Red Cloud wins first game at state in 26 years

The Warriors took down S-E-M 62-53

Updated: March 5, 2026
By Eric McKay

LINCOLN - Red Cloud is taking advantage of their first opportunity at the state tournament in almost a decade.

The second-seeded Warriors defeated Sumner-Eddyville-Miller to advance to the Class D2 state semifinals.

The Warriors are playing in their first state tournament in eight years, and have advanced to the semifinals for the first time since the 2000 season, when they finished runner up in Class D1.

S-E-M finishes their season 13-10.

Score by Period

TEAM

1

2

3

4

T

SEM

13

18

11

11

53

RHS

11

22

12

17

62

Team Comparison

STATISTIC

SEM

RED CLOUD

FG%

32%

34%

FGs

20-62

19-56

3FG%

29%

29%

3FGs

8-28

9-31

FT%

36%

68%

FTs

5-14

15-22

TOs

8

11

PtsOffTO

14

5

TotReb

38

49

DefReb

21

30

Off Reb

17

19

2ndChPts

10

16

BenchPts

0

11

PtsPaint

24

18

FstBkPt

0

2

Blocks

1

0

Steals

5

4

Assts

14

11

Times Tied:

7

Time Tied:

6:02

Lead Chg:

4

LeadTime

11:16

14:43

Red Cloud Full Box Score

#

Player

PTS

FG

3FG

FT

OR

DR

REB

A

PF

TO

BL

ST

MIN

+/-

4*

RUST, AIVA

17

5-12

2-7

5-6

2

7

9

1

4

3

0

2

22

6

10*

FAIMON, JOSIE

27

8-19

4-9

7-12

3

4

7

2

1

1

0

2

31

6

11*

FANGMEYER, CAMRIE

0

0-9

0-7

0-0

2

2

4

3

1

0

0

0

30

9

12*

FAIMON, KAYLA

7

2-7

0-3

3-4

2

6

8

3

2

2

0

0

31

10

23*

ARMSTRONG, ELYSE

0

0-1

0-0

0-0

0

2

2

0

2

2

0

0

12

-5

5

HELDT, HAIZE

3

1-5

1-3

0-0

6

4

10

2

1

3

0

0

25

14

25

RUST, CHARLOTTE

8

3-3

2-2

0-0

2

3

5

0

5

0

0

0

8

5

TM

TEAM

0

-

-

-

2

2

4

0

0

TOTALS

62

19-56

9-31

15-22

19

30

49

11

16

11

0

4

GAME PCT

33.9

29.0

68.2

S-E-M Full Box Score

#

Player

PTS

FG

3FG

FT

OR

DR

REB

A

PF

TO

BL

ST

MIN

+/-

3*

ARBUTHNOT, TARYN

19

7-19

3-9

2-7

0

7

7

5

3

3

0

2

30

-10

11*

SCOVILLE, MIA

2

1-6

0-3

0-0

2

2

4

4

5

0

0

0

27

-1

14*

JONES, KYLER

11

4-10

0-0

3-6

8

3

11

2

2

1

1

0

31

-9

22*

HOOS, JAYCELYN

17

6-19

5-15

0-0

0

5

5

1

4

2

0

2

32

-9

24*

HARDER, AVERY

4

2-6

0-1

0-1

3

2

5

2

2

1

0

1

31

-8

5

HAYS, HAYLEE

0

0-2

0-0

0-0

2

0

2

0

1

1

0

0

9

-8

TM

TEAM

0

-

-

-

2

2

4

0

0

TOTALS

53

20-62

8-28

5-14

17

21

38

14

17

8

1

5

GAME PCT

32.3

28.6

35.7

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