The brackets and pairings for next week’s Southwest Conference basketball tournament have been released.
The Broken Bow boys basketball team will face Valentine on Monday (1/22) for the right to advance into the quarterfinal round. The game will be played in Valentine at 6 p.m. with the winner moving out to play the top seed Ogallala in the tournament quarterfinals on Tuesday (1/23). The other boys quarterfinal matchups will feature #4 Ainsworth hosting #5 Holdrege, #3 Gothenburg will host #6 McCook, and #2 Cozad will host #7 Minden.
Broken Bow is the #3 seed in the SWC girls tournament. Broken Bow will open the tournament in the quarterfinal round on Tuesday (1/23) when they host the #6 seed Holdrege at 6 p.m. at the Indian gym. Minden is the top seed in the girls tournament. The Lady Whippets will host the winner of Monday’s game between Valentine and Cozad. Other girls quarterfinal matchups will include #4 Ogallala hosting #5 Ainsworth and #2 Gothenburg will host #7 McCook.
The tournament semifinals will take place at North Platte Community College on Friday (1/26). NPCC will host the championship and 3rd place consolation games on Saturday (1/27). The 5th place and 7th place consolation games will be played on Thursday (1/25) at Gothenburg.
