South Sioux City rallied from a double-digit deficit for the third straight night to win its third Class B state title in four years.
South Sioux City and Scottsbluff meet in the Class B state championship Saturday, March 9, 2013, at Devaney Sports Center.
Jonathan Abbott scored 30 points, connecting on 5-of-6 free throws in the final quarter, to help top-ranked Wahoo remain undefeated.
Omaha Central and Papillion-La Vista will meet in the finals after both won their Class A semifinals Friday morning.
Southern Valley’s Spencer Kucera went to work in the paint, and the Eagles rode the 6-foot-9 post to a 58-51 upset of No. 2 Freeman.
Tra-Deon Hollins could have borrowed a hard hat from the construction workers at the Devaney Sports Center.
Wynot and Giltner meet in the first round of the Class D-2 state tournament Thursday, March 7, 2012, at Lincoln High School.
Paxton and Howells-Dodge meet in the Class D-1 championship Saturday, March 9, 2013, at Devaney Sports Center.
Somehow, the final shot that signaled Wahoo’s 10th state basketball title — coming in a 45-42 triumph over Boone Central/Newman Grove — wasn’t at all what most fans anticipated.
In what will likely be the final year the state basketball championship games will be played at Devaney Sports Center, the Wahoo boys basketball team added another championship moment.
South Sioux City and Scottsbluff meet in the Class B state championship Saturday, March 9, 2013, at Devaney Sports Center.
Wahoo and Boone Central/NG meet in the Class C-1 state championship Saturday, March 9, 2013, at Devaney Sports Center.
Omaha Central and Papillion-La Vista meet in the Class A state championship Saturday, March 9, 2013, at Devaney Sports Center.
Spencer Kucera had 20 points, 12 rebounds, three assists and three blocked shots to propel sixth-ranked Southern Valley to a 38-34 overtime victory against top-ranked Sutton in the Class C-2 final.
Wynot and Spalding/Spalding Academy meet in the Class D-2 championship game Saturday, March 9, 2013, at Devaney Sports Center.
In likely the last state boys basketball final to be held at the Devaney Sports Center, Howells-Dodge captured the Class D-1 championship in its first year as a collaborative defeating Paxton 49-34 on Saturday night.
Wynot overcame some late-game heroics from Spalding/Spalding Academy to claim the school's second Class D-2 title in as many weeks.
Sutton and Southern Valley meet in the Class C-2 championship game Saturday, March 9, 2013, at Devaney Sports Center.
It might have been tough to figure out a theme for Wahoo's student section at Friday's Class C-1 semifinal game, but the Warriors were definitely colorful, creative and variety-packed.
Steve Spongberg has been asked whether he draws his plays directly on the basketball court in chalk so there is no clipboard around for him to break or toss in frustration. The answer is no.
Scottsbluff and Gretna meet in the semifinals of the Class B state tournament Friday, March 8, 2013, at Devaney Sports Center.
Michael Hadden scored 18 points and Scottsbluff hung on at the foul line, holding off Gretna 55-51 on Friday at the Devaney Sports Center in the Class B semifinals.
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South Sioux City came up with its second double-digit comeback in as many nights Friday, beating Elkhorn South 84-76 in overtime to advance to its fourth straight Class B final.
Jonathan Abbott scored 30 points, connecting on 5-of-6 free throws in the final quarter, to help top-ranked Wahoo remain undefeated.
Howells-Dodge and Burwell meet in the semifinals of the Class D-1 state tournament Friday, March 8, 2013, at Pershing Center.
Howells-Dodge's bid for perfection is one win from reality.
The Tigers reeled off nine straight points with less than four minutes to play, turning a four-point deficit into a five-point lead en route to a 38-36 come-from-behind victory over St. Mary's Friday night.
St. Mary's and Paxton meet in the semifinals of the Class D-1 state tournament Friday, March 8, 2013, at Pershing Center.
Elkhorn South and South Sioux City meet in the semifinals of the Class B state tournament Friday, March 8, 2013, at Devaney Sports Center.
Boone Central/Newman Grove advanced to its first championship game at the boys state basketball tournament behind a stingy defensive showing in the Class C-1 semifinals.