RPAC Rundown Featured Matchup Preview: Cambridge at Paxton

We are back to game day coverage after the Holiday Break. On Saturday, January 3rd, 2026, Paxton will play host to Cambridge. Both games appear to be competitive matchups, so let's take a look at the squads.

Paxton Girls

• Paxton enters this game with a record 6-2.

• Head Coach: Chance Morland, six years as Head Coach, career record of 71-53.

• The Tigers have found success. on offense this season, averaging 52 points per game.

• Paxton has been even more impressive on defense, allowing 28.9 points per game on average.

• So far this season, Ella Fote, a senior, has been the team's leading scorer at 14.1 points per game. Senior Jaleigh Hanson, sophomore Jakcee Mitchell, and freshman Addison Holm have been reliable on the offensive end as well, each scoring at least seven points per game.

• Paxton is in the D2-10 Subdistrict with Arthur County, Creek Valley, Garden County, and South Platte

Cambridge Girls

• Cambridge enters this game with a record of 5-3. On Friday they hosted Maywood-Hayes Center and lost 59-36.

• Head Coach: Clay Shepard, first season as the girls coach. Spent the last five seasons as the Boys Head Coach.

• Cambridge is averaging nearly 44 points per game on offense.

• On defense, they are holding opponents to 41.8 points per game on average.

• Entering this week, Brooklyn Holtze, a junior was the teams leading scorer at 11.6 points per game, senior Mallory Springer is at 10 points and 11 rebounds per game, Aspen Webb a senior is averaging 8.7 points per game, and junior Joslyn Holtze scores an average of seven points per game.

• Cambridge is in the D2-10 subdistrict with Dundy County Stratton, Hitchcock County, Medicine Valley, and Wallace.

  

  

  

Paxton Boys

• Paxton is 5-3 this season.

• Head Coach Justin Hardin: four years as head coach; 52-28 career record. Spent many years as an assistant on the staff.

• The Tigers are averaging 52.3 points per game on offense.

• On defense, they are holding opponents to 45 points per game.

• Seniors Maddex McConnell and Tristen Hebblethwaite lead the team in scoring at 15.3 and 13.5 points per game. Hebblethwaite had a triple-double against Maywood-Hayes Center (11 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists) on December 23rd in the Paxton Holiday Tournament.

• Paxton is in the D2-9 District, which includes Arthur County, Sutherland, Wallace, and Wauneta-Palisade.

Cambridge Boys

• Cambridge is 3-5 so far this season.

• Head Coach: TJ Vacura, first season as the head coach.

• Cambridge has a solid offense, scoring 56 points per game.

• Cambridge is allowing teams to score about 61 points per game.

• Cambridge hosted Maywood-Hayes Center on Friday and fell 56-49.

• Entering the week, seniors Brady Ahlemeyer and Hodge Raburn lead the team in scoring, both around 17 points per game.

• Cambridge is in the D1-11 Subdistrict with Arapahoe, Bertrand, Southern Valley, and Southwest