Boys
basketball had six classes in 2003-04.
Each class qualified eight teams for the Boys State Basketball
Tournament held on March 11, 12 and 13, 2004, in Lincoln.
Classes A and B were divided
into six districts with the district champions and two wild-card teams,
selected on the basis of a point system, qualifying for the state
tournament. Omaha Central and Omaha
Westside were the wild-card teams for Class A.
Ralston and Beatrice were the Class B wild-card teams. For the third year in NSAA history, Classes
C1, C2, D1 and D2 also had two wild-card qualifiers. Classes C1, C2, D1 and D2
were divided into twelve sub-districts and six districts. The winners of the district finals in each
class advanced to the state tournament. The two non-district champions with the
highest wild-card average received invitations to the state tournament. The
Class C1 wild-card qualifiers were Grand Island Central Catholic and
Bridgeport. Elmwood-Murdock and Louisville were the C2 wild cards. In D1, Omaha
Nation and Shelby received the wild cards. Thedford and Allen were the D2
wild-card winners. Paid attendance: 92,073.
2004 State Tournament
Results
Class A
First Round
Lincoln
High 54, Omaha Central 46
Omaha
Westside 53, Lincoln Northeast 26
Bellevue
West 81, North Platte 62
Lincoln
Southeast 59, Bellevue East 40
Semifinals
Omaha
Westside 46, Lincoln High 44
Bellevue
West 51, Lincoln Southeast 48
Final
Bellevue West (23-2) 70,
Omaha Westside (21-5) 51
Class B
First Round
Ralston
48, Gretna 45
Hastings
54, York 42
Lincoln
Pius X 53, Beatrice 49
Blair
62, Ogallala 50
Semifinals
Ralston
48, Hastings 40
Lincoln
Pius X 54, Blair 35
Final
Lincoln Pius X (15-8) 64,
Ralston (23-3) 38
Class C1
First Round
Grand
Island Central Catholic 68, Twin River 48
Kearney
Catholic 61, Chase County 47
Valentine
70, Bridgeport 52
Lincoln
Christian 60, Mt. Michael Benedictine 58
Semifinals
Kearney
Catholic 57, Grand Island Central Catholic 53
Lincoln
Christian 46, Valentine 34
Final
Kearney Catholic (26-1)
63, Lincoln Christian (13-13) 48
Class C2
First Round
Elmwood-Murdock
48, Friend 37
Louisville
45, Randolph 44
Ravenna
70, West Point Central Catholic 64
Cambridge
54, Sutton 47
Semifinals
Louisville
47, Elmwood-Murdock 42
Cambridge
77, Ravenna 62
Final
Cambridge (26-1) 58,
Louisville (19-4) 50
Class D1
First Round
Falls
City Sacred Heart 75, Leyton 50
Spencer-Naper
55, Silver Lake 51
Humphrey
St. Francis 52, Elm Creek 42
Shelby
46, Omaha Nation 35
Semifinals
Falls
City Sacred Heart 54, Spencer-Naper 49
Shelby
54, Humphrey St. Francis 36
Final
Falls City Sacred Heart
(25-3) 44, Shelby (19-5) 35
Class D2
First Round
Lindsay
Holy Family 63, Ewing 58 OT
Lynch
52, Thedford 50
Loomis
88, Banner County 43
Allen
68, Bruning-Davenport 58
Semifinals
Lindsay
Holy Family 69, Lynch 66
Loomis
59, Allen 55
Final
Loomis
(25-1) 87, Lindsay Holy Family (16-9) 66
Championship Coaches
Class
A - Doug Woodard, Bellevue West
Class
B - Ray Forycki, Lincoln Pius X
Class
C1 - Don Leiss, Kearney Catholic
Class
C2 - Del Schoenfish, Cambridge
Class
D1 - Doug Goltz, Falls City Sacred Heart
Class
D2 - Steve Johnson, Loomis
Girls basketball had six
classes in 2003-04. Each class
qualified eight teams for the Girls State Basketball Tournament, which was held
March 4, 5 and 6, 2004, in Lincoln.
Classes A and B were divided
into six districts with the district champions and two wild card teams,
selected on the basis of a point system, qualifying for the state
tournament. Millard West and North
Platte were the wild-card teams for Class A.
Omaha Skutt Catholic and Beatrice were the Class B wild-card teams. Classes
C1, C2, D1 and D2 were divided into twelve sub-districts and six
districts. The winners of the district
finals in each class advanced to the state tournament. The two non-district
champions with the highest wild-card average received invitations to the state
tournament. The Class C1 wild-card qualifiers were Logan View and Hastings St.
Cecilia. Sutton and Malcolm were the C2 wild cards. In D1, Diller-Odell and
Bancroft-Rosalie received the wild cards. Wynot and Newcastle were the D2
wild-card winners. Paid attendance: 50,290.
2004 State Tournament Results
Class A
First Round
Bellevue East 46,
Papillion-LaVista 28
Lincoln Southeast 63, North
Platte 57
Lincoln East 58, Lincoln High
51
Millard West 58, Columbus 36
Semifinals
Bellevue East 55, Lincoln Southeast
46
Lincoln East 46, Millard West
44
Final
Lincoln
East (24-1) 64, Bellevue East (23-3) 50
Class B
First Round
Omaha Skutt Catholic 65,
Crete 50
Gering 70, Norris 48
South Sioux City 52, Gretna
30
Beatrice 53, Grand Island
Northwest 29
Omaha Skutt Catholic 51,
Gering 49
South Sioux City 66, Beatrice
56
South Sioux City (25-5) 42, Omaha Skutt Catholic (18-5) 37
Class C1
First Round
Ashland-Greenwood 47, Logan
View 28
Columbus Scotus 40, Fillmore
Central 35
Gothenburg 57, Centura 50
Norfolk Catholic 56, Hastings
St. Cecilia 45
Columbus Scotus 50,
Ashland-Greenwood 41
Norfolk Catholic 48,
Gothenburg 45
Columbus Scotus (25-0) 40, Norfolk Catholic (18-8) 34
Class C2
First Round
Sutton 60, Elmwood-Murdock 50
West Point Central Catholic
79, Southern Valley 55
Fullerton 53, Elkhorn Valley
45
Ravenna 60, Malcolm 37
West Point Central Catholic
51, Sutton 48
Ravenna 53, Fullerton 47
West Point Central Catholic (25-0) 79, Ravenna (23-2) 58
Greeley/Wolbach 49, Paxton 38
Exeter-Milligan 51,
Diller-Odell 39
Elm Creek 65, Freeman 62
Humphrey St. Francis 70,
Bancroft-Rosalie 66
Exeter-Milligan 57,
Greeley/Wolbach 50
Elm Creek 60, Humphrey St.
Francis 48
Exeter-Milligan (28-0) 57, Elm Creek (24-2) 46
Chambers 40, Dorchester 30
Clearwater 54,
Bruning-Davenport 34
Newcastle 46, Loomis 34
Banner County 40, Wynot 38
Chambers 55, Clearwater 38
Banner County 41, Newcastle
36
Chambers (22-4) 48, Banner County (20-5) 46
Championship Coaches
Class A - Todd Mitmesser,
Lincoln East
Class B - Kelly Flynn, South
Sioux City
Class C1 - Sean Wickham,
Columbus Scotus
Class C2 - Jerry Stracke,
West Point Central Catholic
Class D1 - Jason Arbuck,
Exeter-Milligan
Class D2 - John Miller,
Chambers