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The Nebraska Lutheran (Waco, NE) varsity basketball team won Friday's home non-conference game against McCool Junction (NE) by a score of 43-40.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
McCool Junction	8	6	10	16	40
Nebraska Lutheran	10	16	6	11	43

Final score provided by N. Worster.

Recap
Box Score
Matchup Info

Game Stats

Nebraska Lutheran (24-25)

McCool Junction

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	40	18	63	29	30
10	Kayleigh Betka (Fr)	6	3	7	43	43
12	Leah Dawson (So)	4	2	7	29	29
20	Bailey Hall (Sr)	9	4	13	31	35
22	Claire Brugger (Jr)	9	4	16	25	25
24	Harley Stutzman (So)	6	2	11	18	23
44	D. Wollenburg (Sr)	2	1	3	33	33
52	Pieper Epp (So)	4	2	6	33	33

Nebraska Lutheran

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	43	13	46	28	33
1	Madelyn Clayton (So)	2	1	1	100	100
3	Ann Prigge (Sr)	0	0	1	0	0
4	Ashley Schoen (So)	4	2	4	50	50
11	Hallie Spreeman (So)	0	0	4	0	0
12	T. Williamson (Sr)	8	1	10	10	15
22	Samantha Hueske (Jr)	12	5	10	50	55
23	Autumn Malchow (Jr)	2	0	0
24	Kate Otte (Fr)	3	1	3	33	50
25	Rebecca Hueske (Sr)	12	3	13	23	27

McCool Junction

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	40	2	9	22	2	13	15	16	54	30
10	Kayleigh Betka (Fr)	6	0	2	0	0	1	0	3	5	60
12	Leah Dawson (So)	4	0	1	0	0	2	0	2	6	33
20	Bailey Hall (Sr)	9	1	2	50				3	11	27
22	Claire Brugger (Jr)	9				1	8	13	4	16	25
24	Harley Stutzman (So)	6	1	4	25	1	2	50	1	7	14
44	D. Wollenburg (Sr)	2							1	3	33
52	Pieper Epp (So)	4							2	6	33

Nebraska Lutheran

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	43	4	20	20	13	23	57	9	26	35
1	Madelyn Clayton (So)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	100
3	Ann Prigge (Sr)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Ashley Schoen (So)	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	50
11	Hallie Spreeman (So)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
12	T. Williamson (Sr)	8	1	7	14	5	10	50	0	3	0
22	Samantha Hueske (Jr)	12	1	3	33	1	4	25	4	7	57
23	Autumn Malchow (Jr)	2	0	0	0	2	2	100	0	0	0
24	Kate Otte (Fr)	3	1	2	50	0	0	0	0	1	0
25	Rebecca Hueske (Sr)	12	1	6	17	5	7	71	2	7	29

McCool Junction

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO
	Team Totals	40	20	22	42	10	14	1	21
10	Kayleigh Betka (Fr)	6	5	2	7	1	2		9
12	Leah Dawson (So)	4	1	2	3	3	2		4
20	Bailey Hall (Sr)	9	2	4	6				1
22	Claire Brugger (Jr)	9	9	10	19	5	6	1	2
24	Harley Stutzman (So)	6		1	1		1		4
44	D. Wollenburg (Sr)	2	2		2	1	3
52	Pieper Epp (So)	4	1	3	4				1

Nebraska Lutheran

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	TO	PF
	Team Totals	43	9	24	33	2	15	31	12
1	Madelyn Clayton (So)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Ann Prigge (Sr)	0	0	2	2	0	0	2	0
4	Ashley Schoen (So)	4	4	2	6	0	4	4	2
11	Hallie Spreeman (So)	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	0
12	T. Williamson (Sr)	8	0	3	3	0	2	7	4
22	Samantha Hueske (Jr)	12	3	5	8	1	6	4	2
23	Autumn Malchow (Jr)	2	0	2	2	0	0	2	1
24	Kate Otte (Fr)	3	0	0	0	0	1	4	1
25	Rebecca Hueske (Sr)	12	1	10	11	1	1	7	2

McCool Junction

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO
	Team Totals	0.48	0.67
10	Kayleigh Betka (Fr)	0.11	0.22
12	Leah Dawson (So)	0.75	0.50
22	Claire Brugger (Jr)	2.50	3.00
24	Harley Stutzman (So)		0.25

Nebraska Lutheran

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:F	Chr
	Team Totals	0.07	0.48	1.25	1
4	Ashley Schoen (So)	0.00	1.00	2.00
11	Hallie Spreeman (So)	0.00	1.00	1.00
12	T. Williamson (Sr)	0.00	0.29	0.50
22	Samantha Hueske (Jr)	0.25	1.50	3.00	1
24	Kate Otte (Fr)	0.00	0.25	1.00
25	Rebecca Hueske (Sr)	0.14	0.14	0.50

Nebraska Lutheran's stats are presented by iScore Basketball ScorekeeperiScore Sports

Game Story

Nebraska High School Basketball - McCool Junction can't hold off Nebraska Lutheran

February 7, 2025: Waco, NE 68460

Nebraska Lutheran Knights (Waco, NE) supporters left the game satisfied Friday as they witnessed their basketball squad nudge the visiting McCool Junction Mustangs (McCool Junction, NE), 43-40 in a non-league match.

