NSAA Boys Basketball State Tournament Results – 1978 – 1997

1978 Schools participating – 365. For state championship competition, the schools were divided into four classes, with eight in each class qualifying for the state tournament. The 68th tournament was March 9-10-11, 1978, in Lincoln with all finals in the University of Nebraska Sports Center. Attendance – 80,297.

1978 State Tournament Results Class A First Round Lincoln East 62, Millard 42 Omaha Central 72, North Platte 66 Lincoln Southeast 65, Norfolk 50 Omaha Technical 70, Omaha Northwest 60 Semifinals Lincoln East 74, Omaha Central 72 Lincoln Southeast 64, Omaha Technical 57 Final Lincoln East 66, Lincoln Southeast 49 Class C First Round Hemingford 62, Centennial 58 Howells 54, Sandy Creek 52 Randolph 52, Wood River 42 Lyons 61, Elkhorn Mt. Michael 50 Semifinals Howells 61, Hemingford 36 Lyons 69, Randolph 45 Final Howells 56, Lyons 52

Class B First Round McCook 88, Broken Bow 71 Fairbury 66, Arlington 64 Madison 60, Gering 52 Aurora 75, Plattsmouth 70 Semifinals Fairbury 58, McCook 50 Madison 67, Aurora 62 Final Fairbury 52, Madison 45 Class D First Round Polk 73, Venango 58 Filley 68, Spalding 34 Hildreth 75, Lexington St. Ann 62 St. Edward 52, Potter 40 Semifinals Polk 67, Filley 53 Hildreth 79, St. Edward 56 Final Hildreth 70, Polk 63

1979

Schools Participating – 366. For state championship competition, the schools were divided into four classes with eight in each class qualifying for the state tournament. The 68th annual state tournament was March 15-16-17, 1979, in Lincoln, with all finals in the University of Nebraska Bob Devaney Sports Center. Attendance – 81, 197.

1979 State Tournament Results

Class A First Round Lin. Southeast 64, Creighton Prep 62 (OT) North Platte 57, Omaha South 53 Omaha Northwest 60, Lincoln East 58 Norfolk 80, Omaha Tech 60 Semifinals Southeast 57, North Platte 53 Omaha Northwest 69, Norfolk 56 Final Omaha Northwest 82, Southeast 63 Class B First Round Norris 74, Broken Bow 43 Elkhorn Mt. Michael 60, Hartington CC 46 Sidney 56, Raymond Central 43 Aurora 66, Cozad 64 Semifinals Norris 47, Elkhorn MM, 36 Aurora 64, Sidney 51 Final Norris 51, Aurora 44

Class C First Round Yutan 56, Palmer 40 Republican Valley 87, Norfolk Catholic 60 Lyons 94, Hebron 60 Grant 59, North Bend 57 (OT) Semifinals Yutan 58, Republican Valley 50 Lyons 70, Grant 65 Final Lyons 75, Yutan 41 Class D First Round Clearwater 68, Sumner 43 Filley 88, Leyton 44 Axtell 70, Pleasanton 50 Polk 79, Walthill 74 Semifinals Filley 74, Clearwater 48 Axtell 82, Polk 65 Final Filley 54, Axtell 31

1980

Schools Participating – 365. For state championship competition, the schools were divided into four classes, with eight in each class qualifying for the state tournament. The 69th state tournament was March 13-14-15, 1980, in Lincoln with all finals in the University of Nebraska Bob Devaney Sports Center. Attendance was 73,450.

