Tonight Creighton hosts Hartington Cedar Catholic. 6'1 guard John Mitchell III, who most of you probably have never heard of, needs 22 points to break 1,000 for his career. What makes this future 1,000 point scorer different? He's only a sophomore! As a freshman he averaged 24 a game. This year he is averaging 33.6 per game with multiple games over 40. Assuming he scores his 1,000th point tonight he will have done it in just 37 games.
If he stays at Creighton, stays healthy, continues to score at his current pace,, and the team makes some deep post season runs over the next three seasons, he has a great chance to become the state's all time leading scorer. Below is list of the 2000+ point scorers in boys state history. Depending on how deep of a post season run his team makes he's on track to finish his sophomore season between 1,300-1,600 points. They have 8 more regular season games, 3 in the Lewis and Clark Conference tournament, and 1-6 in postseason play.
Points Player, School, Year Graduated
2748-Bill Holliday, Wilsonville, 1960
2406-Ron Simmons, Sumner, 1964
2337-Bob Siegel, Fairbury, 1973
2336-Lindley Thompson, Paxton, 1996
2332-David Wingett, Winnebago 2017
2292-Ron Zook, Glenvil, 1950
2247-Kurt Lauer, Gibbon, 1964
2247-Rylee Reinertson, Gibbon, 2014
2237-Bruce Chubick, West Holt, 1989
2205-Austin Kaczor, Ewing, 2010
2195-Wes Eikmeier, Archbishop Bergan, 2008
2185-Chad Ideus, Adams, 1994
2167-Jason Glock, Wahoo, 1991
2147-Jon Dolliver, Stanton, 1996
2144-Roger Witt, Otoe, 1957
2140-Anthony Harms, Filley 1998
2112-Mike Gesell, South Sioux City, 2012
2110-Dru Kuxhausen, Scottsbluff, 2017
2098-Dann Martin, Maxwell, 1985
2086-Noah Schutte, Laurel-Concord-Coleridge, 2020
2076-Jay Spearman, Sutton, 1990
2066-Bob Moore, Clarkson, 1956
2058-Jesse Carr, Ainsworth, 2008
2049-Ryan Young, Grant, 1985
2040-Jim Uchtman, Humphrey, 1968
2036-Pete Tipton, Hartington, 1975
2012-Randy Gilson, Maxwell, 1992
2002-Kent Payne, Palmer, 1980
If he stays at Creighton, stays healthy, continues to score at his current pace,, and the team makes some deep post season runs over the next three seasons, he has a great chance to become the state's all time leading scorer. Below is list of the 2000+ point scorers in boys state history. Depending on how deep of a post season run his team makes he's on track to finish his sophomore season between 1,300-1,600 points. They have 8 more regular season games, 3 in the Lewis and Clark Conference tournament, and 1-6 in postseason play.
Points Player, School, Year Graduated
2748-Bill Holliday, Wilsonville, 1960
2406-Ron Simmons, Sumner, 1964
2337-Bob Siegel, Fairbury, 1973
2336-Lindley Thompson, Paxton, 1996
2332-David Wingett, Winnebago 2017
2292-Ron Zook, Glenvil, 1950
2247-Kurt Lauer, Gibbon, 1964
2247-Rylee Reinertson, Gibbon, 2014
2237-Bruce Chubick, West Holt, 1989
2205-Austin Kaczor, Ewing, 2010
2195-Wes Eikmeier, Archbishop Bergan, 2008
2185-Chad Ideus, Adams, 1994
2167-Jason Glock, Wahoo, 1991
2147-Jon Dolliver, Stanton, 1996
2144-Roger Witt, Otoe, 1957
2140-Anthony Harms, Filley 1998
2112-Mike Gesell, South Sioux City, 2012
2110-Dru Kuxhausen, Scottsbluff, 2017
2098-Dann Martin, Maxwell, 1985
2086-Noah Schutte, Laurel-Concord-Coleridge, 2020
2076-Jay Spearman, Sutton, 1990
2066-Bob Moore, Clarkson, 1956
2058-Jesse Carr, Ainsworth, 2008
2049-Ryan Young, Grant, 1985
2040-Jim Uchtman, Humphrey, 1968
2036-Pete Tipton, Hartington, 1975
2012-Randy Gilson, Maxwell, 1992
2002-Kent Payne, Palmer, 1980
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