Boys
basketball had six classes in 2004-05. Each
class qualified eight teams for the Boys State Basketball Tournament held on
March 10, 11, and 12, 2005, 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 Bryan and
Lincoln Southeast were the wild-card teams for Class A. Norris and Lincoln Pius X were the Class B
wild-card teams. For the fourth 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 Adams Central and Boone
Central. North Platte St. Patrick’s and West Point Central Catholic were the C2
wild cards. In D1, Lewiston and Dodge received the wild cards. Sargent and
Wallace were the D2 wild-card winners. Paid attendance: 91,354.
2005 State Tournament
Results
Class A
First Round
Omaha
Creighton Prep 41, Lincoln Southeast 33
Omaha
Central 72, Omaha Northwest 58
Bellevue
West 70, Grand Island 48
Lincoln
Northeast 88, Omaha Bryan 76
Semifinals
Omaha Creighton Prep 68, Omaha Central 59
Bellevue West 70, Lincoln Northeast 58
Final
Bellevue
West (26-1) 67, Omaha Creighton Prep (17-7) 59
Class B
First Round
Mt. Michael Benedictine 63, Gretna 45
Lincoln Pius X 57, Aurora 34
Norris 60, Gering 45
Beatrice 47, Holdrege 38
Semifinals
Mt.
Michael Benedictine 66, Lincoln Pius X 55
Beatrice 47, Norris 38
Final
Beatrice (24-0) 54, Mt. Michael Benedictine (23-2)
49
Class C1
First Round
Grand
Island Central Catholic 46, Adams Central 34
Bishop Neumann 71, Norfolk Catholic 56
Boone Central 69, Boys Town 54
Syracuse 58, Kearney Catholic 43
Semifinals
Bishop
Neumann 32, Grand Island Central Catholic 31
Syracuse 64, Boone Central 51
Final
Syracuse (24-2) 55, Bishop Neumann (23-4) 46
Class C2
First Round
Ravenna
68, Fullerton 62
West Point Central Catholic 70, Wisner-Pilger 61
Wakefield 52, Bridgeport 50
North Platte St. Patrick’s 71, Louisville 64
Semifinals
Ravenna
68, West Point Central Catholic 43
Wakefield 51, North Platte St. Patrick’s 45
Final
Ravenna (27-0) 66, Wakefield (20-8) 28
Class D1
First Round
Falls
City Sacred Heart 64, Lewiston 44
Pleasanton 61, Dodge 60
Wauneta-Palisade 62, Spencer-Naper 46
Humphrey St. Francis 54, Scribner-Snyder 33
Semifinals
Pleasanton
61, Falls City Sacred Heart 41
Humphrey St. Francis 70, Wauneta-Palisade 63
Final
Pleasanton (23-3) 70, Humphrey St. Francis
(15-10) 48
Class D2
First Round
Bruning-Davenport
45, Sargent 31
Lindsay Holy Family 50, Wynot 38
Loomis 98, Stapleton 52
Ewing 58, Wallace 45
Semifinals
Lindsay
Holy Family 46, Bruning-Davenport 40
Loomis 56, Ewing 36
Final
Lindsay Holy Family
(23-3) 56, Loomis (24-2) 53
Championship Coaches
Class
A - Doug Woodard, Bellevue West
Class
B - Jim Weeks, Beatrice
Class
C1 - Mark Hrabik, Syracuse
Class
C2 - Paul Beranek, Ravenna
Class
D1 - Randy Bauer, Pleasanton
Class
D2 - Bob Schnitzler, Lindsay Holy Family
Girls
basketball had six classes in 2004-05.
Each class qualified eight teams for the Girls State Basketball
Tournament, which was held March 3, 4 and 5, 2005 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. Lincoln Southwest and
Bellevue East were the wild-card teams for Class A. South Sioux City 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 Kearney Catholic and Norfolk
Catholic. Tri County and Sutton were the C2 wild cards. In D1, Freeman and
Humphrey St. Francis received the wild cards. Newcastle and Loomis were the D2
wild-card winners. Paid attendance: 54,696.
2005 State Tournament
Results
Class A
First Round
Lincoln Northeast 67, Omaha Burke 20
Bellevue West 54, Lincoln Southwest 52
Papillion-La Vista 43, Columbus 32
Bellevue East 58, Lincoln Southeast 52
Semifinals
Lincoln
Northeast 59, Bellevue West 48
Bellevue
East 61, Papillion-La Vista 58
Final
Lincoln Northeast (24-0) 52, Bellevue East (22-3) 45
Class
B
First Round
Omaha
Skutt Catholic 60, Gering 45
South
Sioux City 82, Crete 42
Beatrice
65, Holdrege 41
Norris
63, Gretna 47
South
Sioux City 50, Omaha Skutt Catholic 46
Beatrice
67, Norris 57
South Sioux City (22-5) 57, Beatrice (16-7) 45
Class
C1
First
Round
Chadron
46, Grand Island Central Catholic 33
Fort
Calhoun 55, Kearney Catholic 51
Crofton
56, Lincoln Christian 50
Norfolk
Catholic 43, Ashland-Greenwood 40
Fort
Calhoun 36, Chadron 33
Crofton
49, Norfolk Catholic 45
Crofton
(20-4) 54, Fort Calhoun (24-1) 42
Class
C2
Exeter-Milligan
59, Tri County 43
Elm
Creek 66, Sutton 63
West
Point Central Catholic 77, Malcolm 45
Elkhorn
Valley 50, Southern Valley 37
Exeter-Milligan
63, Elm Creek 37
West
Point Central Catholic 62, Elkhorn Valley 34
West
Point Central Catholic (25-0) 72, Exeter-Milligan (29-1) 44
Falls
City Sacred Heart 71, Red Cloud 51
Freeman
50, Spalding/Spalding Academy 41
Humphrey
St. Francis 88, Leigh 32
Wauneta-Palisade
54, Overton 35
Freeman
53, Falls City Sacred Heart 34
Humphrey
St. Francis 68, Wauneta-Palisade 45
Humphrey
St. Francis (23-2) 62, Freeman (19-8) 48
McPherson
County 53, Shickley 43
Clearwater
39, Kenesaw 31
Newcastle
40, Loomis 38
Wynot
77, Paxton 41
Clearwater
48, McPherson County 47
Wynot
47, Newcastle 37
Wynot
(23-4) 53, Clearwater (23-3) 49
Championship Coaches
Class
A - Rich Olson, Lincoln Northeast
Class
B - Kelly Flynn, South Sioux City
Class
C1 - Aaron Losing, Crofton
Class
C2 - Jerry Stracke, West Point Central Catholic
Class
D1 - Bryan Reichmuth, Humphrey St. Francis
Class
D2 - Steve Wieseler, Wynot