RPAC Rundown Featured Matchup Preview: Dundy County Stratton at Southwest

On Tuesday, February 3rd, 2026, the Southwest Roughriders will host the Dundy County Stratton Tigers for a girls and boys basketball double-header. Let's take a look at the matchups.

Dundy County Stratton Girls Basketball

• Record: 17-1

• The Tigers finished as runner-ups at the RPAC Tournament on Saturday

• Head Coach: Matt Schaub, third season as Head Coach for DCS. Career record of 131-97

• This team has been viewed as a contender for the Class D2 state title.

• The Tigers have been excellent on offense, averaging 57.8 points per game.

• On defense, the Tigers have been tough, allowing just 33.7 points per game.

• Sophomore Abi Spargo has had a big season, averaging 17.7 points per game and almost 10 rebounds per game. She also gets about five steals per game.

• Junior Emily Schack is averaging about 10 points and six rebounds per game, and senior Clara Spargo is averaging 13.2 points per game.

• The Tigers are in the D2-9 Subdistrict with Cambridge, Hitchcock County, Medicine Valley, and Wallace.

  
  
  

  

  

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Southwest Girls Basketball

• Record: 9-8

• Head Coach Shannon Lovin. Second season as the Head Coach of the Roughriders. Coached for a total of 14 years. Career Record of 177-146.

• Southwest has been effective on offense, averaging 48.1 points per game.

• On defense, the Roughriders are allowing 50.5 points per game.

• Sophomore Aspen Billeter has been solid for the Roughriders, leading the scoring at 21.4 points per game. She is averaging a double-double as she is averaging about 12 rebounds per game too.

• Senior Anikka Nelms has had a nice year too with 12.6 points per game and 6.8 rebounds.

• Southwest is in the D1-11 subdistrict with Arapahoe, Hi-Line, Maywood-Hayes Center, and Southern Valley.

  
  
  
  
  
  
  

  

  

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Dundy County Stratton Boys Basketball

• Record: 14-3, won seven of their last eight games

• Head Coach: Kris Freeland. 30-year coaching career, record of 458-246.

• DCS has been an effective team on offense, averaging 56.1 points per game.

• On defense, they are allowing 38.7, so they are tough on that end, too.

• As a team, they average 13.1 steals per game.

• The Tigers have two players averaging double-figures as seniors, Ethan Latta, who scores about 15 points per game, and August Shaw, who scores about 14 points per game.

• The Tigers are in Class C2 Region 4.

  
  
  

  

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Southwest Boys Basketball

• The Roughriders are 7-10 this season.

• Head Coach: Christian Arterburn, who has spent nine seasons as the Head Coach.

• Southwest is averaging 54 points per game on offense, a solid output.

• They are allowing opponents to score 55.8 points per game.

• Senior Houston Billeter is the leading scorer in the RPAC at 26.9 points per game and excels on the glass, averaging 11.4 rebounds per game. He is also one of the top scorers in the state.

• Deric Kelley, a junior, is scoring about 11 points per game and six rebounds per game.

• Southwest is in the D1-11 subdistrct wth Arapahoe, Bertrand, Cambridge, and Southern Valley.