Girls State Hoops: Jaguars Win, Three Losses, One Game Today
Only one of four area girls basketball teams survived and advanced Wednesday as the girls state basketball tournament got underway in Lincoln.
Howells-Dodge defeated Sandhills/Thedford 52-44 at Pinnacle Bank Arena. The Jaguars, seeded No. 4, improved to 14-10 and will meet top-seeded Overton in Friday’s Class D2 semifinals. The Eagles are 26-1 after a 51-27 win over Paxton. Tomorrow’s tipoff at the Devaney Sports Center is set for 6 p.m. and the game can be heard on KZ-100.
In another D2 quarterfinal last night, No. 7 seed Humphrey St. Francis was smothered by defending state champion and perennial state tourney nemesis Falls City Sacred Heart 30-21. The Flyers wound up with a 15-10 record. Both area girls clubs in the C2 tournament lost yesterday, although seventh-seeded Clarkson/Leigh appeared to be on the verge of beating undefeated Crofton before falling 38-32 in overtime. The Patriots finished at 17-7. No. 4 seed Cross County was bounced out of the C2 tourney by Bishop Neumann 61-40, wrapping up a 23-4 campaign for the Cougars.
One more area squad plays in the C1 quarterfinals Thursday. Four-time defending state champ North Bend, seeded No. 8 this year, takes on top-seeded Lincoln Christian. Tipoff at “the Bob” is set for 9 a.m. and you can hear play-by-play on KLIR 101.