The 2021 Elkhorn Valley Bank Northeast Nebraska Shootout got underway Tuesday with games at Wayne High School and Wayne State College.
Action continues Wednesday and Thursday at both locations.
Girls Results
Pierce 56, Pender 43 — A 13-2 second-quarter helped Pierce take control of the game and come away with the win. Payton Simmons scored a game-high 19 points and Elly Piper added 17 for the Bluejays. Claire Felber paced the Pendragons with 18 points.
Pierce 56, Pender 43
Pierce 7-13-13-23 — 56
Pender 10-2-8-23 — 43
PIERCE — Gina Wragge 8, Payton Simmons 19 Alexus Singular 2, Morgan Moeller 5, Elly Piper 17, Jozy Piper 5.
PENDER — Caitlyn Heise 5, Maya Dollver 5, Kariere Morris 1, Avery Wegner 9, Lillie Timm 5, Claire Felber 18.
Wayne 61, Winnebago 33 — Wayne built a 30-19 lead at intermission and advanced to Wednesday’s semifinal. Rubie Klausen hit three 3-point shots in the third quarter and finished with a game-high 21 points. Brooklyn Kruse added 14 for the winners. Winnebago was led by Sylvia Valentino with 17 points.
Wayne 61, Winnebago 33
Wayne 14-16-18-13 — 61
Winnebago 10-9-11-3 — 33
WAYNE — Nelsen 4, Klausen 21, Sievers 3, Kruse 14, Haase 5, Urbanec 3, Barner 7, Judd 4.
WINNEBAGO — Harlan 3, Valentino 17, Decora 7, Frenchman 6.
Hartington CC 58, Homer 42 — Cedar Catholic got off to a fast start, building a 20-4 first-quarter lead and cruising to the opening-round win. Makenna Noecker led the Trojans with a game-high 27 points, 15 coming in the first half. Rylie Harris led Homer with 22 points.
Hartingrton CC 58, Homer 42
Hartington CC 20-9-14-15 — 58
Homer 4-11-17-10 — 42
HARTINGTON CC —Noecker 27, Jones 11, Steffen 7, Kathol 5, Wortman 8.
HOMER — Harris 22, Elsea 6, Johnson 12, Overgaard 2.
Auburn 46, LCC 44 — The closest game of the day was won by the Lady Bulldogs, who held off a Lady Bear fourth-quarter comeback effort to take the win. Olivia Swanson led Auburn with 10 points while Sydney Binder and Leah Grant each had nine. Mallory Eriksen had a game-high 17 points for the Lady Bears and Kinsey Hall added 16l
Auburn 46, LCC 44
Auburn 22-13-4-7 — 46
LCC 17-8-8-11 — 44
AUBURN — Swanson 10, Binder 9 Grant 9, Billings 8, Franke 4, Maddox 2, Baltensperger 2, Darnell 2.
LCC — Eriksen 17, Hall 16, Kuhlman 9, Christensen 2.
Boys Results
Wayne 86, Winnebago 53 — Wayne raced to a 35-9 first-quarter lead and didn’t look back as they easily handled the Indians. Five Blue Devils were in double figures, led by Tanner Walling’s 16 points. Alex Phelps had 15, Daniel lJudd scored 12 and Colsen Nelsen and Carter Junck both had 11. Dyami Berridge had 21 points to lead the Indians.
Wayne 86, Winnebago 53
Wayne 35-18-21-12 — 86
Winnebago 9-17-11-16 — 53
WAYNE — Phelps 15, Moormeier 2, Junck 11, Nelsen 11, Anderson 3, Bartos 8, Walling 16, Agoumba 8, Judd 12.
WINNEBAGO — Price 11, Vargas 3, Cashus 2, Berridge 21, Vargas Jr. 2.
Pierce 59, Pender 25 — Ben Brahmer had a game-high 22 points and Abram Schooling added 20 to help the Bluejays cruise to the first-round win. Caleb Trimble led Pender with 12 points.
Pierce 59, Pender 25
Pender 3-9-6-7 — 25
Pierce 19-20-18-2 — 59
PENDER — Trimble 12, Walsh 3, Backman 3, Prokop 2, English 2, Roth 3.
PIERCE — Wachholtz 4, Brahmer 22, Watts 4, Larson 4, Emory 3, Schooling 20, Magnuson 2.
Auburn 58, LCC 43 — The defending Class C-1 champion Bulldogs needed a fourth-quarter rally to dispose of the Bears. Ryan Binder had a game-high 18 points and Marcus Hudson added 11 for the winners. LCC was led by Evan Haisch with 17 points and Jake Rath with 14.
Auburn 58, LCC 43
LCC 7-22-5-9 — 43
Auburn 5-16-19-18 — 58
LCC — Haisch 17, Rath 14, Puppe 6, W. Roberts 3, Er2win 2, Rasmussen 1.
AUBURN — R. Binder 18, Hudson 11, Lavigne 9, Dixon 8, Royal 7, M. Binder 3, Leslie 2.
Hartington CC 81, Homer 28 — The Trojans got off to a fast start and quickly put the Knights away in the final boys game of the day. Three Trojans finished in double figures, led by Jaxson Bernecker’s 12 points. Tate Then and Grant Arens each had 10. Timmy Harris paced the Knights with eight points.
Hartington CC 81, Homer 28
Hartington CC 28-17-26-10 — 81
Homer 12-6-3-7 — 28
HARTINGTON CC — Bernecker 12, Tate Thorne 10, G. Arens 10, N. Becker 9, Jones 9, C. Arens 7, Kuhn 6, Kleinschmit 6, C. Arens 5, E. Becker 3, Ty Thoene 2, Baller 2.
HOMER — Harris 8, Overfelt 6, Lander 4, Ford-Davis 3, Munoz 3, Baker 2, Overgaard 2
Wednesday's Schedule
Girls Bracket
Games at Wayne State College
11 a.m. -- Pender vs. Winnebago
12:45 p.m. -- Homer vs. LCC
2:30 p.m. -- Pierce vs. Wayne
4:15 p.m. -- Hartington CC vs. Auburn
Boys Bracket
Games at Wayne High School
11 a.m. -- Winnebvago vs. Pender
12:45 p.m. -- LCC vs. Homer
2:30 p.m. -- Wayne vs. Pierce
4:15 p.m. -- Auburn vs. Hartington CC