1980 State Tournament Results

Class A First Round Lincoln Southeast 58, Lincoln High 45 Lincoln East 67, Grand Island 60 Papillion 64, Omaha Northwest 62 Omaha Westside 62, Omaha South 45 Semifinals Lincoln East 46, Lincoln Southeast 42 Omaha Westside 65, Papillion 58 Final Omaha Westside 65, Lincoln East 58 Class C First Round Grant 70, Leigh 52 Hartington 50, Burwell 43 Fremont Bergan 64, Sandy Creek 61 Exeter 65, Mead 58 Semifinals Hartington 64, Grant 42 Fremont Bergan 68, Exeter 66 Final Fremont Bergan 57, Hartington 48

Class B First Round Elkhorn Mt. Michael 53, Lincoln Pius X 33 Hartington CC 71, Lexington 58 Aurora 80, Crete 64 Sidney 69, Ainsworth 59 Semifinals Aurora 55, Elkhorn Mt. Michael 53 (OT) Hartington CC 71, Sidney 47 Final Hartington CC 79, Aurora 74 Class D First Round Prague 62, Maxwell 58 Humphrey 59, Clearwater 52 Cambridge 45, Deshler 38 Filley 74, Bushnell 44 Semifinals Humphrey 49, Prague 47 Filley 69, Cambridge 40 Final Filley 48, Humphrey 27

1981 Schools Participating – 366. The schools were divided into four classes with eight from

each class qualifying for the state tournament. The state tournament was March 12-13-14, 1981, in Lincoln, with all finals at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. Director – James Riley, Attendance was 69,966.

1981 State Tournament Results Class A First Round Omaha Benson 64, Lincoln High 56, 2 OT’s Omaha Northwest 76, Omaha Tech 71 Omaha Creighton Prep 56, Kearney 36 Lincoln East 68, Fremont 63 Semifinals Omaha Benson 60, Omaha Northwest 57 Omaha Creighton Prep 68, Lincoln East 65 Final Omaha Creigh. Prep 54, Omaha Benson 53 Class C First Round Gibbon 67, Madison 62 Valley 61, Bassett 60, 2 OT’s Grant 78, Genoa 64 Pierce 48, Geneva 45 Semifinals Valley 61, Gibbon 55 Grant 77, Pierce 52 Final Grant 56, Valley 40

Class B First Round Holdrege 53, Aurora 41 Sidney 57, Albion 49 Crete 67, Lincoln Pius X 59 Columbus Scotus 76, Omaha Ryan 60 Semifinals Holdrege 58, Columbus Scotus 51 Sidney 58, Crete 57 Final Sidney 55, Holdrege 50 Class D First Round Maxwell 72, Trenton 71 Filley 57, Harrisburg 41 Henderson 70, Clearwater 55 Hordville 63, Axtell 51 Semifinals Filley 53, Maxwell 47 Hordville 69, Henderson 51 Final Hordville 41, Filley 40

1982 Schools Participating—367. The schools were divided into four classes, with eight from

each class qualifying for the state tournament. The state tournament was March 11, 12, 13, 1982, in Lincoln, with all finals at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. Director—James Riley, Attendance was 82,894.

1982 State Tournament Results Class A First Round Omaha Benson 65, Millard South 55 Lincoln Northeast 47, Grand Island 33 Omaha Northwest 56, Omaha Westside 45 Omaha Creighton Prep 79, Omaha Burke 65 Semifinals Lincoln Northeast 68, Omaha Benson 32 Omaha NW 56, Omaha Creighton Prep 54 Final Lincoln Northeast 61, Omaha Northwest 54 Class C First Round Howells 43, Homer 42 Ewing 71, Shelby 68 Omaha Paul VI 51, Centennial 41 Grant 77, Hastings St. Cecilia 53 Semifinals Ewing 69, Howells 49 Grant 52, Omaha Paul VI 46 Final Grant 71, Ewing 59

Class B First Round Gretna 51, Ainsworth 44 Grand Island N.W 55, Holdrege 41 Kimball 50, Elkhorn M. M 44 Lincoln Pius X 52, Columbus Scotus 37 Semifinals Gretna 53, Grand Island N.W 41 Lincoln Pius X 70, Kimball 63 Final Gretna 56, Lincoln Pius X 47 Class D First Round Nelson 49, Falls City Sacred Heart 44 Hordville 88, Potter 40 Spencer 62, Eustis 55 Maxwell 75, Coleridge 51 Semifinals Hordville 64, Nelson 48 Maxwell 92, Spencer 62 Final Hordville 70, Maxwell 61

