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Needles Lincoln County

Mustangs

Lynx

The Lincoln County (Panaca, NV) varsity basketball team lost Saturday's neutral playoff game against Needles (CA) by a score of 88-41.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Needles	-	-	-	-	88
Lincoln County	-	-	-	-	41

Final score provided by N. Records.

Recap
Box Score
Awards
Matchup Info

Game Stats

Lincoln County (24-25)

Needles

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Min	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	161	88	36	60	60	66
0	darrell russell (Jr)	20	15	5	9	56	67
2	Luke Mills (Jr)	24	24	10	14	71	79
5	Connor Goulet (Jr)	12	7	3	5	60	70
10	Michael Burns (Jr)	20	15	7	9	78	78
11	Holden Jones (Sr)	24	10	4	7	57	71
12	Paxton Murch (Sr)	11	4	2	3	67	67
13	Luca Walema (Sr)	20	9	3	7	43	43
22	Dylan Castillo (Jr)	8	0	0	2	0	0
33	Jayden Valdez (Jr)	8	2	1	1	100	100
44	Avery Harvey (Jr)	14	2	1	3	33	33

Lincoln County

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	41	14	61	23	25
2	Rowdy Lloyd (Sr)	5	2	17	12	12
4	Kalen Bart (Sr)	5	2	7	29	29
10	Tyler Robison (Sr)	0	0	1	0	0
11	Karson Mathews (Sr)	7	2	5	40	60
14	L. Willingham (Fr)	3	1	5	20	30
20	Joey Padderatz (Sr)	6	2	5	40	40
24	Kavon Almaraz (So)	0	0	1	0	0
32	Daxton Donahue (Fr)	0	0	1	0	0
34	Curtis Rippetoe (Sr)	10	5	10	50	50
42	Kenyon Almaraz (Sr)	5	0	9	0	0

Needles

#	Athlete Name	Min	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	161	88	7	22	32	9	13	69	29	38	76
0	darrell russell (Jr)	20	15	2	5	40	3	5	60	3	4	75
2	Luke Mills (Jr)	24	24	2	5	40	2	2	100	8	9	89
5	Connor Goulet (Jr)	12	7	1	3	33	0	0	0	2	2	100
10	Michael Burns (Jr)	20	15	0	0	0	1	2	50	7	9	78
11	Holden Jones (Sr)	24	10	2	5	40	0	0	0	2	2	100
12	Paxton Murch (Sr)	11	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	100
13	Luca Walema (Sr)	20	9	0	1	0	3	4	75	3	6	50
22	Dylan Castillo (Jr)	8	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	Jayden Valdez (Jr)	8	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	100
44	Avery Harvey (Jr)	14	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	33

Lincoln County

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	41	3	17	18	10	18	56	11	44	25
2	Rowdy Lloyd (Sr)	5	0	5	0	1	2	50	2	12	17
4	Kalen Bart (Sr)	5	0	2	0	1	2	50	2	5	40
10	Tyler Robison (Sr)	0	0	1	0
11	Karson Mathews (Sr)	7	2	4	50	1	2	50	0	1	0
14	L. Willingham (Fr)	3	1	4	25				0	1	0
20	Joey Padderatz (Sr)	6				2	4	50	2	5	40
24	Kavon Almaraz (So)	0	0	1	0
32	Daxton Donahue (Fr)	0							0	1	0
34	Curtis Rippetoe (Sr)	10							5	10	50
42	Kenyon Almaraz (Sr)	5				5	8	63	0	9	0

Needles

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Min	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF
	Team Totals	161	88	13	27	40	23	12	11	9	13
0	darrell russell (Jr)	20	15	2	1	3	5	4	3	3	3
2	Luke Mills (Jr)	24	24	0	3	3	5	3	0	1	2
5	Connor Goulet (Jr)	12	7	1	1	2	3	3	1	0	1
10	Michael Burns (Jr)	20	15	6	5	11	5	0	2	2	3
11	Holden Jones (Sr)	24	10	1	2	3	1	0	0	0	0
12	Paxton Murch (Sr)	11	4	0	2	2	0	1	1	1	2
13	Luca Walema (Sr)	20	9	3	7	10	1	0	2	1	0
22	Dylan Castillo (Jr)	8	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
33	Jayden Valdez (Jr)	8	2	0	3	3	0	0	1	1	0
44	Avery Harvey (Jr)	14	2	0	3	3	2	1	1	0	2

