Elkhorn Valley outlasts Crofton to stay unbeaten

The Falcons advance to the C2 semis

March 4, 2026Updated: March 4, 2026
By Eric McKay

LINCOLN - The games are getting tougher, but the results isn’t changing.

Class C2 2-seed Elkhorn Valley defeated Crofton in the quarterfinals of the girls’ state tournament on Thursday, 42-36.

The Falcons - state runners-up in 2025 - stay unbeaten, now 27-0 on the season.

Crofton’s loss ends a streak of seven straight years in the state semi-finals.

Score by Period

TEAM

1

2

3

4

T

CHS

6

17

4

9

36

EHS

15

4

10

13

42

Team Comparison

STATISTIC

CROFTON

ELKHORN VALLEY

FG%

23%

40%

FGs

11-47

17-43

3FG%

12%

12%

3FGs

2-17

2-17

FT%

92%

50%

FTs

12-13

6-12

TOs

24

14

PtsOffTO

8

15

TotReb

44

22

DefReb

25

17

Off Reb

19

5

2ndChPts

10

2

BenchPts

10

5

PtsPaint

18

20

FstBkPt

1

8

Blocks

4

5

Steals

8

15

Assts

8

11

Times Tied:

6

Time Tied:

6:10

Lead Chg:

7

LeadTime

6:30

19:18

Elkhorn Valley Full Box Score

#

Player

PTS

FG

3FG

FT

OR

DR

REB

A

PF

TO

BL

ST

MIN

+/-

1*

RUTJENS, CAMERON

12

4-10

1-6

3-6

0

2

2

2

3

2

0

2

30

11

3*

WERNER, KYNDAL

10

5-14

0-6

0-0

0

6

6

2

0

3

2

5

30

4

11*

WERNER, KAYTON

8

3-6

0-0

2-2

1

0

1

5

3

2

2

1

29

8

21*

SCHUTT, ASHLEY

6

3-4

0-0

0-0

1

3

4

1

1

0

0

1

24

11

23*

DEXTER, ASHLYNN

1

0-1

0-0

1-2

0

2

2

1

4

1

1

1

17

1

13

LAWSON, BRENNA

0

0-1

0-1

0-0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

3

6

-5

25

BROBERG, MILEY

5

2-6

1-3

0-2

1

2

3

0

0

3

0

1

15

0

33

WERNER, OLIVIA

0

0-1

0-1

0-0

2

0

2

0

2

2

0

1

10

0

TM

TEAM

0

-

-

-

0

2

2

0

1

TOTALS

42

17-43

2-17

6-12

5

17

22

11

14

14

5

15

GAME PCT

39.5

11.8

50.0

Crofton Full Box Score

#

Player

PTS

FG

3FG

FT

OR

DR

REB

A

PF

TO

BL

ST

MIN

+/-

3*

PANNING, JAYLYN

0

0-3

0-1

0-0

0

0

0

1

2

3

0

3

20

-8

20*

ANTHONY, JACEE

2

1-10

0-5

0-0

2

2

4

3

1

10

1

0

32

-6

22*

OSTERMEYER, ADDYSON

2

0-4

0-4

2-2

0

0

0

2

0

1

0

0

15

-6

34*

PINKELMAN, SEAN

9

3-6

2-4

1-2

0

4

4

0

5

2

0

1

22

6

40*

JANSSEN, JAISIE

13

4-13

0-0

5-5

3

12

15

1

1

4

2

1

32

-6

4

ARENS, AVERY

0

0-0

0-0

0-0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

12

WIESELER, JAZZMYN

2

1-6

0-3

0-0

3

1

4

0

3

0

0

2

18

-6

32

KUCHTA, EMMA

8

2-5

0-0

4-4

6

3

9

1

2

4

1

1

21

-4

TM

TEAM

0

-

-

-

5

3

8

0

0

TOTALS

36

11-47

2-17

12-13

19

25

44

8

14

24

4

8

GAME PCT

23.4

11.8

92.3

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