1983 Boys basketball was held in four classes with the following number of schools

participating per class: A-31; B-62; C-128; D-142. In Class A, the schools were divided into six districts with the district champion qualifying for the state tournament. A pint system was used to select the two additional qualifiers. The wild card selections were Millard South and Omaha Northwest. In Class B, the schools were divided into eight districts with the district champion qualifying for the state tournament. In classes C and D, the schools were divided into sixteen districts with the district winners advancing to a two-team playoff and the playoff winner qualifying for the state tournament.

1983 State Tournament Results

Class A First Round Millard South 61, Omaha North 58 Norfolk 64, Omaha Creighton Prep 65 Omaha Northwest 62, Lincoln East 68 North Platte 46, Omaha Westside 85 Semifinals Millard South 78, Omaha Creighton Prep 63 Lincoln East 52, Omaha Westside 56 Final Millard South 67, Omaha Westside 54 Class C First Round Howells 73, Stromsburg 56 Plainview 60, Henderson 76 Republican Valley 69, Omaha Cathedral 85 Stanton 51, Grant 52 Semifinals Howells 51, Henderson 49 Omaha Cathedral 65, Grant 53 Final Howells 46, Omaha Cathedral 40

Class B First Round Hartington CC 61, Grand Island NW 49 Lexington 42, Elkhorn Mt. Michael 61 O’Neill 53, Fairbury 89 Seward 84, Mitchell 36 Semifinals Hartington CC 38, Elkhorn Mt. Michael 43 Fairbury 52, Seward 42 Final Elkhorn Mt. Michael 56, Fairbury 45 Class D First Round Pleasanton 40, Leyton 48 Lawrence 61, Filley 45 Loomis 52, Coleridge 75 Spalding Academy 59, Fairmont 50 Semifinals Leyton 47, Lawrence 51 Coleridge 47, Spalding Academy 37 Final Lawrence 50, Coleridge 48

1984

Basketball was staged in six classes for both boys and girls in 1983-1984 and, for the first time, the state basketball tournament included both boys and girls during the same weekend. The boys and girls teams in classes C2, D1, and D2 competed in the state tournament March 1-2-3, 1984, in Lincoln. The larger three classes—Classes A, B and C1—competed the following week, March 7-8-9.

In Class A, schools were divided into six districts with the district champion qualifying for the state tournament. A point system was sued to select the two additional qualifiers. In Class B, there were eight districts and the district tournament championships qualifiers for the state tournament. For the other four classes, there were 16 districts and two-team playoffs to determine the eight qualifiers in each class for the state tourney. Boys and girls games were scheduled within each district. Total State Tournament Attendance was 111,812.

1984 State Tournament Results

Class A First Round Omaha Burke 65, Grand Island 55 Omaha Northwest 80, Omaha Bryan 57 Omaha Gross 41, Fremont 39 Millard South 76, Lincoln High 55 Semifinals Omaha Northwest 72, Omaha Burke 69 Millard South 58, Omaha Gross 36 Final Millard South 58, Omaha Northwest 46 Class B First Round Platteview 52, Grand Island Cc 40 Elkhorn Mt. Michael 60, Albion 29 Hartington Cedar Catholic 62, Lexington 54 Lincoln Pius X 58, Sidney 45 Semifinals Elkhorn Mt. Michael 61, Platteview 55 Hartington CC 52, Lincoln Pius X 49 Final Hartington CC 47, Elkhorn MM 42

Class C1 First Round Bayard 48, Centura 41 Oakland-Craig 60, Randolph 58 Madison 66, Omaha Flanagan 62 Tecumseh 50, Centennial 48 Semifinals Bayard 68, Oakland-Craig 65 Madison 63, Tecumseh 53 Final Madison 57, Bayard 47 Class C2 First Round Blue Hill 61, Arapahoe 47 Henderson 88, Humboldt 34 Mead 63, O’Neill St. Mary 52 Grant 76, Macy 54 Semifinals Henderson 72, Blue Hill 59 Grant 60, Mead 53 Final Henderson 71, Grant 58

