RPAC Rundown Featured Matchup Preview: Medicine Valley at Wauneta-Palisade

On Thursday, February 5th, 2026, Medicine Valley will hit the road to play a girls and boys basketball double-header against Wauneta-Palisade. Let's took at the squads ahead of the matchup.

Medicine Valley Girls Basketball

• Record: 3-14

• Head Coach: Derek Bantam, 21 years of coaching at Medicine Valley

• The Raiders are averaging 28.3 points per game on offense. On Tuesday night, though, they scored 59 points in their win over Hi-Line.

• On defense, they are allowing teams to score an average of 56.4 points per game

• Sophomore Oakley Stout leads the team in scoring at about 11 points per game, and she also averages about eight rebounds per game.

• As a team, the Raiders are averaging 32 rebounds per game.

• The Raiders are in the D2-9 Subdistrict, which includes Cambridge, Dundy County Stratton, Hitchcock County, and Wallace.

  
  
  

  

  

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Wauneta-Palisade Basketball

• Record: 10-8

• Head Coach: Matt Cox, 16 years coaching, 186-182 career record, 10 seasons at Wauneta-Palisade.

• The Broncos are averaging 46.7 points per game.

• On defense, the Broncos have been solid, allowing 44.7 points per game.

• Sophomore Kamryn Fanning has had a nice season, averaging 13.7 points per game, 6.2 rebounds, and 2.6 steals.

• Senior Cheyenne Parrish is averaging 8.3 points and 5.9 rebounds.

• The Broncos are averaging 36.9 rebounds per game.

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

Medicine Valley Boys Basketball

• Record: 10-7, won four of last six.

• Head Coach: Jason Maier, 21 years of coaching, and nine years at Medicine Valley.

• The margin of victory on average for Medicine Valley is thin. They are averaging 51.8 points per game and allowing 51.4 points per game.

• They have had eight games decided by eight points or less.

• The Raiders have three players averaging at least 11 points per game: All juniors, Ethan Brown at 11.8 points per game, Lucas Einspahr at 13.2, and Mason Roblee at 15.2.

• Medicine Valley has five players averaging at least four rebounds per game.

• The Raiders are in the D2-8 subdistrict with Ansley-Litchfield, Brady, Sandhills/Thedford, and SEM.

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Wauneta-Palisade Boys Basketball

• Record: 1-16

• Head Coach Gale Bly: 52 years of coaching experience. Second season at Wauneta-Palisade.

• So far this season, the Broncos are averaging 30.4 points per game.

• They are allowing teams to score 60.2 points per game on average.

• Sophomore Nathan Hiett leads the Broncos in scoring at about 9 points per game.

• Wyatt Hilbert is at 8.1 points per game and 4.7 rebounds. He is a sophomore too.

• The Broncos are in the D2-9 subdistrict with Arthur County, Paxton, Sutherland, and Wallace.