RPAC Rundown Featured Matchup Preview: Maywood-Hayes Center at Sutherland

On Tuesday, December 16th, Sutherland will host Maywood-Hayes Center for some basketball action. Let's preview the teams and the matchup. We will begin with the girls game first.

Sutherland

• So far this season, Sutherlad is 0-3 on the year.

• Head Coach of the Sailors is Daynlee Miller. This is her second season at Sutherland

• Through three games this year, the Sailors are looking to find their footing, averaging 30.3 points per game.

• On defense, they have held their own, allowing 50 points per game.

• On the offensive side, sophomore Phoenix Brown has put together a nice season, averaging 12 points per game, and she has been tough on the glass, averaging 15 rebounds per game, too.

• Junor Eliana Dyer has been solid as well, averaging about five points per game and nearly six rebounds.

• Sutherland will look to clean up turnovers as the season goes on, averaging about 36 of them per game.

• Sutherland is in the D1-12 Subdistrict with Bayard, Morrill, and Wauneta-Palisade.

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Maywood-Hayes Center

• On the year Maywood-Hayes Center is 4-1

• Head Coach: Kim Stengel, 25 years coaching, 10 years as Head Coach for MHC, record of 199-59 entering this game.

• This squad is tough on defense, allowing 36.4 points per game on average.

• On offense, they are also excellent, averaging 64 points per game.

• The Wolves have many offensive options. This season, junior Caylie Softley is averaging just over 20 points per game, and senior Karissa Stengel is averaging 17 points per game. Stengel also distributes the ball well at 6.0 assists per game.

• This team has several high-level defenders, including Blayklee Farr, who averages about four steals per game. The Wolves have six players averaging about two steals each game.

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

In this game, it will be key for Sutherland to avoid turnovers. Maywood-Hayes Center excels at ball pressure and making plays. Those defensive plays lead to easy buckets on the other end.

Now for the boys matchup.

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Sutherland

• Sutherland has started the year strong with a record of 2-1. Last season, they had two wins all year, so it's been a good start to 2025-2026.

• Their Head Coach is Dan Wolken. Dan has coached for 39 years, and it's his second year at Sutherland.

• On offense, the Sailors are averaging 48.3 points per game.

• On defense, they have played well, allowing just 40 points per game.

• The Sailors have two players averaging double-figures as seniors Jackson Saner leads the team at 13.3 points per game and Mason Mortimer is at 12 points per game.

• Turnovers are something the Sailors have struggled with a little, averaging 20.7 per game.

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

Maywood-Hayes Center

• The Wolves have had a strong start to the season at 4-1

• Kolby Hamilton is the Head Coach and has been at MHC for eight seasons, four at Sandhills/Thedford, with a career record of 165-137.

• The Wolves have had a handful of close games, and the stats reflect that as they average 54.8 points per game and allow 46.4 points per night.

• The Wolves have a pair of players averaging double figures, as Keenan Richards, a junior, is at 15.2 points and about seven rebounds. Senior Charlie Callis is scoring an average of 13 points per game. Kade Broz and Saywer Dibbern have been leading in the assist category as Broz averages 4.8 assists per game and Dibbern at 4.0.

• The Wolves have had turnovers on offense, too, averaging 20 per game.

• MHC is in the D1-12 Subdistrict with Hitchcock County, Maxwell, Morrill, and North Platte St. Pat's.

It will be interesting to see how the Sailors attack the Wolves, who have a lot of length, including Richards, Oliver Anders, and others. And Sutherland has played well this season.