Mullen hosted Sandhills/Thedford for a girls and boys basketball doubleheader Tuesday night. In the girls game, Sandhills/Thedford entered at 16-4 and Mullen at 6-10 but Mullen took S/T down to the wire. Mullen never trailed in the first half and led 17-16 at halftime. The second half was back and forth until late in the 4th quarter. The game was tied 34-34 but Sandhills/Thedford’s Dayle Haake, who sat much of the second half due to foul trouble, re-entered the game with just under 4 minutes to go and scored six straight points to put the Lady Knights in front as S/T held on for a 43-38 victory. Dayle Haake led all scorers with a game high 19 points. Laney Dahlberg also finished in double figures for S/T with 12 points. Peyton Paxton led the way for Mullen with a team high 15 points. In the boys game, Sandhills/Thedford jumped out early on their way to a 51-20 win. Sandhills/Thedford was led by Kyle Cox who had a game high 16 points and Maurice Robinson scored 15 for the Knights who picked up their 15th win of the season. Kyle Finney was the leading scorer for Mullen with a team high seven points.
Other area scores:
Girls
Ogallala 75, Gothenburg 61
Cozad 53, Sandhills Valley 10
Broken Bow 71, Ord 48
Arcadia/Loup City 42, Ansley/Litchfield 28
Anselmo-Merna 51, South Loup 34
SEM 61, Twin Loup 31
Boys
SEM 54, Twin Loup 40
Ansley/Litchfield 50, Arcadia/Loup City 23
Cozad 72, Sandhills Valley 32
Ord 62, Broken Bow 45
South Loup 65, Anselmo-Merna 31
Girls Scores
Tuesday (02/06/2024)
Ainsworth 58, Stuart 29
Anselmo-Merna 51, South Loup (Callaway/Arnold) 34
Axtell 52, Loomis 48
Bayard 60, Perkins County 31
Bellevue West 66, Bellevue East 47
Bennington 76, Omaha Roncalli Catholic 51
Bishop Heelan, IA 67, South Sioux City 42
Blue Hill 34, Bertrand 25
Bridgeport 60, Torrington, WY 44
Broken Bow 71, Ord 48
Cambridge 45, Arapahoe 40
Cedar Catholic 42, Elkhorn Valley 39
Centura 40, Boone Central 28
Chase County 26, Hitchcock County 23
Cozad 53, Sandhills Valley 10
Crawford 53, Banner County 11
Cross County 65, East Butler 30
Deshler 54, Giltner 29
Diller-Odell 56, Falls City 27
Dorchester 65, Hampton 39
Dundy County Stratton 34, North Platte St. Patrick’s 26
Elgin Public/Pope John 76, CWC 33
Elkhorn 49, Blair 42
Elm Creek 64, Hi-Line 32
Fort Calhoun 55, Nebraska City 19
Fullerton 69, St. Edward 9
Gretna 50, Omaha Bryan 8
Guardian Angels Central Catholic 62, Pender 55 (OT)
Hartington-Newcastle 46, Wausa 26
Hastings St. Cecilia 34, Northwest 30
Hershey 63, Paxton 48
High Plains Community 49, Osceola 46
Holdrege 47, Doniphan-Trumbull 36
Howells-Dodge 58, Twin River 43
Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer 41, Tri County 37
Humphrey St. Francis 49, Aquinas Catholic 43
Laurel-Concord-Coleridge 50, Lutheran High Northeast 34
Lawrence-Nelson 45, Harvard 35
Lincoln Christian 63, Beatrice 38
Lincoln North Star 57, Lincoln East 47
Lincoln Pius X 55, Lincoln High 20
Lincoln Southwest 59, Columbus 24
Lourdes Central Catholic 57, Hamburg Charter, IA 11
Malcolm 51, Ashland-Greenwood 42
Meridian 47, BDS 29
Millard South 69, Omaha Northwest 28
Millard West 62, Omaha Westview 33
Minden 61, Adams Central 42
Morrill 60, Hemingford 20
Neligh-Oakdale 51, Bloomfield 41
Niobrara/Verdigre 57, West Holt 39
North Bend Central 47, Tekamah-Herman 25
O’Neill 50, Plainview 36
Oakland-Craig 56, Archbishop Bergan 45
Ogallala 75, Gothenburg 61
Omaha Benson 59, Papillion-LaVista 57
Omaha Marian 61, CB Abraham Lincoln, IA 34
Omaha Mercy 59, Lincoln Northwest 49
