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Ainsworth St. Mary's

Cavaliers

Cardinals

The St. Mary's (O'Neill, NE) varsity basketball team won Monday's home tournament game against Ainsworth (NE) by a score of 41-40.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Ainsworth	13	13	7	7	40
St. Mary's	9	13	7	12	41

Final score provided by S. Nelson.

Recap
Box Score
Matchup Info

Game Stats

St. Mary's (25-26)

Ainsworth

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	40	10	43	23	33
5	Addilyn Doke (Fr)	0	0	1	0	0
11	Kenley Welke (Jr)	6	2	5	40	60
15	Willa Flynn (Jr)	5	1	6	17	25
21	Jaylee Good (Jr)	3	0	7	0	0
22	Gracyn Painter (Jr)	22	6	21	29	38
23	Payton Sears (Fr)	4	1	3	33	50

St. Mary's

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	41	17	49	35	38
1	Bethany Leisy (Jr)	0	0	2	0	0
5	Adyson Petersen (Jr)	5	2	5	40	50
12	Tatum Ickes (Fr)	14	6	12	50	50
15	Emerson Mlnarik (Sr)	6	2	15	13	20
22	C. Williamson (Fr)	10	4	9	44	44
23	G. Williamson (Sr)	6	3	6	50	50

Ainsworth

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	40	8	19	42	12	22	55	2	24	8
5	Addilyn Doke (Fr)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
11	Kenley Welke (Jr)	6	2	5	40	0	3	0	0	0	0
15	Willa Flynn (Jr)	5	1	1	100	2	4	50	0	5	0
21	Jaylee Good (Jr)	3	0	3	0	3	4	75	0	4	0
22	Gracyn Painter (Jr)	22	4	9	44	6	9	67	2	12	17
23	Payton Sears (Fr)	4	1	1	100	1	2	50	0	2	0

St. Mary's

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	41	3	20	15	4	18	22	14	29	48
1	Bethany Leisy (Jr)	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Adyson Petersen (Jr)	5	1	3	33	0	0	0	1	2	50
12	Tatum Ickes (Fr)	14	0	1	0	2	5	40	6	11	55
15	Emerson Mlnarik (Sr)	6	2	14	14	0	0	0	0	1	0
22	C. Williamson (Fr)	10	0	0	0	2	10	20	4	9	44
23	G. Williamson (Sr)	6	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	6	50

Ainsworth

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	TO	PF
	Team Totals	40	8	19	27	8	7	13	14
5	Addilyn Doke (Fr)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
11	Kenley Welke (Jr)	6	0	1	1	1	0	4	3
13	Gracyn Sisson (Fr)	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
15	Willa Flynn (Jr)	5	1	4	5	2	0	0	3
21	Jaylee Good (Jr)	3	4	4	8	1	2	0	1
22	Gracyn Painter (Jr)	22	2	7	9	2	4	5	1
23	Payton Sears (Fr)	4	1	2	3	2	1	3	4

St. Mary's

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF
	Team Totals	41	10	22	32	12	10	1	12	18
1	Bethany Leisy (Jr)	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	2
5	Adyson Petersen (Jr)	5	1	2	3	0	1	1	1	3
12	Tatum Ickes (Fr)	14	1	1	2	6	3	0	3	5
15	Emerson Mlnarik (Sr)	6	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	5
22	C. Williamson (Fr)	10	5	10	15	0	2	0	3	1
23	G. Williamson (Sr)	6	3	7	10	5	4	0	2	2

Ainsworth

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:F	Defl
	Team Totals	0.62	0.54	0.50	12
5	Addilyn Doke (Fr)	0.00	0.00	0.00	1
11	Kenley Welke (Jr)	0.25	0.00	0.00	0
15	Willa Flynn (Jr)	2.00	0.00	0.00	2
21	Jaylee Good (Jr)	1.00	2.00	2.00	3
22	Gracyn Painter (Jr)	0.40	0.80	4.00	5
23	Payton Sears (Fr)	0.67	0.33	0.25	1

St. Mary's

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:F	Blk:PF	Defl
	Team Totals	1.00	0.83	0.56	0.06	9
1	Bethany Leisy (Jr)	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	1
5	Adyson Petersen (Jr)	0.00	1.00	0.33	0.33	1
12	Tatum Ickes (Fr)	2.00	1.00	0.60	0.00	2
15	Emerson Mlnarik (Sr)	1.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0
22	C. Williamson (Fr)	0.00	0.67	2.00	0.00	2
23	G. Williamson (Sr)	2.50	2.00	2.00	0.00	3

Ainsworth's stats are presented by HudlHudl

St. Mary's' stats are presented by HudlHudl

Game Story

Nebraska High School Basketball - St. Mary's holds off Ainsworth

February 2, 2026: O'Neill, NE 68763

The St. Mary's Cardinals basketball squad scored 41 points and held the visiting Ainsworth Bulldogs to 40 in the Cardinals non-league victory on Monday.

