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Palmer McCool Junction

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The McCool Junction (NE) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's home conference tournament game against Palmer (NE) by a score of 68-18.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Palmer	6	6	2	4	18
McCool Junction	20	22	15	11	68

Final score provided by H. McClellan.

Recap
Box Score
Matchup Info

Game Stats

McCool Junction (25-26)

Palmer

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	18	9	39	23	23
1	Gavin Brumbaugh (Fr)	2	1	6	17	17
4	Titus Scheer (So)	2	1	6	17	17
5	Lane Mottl (Sr)	6	3	13	23	23
11	Eli Glause (So)	0	0	1	0	0
12	Will Scheer (Jr)	4	2	6	33	33
21	J. Friedrichsen (So)	0	0	1	0	0
22	Brady Myers (Sr)	0	0	3	0	0
23	Adrian Kanter (Jr)	2	1	2	50	50
34/35	Allen Partin (Sr)	2	1	1	100	100

McCool Junction

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	68	28	64	44	48
10	Colby Yates (So)	18	8	14	57	64
21	Carter Mierau (Fr)	2	1	2	50	50
23	Carson McDonald (Sr)	16	7	17	41	41
24	Jaxon McDonald (So)	13	5	9	56	72
25	Ja Soukup (Sr)	6	2	4	50	50
31	Brayton Clark (So)	2	1	5	20	20
32	Jaysen Fuehrer (Jr)	7	3	6	50	58
33	Dylan Gonnerman (Sr)	0	0	1	0	0
35	Jameson Weiss (So)	4	1	6	17	17

Palmer

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PA	FTA	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	18	20	1	9	19	47
1	Gavin Brumbaugh (Fr)	2	5	0	1	1	100
4	Titus Scheer (So)	2	5	0	1	1	100
5	Lane Mottl (Sr)	6	5	1	3	8	38
11	Eli Glause (So)	0	1	0	0	0	0
12	Will Scheer (Jr)	4	4	0	2	2	100
21	J. Friedrichsen (So)	0	0	0	0	1	0
22	Brady Myers (Sr)	0	0	0	0	3	0
23	Adrian Kanter (Jr)	2	0	0	1	2	50
34/35	Allen Partin (Sr)	2	0	0	1	1	100

McCool Junction

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	68	6	21	29	6	12	50	22	43	51
10	Colby Yates (So)	18	2	5	40	0	0	0	6	9	67
21	Carter Mierau (Fr)	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	100
23	Carson McDonald (Sr)	16	0	5	0	2	4	50	7	12	58
24	Jaxon McDonald (So)	13	3	6	50	0	0	0	2	3	67
25	Ja Soukup (Sr)	6	0	0	0	2	2	100	2	4	50
31	Brayton Clark (So)	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	5	20
32	Jaysen Fuehrer (Jr)	7	1	1	100	0	0	0	2	5	40
33	Dylan Gonnerman (Sr)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
35	Jameson Weiss (So)	4	0	3	0	2	3	67	1	3	33

Palmer

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	TO	PF
	Team Totals	18	5	23	28	3	1	27	10
1	Gavin Brumbaugh (Fr)	2	0	1	1	1	0	2	1
2	Karter Kuuck (Jr)	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
4	Titus Scheer (So)	2	1	3	4	0	0	7	0
5	Lane Mottl (Sr)	6	0	10	10	0	0	3	1
11	Eli Glause (So)	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
12	Will Scheer (Jr)	4	1	0	1	1	0	2	1
14	Joe Thede (Jr)	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	0
21	J. Friedrichsen (So)	0	1	1	2	0	0	2	4
22	Brady Myers (Sr)	0	0	3	3	0	0	1	2
23	Adrian Kanter (Jr)	2	2	3	5	0	1	1	1
34/35	Allen Partin (Sr)	2	0	1	1	0	0	1	0

McCool Junction

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	TO	PF
	Team Totals	68	17	19	36	18	20	5	13
0	Casper Mertz (Sr)	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
10	Colby Yates (So)	18	1	0	1	2	1	0	2
21	Carter Mierau (Fr)	2	2	6	8	3	1	0	1
23	Carson McDonald (Sr)	16	4	4	8	4	8	2	1
24	Jaxon McDonald (So)	13	0	1	1	2	3	0	1
25	Ja Soukup (Sr)	6	1	4	5	0	1	0	2
31	Brayton Clark (So)	2	5	1	6	3	3	0	4
32	Jaysen Fuehrer (Jr)	7	1	0	1	0	1	1	0
33	Dylan Gonnerman (Sr)	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0
35	Jameson Weiss (So)	4	3	2	5	2	1	2	2