Class D1 First Round Pleasanton 67, Shickley 56 Maxwell 66, Lawrence 56 Hay Springs 48, New Castle 43 Palmer 50, Johnson-Brock 46 Semifinals Pleasanton 70, Maxwell 66 Palmer 69, Hay Springs 46 Final Palmer 63, Pleasanton 61

Class D2 First Round Clearwater 84, Dix 45 Benedict 48, Filley 45 Lexington St. Ann 63, Palisade 61 Hildreth 72, Thedford 56 Semifinals Clearwater 62, Benedict 57 Lexington St. Ann 72, Hildreth 63 Final Clearwater 71, Lexington St. Ann 31

1985 Boys basketball had six classes in 1984-85. Class A had six districts, and the champions

qualified for the state tournament. Two teams were chosen by a wild card point system, Omaha Burke and Scottsbluff. Class B was divided into eight districts. The other classes had sixteen subdistricts and eight district finals. Each class qualified eight teams to the state tournament March 7-8-9, 1985. Attendance: 80,326.

1985 State Tournament Results

Class A Quarterfinals Omaha Northwest 47, Millard North 37 Fremont 57, Scottsbluff 53 Lincoln East 53, Omaha North 51 Omaha Burke 76, Grand Island 53 Semifinals Omaha Northwest 60, Fremont 43 Lincoln East 65, Omaha Burke 54 Final Omaha Northwest 61, Lincoln East 60 Class B Quarterfinals Elkhorn Mt. Michael 58, Wayne 53 Seward 40, York 32 Valentine 44, Gering 37 Auburn 42, Minden 40 Semifinals Elkhorn Mt. Michael 48, Seward 36 Valentine 47, Auburn 46 Final Elkhorn Mt. Michael 53, Valentine 46

Class C1 Quarterfinals Battle Creek 82, David City 72 Bayard 63, Madison 51 Arlington 58, Osmond 38 Sandy Creek 64, Yutan 52 Semifinals Bayard 62, Battle Creek 58 Arlington 56, Sandy Creek 50 Final Arlington 57, Bayard 42 Class C2 Quarterfinals Shelby 65, Dorchester 51 Grant 89, Henderson 55 Scribner 74, O’Neill St. Mary 61 Macy 58, Kearney Catholic 57 Semifinals Grant 60, Shelby 57 Scribner 74, Macy 65 Final Grant 67, Scribner 62

Class D1 Quarterfinals Pleasanton 64, Maxwell 63 McCool Junction 56, Edward 36 Sterling 40, Coleridge 33 Elmwood 38, Elwood 36 Semifinals McCool Junction 72, Pleasanton 61 Elmwood 40, Sterling 33 Final McCool Junction 77, Elmwood 59

Class D2 Quarterfinals Dix 64, Thedford 42 Clearwater 61, Beaver Valley 47 Hildreth 63, Lexington St. Ann 53 Snyder 65, Filley 57 Semifinals Clearwater 48, Dix 37 Hildreth 63, Snyder 60 Final Clearwater 59, Hildreth 53

1986

Boys basketball had six classes in 1985-86. Class A had six districts, and the champions qualified for the state tournament. Two teams were chosen by a wildcard point system, Omaha Northwest and Omaha Creighton Prep. Class B was divided into eight districts. The other classes had sixteen subdistricts and eight district finals. Each class qualified eight teams to the state tournament March 13-14-15, 1986. Attendance: 74,282

