Latest area hoops feature wins for Wolves, Trojans, etc.

Friday, February 13, 2026
Maywood-Hayes Center senior Isaak Messinger totaled 13 points and 14 rebounds against Wauneta-Palisade on Tuesday.
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MAYWOOD, Neb. — Senior Charlie Callis and junior Keenan Richards scored 21 points each to lead a Maywood-Hayes Center 73-39 victory over Wauneta-Palisade Tuesday evening.

Richards shot eight for 12 at 67 percent while Isaak Messinger added 13 points when he hit six of 10 shots.

Messinger also secured 14 rebounds for his double-double.

Sophomore Nathan Hiett broke through for 13 points to lead the Broncos.

Aaden Wheeler added nine points and sophomore Ayden Baker scored another eight.

Cambridge 61,

Arapahoe 28

ARAPAHOE, Neb. — Senior Brady Ahlemeyer scored 18 points and classmate Brady Ahlemer added 14 to lead the Trojans Tuesday night.

Senior Hayden Sich’s 16 points topped the Warriors.

May-Hay girls 55,

Wa-Pa 30

MAYWOOD, Neb. — Junior Caylie Softley scored 24 points for the Wolves and senior Karissa Stengel mixed in 10.

Arapahoe 47,

Cambridge 41

ARAPAHOE, Neb. — Sophomore Suttyn Shafer’s 22 points powered a huge Warriors win over rival Cambridge Tuesday evening.

Sophomore Sawyer Shafer followed with 11.

Senior Mallory Springer’s 13 points led the Trojans with classmate Aspen Webb adding another 11.

Warrior Ryleigh Tidyman also stepped as a senior, totaling nine points and 10 rebounds.

Chase County 70,

Hitchcock 55

IMPERIAL, Neb. — Hitchcock County’s boys fell short though senior Adam Kisker did score 25 points and classmate Jayce Hauxwell added 18.

The Falcons only shot 27 percent overall.

No individual stats were obtained for the Chase County boys.

The Chase County girls also scored a 59-42 victory.

Southwest 56,

Wallace 21

WALLACE, Neb. — Sophomore Apsen Billeter’s 27 points and 18 from senior Anikka nelms topped the Southwest Roughrider victory on Tuesday.

The Roughriders overcame 0-for-18 shooting from three-point range.

Junior Kassidy Vaughan scored another seven points.

Senior Kaley Sauser’s 16 points paced the Wildcats.

Wallace 61,

Southwest 55

WALLACE, Neb. — Senior Houston Billeter unleashed a 35-point performance Tuesday night for Southwest to go with 40 and 36 efforts during the recent RPAC tournament.

Junior Deric Kelley added nine points on four of six shooting, but the host Wildcats prevailed behind a balanced attack featuring sophomore Brad Hanson’s 15 points and two others with 14.

Subdistrict girls playoff pairings appear in an upcoming Gazette.

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