Palmer

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:PF	Defl
	Team Totals	0.11	0.04	0.10	1
1	Gavin Brumbaugh (Fr)	0.50	0.00	0.00	0
12	Will Scheer (Jr)	0.50	0.00	0.00	0
14	Joe Thede (Jr)	0.17	0.00	0.00	1
23	Adrian Kanter (Jr)	0.00	1.00	1.00	0

McCool Junction

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:PF	Chr	Defl
	Team Totals	3.60	4.00	1.54	1	34
0	Casper Mertz (Sr)	0.00	1.00	1.00	0	2
10	Colby Yates (So)	2.00	1.00	0.50	0	7
21	Carter Mierau (Fr)	3.00	1.00	1.00	0	3
23	Carson McDonald (Sr)	2.00	4.00	8.00	1	4
24	Jaxon McDonald (So)	2.00	3.00	3.00	0	2
25	Ja Soukup (Sr)	0.00	1.00	0.50	0	2
31	Brayton Clark (So)	3.00	3.00	0.75	0	2
32	Jaysen Fuehrer (Jr)	0.00	1.00	1.00	0	3
33	Dylan Gonnerman (Sr)	2.00	0.00	0.00	0	3
35	Jameson Weiss (So)	1.00	0.50	0.50	0	6

Game Story

Nebraska High School Basketball - Palmer overwhelmed by McCool Junction

February 24, 2026: McCool Junction, NE 68401

In Tuesday's non-league test, the McCool Junction Mustangs (McCool Junction, NE) basketball squad trounced the visiting Palmer Tigers (Palmer, NE), by a score of 68-18.

Next, the Mustangs encounter the Ravenna Bluejays (Ravenna, NE) in a non-league test, on Thursday, February 26. McCool Junction will attempt to move on its 17-6 season record. The Bluejays go into the bout with a 6-17 record after their 63-52 non-league win over Nebraska Christian (Central City, NE).

With the loss, Palmer falls to 2-17 on the campaign.

Palmer @ MCJHS Basketball Game Info

Tue., Feb. 24, 2026 @ 5:30p

The McCool Junction (NE) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's home conference tournament game against Palmer (NE) by a score of 68-18.

Rankings & Records

Palmer (25-26)

NE	Class
269	51

Overall	District	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	District %	PF	PA
2-17	0-1	1-5	1-10	0-2	.105	.000	667	1,194

McCool Junction (25-26)

NE	Class
78	6

Overall	District	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	District %	PF	PA
21-7	2-0	8-1	6-3	7-3	.750	1.000	1,583	1,276

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	Final
Palmer	9.3	8.9	8.7	7.8	9.0	35.1
McCool Junction	13.6	14.4	14.3	14.0	9.5	56.5

Team Stat Comparison

Palmer		McCool Junction
35.1	Points Per Game	56.5
28.6	Rebounds Per Game	28.6
7.1	Assists Per Game	14.6
7.4	Steals Per Game	9.6
1.5	Blocks Per Game	2.0

Team Leaders

Palmer		McCool Junction	National Avg.
#5 Lane Mottl9.1	Points Per Game	#23 Carson McDonald17.3	4.8
#5 Lane Mottl6.5	Rebounds Per Game	#23 Carson McDonald6.5	2.5
#5 Lane Mottl1.8	Assists Per Game	#23 Carson McDonald5.0	1.0
#2 Karter Kuuck1.8	Steals Per Game	#23 Carson McDonald2.3	0.8
#22 Brady Myers0.3	Blocks Per Game	#23 Carson McDonald0.4	0.2

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Palmer	1-5		McCool Junction	7-1

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
12/16/25	Twin Loup	Palmer	(L) 65-32	3/3/26	Twin Loup	McCool Junction	(W) 63-62
12/29/25	Palmer	Ravenna	(L) 79-30	2/26/26	McCool Junction	Ravenna	(W) 73-47
1/9/26	East Butler	Palmer	(L) 69-32	1/30/26	East Butler	McCool Junction	(W) 61-48
				2/3/26	McCool Junction	East Butler	(L) 52-49
				3/12/26	McCool Junction	East Butler	(W) 55-50
1/10/26	Palmer	Dorchester	(W) 47-38	2/13/26	McCool Junction	Dorchester	(W) 58-13
1/13/26	High Plains	Palmer	(L) 72-29	12/11/25	McCool Junction	High Plains	(W) 63-12
1/26/26	Palmer	Lawrence-Nelson	(L) 58-23	1/6/26	Lawrence-Nelson	McCool Junction	(W) 86-48

Record Breakdown

Palmer (25-26)		McCool Junction (25-26)
2-17	Overall	21-7
0-2	League	5-0
2-12	Non-League	10-5
0-1	Head to Head	1-0
1-5	Common Opponent	7-1
1-5	Home	8-1
1-10	Away	6-3
0-2	Neutral	7-3
0-0	Playoff	2-1
2-17	In-State	21-7
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0