GIRLS BASKETBALL
Girls
basketball had six classes in 2008-09.
Each class qualified eight teams for the Girls State Basketball
Tournament, which was held March 5, 6 and 7 2009 in Lincoln.
Class
A was divided into seven districts with the district champions and one
wild-card team, selected on the basis of a point system, qualifying for the
state tournament. Lincoln East was the wild-card team for Class A. Class B was
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.
Adams Central and South Sioux City 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 Crofton and Hershey. Cambridge and West Point
Central Catholic were the C2 wild cards. In D1, Humphrey and Deshler received
the wild cards. Chambers and Pleasanton
were the D2 wild-card winners.
For
the second consecutive season, the NSAA played third-place games, pairing the
two teams losing in the semifinal round. Paid attendance: 56,852.
2009
State Championship
Results
Class A
First Round
Lincoln Southeast 58, Omaha
Westside 38
Millard West 73, Millard North 58
Bellevue West 64, Lincoln
East 54
Omaha Marian 55, North Platte
44
Semifinals
Lincoln Southeast 71, Millard
West 58
Bellevue West 75, Omaha Marian 50
Third Place
Omaha Marian (23-6) 53,
Millard West (20-5) 51
Final
Bellevue West (23-2)
71, Lincoln
Southeast (26-1) 60
Class B
First Round
Seward 51, Omaha
Skutt Catholic 47
Alliance 50, Adams Central 49 OT
Lincoln Pius X 61, Gretna
45
Holdrege 66,
South Sioux City 62 OT
Semifinals
Seward
44, Alliance 21
Lincoln Pius X 55, Holdrege 46
Third Place
Alliance (21-4) 67, Holdrege
(20-5) 62
Final
Seward (25-0) 39, Lincoln Pius X (20-3) 35
Class
C1
First
Round
Crofton 42, Lincoln Christian 40
Bennington 59, Boone Central 51
Bishop
Neumann 48, Minden
32
Kimball 56,
Hershey 52
Semifinals
Bennington 51, Crofton 40
Bishop
Neumann 55, Kimball 30
Third Place
Crofton
(23-2) 56, Kimball (21-6) 34
Final
Bishop Neumann
(25-1) 49, Bennington
(20-4) 38
Class
C2
First Round
Perkins County 45, Concordia 36
Aquinas
Catholic 60, Hartington Cedar Catholic 50
Ravenna 51, Tri
County 39
Cambridge 67, West Point Central
Catholic 60
Semifinals
Aquinas
Catholic 58, Perkins
County 46
Ravenna 62, Cambridge
38
Third Place
Cambridge (22-2) 55, Perkins
County (22-3) 36
Final
Ravenna (27-0) 45, Aquinas
Catholic (22-3) 40
Class D1
First Round
Bancroft-Rosalie
61, Exeter-Milligan 41
Humphrey 50,
Wauneta-Palisade 34
Elkhorn Valley 62, Sandhills/Thedford 38
Silver Lake 60, Deshler 57 2OT
Semifinals
Bancroft-Rosalie
66, Humphrey 61
Silver Lake
38, Elkhorn Valley 37
Third Place
Elkhorn Valley (22-5) 52, Humphrey (21-4) 51
Final
Bancroft-Rosalie
(27-1) 56, Silver
Lake (22-4) 43
Class D2
First Round
Chambers 79,
Spalding/Spalding Academy 37
Paxton 56,
Hay Springs 41
Pleasanton 57, Newcastle
43
Ewing 53, Falls City
Sacred Heart 41
Semifinals
Chambers 45,
Paxton 43
Ewing 53, Pleasanton 47
Third Place
Pleasanton (22-3) 49, Paxton (16-7) 39
Final
Ewing (24-3) 51, Chambers (24-2) 48 OT
Championship Coaches
Class
A Doug Woodard,
Bellevue West
Class
B Tom Tvrdy,
Seward
Class
C1 Rick Ahrens,
Bishop Neumann
Class
C2 Jeff Thober,
Ravenna
Class
D1 Rod Peters,
Bancroft-Rosalie
Class D2 Brock Eichelberger, Ewing
BOYS BASKETBALL
Boys
basketball had six classes in 2008-09.
