Basketball ****Boys State Tournament Brackets (Updated after Day #3)****

Alum-Ni

Heisman
Aug 29, 2004
46,208
42,806
113
CLASS A

First Round

Omaha Westside 61, Lincoln High 58
Lincoln Southwest 81, Millard North 71
Bellevue West 79, Papillion-LaVista 68
Papillion-LaVista South 57, Omaha Creighton Prep 48

Semifinals
Lincoln Southwest 66, Omaha Westside 63
Papillion-LaVista South 64, Bellevue West 61

STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
Saturday, March 14 (1:00 PM)

Lincoln Southwest (23-4) vs. Papillion-LaVista South (19-6)

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CLASS B

First Round

Omaha Skutt 51, Lincoln Pius X 41
Elkhorn North 66, Wahoo 39
Norris 63, Bennington 55
Scottsbluff 76, Gretna East 53

Semifinals
Elkhorn North 59, Omaha Skutt 57 (OT)
Scottsbluff 64, Norris 60

STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
Saturday, March 14 (6:15 PM)

Elkhorn North (19-5) vs. Scottsbluff (23-4)

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CLASS C1

First Round

Ogallala 77, Syracuse 43
Douglas County West 49, Grand Island Central Catholic 41
Ashland-Greenwood 65, Lincoln Christian 53
Auburn 41, Gothenburg 40 (OT)

Semifinals
Douglas County West 43, Ogallala 39
Ashland-Greenwood 67, Auburn 52

STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
Saturday, March 14 (11:00 AM)

Douglas County West (23-6) vs. Ashland-Greenwood (27-1)

Third Place
Ogallala (26-1) vs. Auburn (25-2)

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CLASS C2

First Round

Yutan 62, Exeter-Milligan/Friend 40
Norfolk Catholic 48, North Bend 40
Fremont Bergan 71, Pender 43
Freeman 57, Valentine 56 (OT)

Semifinals
Norfolk Catholic 49, Yutan 47
Fremont Bergan 58, Freeman 53

STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
Saturday, March 14 (4:15 PM)

Norfolk Catholic (24-4) vs. Fremont Bergan (27-1)

Third Place
Yutan (23-3) vs. Freeman (20-6)

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CLASS D1

First Round

Howells-Dodge 57, Fullerton 37
Elm Creek 55, North Platte St. Patrick's 46
Lutheran High Northeast 47, Mead 44 (OT)
McCool Junction 55, East Butler 50

Semifinals
Howells-Dodge 60, Elm Creek 36
McCool Junction 50, Lutheran High Northeast 49

STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
Saturday, March 14 (8:15 PM)

Howells-Dodge (25-3) vs. McCool Junction (21-6)

Third Place
Elm Creek (22-6) vs. Lutheran High Northeast (23-5)

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CLASS D2

First Round

Elgin/Elgin Pope John 46, Pleasanton 44
Guardian Angels Central Catholic 54, Deshler 50
Archangels Catholic 49, Falls City Sacred Herat 28
O'Neill St. Mary's 56, Wynot 42

Semifinals
Elgin/Elgin Pope John 44, Guardian Angels Central Catholic 33
Archangels Catholic 57, O'Neill St. Mary's 52

STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
Saturday, March 14 (9:00 AM)

Elgin/Elgin Pope John (25-3) vs. Archangels Catholic (26-2)

Third Place
Guardian Angels Central Catholic (16-12) vs. O'Neill St. Mary's (26-3)
 
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Alum-Ni

Heisman
Aug 29, 2004
46,208
42,806
113
Past Ten State Champions

CLASS A
YEARCHAMPIONRUNNER-UPSCORE
2025Papillion-LaVista SouthOmaha Westside61-58
2024Bellevue WestMillard North57-48
2023Bellevue WestMillard North64-41
2022Millard NorthBellevue West67-57
2021Millard NorthBellevue West84-78 (OT)
2020Bellevue WestMillard North64-62
2019Omaha SouthOmaha Central58-56
2018Omaha Creighton PrepBellevue West56-46
2017NorfolkPapillion-LaVista68-49
2016Omaha SouthFremont59-50

