Boys
basketball had six classes in 2002-03.
Each class qualified eight teams for the Boys State Basketball
Tournament held on March 13, 14, and 15, 2003.
Classes A and B were divided
into six districts with the district champions and two wild card teams,
selected on the basis of a point system, qualifying for the state
tournament. Lincoln High and Kearney
were the wild card teams for Class A.
Beatrice and Blair were the Class B wild card teams. For the second time in NSAA history Classes
C1, C2, D1 and D2 also had two wild card qualifiers. Classes C1, C2, D1 and D2
were divided into twelve sub-districts and six districts. The winners of the district finals in each
class advanced to the state tournament. The two non-district champions with the
highest wild card average received invitations to the State Tournament. The
Class C1 wild cards qualifiers were Syracuse and Pierce. West Point Central
Catholic and Malcolm were the C2 wild cards. In D1, Falls City Sacred Heart and
Greeley/Wolbach received the wild cards. Shickley and Wheatland were the D2
wild card winners. Paid attendance: 93,639
2003 State Tournament
Results
Class A
First Round
Omaha
Westside 44, Grand Island, 36
Lincoln
High 68, Omaha Central 61 OT
Lincoln
Southeast 65, Millard West 34
Omaha
Benson 57, Kearney 55
Semifinals
Lincoln
High 45, Omaha Westside 44
Lincoln
Southeast 65, Omaha Benson 52
Final
Lincoln High (19-3) 43,
Lincoln Southeast (21-3) 38
Class B
First Round
Omaha
Skutt Catholic 73, McCook 70
Norris
34, Schuyler 28
Ralston
70, Blair 56
Beatrice
99, Chadron 49
Semifinals
Norris
62, Omaha Skutt Catholic 55
Ralston
41, Beatrice 38
Final
Norris (22-3) 49, Ralston
(13-13) 42
Class C1
First Round
Wayne
55, Pierce 51
Bishop
Neumann 59, Grand Island Central Catholic 50
Syracuse
47, West Point 41
Chase
County 65, Aquinas 51
Semifinals
Bishop
Neumann 67, Wayne 57
Chase
County 50, Syracuse 37
Final
Bishop Neumann (26-0) 68,
Chase County (24-1) 52
Class C2
First Round
West
Point Central Catholic 84, Alma 75
Malcolm
63, Lutheran High Northeast 59
Sutton
42, Emerson-Hubbard 33
Overton
70, Elmwood-Murdock 67 OT
Semifinals
West
Point Central Catholic 72, Malcolm 56
Sutton
53, Overton 39
Final
Sutton (25-0) 47, West
Point Central Catholic (20-7) 42
Class D1
First Round
Howells
65, Pleasanton 56
Pawnee
City 74, Wauneta-Palisade 56
Spencer-Naper
73, Freeman 55
Falls
City Sacred Heart 61, Greeley/Wolbach 60
Semifinals
Howells
57, Pawnee City 52
Spencer-Naper
74, Falls City Sacred Heart 68
Final
Spencer-Naper (27-0) 32,
Howells (20-6) 31
Class D2
First Round
Lynch
65, Loomis 45
Wausa
46, Wheatland 41
Shickley
51, Cedar Rapids 43
Prague
58, Cody-Kilgore 50 OT
Semifinals
Lynch
57, Wausa 42
Shickley
50, Prague 41 OT
Final
Lynch
(23-4) 63, Shickley (20-4) 38
Championship Coaches
Class
A - Russ Uhing, Lincoln High
Class
B - Curt Carlson, Norris
Class
C1 - Mike Weiss, Bishop Neumann
Class
C2 - Steve Spongberg, Sutton
Class
D1 - Jim Carlson, Spencer-Naper
Class
D2 - Kris Freeland, Lynch
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Girls basketball had six
classes in 2002-03. Each class
qualified eight teams for the Girls State Basketball Tournament, which was held
March 6,7, and 8.
Classes A and B were divided
into six districts with the district champions and two wild card teams,
selected on the basis of a point system, qualifying for the state
tournament. Lincoln Northeast and
Lincoln East were the wild card teams for Class A. Sidney and Norris were the Class B wild card teams. Classes C1,
C2, D1 and D2 were divided into twelve sub-districts and six districts. The winners of the district finals in each
class advanced to the state tournament. The two non-district champions with the
highest wild card average received invitations to the State Tournament. The
Class C1 wild cards qualifiers were Valentine and Wahoo. Sutton and
Lawrence-Nelson were the C2 wild cards. In D1, Bancroft-Rosalie and Osceola
received the wild cards. Banner County and Newcastle were the D2 wild card
winners. Paid attendance: 54,352.
2003 State Tournament Results
Class A
First Round
Millard West 48, Columbus 42
Lincoln East 48, Omaha
Westside 47
Lincoln Southeast 41,
Papillion-LaVista 31
Omaha Marian 59, Lincoln Northeast 48
Semifinals
Lincoln East 61, Millard West
59
Lincoln Southeast 41, Omaha
Marian 24
Final
Lincoln Southeast (21-4) 50, Lincoln
East (18-5) 45
Class B
First Round
Seward 52, Norris 33
South Sioux City 79, Grand
Island Northwest 49
Lincoln Pius X 59, Gretna 54
OT
Gering 47, Seward 40
South Sioux City 68, Lincoln
Pius X 40
South Sioux City (27-0) 53,
Gering (25-1) 45
Class C1
First Round
Wahoo 54, North Bend Central
50 OT
Broken Bow 45, Valentine 44
Lincoln Christian 52, Centura
41
Norfolk Catholic 48, Raymond
Central 47
Broken Bow 47, Wahoo 37
Norfolk Catholic 43, Lincoln
Christian 34
Broken Bow (20-5) 39, Norfolk
Catholic (16-9) 36
Class C2
First Round
Laurel-Concord 59,
Lawrence-Nelson 53
West Point Central Catholic
94, Morrill 26
Sutton 52, Elmwood-Murdock 34
Elm Creek 59, Sandy Creek 52
West Point Central Catholic
54, Laurel-Concord 53
Sutton 71, Elm Creek 63 OT
West Point Central Catholic
(26-0) 62, Sutton (23-2) 43
Cambridge 55, Leigh 53
Falls City Sacred Heart 59,
Bancroft-Rosalie 44
Freeman 48, Osceola 14
Greeley/Wolbach 61,
Republican Valley 44
Falls City Sacred Heart 60,
Cambridge 45
Freeman 63, Greeley/Wolbach
53
Freeman (28-0) 51, Falls City
Sacred Heart (22-4) 40
Paxton 61, Stuart 40
Newcastle 44, Thedford 42
Sargent 52, McCool Junction
38
Banner County 61, Allen 48
Paxton 58, Newcastle 48
Banner County 52, Sargent 35
Paxton (24-0) 63, Banner County (23-3) 46
Championship Coaches
Class A - John Larsen,
Lincoln Southeast
Class B - Kelly Flynn, South
Sioux City
Class C1 - Darin Nichols,
Broken Bow
Class C2 - Jerry Stracke,
West Point Central Catholic
Class D1 - Ken Cook, Freeman
Class D2 - Dale Schroeder,
Paxton