The Burwell Longhorns claimed the title at the D1-10 boys sub district tournament Thursday night with a thrilling come from behind win in overtime against Ansley/Litchfield. Ansley/Litchfield outscored Burwell 21-7 in the 2nd quarter to take a 32-21 lead into halftime and then extended the lead to 14 at the end of the third quarter. In the fourth quarter, Burwell’s Barak Birch caught fire scoring 20 of his game high 25 points as the Longhorns came back to tie the game at 57-57 at the end of regulation to force overtime. In the overtime period, Ansley/Litchfield had possession in the final seconds down by two but were unable to convert as Burwell held on for a 63-61 win. Ansley/Litchfield was led by Jeff Cunningham who had a team high 16 points. With the win, Burwell automatically advances to sub state and will play in a district final. Ansley/Litchfield was #4 in the NSAA point standings entering Thursday night’s game and should be in good position to receive a wildcard berth in the sub state tournament and qualify for a district final. Burwell is now 23-0 on the season while Ansley/Litchfield falls to 19-4.
In other area sub district action, the Mullen Broncos claimed the title at the D2-10 sub district tournament. The Broncos defeated Paxton 49-36 and advances to a district final. SEM fell just short at the D2-8 sub district tournament as they fell to top seed Loomis, in overtime, 56-54. Cozad saw their season come to an end at the C1-11 sub district tournament as the Haymakers fell to Kearney Catholic 59-27.
Boys scores
Thursday (02/25/2021)
Adams Central 63, Gibbon 35
Amherst 74, Cambridge 43
Ashland-Greenwood 41, Louisville 24
Auburn 47, Fairbury 36
BDS 40, Deshler 24
BRLD 61, Wakefield 49
Boone Central 57, Columbus Scotus 41
Bridgeport 77, Bayard 48
Burwell 63, Ansley-Litchfield 61 (OT)
Central Valley 61, Fullerton 53
Chase County 60, Hershey 51
Creighton 42, Osmond 38
Diller-Odell 45, Friend 31
Elgin Public/Pope John 67, Spalding Academy 54
Falls City Sacred Heart 67, Sterling 35
Freeman 53, Tri County 48
Grand Island Central Catholic 49, Centennial 44
Hartington Cedar Catholic 52, Lutheran High Northeast 39
Hay Springs 49, Crawford 21
Howells-Dodge 53, Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family 49
Humphrey St. Francis 71, Pender 45
Kearney Catholic 59, Cozad 27
Kenesaw 41, Blue Hill 33
Loomis 56, Sumner-Eddyville-Miller 54
Lourdes Central Catholic 37, Johnson-Brock 36
Mead 37, Omaha Christian Academy 19
Medicine Valley 47, Wallace 40
Milford 64, Lincoln Christian 53
Mullen 49, Paxton 36
North Platte St. Patrick’s 75, Maxwell 34
Oakland-Craig 53, Clarkson/Leigh 45
Ogallala 66, Mitchell 51
Omaha Concordia 52, Douglas County West 50
Parkview Christian 70, Osceola 53
Perkins County 52, Leyton 45
Pierce 54, Battle Creek 35
Potter-Dix 80, South Platte 53
Silver Lake 30, Heartland Lutheran 28
Southern Valley 56, Elm Creek 40
St. Paul 74, Central City 71
Sutton 60, Hastings St. Cecilia 39
Twin River 46, Cross County 37
Wahoo 78, North Bend Central 66
Walthill 65, Laurel-Concord-Coleridge 61
Wayne 57, Logan View-Scribner-Snyder 43
West Holt 63, Neligh-Oakdale 57
Wynot 42, St. Mary’s 38
Yutan 75, Palmyra 52
