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Ainsworth North Central

Cavaliers

Knights

The North Central (Bassett, NE) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's neutral conference tournament game against Ainsworth (NE) in overtime by a score of 63-59.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	Final
Ainsworth	9	10	20	12	8	59
North Central	12	11	11	17	12	63

Final score provided by T. Graf.

Recap
Box Score
Matchup Info

Game Stats

North Central (24-25)

Ainsworth

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	59	22	63	35	39
1	Morgan Kinney	3	1	5	20	30
4	Chris Fernandez (Jr)	10	4	13	31	35
12	Logan Schroedl (Sr)	18	5	16	31	38
14	Ryan Salzman (Sr)	7	2	6	33	42
15	Jacob Ortner (Fr)	11	5	5	100	100
21	Jaxon Rucker (Fr)	6	3	5	60	60
22	Witten Painter (Jr)	4	2	13	15	15

North Central

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	56	23	51	45	50
1	Zak Swanson (Sr)	4	2	6	33	33
2	Riar Lezotte (Fr)	7	3	5	60	60
4	Collin Hagan (So)	0	0	1	0	0
5	Carter Buell (Jr)	2	1	5	20	20
14	Blaine Frizzell (So)	8	4	9	44	44
20	Kol Otten (Sr)	26	10	17	59	74
0+	Erik Bearnson (Fr)	4	1	3	33	33
12+	Ele Buaya (Fr)	5	2	5	40	40

Ainsworth

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	59	5	22	23	10	16	63	17	41	41
1	Morgan Kinney	3	1	3	33	0	0	0	0	2	0
4	Chris Fernandez (Jr)	10	1	4	25	1	2	50	3	9	33
12	Logan Schroedl (Sr)	18	2	6	33	6	10	60	3	10	30
14	Ryan Salzman (Sr)	7	1	2	50	2	2	100	1	4	25
15	Jacob Ortner (Fr)	11	0	0	0	1	2	50	5	5	100
21	Jaxon Rucker (Fr)	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	60
22	Witten Painter (Jr)	4	0	7	0	0	0	0	2	6	33

North Central

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	56	5	17	29	5	9	56	18	34	53
1	Zak Swanson (Sr)	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	2	2	100
2	Riar Lezotte (Fr)	7	0	0	0	1	1	100	3	5	60
4	Collin Hagan (So)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Carter Buell (Jr)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	20
14	Blaine Frizzell (So)	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	9	44
20	Kol Otten (Sr)	26	5	9	56	1	3	33	5	8	63
0+	Erik Bearnson (Fr)	4	0	2	0	2	3	67	1	1	100
12+	Ele Buaya (Fr)	5	0	1	0	1	2	50	2	4	50

Ainsworth

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF
	Team Totals	59	15	13	28	9	14	1	19	13
1	Morgan Kinney	3	0	1	1	0	7	0	3	2
4	Chris Fernandez (Jr)	10	3	1	4	1	2	0	1	1
12	Logan Schroedl (Sr)	18	3	3	6	7	1	1	8	4
14	Ryan Salzman (Sr)	7	1	1	2	1	1	0	1	0
15	Jacob Ortner (Fr)	11	3	2	5	0	1	0	2	0
21	Jaxon Rucker (Fr)	6	0	2	2	0	2	0	1	2
22	Witten Painter (Jr)	4	5	3	8	0	0	0	3	4

North Central

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF
	Team Totals	56	14	18	32	9	5	2	17	14
1	Zak Swanson (Sr)	4	3	4	7	1	0	0	4	1
2	Riar Lezotte (Fr)	7	1	2	3	3	1	0	2	1
4	Collin Hagan (So)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
5	Carter Buell (Jr)	2	3	1	4	0	0	0	0	2
14	Blaine Frizzell (So)	8	2	1	3	0	1	0	1	3
20	Kol Otten (Sr)	26	3	6	9	1	2	0	2	1
0+	Erik Bearnson (Fr)	4	1	3	4	1	0	1	4	5
12+	Ele Buaya (Fr)	5	1	1	2	3	1	1	3	1

Ainsworth

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:PF	Blk:PF	Chr	Defl
	Team Totals	0.47	0.74	1.08	0.08	3	14
1	Morgan Kinney	0.00	2.33	3.50	0.00	1	7
4	Chris Fernandez (Jr)	1.00	2.00	2.00	0.00	0	4
12	Logan Schroedl (Sr)	0.88	0.13	0.25	0.25	2	0
14	Ryan Salzman (Sr)	1.00	1.00	1.00	0.00	0	1
15	Jacob Ortner (Fr)	0.00	0.50	1.00	0.00	0	2
21	Jaxon Rucker (Fr)	0.00	2.00	1.00	0.00	0	0

North Central

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:PF	Blk:PF	Chr	Defl
	Team Totals	0.53	0.29	0.36	0.14	1	15
1	Zak Swanson (Sr)	0.25	0.00	0.00	0.00	0	6
2	Riar Lezotte (Fr)	1.50	0.50	1.00	0.00	0	6
5	Carter Buell (Jr)	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0	1
14	Blaine Frizzell (So)	0.00	1.00	0.33	0.00	0	0
20	Kol Otten (Sr)	0.50	1.00	2.00	0.00	0	1
0+	Erik Bearnson (Fr)	0.25	0.00	0.00	0.20	0	0
12+	Ele Buaya (Fr)	1.00	0.33	1.00	1.00	1	1