Lincoln County

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	TO	PF
	Team Totals	41	11	19	30	7	3	16	11
2	Rowdy Lloyd (Sr)	5				3	2	5
4	Kalen Bart (Sr)	5	2	9	11	1			1
10	Tyler Robison (Sr)	0		1	1	1			1
11	Karson Mathews (Sr)	7		1	1			3	2
14	L. Willingham (Fr)	3		1	1
20	Joey Padderatz (Sr)	6	3		3	1		1	3
24	Kavon Almaraz (So)	0				1		1
32	Daxton Donahue (Fr)	0		1	1			2
33	C. FitzSimons (Jr)			1	1			2
34	Curtis Rippetoe (Sr)	10	3	3	6			1	1
42	Kenyon Almaraz (Sr)	5	3	2	5		1	1	3

Needles

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:PF	Blk:PF	Defl
	Team Totals	2.56	1.33	0.92	0.85	5
0	darrell russell (Jr)	1.67	1.33	1.33	1.00	1
2	Luke Mills (Jr)	5.00	3.00	1.50	0.00	2
5	Connor Goulet (Jr)	3.00	3.00	3.00	1.00	1
10	Michael Burns (Jr)	2.50	0.00	0.00	0.67	1
11	Holden Jones (Sr)	1.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0
12	Paxton Murch (Sr)	0.00	1.00	0.50	0.50	0
13	Luca Walema (Sr)	1.00	0.00	0.00	2.00	0
22	Dylan Castillo (Jr)	1.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0
33	Jayden Valdez (Jr)	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.00	0
44	Avery Harvey (Jr)	2.00	1.00	0.50	0.50	0

Lincoln County

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:PF	Chr
	Team Totals	0.44	0.19	0.27	1
2	Rowdy Lloyd (Sr)	0.60	0.40
20	Joey Padderatz (Sr)	1.00			1
24	Kavon Almaraz (So)	1.00
42	Kenyon Almaraz (Sr)		1.00	0.33

Game Story

California High School Basketball - Lincoln County routed by Needles

February 15, 2025: Needles, CA 92363

The Needles Mustangs bounced the visiting Lincoln County Lynx basketball squad by a final score of 88-41 in Saturday's non-league outing.

Next, the Mustangs clash with the West Wendover Wolverines (West Wendover, NV) in a non-league outing, on Friday, February 21. Needles will attempt to upgrade on its 30-0 season record. The Wolverines enter the outing with a 24-5 record after their 48-35 non-league loss to Incline (Incline Village, NV).

The Lynx (20-10) will now prepare for their outing against Incline (Incline Village, NV). The Highlanders enter the non-league outing with a 21-6 record. In their last outing, Incline routed West Wendover (West Wendover, NV), 48-35, in a non-league outing.

Players of the Game

Needles (24-25)

Needles has not selected any Players of the Game.

Lincoln County (24-25)

Congratulations to #34 Curtis Rippetoe for being selected the Lincoln County Basketball Player of the Game.

Needles vs LCHS Basketball Game Info

Sat., Feb. 15, 2025 @ 2p

at GV Christian

The Lincoln County (Panaca, NV) varsity basketball team lost Saturday's neutral playoff game against Needles (CA) by a score of 88-41.

This game is a part of the "2025 NIAA Boys Basketball Playoffs - 2025 2A South Boys Basketball" tournament.

Rankings & Records

Needles (24-25)

CA	Section	State Div.
19	19	2

Overall	League	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	League %	PF	PA
31-1	16-0	10-1	10-0	11-0	.969	1.000	2,484	1,393

Lincoln County (24-25)

NV	Section	Div.
50	50	5

Overall	League	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	League %	PF	PA
20-11	11-5	7-5	6-2	7-4	.645	.688	1,765	1,572

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Needles	21.7	20.3	21.0	15.0	77.6
Lincoln County	15.0	15.7	15.7	12.3	56.9

Head-to-Head

Needles won on 12/14/2024

12/14 @ 4:30p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Needles 12 26 22 14 74
Lincoln County 14 2 15 7 38

The Needles (CA) varsity basketball team won Saturday's away conference game against Lincoln County (Panaca, NV) by a score of 74-38.
Box score
Needles won on 1/18/2025

1/18 @ 4:30p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Lincoln County 9 12 14 20 55
Needles 17 24 21 11 73

The Lincoln County (Panaca, NV) varsity basketball team lost Saturday's away conference game against Needles (CA) by a score of 73-55.
Box score
Needles won on 2/15/2025

2/15 @ 2p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Needles - - - - 88
Lincoln County - - - - 41

