The Ansley/Litchfield Spartans advanced to the district finals in boys basketball Thursday night with a thrilling 54-51 win over SEM in the D2-7 sub district championship game at Litchfield. It was a tight back and forth game throughout. The largest lead for either team was just seven points. Ansley/Litchfield led 37-35 at the end of three but SEM opened the 4th quarter with a 15-8 run to lead 50-45. However, Ansley/Litchfield fought back and ended the game on a 9-1 run to win by three. SEM had the chance to tie the game in the final seconds but could not get the shot to fall. Ansley/Litchfield was led by Luke Bailey who finished with a game high 23 points. Landon Schulte also finished in double figures with 11 points. SEM was led by Chance Daake who had a team high 14 points. With the win, Ansley/Litchfield improves to 15-10 and advances to the district finals. SEM concludes the season at 10-12. Ansley/Litchfield will be the #9 seed in the district final round and will face Silver Lake. The game is scheduled for Saturday at Hastings College tipping off at 6 p.m. The game will be broadcast on KBBN 95.3 FM and kbbn.com
Sandhills/Thedford advanced to the Class D2 district finals by claiming the D2-9 sub district championship with a 43-33 win over top seed Hyannis. The Knights will be the #15 seed in the district round and will face #2 seed Wausa in the district finals. The game is scheduled for Tuesday at Boone Central High School tipping off at 6:30. The game will be broadcast on KBBN 95.3 FM and kbbn.com.
Cozad advanced to the district finals in Class C1 with a 50-30 win over Chase County. Cozad will be the #4 seed in the district round and will host Scotus Central Catholic of Columbus.
BOY SCORES
Thursday, February 27, 2025
Alma 36 vs Sandy Creek 42
Ansley-Litchfield 54 vs Sumner-Eddyville-Miller 51
Archangels Catholic 42 vs Fullerton 31
Ashland-Greenwood 37 vs Bishop Neumann 36
Auburn 65 vs Lincoln Christian 47
Boyd County 41 vs North Central 38
Cedar Catholic 65 vs West Holt 44
Central Valley 74 vs Riverside 57
Cody-Kilgore 65 vs Hay Springs 63
Cozad 50 vs Chase County 30
Crete 53 vs Seward 49
Cross County 47 vs Sutton 43
Diller-Odell 62 vs Parkview Christian 51
Douglas County West 32 vs Wahoo 56
Dundy County Stratton 56 vs Hitchcock County 43
East Butler 40 vs Elmwood-Murdock 53
Elkhorn North 51 vs Bennington 60
Elm Creek 64 vs Bertrand 47
EMF 55 vs Archbishop Bergan 48
Fillmore Central 51 vs Doniphan-Trumbull 60
Freeman 58 vs Aquinas Catholic 35
Grand Island Central Catholic 54 vs Thayer Central 35
Gretna 71 @ Platteview 60
Hartington-Newcastle 54 vs Creighton 47
Hastings 54 @ Northwest 63
Hastings St. Cecilia 38 vs Blue Hill 43
Holdrege 59 vs Adams Central 43
Howells-Dodge 51 vs Bancroft-Rosalie 46
Hyannis 32 vs Sandhills/Thedford 43
Johnson-Brock 69 vs Southern 46
Leyton 33 vs Bayard 40
Lincoln Lutheran 54 vs Syracuse 35
Lincoln Standing Bear 41 @ Norris 83
McCool Junction 47 vs Osceola 44
Medicine Valley 66 vs Southwest 55
Norfolk Catholic 46 vs Pender 41
North Platte St. Patrick’s 72 vs Paxton 49
Ogallala 81 vs Sidney 49
Omaha Concordia 56 vs Arlington 38
Omaha Skutt Catholic 59 vs Elkhorn 32
Perkins County 65 vs Kimball 64
Pleasanton 50 vs Axtell 61
Scottsbluff 74 vs McCook 48
Shelton 42 vs Kenesaw 55
Silver Lake 56 vs Lawrence-Nelson 40
St. Mary’s 44 vs Elgin Public/Pope John 28
Summerland 64 vs Elkhorn Valley 29
Wallace 56 vs Garden County 57
Wausa 41 vs Wynot 61
Waverly 26 @ Lincoln Pius X 66
Wayne 55 vs Boys Town 42
West Point-Beemer 42 vs Scotus Central Catholic 56
York 42 @ Aurora 63
Yutan 35 vs Oakland-Craig 30