Ainsworth's stats are presented by HudlHudl

North Central's stats are presented by HudlHudl

Game Story

Nebraska High School Basketball - Ainsworth can't get by North Central

February 25, 2025: Ainsworth, NE 69210

The Ainsworth Bulldogs basketball squad (Ainsworth, NE), was nudged 63-59 in Tuesday's non-league battle with the visiting North Central Knights (Bassett, NE)

With the victory, North Central advances its record to 9-14 on the year. The Knights travel to Boyd County (Spencer, NE) to meet the Spartans in a non-league battle on Thursday, February 27. The Spartans enter the battle with a record of 13-9. Boyd County won 63-22 in their recent non-league battle against Niobrara/Verdigre (Niobrara, NE)

The Bulldogs now own a 5-13 record.

Ainsworth vs North Central Basketball Game Info

Tue., Feb. 25, 2025

The North Central (Bassett, NE) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's neutral conference tournament game against Ainsworth (NE) in overtime by a score of 63-59.

Rankings & Records

Ainsworth (24-25)

NE	Class
245	42

Overall	District	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	District %	PF	PA
5-13	1-2	1-9	3-3	1-1	.278	.333	845	1,044

North Central (24-25)

NE	Class
220	37

Overall	District	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	District %	PF	PA
9-15	2-1	2-5	5-7	2-3	.375	.667	1,130	1,361

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	Final
Ainsworth	10.2	11.5	12.4	12.6	6.7	46.9
North Central	12.2	11.5	12.6	10.6	10.0	47.1

Head-to-Head

North Central won on 1/23/2025

1/23 @ 7:30p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT1 Final

North Central 12 9 12 9 8 50
Ainsworth 10 5 20 7 6 48

The North Central (Bassett, NE) varsity basketball team won Thursday's away conference game against Ainsworth (NE) in overtime by a score of 50-48.
Box score
North Central won on 2/25/2025

2/25 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT1 Final

Ainsworth 9 10 20 12 8 59
North Central 12 11 11 17 12 63

The Ainsworth (NE) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's neutral conference tournament game against North Central (Bassett, NE) in overtime by a score of 63-59.
Box score

1/23 @ 7:30p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	Final
North Central	12	9	12	9	8	50
Ainsworth	10	5	20	7	6	48

Team Stat Comparison

Ainsworth		North Central
46.9	Points Per Game	34.0
23.1	Rebounds Per Game	23.6
9.8	Assists Per Game	7.3
11.0	Steals Per Game	7.5
0.8	Blocks Per Game	2.3

Team Leaders

Ainsworth		North Central	National Avg.
#12 Logan Schroedl13.4	Points Per Game	#20 Kol Otten13.0	4.9
#12 Logan Schroedl5.0	Rebounds Per Game	20+ Ely Weller5.7	2.6
#1 Morgan Kinney2.6	Assists Per Game	#0 Keian Fischer1.9	1.0
#1 Morgan Kinney3.7	Steals Per Game	#20 Kol Otten2.1	0.8
#12 Logan Schroedl0.3	Blocks Per Game	#12 Trey Anthony1.1	0.2

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Ainsworth	2-6		North Central	4-7

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
12/13/24	Anselmo-Merna	Ainsworth	(L) 53-39	1/24/25	Anselmo-Merna	North Central	(W) 52-49
12/17/24	Ainsworth	Valentine	(L) 70-28	2/13/25	North Central	Valentine	(L) 74-30
1/10/25	St. Mary's	Ainsworth	(L) 75-40	12/20/24	St. Mary's	North Central	(L) 71-38
				2/1/25	St. Mary's	North Central	(L) 72-30
1/14/25	Ainsworth	Boyd County	(L) 65-53	12/5/24	Boyd County	North Central	(L) 64-46
				2/27/25	North Central	Boyd County	(L) 41-38
1/16/25	O'Neill	Ainsworth	(L) 58-33	12/28/24	North Central	O'Neill	(L) 63-44
1/30/25	Ainsworth	Niobrara/Verdigre	(W) 57-46	1/21/25	North Central	Niobrara/Verdigre	(W) 47-24
				2/6/25	Niobrara/Verdigre	North Central	(W) 70-52
2/7/25	Sandhills/Thedford	Ainsworth	(W) 60-45	12/14/24	North Central	Sandhills/Thedford	(W) 52-47
2/11/25	Stuart	Ainsworth	(L) 76-49	2/21/25	Stuart	North Central	(L) 64-31

Record Breakdown

Ainsworth (24-25)		North Central (24-25)
5-13	Overall	9-15
1-3	League	3-2
3-9	Non-League	5-10
0-2	Head to Head	2-0
2-6	Common Opponent	4-7
1-9	Home	2-5
3-3	Away	5-7
1-1	Neutral	2-3
0-0	Playoff	0-0
5-13	In-State	7-14
0-0	Out-of-State	2-1