Johnson County Central

2026 MUDECAS Basketball Tournament

January 07, 2026

The brackets have been released for the 2026 MUDECAS Basketball Tournament held in Beatrice, Nebraska. The 97th Edition of the MUDECAS Tournament will run Monday through Saturday, January 12th-17th, 2026, at the Beatrice City Auditorium and Beatrice Middle School.

The JCC Girls Basketball Team has received the 5th seed in the A Division and will face Johnson-Brock on Monday, January 12th at 8 PM at the Auditorium.

The JCC Boys Basketball Team has received the 6th seed in the A Division and will face EMF on Tuesday, January 13th at 3:30 PM at the Auditorium.

LIVESTREAM INFORMATION:

The JCC Striv Crew will be broadcasting the 3rd Place & Championship Games for the 2026 MUDECAS Basketball Tournament. These streams will be available on the page striv.tv/mudecas and also on the JCC Striv Channel (striv.tv/jcc). Coverage will include all four Girls & Boys, A & B Division Games for 3rd Place & the Championship.

Click below for the full brackets (PDF)

2026 MUDECAS Basketball Tournament - Girls Bracket (FINAL)

2026 MUDECAS Basketball Tournament - Boys Bracket (FINAL)

2026 MUDECAS Basketball Tournament Champions

Girls A Division: Freeman Falcons
Girls B Division: Exeter-Milligan-Friend Bobcats

Boys A Division: Tri County Trojans
Boys B Division: Lewiston Tigers

2026 MUDECAS Basketball Tournament Schedule/Results

Monday - Girls (Jan 12th, 2026)
Girls A Division (at Auditorium)
3:30 PM - 3 Falls City Sacred Heart def 6 Palmyra, 47-26
5:00 PM - 2 Tri County def 7 Southern, 43-24 - KWBE
6:30 PM - 1 Freeman def 8 Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer, 51-35 - KWBE
8:00 PM - 4 Johnson-Brock def 5 Johnson County Central, 41-34 - KWBE

Girls B Division (at Beatrice Middle School)
4:15 PM - 3 Diller-Odell def 6 Parkview Christian, 51-14 - Ol' Red
5:30 PM - 2 Pawnee City def 7 Meridian, 51-12 - Ol' Red
7:00 PM - 4 Sterling def 5 Bruning-Davenport/Shickley, 47-37 - Ol' Red
NOTE: #1-seed EMF has bye

Tuesday - Boys (Jan 13th, 2026)
Boys A Division (at Auditorium)
3:30 PM - 3 Exeter-Milligan-Friend def 6 Johnson County Central, 70-47 - Ol' Red | EMF Network
5:00 PM - 2 Johnson-Brock def 7 Palmyra, 57-24
6:30 PM - 1 Freeman def 8 Diller-Odell, 72-42 - KWBE
8:00 PM - 4 Tri County def 5 Falls City Sacred Heart, 56-40 - KWBE

Boys B Division (at Beatrice Middle School)
4:15 PM - 3 Southern def 6 Meridian, 51-44 - KWBE
5:30 PM - 2 Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer def 7 Pawnee City, 43-39
7:00 PM - 1 Parkview Christian def 8 Sterling, 44-42 - Ol' Red
8:15 PM - 5 Lewiston def 4 Bruning-Davenport/Shickley, 47-42 - Ol' Red

Thursday - Girls & Boys Semifinals (Jan 15th, 2026)
A Division (at Auditorium)
2:00 PM - Girls B Division Consolation Game - 7 Meridian def 6 Parkview Christian, 47-26 - Crossroads Network
3:30 PM - Girls A Semifinal - 2 Tri County def 3 Falls City Sacred Heart, 50-47 - KWBE | KTNC
5:00 PM - Girls A Semifinal - 1 Freeman def 4 Johnson-Brock, 37-36 - KWBE | Sunny 101.3
6:30 PM - Boys A Semifinal - 4 Tri County def 1 Freeman, 50-41 - KWBE
8:00 PM - Boys A Semifinal - 2 Johnson-Brock def 3 EMF, 59-52 - Ol' Red | Sunny 101.3 | EMF Network

B Division (at Beatrice Middle School)
4:15 PM - Girls B Semifinal - 1 EMF def 4 Sterling, 40-17 - Ol' Red | EMF Network
5:30 PM - Girls B Semifinal - 2 Pawnee City def 3 Diller-Odell, 27-25 - Ol' Red | KTNC
7:00 PM - Boys B Semifinal - 5 Lewiston def 1 Parkview Christian, 51-38
8:15 PM - Boys B Semifinal - 3 Southern def 2 HTRS, 45-44 OT - KTNC

