6-1	League	8-4
5-1	Non-League	4-2
1-1	Head to Head	1-1
3-1	Common Opponent	2-3
3-1	Home	6-2
5-0	Away	4-3
8-5	Neutral	7-4
5-4	Playoff	2-2
16-6	In-State	17-9
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0