RPAC Rundown Featured Matchup Preview: Wallace at Hitchcock County

On Friday, February 13th, the Hitchcock County Falcons will host Wallace for a pair of games. Let's preview the matchups.

Record: 2-17
Head Coach: Heather Strawder, second season as Head Coach
The Wildcats have struggled at times this season on offense, averaging 25.2 points per game. In two of their last four games, though, they have scored 37 points.
On defense, the Wildcats are allowing 55.4 points per game.
Senior Kaley Sauser leads the team in scoring at 11.2 points per game and 3.4 steals per game.
Senior Elliana Robertson and Sophomore Regan Martin are averaging about 6 rebounds per game, and Regan Finley, a junior, is averaging about 5 rebounds per game.
Wallace is in the D2-9 Subdistrict with Cambridge, Dundy County Stratton, Hitchcock County, and Medicine Valley.
They are the #5 seed in that subdistrict, and will play #4 seed Medicine Valley on Monday, February 16th, in Benkelman.

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Record: 7-15
Head Coach: Mike Tines, 22 years of coaching experience.
The Falcons have been steady on offense, averaging 43.5 points per game.
Hitchcock County is allowing 50.5 points per game.
The Falcons have a variety of players who can score: seniors Asia Homma and Madysen Carlson average about 9 points per game, freshman Kalissa Hagan averages about 9 points per game, and senior Aspen Hazlitt averages about 8 points per game.
Homma and Carlson do a nice job rebounding, too, Homma at about 8 per game and Carlson at about 12 per game.
As a team, they rebound well, averaging 35.7 per game.
The Falcons beat Wallace in the RPAC Basketball Tournament, 70-21.
Hitchcock County is in the D2-9 Subdistrict with Cambridge, Dundy County Stratton, Wallace, and Medicine Valley.
The Falcons are the #3 seed in that sub. They will play #2 seed Cambridge on Tuesday in Benkelman

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Record: 16-5; they have won four consecutive games.
Head Coach Bob Braithwait, second season as the head coach at Wallace, 32 years of coaching, career record of 441-245.
The Wildcats and Falcons played in the RPAC West Finals, and Hitchcock County won, 57-52.
Wallace is averaging 51.2 points per game on offense.
The Wildcats are tough on defense, allowing 40.8 points per game.
Juniors Colt Franklin and Max Hanson lead the team in scoring. Franklin at 15.7 points per game and Max Hanson at 14.8 points per game. Franklin is efficient as well, at 57% from the field.
Franklin, Hanson, and fellow junior Tyson Sullivan all average at least 2 assists per game.
As a team, the Wildcats shoot 43% from the field.
Wallace is in the D2-9 Subdistrict, which includes Arthur County, Paxton, Sutherland, and Wauneta-Palisade.

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Record: 12-10
Head Coach: Tyler Pool, first season as the head coach.
The Falcons are averaging 57.6 points per game on the offensive side.
On defense, they are holding teams to 47.8 points per game.
Leading the offensive attack for the Falcons is senior Jayce Hauxwell at 18.9 points per game and 8.6 rebounds per game, and senior Adam Kisker at 16.7 points per game and 8 rebounds per game.
Fellow senior Jack Baker is scoring 9.1 points per game and 3.6 assists per game.
As a team, they are averaging 8.5 steals per game.
The Falcons are in the D1-12 Subdistrict with Maxwell, Maywood-Hayes Center, Morill, North Platte St. Pat's.