The 2020 NSAA girls state basketball tournament begins today in Lincoln. The Mullen Lady Broncos are the #3 seed in the D2 tournament and will open with BDS (Bruning Davenport Shickley). The game will be played at Lincoln Southwest High School and is scheduled to tip off at 8:45 tonight. Mullen is 25-1 on the season with their only loss coming to South Loup in the MNAC tournament championship. BDS enters the tournament at 18-5. The winner will advance into the semifinals tomorrow and will play the winner of Humphrey St. Francis / Sterling. D2 top seed Falls City Sacred Heart advanced to the semifinals as they defeated Loomis this morning 53-27. Their opponent will be Wynot who defeated Lawrence-Nelson 48-39.
Other opening round games today include:
Class A
Millard South (#1) 54 vs Lincoln Southwest (#8) 44
Lincoln Pius X (#4) 60, North Platte (#5) 44
Westside (#2)40, Fremont (#7) 58
Lincoln East (#3) vs Papillion-LaVista (#6)
Class B
Crete (#1) 48, Norris (#8) 43 (OT)
Northwest (#4) 47, Sidney (#5) 44
Beatrice (#2) 51 vs Platteview (#7) 47
Bennington (#3) vs Scottsbluff (#6)
Class C1
Lincoln Christian (#1) 55, Malcolm (#8) 34
St. Paul (#4) 41, Wahoo (#5) 38
Chadron (#2) 30 vs Adams Central (#7) 44
North Bend Central (#3) 48 vs West Point Beemer (#6) 33
Class C2
Oakland-Craig (#1) 41 vs Clarkson/Leigh (#8) 36
Ponca (#4) 56 vs GICC (#5) 38
Crofton (#2) 72 vs BRLD (#7) 41
Hastings SC (#3) vs Superior (#6)
Class D1
Weeping Water (#1) 49 vs Hartington CC (#8) 54
Maywood Hayes Center (#4) 30 vs Archbishop Bergan (#5) 44
CWC (Chambers Wheeler Central) (#2) 58 vs Dundy County Stratton (#7) 36
Pleasanton (#3) 66 vs. Pender (#6) 56