1986 State Tournament Results

Class A Quarterfinals Lincoln Northeast 66, Norfolk 48 Omaha Northwest 59, Omaha Central 52 Omaha Burke 48, Omaha Westside 43 Omaha Creighton Prep 65, Hastings 51 Semifinals Omaha Northwest 48, Lincoln Northeast 45 Omaha Burke 82, Omaha Creighton Prep 65 Final Omaha Burke 47, Omaha Northwest 45 Class B Quarterfinals Holdrege 56, Seward 46 Arlington 58, York 54 OT Gering 61, Norris 56 Valentine 33, Wayne 29 Semifinals Holdrege 57, Arlington 49 OT Gering 46, Valentine 44 Final Holdrege 59, Gering 56

Class C1 Quarterfinals Fremont Bergan 62, Norfolk Catholic 48 Sandy Creek 63, Tri County 54 Bayard 75, Atkinson West Holt 50 Omaha Cathedral 79, Ravenna 61 Semifinals Sandy Creek 67, Fremont Bergan 66 Omaha Cathedral 61, Bayard 58 Final Omaha Cathedral 76, Sandy Creek 70 Class C2 Quarterfinals Osceola 59, O’Neill St. Mary 53 3OT Newcastle 52, Howells 36 Nemaha Valley 33, Kearney Catholic 28 Henderson 84, Leyton 60 Semifinals Newcastle 58, Osceola 53 Henderson 48, Nemaha Valley 43 Final Henderson 56, Newcastle 51

Class D1 Quarterfinals Exeter 62, Adams 54 Sidney St. Patrick 62, Chambers 52 Axtell 66, Maxwell 64 Beemer 65, Coleridge 63 Semifinals Exeter 83, Sidney St. Patrick 47 Beemer 64, Axtell 59 OT Final Exeter 63, Beemer 55

Class D2 Quarterfinals Clearwater 80, Brule 31 Filley 51, Wilcox 48 Lexington SA 48, Polk 37 Big Springs 66, Milligan 65 Semifinals Clearwater 46, Filley 35 Lexington SA 61, Big Springs 50 Final Clearwater 49, Lexington SA 45

1987

Boys basketball had six classes in 1986-87. Each class qualified eight teams for the State Tournament which was held March 12-13-14, 1987. Class A was 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 East and Omaha Westside were the wild card teams. Class B was divided into eight districts with the champion of each district qualifying for the State Tournament. Classes C1, C2, D1, and D2 were divided into sixteen subdistricts and eight district finals. The winners of the district finals in each class advanced to the State Tournament. Attendance: 90, 644.

1987 State Tournament Results

Class A Quarterfinals Norfolk 58, Omaha Burke 57 Lincoln East 66, Millard South 51 Millard North 67, Kearney 48 Lincoln Northeast 48, Omaha Westside 35 Semifinals Norfolk 67, Lincoln East 65 Lincoln Northeast 53, Millard North 51 Final Norfolk 62, Lincoln Northeast 61 Class B Quarterfinals Lincoln Pius 66, Gering 61 Holdrege 51, West Point 50 Aurora 68, Boys Town 65 Broken Bow 46, Seward 44 Semifinals Lincoln Pius 51, Holdrege 47 OT Aurora 53, Broken Bow 53 Final Aurora 67, Lincoln Pius 56

Class C1 Quarterfinals Wahoo 47, Ravenna 34 Fremont Bergan 44, Creighton 37 Hershey 49, Tecumseh 45 Sutton 70, Stanton 53 Semifinals Fremont Bergan 53, Wahoo 51 Sutton 59, Hershey 57 Final Fremont Bergan 72, Sutton 61 Class C2 Quarterfinals Nemaha Valley 75, Leyton 45 Bancroft-Rosalie 61, Cambridge 54 Humphrey 59, Ansley 50 Scribner 52, Clay Center 42 Semifinals Nemaha Valley 45, Bancroft-Rosalie 39 Humphrey 45, Scribner 38 Final Humphrey 47, Nemaha Valley 37

Class D1 Quarterfinals Sandhills 61, Shickley 59 Hampton 50, Spencer 45 Sterling 85, Maxwell 54 Coleridge 48, Beaver City 46 Semifinals Hampton 73, Sandhills 57 Sterling 64, Coleridge 53 Final Sterling 57, Hampton 56