Each class qualified eight teams for the Boys State Basketball
Tournament held on March 12, 13, and 14, 2009, in Lincoln.
Class
A was divided into seven districts with the district champions and one
wild-card team, selected on the basis of a point system, qualifying for the
state tournament. Lincoln East was the wild-card team for Class A. Class B was 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. Sidney and Waverly were the Class B wild-card
teams.
For
the sixth 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 Bennington and Minden.
Elmwood-Murdock and Axtell were the C2 wild cards. In D1, Hartington and Mead
received the wild cards. Falls City Sacred Heart and Hampton were the D2
wild-card winners.
For
the second consecutive season, the NSAA played third-place games, pairing the
two teams losing in the semifinal round. Paid attendance: 94,286.
2009 State Championship
Results
Class A
First Round
Lincoln Southwest 60, Bellevue West 49
Omaha Bryan 42, Lincoln East
41
Lincoln Southeast 63, Norfolk 49
Omaha Creighton Prep 49, Lincoln High 47
Semifinals
Lincoln Southwest 60, Omaha
Bryan 58
Omaha Creighton Prep 61, Lincoln
Southeast 41
Third Place
Lincoln Southeast (20-6) 62, Omaha Bryan
(20-8) 55
Final
Omaha Creighton Prep (22-5) 34, Lincoln Southwest (22-3)
31
Class B
First Round
Scottsbluff
51, Omaha Skutt
Catholic 47
Beatrice
34, Waverly 33
Ralston
68, McCook 57
Sidney
51, Columbus
Lakeview 44
Semifinals
Beatrice
48, Scottsbluff 40
Ralston
59, Sidney 42
Third Place
Sidney (17-8) 52, Scottsbluff
(25-5) 42
Final
Ralston (23-4) 61, Beatrice (20-3) 49
Class C1
First Round
Hastings St. Cecilia 59, North Bend Central 41
Pierce
61, Boys Town 41
Chadron
53, Syracuse 40
Bennington 64, Minden 45
Semifinals
Hastings St.
Cecilia 46, Pierce 39
Chadron
58, Bennington
45
Third Place
Bennington (23-3) 64, Pierce
(22-4) 63
Final
Hastings St.
Cecilia (24-1) 61, Chadron (25-1) 58
Class C2
First Round
Freeman
71, Hartington Cedar Catholic 47
Archbishop
Bergan 50, Elmwood-Murdock 41
Axtell
50, Wilber-Clatonia 39
Ravenna 60, Sutherland 33
Semifinals
Freeman
62, Archbishop Bergan 40
Ravenna 61, Axtell 53
Third Place
Archbishop
Bergan (19-6) 55, Axtell (20-4) 51
Final
Ravenna (23-5) 57, Freeman
(25-2) 51
Class D1
First Round
Giltner
52, Bruning-Davenport 49 OT
Humphrey
St. Francis 37, Hartington 35
Mead
50, Arapahoe 48
Burwell
53, Omaha
Nation 40
Semifinals
Humphrey
St. Francis 70, Giltner 55
Mead
68, Burwell 51
Third Place
Burwell
(23-3) 60, Giltner (19-4) 45
Final
Mead
(19-6) 55, Humphrey St. Francis (21-5) 52
Class D2
First Round
Sterling
50, Falls City Sacred Heart 35
Hay
Springs 65, St. Marys 64
Hayes Center 87, Litchfield 40
Ewing
54, Hampton 44
Semifinals
Sterling
60, Hay Springs 52
Ewing
65, Hayes Center 50
Third Place
Hayes Center (22-3) 55, Hay Springs
(23-2) 54
Final
Sterling (22-4) 49, Ewing (25-2) 48
Championship Coaches
Class
A Josh Luedtke, Omaha Creighton Prep
Class
B Bill Heard, Ralston
Class
C1 Rob Kober, Hastings St.
Cecilia
Class
C2 Paul Beranek, Ravenna
Class
D1 PJ Quinn, Mead
Class D2 Jimmy Motz, Sterling