Photo by Dean Ringlein
The Broken Bow girls basketball team claimed their third district championship in the last four years by outlasting Battle Creek, in overtime, 53-49 to win the C1-6 district title. Broken Bow built an eleven point lead late in the 2nd quarter but Battle Creek went on a 6-0 run to end the quarter and pulled to within 23-18 at halftime and the game was tight the rest of the way. Battle Creek took their first lead with under 4 minutes left to play and led by as many as three but Broken Bow fought back to tie the game at 44-44 to force overtime. In overtime, MaKinley Tobey hit a three to put Broken Bow on the board first and the Lady Indians would outscore Battle Creek 9-5 in the overtime period to win 53-49. Tobey led all scorers with 17 points. Halle McCaslin also scored in double figures for the Lady Indians with 16 and Gaby Staples had 13. With the win, Broken Bow advances to the NSAA girls state basketball championship tournament next week in Lincoln.
Sandhills/Thedford claimed the D2-5 district championship with a 54-28 win over High Plains Community. The Lady Knights led by 11 at the half but held High Plains to just ten points total in the second half to pull away for the win. S/T was led by Dayle Haake who had a game high 24 points. Jaylen Dimmitt also finished in double figures with 13. With the win, Sandhills/Thedford advances to the girls state tournament for the first time since 2018.
SEM fell to St. Mary’s of O’Neill in the D1-5 district final 57-42. The Lady Mustangs conclude the season at 20-5. In other area district action, North Bend Central defeated Gothenburg at the C1-7 district final in Aurora 60-55. The Lady Swedes conclude the season at 19-6.
Other girls scores
Friday (02/23/2024)
Adams Central 51, Arlington 34
Bancroft-Rosalie 65, Johnson-Brock 63 (4OT)
Bellevue West 71, Bellevue East 58
Bishop Neumann 56, Norfolk Catholic 26
Bridgeport 67, Gordon-Rushville 49
Broken Bow 53, Battle Creek 49
Centura 50, Summerland 49 (OT)
Clarkson/Leigh 39, Hastings St. Cecilia 30
Crofton 58, Ord 42
Cross County 52, Superior 42
Elgin Public/Pope John 51, Maywood-Hayes Center 44
Elmwood-Murdock 52, Ainsworth 45
Falls City Sacred Heart 60, Dundy County Stratton 41
Grand Island Central Catholic 46, West Point-Beemer 24
Guardian Angels Central Catholic 78, South Platte 38
Howells-Dodge 58, Parkview Christian 30
Humphrey St. Francis 41, Shelton 35
Lincoln Christian 65, Douglas County West 35
Lincoln North Star 49, Omaha Marian 37
Lincoln Southeast 51, Lincoln Pius X 44
Lincoln Southwest 58, Omaha Westside 40
McCool Junction 69, Alma 62
Millard West 71, Omaha Benson 48
Minden 47, Milford 34
Niobrara/Verdigre 51, Bayard 39
North Bend Central 60, Gothenburg 55
Oakland-Craig 40, Freeman 24
Omaha Central 62, Millard North 56
Overton 63, Lawrence-Nelson 19
Papillion-LaVista South 66, Lincoln Northeast 56
Paxton 77, Leyton 59
Pender 65, Sandy Creek 31
Plainview 50, Wilcox-Hildreth 38
Sandhills/Thedford 54, High Plains Community 28
Sidney 50, Platteview 41
Southern Valley 54, Amherst 36
St. Mary’s 59, Sumner-Eddyville-Miller 42
Wynot 65, Crawford 31
Yutan 63, Thayer Central 27