Omaha North 70, Omaha South 51
Omaha Skutt Catholic 61, Norris 55
Overton 43, Wilcox-Hildreth 29
Papillion-LaVista South 60, Omaha Burke 37
Pierce 31, Clarkson/Leigh 25
Pine Bluffs, WY 56, Kimball 24
Pleasanton 52, Central Valley 29
Potter-Dix 57, Peetz, CO 44
Riverside 47, Elba 25
Sandhills/Thedford 43, Mullen 38
Sandy Creek 42, Fillmore Central 39
Scotus Central Catholic 41, Columbus Lakeview 33
Seward 53, Fairbury 33
Shelton 55, Silver Lake 32
Sidney 55, Alliance 29
Southern Valley 58, Gibbon 15
Southwest 62, Wallace 27
St. Mary’s 80, Boyd County 36
Stanton 49, Winside 14
Sumner-Eddyville-Miller 61, Twin Loup 31
Sutton 50, Wilber-Clatonia 21
Syracuse 46, Auburn 36
Thayer Central 63, Shelby-Rising City 24
Wahoo 50, Platteview 23
Waverly 45, Omaha Duchesne Academy 31
West Point-Beemer 52, Madison 36
Wisner-Pilger 72, Lyons-Decatur Northeast 31
Yutan 45, Bishop Neumann 40
Boys Scores
Tuesday (02/06/2024)
Adams Central 81, Minden 73 (OT)
Ainsworth 59, Stuart 54
Ashland-Greenwood 52, Malcolm 24
Auburn 75, Syracuse 50
Aurora 71, Lincoln Northwest 37
Axtell 61, Loomis 55
Bellevue West 91, Bellevue East 49
Bertrand 59, Blue Hill 46
Bishop Neumann 60, Yutan 20
Bloomfield 69, Neligh-Oakdale 32
Boone Central 56, Centura 34
Boyd County 50, St. Mary’s 44
Bridgeport 76, Torrington, WY 47
Cambridge 57, Arapahoe 41
Cedar Catholic 53, Elkhorn Valley 35
Centennial 57, Heartland 23
Chase County 62, Hitchcock County 27
Cornerstone Christian 58, College View Academy 38
Cozad 72, Sandhills Valley 32
Crawford 56, Sioux County 37
Crofton 55, Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family 39
Cross County 89, East Butler 56
Deshler 41, Giltner 39
Diller-Odell 50, Falls City 44
Doniphan-Trumbull 60, Holdrege 50
Douglas County West 46, Conestoga 40
Elgin Public/Pope John 60, CWC 42
Elkhorn 66, Blair 54
Fillmore Central 45, Sandy Creek 33
Fort Calhoun 64, Nebraska City 61
Fullerton 56, St. Edward 27
Gering 83, Mitchell 61
Gretna 72, Omaha Bryan 49
Hershey 60, Paxton 47
Howells-Dodge 52, Twin River 47
Humphrey St. Francis 49, Aquinas Catholic 42
Johnson County Central 60, Elmwood-Murdock 48
Kenesaw 43, Red Cloud 36
Lincoln North Star 73, Lincoln East 46
Lincoln Pius X 77, Lincoln High 48
Lincoln Southwest 68, Columbus 65
Lourdes Central Catholic 67, Hamburg Charter, IA 20
Lutheran High Northeast 57, Laurel-Concord-Coleridge 33
McCool Junction 52, EMF 51
Millard South 98, Omaha Northwest 75
Millard West 49, Omaha Westview 44
Morrill 48, Hemingford 42 (OT)
North Bend Central 70, Tekamah-Herman 26
North Central 80, Colome, SD 61
North Platte St. Patrick’s 50, Dundy County Stratton 26
Northwest 45, Hastings St. Cecilia 44
O’Neill 56, Plainview 52
Omaha Concordia 66, Mount Michael Benedictine 36
Omaha North 76, Omaha South 45
Omaha Roncalli Catholic 77, Bennington 74 (OT)
Omaha Skutt Catholic 60, Norris 57
Ord 62, Broken Bow 45
Overton 58, Wilcox-Hildreth 28
Papillion-LaVista 75, Omaha Benson 70
Papillion-LaVista South 83, Omaha Burke 44
Peetz, CO 85, Potter-Dix 38
Pierce 52, Clarkson/Leigh 29
Pine Bluffs, WY 61, Kimball 58
Riverside 83, Elba 30
Sandhills/Thedford 51, Mullen 20
Seward 69, Fairbury 25
South Platte 73, Banner County 52
Southern Valley 66, Gibbon 50
Southwest 52, Wallace 33
St. Paul 55, Ravenna 37
Sumner-Eddyville-Miller 54, Twin Loup 40
Sutton 46, Wilber-Clatonia 42
Thayer Central 55, Shelby-Rising City 37
Wakefield 50, Winnebago 40
Wausa 48, Hartington-Newcastle 36
West Holt 60, Niobrara/Verdigre 23
West Point-Beemer 60, Madison 43
Winside 53, Stanton 44
