Boys High School Basketball State Tournament Preview
I’m gonna pull pack the preview for Lincolnite.com because:
THERE ARE NO LINCOLN TEAMS IN THE TOURNAMENT!!!!
The last time a Lincoln team didn’t qualify for the tournament: 1932. How does the states second biggest city not qualify one team? You can blame the fully loaded A1 district for that. 4 Lincoln teams in that one, 3 with legit shots at qualifying but Omaha Central (defending A champs) beat LSE and LSW to take home the title. Pius, Lutheran and Christian all had down years in Class B.
That’s how.
Class A:
Champion: Omaha Central
Runner Up: Omaha Westside
Sleeper: Norfolk
Class B:
Champion: Omaha Skutt
Runner Up: Elkhorn
Sleeper: Ralston
Class C1:
Champion: Wahoo
Runner Up: Pierce
Sleeper: GICC
Class C2:
Champion: Louisville
Runner Up: Archbishop Bergan
Sleeper: Perkins County
Class D1:
Champion: Wauneta-Palisade
Runner Up: Loomis
Sleeper: None
Class D2:
Champion: Spencer-Naper
Runner Up: St. Edwards
Sleeper: Ewing
The Comments
Swid March 7, 2007 at 11:44pm
<nitpick>It’s St. Edward, not St. Edwards.</nitpick>
Since Lincoln doesn’t have any local teams to root for, you might as well cheer on my hometown Beavers; they’re probably one of the most explosive teams D2 has seen in a long time.
(We also have the requisite feel-good human interest story angle going for us as well.)
Dave K March 8, 2007 at 9:53am
Do the D1 and D2 teams play 3 on 3?
D.M.B. March 8, 2007 at 10:22am
So it is St. Edward, my mistake.
D1 and D2 do not play 3 on 3. 5 on 5 just like everybody else.
And if you want to watch an explosive team, take in Wauneta/Palisade in D1. They average almost 78 points/game, best average in the state. They scored over 90 4 times and only once scored less than 50, their season low of 48. Everything I’ve heard and read is that everybody who has watched them knew that this team was destined to win a state title. Looks like this is their year.