The Needles (CA) varsity basketball team won Saturday's neutral playoff game against Lincoln County (Panaca, NV) by a score of 88-41.
Box score

12/14 @ 4:30p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Needles	12	26	22	14	74
Lincoln County	14	2	15	7	38

1/18 @ 4:30p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Lincoln County	9	12	14	20	55
Needles	17	24	21	11	73

Team Stat Comparison

Needles		Lincoln County
75.5	Points Per Game	56.8
30.1	Rebounds Per Game	34.6
17.7	Assists Per Game	9.7
13.3	Steals Per Game	10.3
3.7	Blocks Per Game	2.5

Team Leaders

Needles		Lincoln County	National Avg.
#2 Luke Mills18.9	Points Per Game	#2 Rowdy Lloyd16.0	4.9
#0 darrell russell6.7	Rebounds Per Game	#4 Kalen Bart8.3	2.6
#2 Luke Mills3.9	Assists Per Game	#2 Rowdy Lloyd2.6	1.0
#0 darrell russell2.8	Steals Per Game	#42 Kenyon Almaraz2.4	0.8
#13 Luca Walema1.7	Blocks Per Game	#34 Curtis Rippetoe0.9	0.2

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Needles	19-1		Lincoln County	14-7

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
12/3/24	Needles	Founders Classical Academy	(W) 75-21	1/10/25	Founders Classical Academy	Lincoln County	(W) 59-28
2/1/25	Founders Classical Academy	Needles	(W) 73-32	2/7/25	Lincoln County	Founders Classical Academy	(L) 50-44
12/10/24	Adelson	Needles	(W) 95-25	1/7/25	Lincoln County	Adelson	(W) 70-19
1/21/25	Needles	Adelson	(W) 90-25	2/4/25	Adelson	Lincoln County	(W) 77-24
12/13/24	Needles	White Pine	(W) 67-36	1/4/25	Lincoln County	White Pine	(W) 63-45
1/17/25	White Pine	Needles	(W) 77-24	1/28/25	White Pine	Lincoln County	(L) 57-56
				2/14/25	Lincoln County	White Pine	(W) 38-29
12/26/24	Needles	Moapa Valley	(W) 84-68	12/28/24	Moapa Valley	Lincoln County	(L) 63-60
12/27/24	Needles	Pahrump Valley	(W) 75-24	12/19/24	Pahrump Valley	Lincoln County	(W) 43-31
12/28/24	Needles	Virgin Valley	(W) 71-56	1/3/25	Virgin Valley	Lincoln County	(L) 64-43
12/28/24	Needles	Spring Creek	(W) 81-68	12/27/24	Spring Creek	Lincoln County	(L) 77-36
1/7/25	Needles	Laughlin	(W) 78-35	12/13/24	Laughlin	Lincoln County	(W) 62-48
2/4/25	Laughlin	Needles	(W) 85-38	1/17/25	Lincoln County	Laughlin	(W) 74-54
1/10/25	Needles	Lake Mead Christian Academy	(W) 87-41	1/25/25	Lincoln County	Lake Mead Christian Academy	(W) 63-35
2/7/25	Lake Mead Christian Academy	Needles	(W) 94-37	2/1/25	Lake Mead Christian Academy	Lincoln County	(W) 68-44
1/14/25	Awaken Christian	Needles	(W) 76-22	1/11/25	Awaken Christian	Lincoln County	(W) 61-34
1/31/25	Needles	Awaken Christian	(W) 61-42	2/8/25	Lincoln County	Awaken Christian	(W) 57-52
				2/13/25	Awaken Christian	Lincoln County	(W) 57-46
1/28/25	Needles	GV Christian	(W) 87-58	1/14/25	Lincoln County	GV Christian	(W) 51-49
2/8/25	GV Christian	Needles	(W) 83-38	1/31/25	GV Christian	Lincoln County	(L) 59-55
2/14/25	GV Christian	Needles	(W) 66-59
2/22/25	Incline	Needles	(L) 55-50	2/21/25	Lincoln County	Incline	(L) 69-57

Record Breakdown

Needles (24-25)		Lincoln County (24-25)
31-1	Overall	20-11
16-0	League	11-5
3-0	Non-League	2-1
3-0	Head to Head	0-3
19-1	Common Opponent	14-7
10-1	Home	7-5
10-0	Away	6-2
11-0	Neutral	7-4
3-1	Playoff	2-2
1-0	In-State	19-7
29-1	Out-of-State	1-4