With the victory, Nebraska Lutheran advances its record to 10-7 on the year. The Knights host Riverside (Cedar Rapids, NE) to face the Chargers in a non-league match on Thursday, February 13. The Chargers enter the match with a record of 6-15. Riverside won 47-31 in their recent non-league match against Elba (Elba, NE)

The Mustangs now own a 9-10 record. They put it on the line next when they host Exeter-Milligan/Friend for a D1 District 5 match on Tuesday, February 11. McCool Junction will face a Bobcats squad coming off a 36-27 non-league loss to Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer (Humboldt, NE). The Bobcats record now stands at 7-13.

MCJHS @ NLHS Basketball Game Info

Fri., Feb. 7, 2025 @ 6p

The Nebraska Lutheran (Waco, NE) varsity basketball team won Friday's home non-conference game against McCool Junction (NE) by a score of 43-40.

Rankings & Records

McCool Junction (24-25)

NE	Class
199	32

Overall	District	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	District %	PF	PA
10-13	2-3	3-5	6-5	1-3	.435	.400	880	1,030

Nebraska Lutheran (24-25)

NE	Class
165	19

Overall	District	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	District %	PF	PA
12-8	2-0	4-4	5-3	3-1	.600	1.000	913	774

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	Final
McCool Junction	9.7	9.2	9.8	9.7	9.0	38.3
Nebraska Lutheran	13.1	11.4	10.2	11.4	-	45.7

Head-to-Head

Nebraska Lutheran won on 1/30/2025

1/30 @ 3p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

McCool Junction 8 12 2 6 28
NLHS 14 18 13 8 53

The McCool Junction (NE) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's neutral tournament game against Nebraska Lutheran (Waco, NE) by a score of 53-28.
Box score
Nebraska Lutheran won on 2/7/2025

2/7 @ 6p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

McCool Junction 8 6 10 16 40
NLHS 10 16 6 11 43

The McCool Junction (NE) varsity basketball team lost Friday's away non-conference game against Nebraska Lutheran (Waco, NE) by a score of 43-40.
Box score

1/30 @ 3p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
McCool Junction	8	12	2	6	28
NLHS	14	18	13	8	53

Team Stat Comparison

McCool Junction		Nebraska Lutheran
38.3	Points Per Game	45.6
31.8	Rebounds Per Game	31.4
8.0	Assists Per Game	5.5
10.5	Steals Per Game	13.8
2.9	Blocks Per Game	1.0

Team Leaders

McCool Junction		Nebraska Lutheran	National Avg.
#14 Natalie Clark14.3	Points Per Game	#22 Samantha Hueske12.0	4.1
#22 Claire Brugger9.7	Rebounds Per Game	#22 Samantha Hueske7.5	2.8
#14 Natalie Clark2.7	Assists Per Game	#25 Rebecca Hueske1.8	0.9
#22 Claire Brugger3.3	Steals Per Game	#25 Rebecca Hueske4.6	1.1
#22 Claire Brugger1.0	Blocks Per Game	#4 Ashley Schoen0.4	0.3

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
McCool Junction	9-6		Nebraska Lutheran	7-6

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
12/5/24	Cross County	McCool Junction	(L) 68-29	2/4/25	Cross County	Nebraska Lutheran	(L) 51-41
12/7/24	McCool Junction	Hampton	(W) 49-33	1/21/25	Nebraska Lutheran	Hampton	(W) 54-33
12/14/24	High Plains	McCool Junction	(W) 54-49	1/16/25	High Plains	Nebraska Lutheran	(L) 50-41
2/20/25	McCool Junction	High Plains	(L) 46-35	1/27/25	Nebraska Lutheran	High Plains	(L) 39-31
12/17/24	Twin River	McCool Junction	(W) 43-38	12/10/24	Nebraska Lutheran	Twin River	(L) 46-38
12/19/24	McCool Junction	Shelby-Rising City	(W) 53-39	1/18/25	Nebraska Lutheran	Shelby-Rising City	(W) 41-31
1/9/25	McCool Junction	Meridian	(W) 51-42	12/5/24	Nebraska Lutheran	Meridian	(W) 51-36
1/16/25	McCool Junction	Giltner	(W) 38-18	12/17/24	Nebraska Lutheran	Giltner	(W) 62-14
1/21/25	Bruning-Davenport/Shickley	McCool Junction	(L) 42-36	1/9/25	Nebraska Lutheran	Bruning-Davenport/Shickley	(W) 54-44
1/27/25	McCool Junction	Bruning-Davenport/Shickley	(L) 45-40
1/23/25	McCool Junction	Osceola	(W) 50-31	1/7/25	Osceola	Nebraska Lutheran	(W) 41-40
2/4/25	East Butler	McCool Junction	(W) 44-30	1/14/25	East Butler	Nebraska Lutheran	(W) 55-38
2/11/25	Exeter-Milligan/Friend	McCool Junction	(L) 50-32	12/19/24	Exeter-Milligan/Friend	Nebraska Lutheran	(L) 49-44
2/18/25	McCool Junction	Exeter-Milligan/Friend	(W) 32-29
2/14/25	Dorchester	McCool Junction	(L) 46-27	2/6/25	Dorchester	Nebraska Lutheran	(L) 53-39

Record Breakdown

McCool Junction (24-25)		Nebraska Lutheran (24-25)
10-13	Overall	12-8
3-3	League	3-1
7-6	Non-League	8-6
0-2	Head to Head	2-0
9-6	Common Opponent	7-6
3-5	Home	4-4
6-5	Away	5-3
1-3	Neutral	3-1
0-0	Playoff	0-0
10-13	In-State	11-8
0-0	Out-of-State	1-0