Friday - Girls (Jan 16th, 2026)
At Auditorium
3:30 PM - Girls B 3rd Place Game - 3 Diller-Odell def 4 Sterling, 45-28 - JCC Striv striv.tv/mudecas
5:00 PM - Girls A 3rd Place Game - 3 Falls City Sacred Heart def 4 Johnson-Brock, 55-49 - JCC Striv striv.tv/mudecas | Sunny 101.3 FM
6:30 PM - Girls B Championship - 1 EMF def 2 Pawnee City, 39-24 - JCC Striv striv.tv/mudecas | NCN TV | KTNC | EMF Network
8:15 PM - Girls A Championship - 1 Freeman def 2 Tri County, 46-28 - JCC Striv striv.tv/mudecas | NCN TV

At Beatrice Middle School
~~4:15 PM - Girls B Consolation - 5 BDS vs 7 Meridian~~ CANCELLED (due to illness)
5:30 PM - Girls A Consolation - 6 Palmyra def 7 Southern, 31-29
7:00 PM - Girls A Consolation - 5 JCC def 8 HTRS, 49-42 OT - Sunny 101.3 FM

Saturday - Boys (Jan 17th, 2026)
At Auditorium
11:45 AM - Boys A Consolation - 5 FCSH def 8 Diller-Odell, 68-47
1:15 PM - Boys A Consolation - 6 JCC def 7 Palmyra, 48-33
2:45 PM - Boys B 3rd Place Game - 2 HTRS def 1 Parkview Christian, 47-43  - JCC Striv striv.tv/mudecas | KTNC
4:15 PM - Boys A 3rd Place Game - 1 Freeman def 3 EMF, 65-42  - JCC Striv striv.tv/mudecas | EMF Network
5:45 PM - Boys B Championship - 5 Lewiston def 3 Southern, 49-38   - JCC Striv striv.tv/mudecas | NCN TV
7:30 PM - Boys A Championship - 4 Tri County def 2 Johnson-Brock, 53-51  - JCC Striv striv.tv/mudecas | NCN TV | Sunny 101.3 FM

At Beatrice Middle School
11:45 AM - Boys B Consolation - 4 BDS def 8 Sterling, 55-38
1:15 PM - Boys B Consolation - 6 Meridian def 7 Pawnee City, 58-45

2026 MUDECAS Tournament Jane White All-Tournament Teams

Girls A Division
First Team:
Avery Santo, FCSH
Isabelle Peters, Tri County
Claire Schnuelle, Tri County
Shiloh Wallman, Freeman
Savannah Mahler, Freeman

Honorable Mention:
Daycee Witt, FCSH
Hallie Jones, FCSH
Lillian Bowen, HTRS
Hadlee Maxson, Southern
Grace Green, Palmyra
Harley Lubben, JCC
Brooklynn Veerhusen, Freeman
Kasie Knippelmeyer, Johnson-Brock
Daley Pelican, Johnson-Brock
Brooke Morgan, Tri County

Girls B Division
First Team:
Aniston Meints, EMF
Kinsley Benson, Pawnee City
Tori Bresson, EMF
Emalyse Gottula, Pawnee City
Aiden McKinney, Diller-Odell

Honorable Mention:
Kendall Filipi, EMF
Haylee Plager, Pawnee City
Hailee Miller, Diller-Odell
Avery Tuttle, EMF
Jocelyn Rathe, Sterling
Berkelee Beekman, Diller-Odell
Taylor Truscott, Sterling
Jaycee Schwisow, Meridian
Emma Hoins, BDS
Kiera Ulrich, Parkview Christian

Boys A Division
First Team:
Easton Buss, Freeman
Brody Koehler, Johnson-Brock
Hayden Gravatt, Johnson-Brock
Drew Siems, Tri County
Zachary Vossler, Tri County

Honorable Mention:
Creyton Heidemann, Diller-Odell
Cole Taft, FCSH
Wesley Swanson, JCC
Harrison Boyte, Palmyra
Grady Bresson, EMF
Keltyn Kirchhoff, EMF
Hayden Jansen, Freeman
Keegan White, Freeman
Grady Behrends, Johnson-Brock
Henry Kapke, Tri County

Boys B Division
First Team:
Payton Heideman, Lewiston
Paxx Adams, Southern
Brock Janssen, Lewiston
Emmett Glathar, HTRS
Grady Weyers, Lewiston

Honorable Mention:
Weston Whitwer, Southern
Tristen Wagner, Lewiston
Cole Hunzeker, HTRS
Harlem McGinnis, Parkview Christian
Dominic Back, Parkview Christian
Kameon Dettmann, HTRS
Jayton Jones, Meridian
Jordan Wernimont, Pawnee City
Levi Kamler, BDS
Brody Horstman, Sterling

2026 Jane White All-Tournament Teams - Girls