RPAC Rundown Featured Matchup Preview: Southwest at Hi-Line

On Tuesday, January 13th, 2026, the Hi-Line Bulls will host the Southwest Roughriders for a pair of basketball games. Let's preview the teams and the matchup.

Southwest Girls Basketball

• Record: The Southwest Roughriders are 6-6 this season. They have dropped two in a row, but have won four of their last six games.

• Head Coach: Shannon Lovin. This is his 2nd season as the head coach at Southwest. Has coached for a total of 14 years, a career record of 174-144.

• The Roughriders are averaging 49.2 points per game.

• On defense, they are holding opponents to 52.5 points per game.

• Sophomore Aspen Billeter is the team's leading scorer and is having a monster season: nearly 23 points per game, 11 rebounds, two steals, and is shoting 43% from the field.

• Senior Anikka Nelms is averaging 11.4 points per game, 7.7 rebounds, 1.7 steals, and 1.1 blocks per game.

• The Roughriders are in the D1-11 Subdistrict with Arapahoe, Hi-Line, Maywood-Hayes Center, and Southern Valley.

  
  
  
  
  

  

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Hi-Line Girls Basketball

• Record: 2-8 this season. They have dropped two games in a row.

• Head Coach: Len Fangmeyer, three years at Hi-Line.

• The Bulls are averaging. 30.7 points per game on offense, so at times, scoring has been tough.

• On defense, they have posted a solid number, allowing 47 points per game.

• Senior Bentley Stubbs has been leading the scoring for the Bulls at 8.1 points per game. She is also grabbing 7.0 rebounds per game. She has had a strong season so far.

• Olivia Wall is the team's second leading scorer. She is a junior and averages nearly seven points per game.

• The Roughriders are in the D1-11 Subdistrict with Arapahoe, Southwest, Maywood-Hayes Center, and Southern Valley.

Southwest Boys Basketball

• Record: 5-7. They have won four of their last six games.

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

• The margins of average victory/defeat for the Roughriders are close. They average 52.8 points per game and allow 52.8 points per game, too. They haven't played many close games, but the averages are notable.

• Houston Billeter, a senior, is having a solid year, averaging 24.8 points per game and 11.5 rebounds per game.

• Deric Kelley, a junior, is the team's second leading scorer at 10.5 points per game.

• Freshman Brody Hammond continues to grow into his role. He is scoring about six points per game, two rebounds, two assists, and three steals.

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

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Hi-Line Boys Basketball

• Record: 5-5, they have dropped three games in a row since starting 5-2 before the Holiday Break.

• Head Coach: Ben Edgecombe: First season as head coach; he had been an assistant in the past.

• The Bulls are averaging 41.8 points per game.

• On defense, they are allowing 43.6 points per game.

• The Bulls have a trio of players averaging nearly double figures: seniors Cooper Knackstedt at 9.5 points per game, Brody Diefenbaugh at 10.0 points per game, and junior Kane Cochrane at 12.4 points per game.

• Diefenbaugh is also grabbing about eight rebounds per game.

• Jaxson Hood is their high-motor player, averaging about five points and six rebounds per game.

• Hi-Line is in region three for Class C2.