BOYS BASKETBALL
Boys basketball had six classes in 2006-07.
Each class qualified eight teams for the Boys State Basketball Tournament held
on March 8, 9, and 10, 2007, in
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 North and
2007 State
Championship Results
Class A
First Round
Semifinals
Final
Class B
First Round
Scottsbluff 41, Ralston 31
Beatrice 64,
Crete 66,
Semifinals
Beatrice 57,
Final
Class C1
First Round
Pierce 61, Boone Central 54
Ainsworth 55, Hastings St.
Cecilia 45
Ashland-Greenwood 62, Wahoo
45
Chadron 58,
Semifinals
Ainsworth 59, Pierce 54
Chadron 54, Ashland-Greenwood
45
Final
Ainsworth (24-1) 63, Chadron
(18-8) 59
Class C2
First Round
Ponca 84, Weeping Water 63
Archbishop Bergan 61, Deshler 39
Oakland-Craig 56,
Semifinals
Ponca 58, Archbishop Bergan 56
Oakland-Craig 38,
Final
Ponca (26-1) 56,
Oakland-Craig (19-8) 48
Class D1
First Round
Wauneta-Palisade 72, Pope
John 44
Scribner-Snyder 69,
Leigh 74, Freeman 58
Loomis 59,
Semifinals
Wauneta-Palisade 86,
Scribner-Snyder 50
Leigh 77, Loomis 58
Final
Wauneta-Palisade (25-0) 71, Leigh (23-3) 60
Class D2
First Round
Spencer-Naper 53, Stapleton 44
Ewing 46,
St. Edward 89,
Sumner-Eddyville-Miller 52
Wallace 50, Dodge 48
Semifinals
Spencer-Naper 35,
St. Edward 54, Wallace 43
Final
St. Edward (24-2) 48,
Spencer-Naper (26-1) 42
Championship Coaches
Class A - Eric Behrens,
Class B - Jon Burt,
Class C1 - Harlan Welch &
Brian Delimont, Ainsworth
Class C2 - Bob Hayes, Ponca
Class D1 - Dave Kuhlen, Wauneta-Palisade
Class D2 - Aaron Martin, St.
Edward
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Girls basketball
had six classes in 2006-07. Each class qualified eight teams for the
Girls State Basketball Tournament, which was held March 1, 2, and 3, 2007 in
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 Southeast and Bellevue East were the wild-card teams for Class A.
Lincoln Pius X and Ogallala 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 North Bend
Central and Crofton. Blue Hill and Homer were the C2 wild cards. In D1,
Bancroft-Rosalie and Axtell received the wild cards. Chambers and Falls City
Sacred Heart were the D2 wild-card winners. Paid attendance: 37,017.
2007 State Championship
Results
Class A
First Round
Semifinals
Final
Class B
First Round
Crete 64,
Holdrege 62, Aurora 55
Semifinals
Final
Class C1
First Round
Fairbury 56,
Crofton 61,
Semifinals
Crofton 60,
Final
Crofton (25-3) 47,
Class C2
First Round
Homer 57,
Semifinals
Final
Class D1
First Round
Freeman 50, North Loup-Scotia
37
Bancroft-Rosalie 67, Arapahoe
30
Humphrey St. Francis 88,
Palmer 31
Axtell 51, Wauneta-Palisade
35
Semifinals
Freeman 44,
Bancroft-Rosalie 39
Humphrey St. Francis 65,
Axtell 45
Final
Humphrey St. Francis (26-0)
77, Freeman (25-3) 27
Class D2
First Round
Semifinals
Ewing 46,
Final
Ewing (23-4) 56,
Championship Coaches
Class A - Matt Fritsche,
Class B - Dave Sautter,
Class C1 - Aaron Losing,
Crofton
Class C2 - Rick Petri,
Class D1 - Bryan Reichmuth, Humphrey St. Francis
Class D2 - Brock Eichlberger,