CLASS B
YEARCHAMPIONRUNNER-UPSCORE
2025Omaha SkuttScottsbluff64-49
2024Omaha SkuttNorris70-63
2023Omaha SkuttPlatteview57-50
2022Omaha RoncalliOmaha Skutt52-37
2021BeatriceElkhorn36-34 (OT)
2020Omaha SkuttOmaha Roncalli59-31
2019Lincoln Pius XOmaha Roncalli71-59 (2OT)
2018YorkOmaha Skutt61-56 (2OT)
2017GretnaScottsbluff55-53
2016GretnaScottsbluff52-33

CLASS C1
YEARCHAMPIONRUNNER-UPSCORE
2025Ashland-GreenwoodOmaha Concordia53-39
2024WahooAuburn49-42 (OT)
2023Ashland-GreenwoodAuburn54-24
2022Ashland-GreenwoodAuburn36-33
2021AuburnAdams Central41-33
2020AuburnOgallala58-34
2019AuburnNorth Bend30-29
2018WahooWinnebago70-66 (OT)
2017Wahoo NeumannWahoo80-57
2016Wahoo NeumannAdams Central63-54

CLASS C2
YEARCHAMPIONRUNNER-UPSCORE
2025Fremont BerganCross County53-43
2024AmherstLincoln Lutheran59-54 (OT)
2023FreemanAmherst53-35
2022Humphrey/Lindsay Holy FamilyGrand Island Central Catholic43-42
2021Grand Island Central CatholicYutan55-34
2020Bancroft-Rosalie/Lyons-DecaturGrand Island Central Catholic61-47
2019Bancroft-Rosalie/Lyons-DecaturYutan53-42
2018PoncaHastings St. Cecilia50-40
2017PoncaNeligh-Oakdale52-45
2016Hastings St. CeciliaElmwood-Murdock57-38

CLASS D1
YEARCHAMPIONRUNNER-UPSCORE
2025Johnson-BrockHowells-Dodge61-46
2024Johnson-BrockAinsworth52-45
2023Johnson-BrockNorth Platte St. Patrick's46-40
2022North Platte St. Patrick'sLoomis65-57
2021Humphrey/Lindsay Holy FamilyHowells-Dodge52-47 (OT)
2020Laurel-Concord-ColeridgeSouthern Valley76-31
2019Humphrey/Lindsay Holy FamilyFremont Bergan61-46
2018Nebraska City LourdesKenesaw32-25
2017Nebraska City LourdesGuardian Angels Central Catholic47-44
2016Nebraska City LourdesWalthill61-50

CLASS D2
YEARCHAMPIONRUNNER-UPSCORE
2025O'Neill St. Mary'sWynot63-51
2024SheltonMaywood/Hayes Center54-42
2023Parkview ChristianWynot52-49
2022Parkview ChristianO'Neill St. Mary's64-48
2021Falls City Sacred HeartParkview Christian64-47
2020Falls City Sacred HeartHumphrey St. Francis45-33
2019Johnson-BrockOsmond67-54
2018Falls City Sacred HeartRiverside59-42
2017MullenMead29-28
2016Humphrey St. FranicsMead33-31
 

BigBlue70

Freshman
Dec 10, 2009
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Haven’t seen any predictions on here yet so I’ll kick it off.

Class A
Westside vs Southwest
Bell West vs Prep

Westside vs Bell West

Sleeper: Southwest

Class B
Skutt vs North
Norris vs Scottsbluff

Norris vs Skutt

Sleeper: North

Class C-1
Ogallala vs DC West
AG v Auburn

Auburn vs Ogallala

Sleeper: GICC

Class C-2
Yutan vs NBC
Bergan vs Freeman (would love to see this rematch from last year)

Bergan vs NBC

Sleeper: NC

Class D-1
HD vs Elm Creek
East Butler v LHN

HD vs East Butler

Sleeper: McCool

Class D-2
EPPJ vs Deshler
Archangels vs St. Mary’s

EPPJ vs St Mary’s

Sleeper: Deshler