Next, the Cardinals clash with the Boyd County Spartans (Spencer, NE) in a non-league outing, on Tuesday, February 10. St. Mary's will attempt to upgrade on its 9-12 season record. The Spartans enter the outing with a 4-12 record after their 80-51 non-league loss to Santee (Santee, NE).

The Bulldogs (5-16) will now prepare for their outing against Stuart (Stuart, NE). The Broncos enter the non-league outing with a 6-13 record. In their last outing, Stuart was edged by Niobrara/Verdigre (Niobrara, NE), 59-39, in a non-league game.

Ainsworth @ St. Mary's Basketball Game Info

Mon., Feb. 2, 2026 @ 7:30p

The St. Mary's (O'Neill, NE) varsity basketball team won Monday's home tournament game against Ainsworth (NE) by a score of 41-40.

Rankings & Records

Ainsworth (25-26)

NE	Class
210	36

Overall	District	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	District %	PF	PA
8-17	0-1	3-5	3-9	2-3	.320	.000	1,016	1,287

St. Mary's (25-26)

NE	Class
168	18

Overall	District	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	District %	PF	PA
13-14	2-0	7-3	4-8	2-3	.481	1.000	1,245	1,067

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Ainsworth	10.0	9.5	12.0	10.0	40.6
St. Mary's	12.3	11.1	11.6	11.1	46.1

Head-to-Head

St. Mary's won on 1/9/2026

1/9 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Ainsworth 9 17 7 15 48
St. Mary's 12 18 15 18 63

The Ainsworth (NE) varsity basketball team lost Friday's away non-conference game against St. Mary's (O'Neill, NE) by a score of 63-48.
Box score
St. Mary's won on 2/2/2026

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

Ainsworth 13 13 7 7 40
St. Mary's 9 13 7 12 41

The Ainsworth (NE) varsity basketball team lost Monday's away tournament game against St. Mary's (O'Neill, NE) by a score of 41-40.
Box score

1/9	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Ainsworth	9	17	7	15	48
St. Mary's	12	18	15	18	63

Team Stat Comparison

Ainsworth		St. Mary's
40.6	Points Per Game	46.1
30.7	Rebounds Per Game	26.5
7.7	Assists Per Game	11.5
7.4	Steals Per Game	10.0
1.0	Blocks Per Game	1.4

Team Leaders

Ainsworth		St. Mary's	National Avg.
#22 Gracyn Painter20.2	Points Per Game	#23 Gracie Williamson13.7	4.0
#22 Gracyn Painter9.3	Rebounds Per Game	#22 Cherish Williamson7.4	2.8
#22 Gracyn Painter3.1	Assists Per Game	#12 Tatum Ickes4.3	0.8
#22 Gracyn Painter2.3	Steals Per Game	#23 Gracie Williamson3.4	1.1
#22 Gracyn Painter0.5	Blocks Per Game	#15 Emerson Mlnarik0.6	0.2

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Ainsworth	3-6		St. Mary's	5-5

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
12/11/25	West Holt	Ainsworth	(L) 57-37	2/12/26	St. Mary's	West Holt	(L) 48-32
12/29/25	Ainsworth	Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard]	(L) 53-47	1/15/26	St. Mary's	Summerland [Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard]	(W) 36-32
1/13/26	Boyd County	Ainsworth	(W) 61-52	2/10/26	St. Mary's	Boyd County	(W) 67-32
2/5/26	Boyd County	Ainsworth	(W) 48-30
1/22/26	Ainsworth	North Central	(L) 48-30	12/19/25	North Central	St. Mary's	(L) 45-32
2/17/26	Ainsworth	North Central	(L) 56-48	1/31/26	St. Mary's	North Central	(L) 41-36
1/29/26	Niobrara/Verdigre	Ainsworth	(L) 69-37	12/9/25	St. Mary's	Niobrara/Verdigre	(L) 61-54
1/31/26	Elgin/Pope John	Ainsworth	(L) 68-41	1/8/26	Elgin/Pope John	St. Mary's	(L) 43-35
2/10/26	Ainsworth	Stuart	(W) 47-37	1/29/26	Stuart	St. Mary's	(W) 66-30
				2/5/26	Stuart	St. Mary's	(W) 67-20
				2/17/26	Stuart	St. Mary's	(W) 53-31

Record Breakdown

Ainsworth (25-26)		St. Mary's (25-26)
8-17	Overall	13-14
0-2	League	4-0
6-11	Non-League	8-10
0-2	Head to Head	2-0
3-6	Common Opponent	5-5
3-5	Home	7-3
3-9	Away	4-8
2-3	Neutral	2-3
0-0	Playoff	0-1
8-17	In-State	13-13
0-0	Out-of-State	0-1