McCool Junction wins rubber match with East Butler in D1 quarters

The Mustangs beat the Tigers 55-50

March 13, 2026Updated: March 13, 2026
By Eric McKay

LINCOLN - Class D1 six-seed McCool Junction withstood an extended third quarter run, hitting big shots down the stretch in a 55-50 win over three-seed East Butler.

The Mustangs looked in control halfway through the third quarter, up 34-23. But the Tigers scored eleven unanswered, taking a two-point lead with six minutes to go.

But McCool Junction’s defense locked, allowing them to retake control and clinch the game with free throws late.

This was the third time these two teams played. Both of East Butler’s losses this season came at the hands of McCool Junction.

Score by Period

TEAM

1

2

3

4

T

MJH

10

14

13

18

55

EBH

8

9

19

14

50

Team Comparison

STATISTIC

MJH

EBH

FG%

44%

44%

FGs

19-43

20-45

3FG%

39%

17%

3FGs

7-18

3-18

FT%

56%

47%

FTs

10-18

7-15

TOs

7

8

PtsOffTO

7

4

TotReb

28

30

DefReb

21

22

Off Reb

7

8

2ndChPts

6

8

BenchPts

0

3

PtsPaint

20

28

FstBkPt

3

7

Blocks

0

1

Steals

4

7

Assts

11

13

Times Tied:

4

Time Tied:

3:00

Lead Chg:

4

LeadTime

27:49

1:08

McCool Junction Full Box Score

#

Player

PTS

FG

3FG

FT

OR

DR

REB

A

PF

TO

BL

ST

MIN

+/-

10*

YATES, COLBY

16

6-8

3-4

1-2

3

8

11

2

1

1

0

2

31

7

23*

MCDONALD, CARSON

10

4-13

1-7

1-4

1

5

6

4

1

3

0

0

32

5

24*

MCDONALD, JAXON

8

2-9

1-5

3-4

2

3

5

2

2

0

0

1

32

5

33*

GONNERMAN, DYLAN

12

5-11

0-0

2-4

0

1

1

2

2

2

0

0

25

8

35*

WEISS, JAMESON

9

2-2

2-2

3-4

0

3

3

1

2

1

0

1

31

7

21

MIERAU, CARTER

0

0-0

0-0

0-0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

-2

25

SOUKUP, JA

0

0-0

0-0

0-0

0

1

1

0

3

0

0

0

6

-3

31

CLARK, BRAYTON

0

0-0

0-0

0-0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

-2

TM

TEAM

0

-

-

-

1

0

1

0

0

TOTALS

55

19-43

7-18

10-18

7

21

28

11

11

7

0

4

GAME PCT

44.2

38.9

55.6

East Butler Full Box Score

#

Player

PTS

FG

3FG

FT

OR

DR

REB

A

PF

TO

BL

ST

MIN

+/-

1*

KOZISEK, GRANT

11

5-8

1-2

0-4

2

6

8

2

2

1

0

0

32

-6

4*

OBBINK, OWEN

8

3-9

0-5

2-2

0

4

4

3

1

1

1

3

32

-5

10*

WACHAL, ALLEN

11

4-9

0-1

3-4

4

2

6

4

1

1

0

1

30

-5

50*

WACHAL, DREW

11

4-9

1-4

2-5

0

5

5

2

3

2

0

1

28

-5

52*

BOUC, ELLIOT

6

3-5

0-1

0-0

1

1

2

1

1

0

0

0

15

1

2

FENCL, GUNNER

3

1-5

1-5

0-0

0

3

3

1

5

1

0

2

21

-1

3

PIERCE, BLAKE

0

0-0

0-0

0-0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5

OBBINK, EASTON

0

0-0

0-0

0-0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

-1

14

JARECKI, RYDER

0

0-0

0-0

0-0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

-3

TM

TEAM

0

-

-

-

1

1

2

0

2

TOTALS

50

20-45

3-18

7-15

8

22

30

13

14

8

1

7

GAME PCT

44.4

16.7

46.7

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