Class D2 Quarterfinals Wilcox 53, Brule 42 Amherst 77, Prague 74 3OT Clearwater 56, Dix 23 Milligan 58, McCool Junction 51 Semifinals Amherst 51, Wilcox 42 Clearwater 56, Milligan 40 Final Clearwater 50, Amherst 40

1988 Boys basketball had six classes in 1987-88. Each class qualified eight teams for the State Tournament which was held March 10-11-12, 1988. Class A was 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 Omaha Creighton Prep were the wild card teams. Class B was divided into eight districts with the champion from each district qualifying for the State Tournament. Classes C1, C2, D1, and D2 were divided into sixteen subdistricts and eight district finals. The winners of the district finals in each class advanced to the State Tournament. Attendance was 88,523.

1988 State Tournament Results

Class A Quarterfinals Columbus 61, Kearney 46 Millard South 79, Lincoln High 64 Omaha Creighton Prep 71, Omaha Burke 64 Omaha Benson 55, Lincoln Northeast 54 Semifinals Millard South 47, Columbus 42 Omaha Benson 56, Creighton Prep 55 Final Millard South 60, Omaha Benson 39 Class B Quarterfinals Lincoln Pius X 64, Elkhorn 58 Broken Bow 45, Alliance 44 Hartington CC 59, Seward 56 Wahoo 61, Ord 58 Semifinals Lincoln Pius X 64, Broken Bow 58 Wahoo 62, Hartington CC 47 Final Wahoo 50, Lincoln Pius X 48

Class C1 Quarterfinals Sutton 71, Omaha Flanagan 58 Tri County 52, Cambridge 44 Atkinson W. Holt 58, Tekamah-Herman 54 Homer 49, Randolph 48 Semifinals Tri County 68, Sutton 62 Atkinson West Holt 74, Homer 53 Final Atkinson West Holt 85, Tri County 78 Class C2 Quarterfinals West Point CC 62, Osceola 53 Pleasanton 68, Perkins County 64 Lincoln Christian 70, Hastings St. Cecilia 53 Oxford 69, Bancroft-Rosalie 57 Semifinals Pleasanton 53, West Point CC 49 Lincoln Christian 80, Oxford 65 Final Lincoln Christian 70, Pleasanton 65

Class D1 Quarterfinals Humphrey St. Francis 57 68, Odell 54 Potter-Dix 65, Loomis 60 Falls City Sacred Heart 75, Spencer 65 Polk-Hordville 78, Sandhills 57 Semifinals Humphrey St. Francis 57, Potter-Dix 52 Falls City Sac. Heart 60, Polk-Hordville 52 Final Falls City Sac. Heart 65, Humphrey St. Fr. 58

Class D2 Quarterfinals Butte 53, Adams 42 Hampton 66, Sidney St. Patrick 46 Lawrence 45, Lebanon Beaver Valley 44 Spalding Academy 66, McPherson Co. 46 Semifinals Hampton 62, Butte 48 Spalding Academy 59, Lawrence 54 Final Hampton 69, Spalding 55

1989 Boys basketball had six classes in 1988-89. Each class qualified eight teams for the State Tournament which was held March 9-10-11, 1989. Class A was 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 Bellevue West were the wild card teams. Class B and D2 were divided into eight districts with the champion from each district qualifying for the State Tournament. Classes C1, C2, and D1 were divided into sixteen subdistricts and eight district finals. The winners of the district finals in each class advanced to the State Tournament. Attendance was 100,311.

1989 State Tournament Results

Class A Quarterfinals Columbus 79, Lincoln Northeast 68 Alliance 87, Omaha North 86 Lincoln East 66, Bellevue West 64 Millard South 66, Papillion 47 Semifinals Columbus 72, Alliance 62 Millard South 51, Lincoln East 48 Final Millard South 47, Columbus 45 Class B Quarterfinals Lincoln Pius X 62, Schuyler 53 Ord 78, Elkhorn 64 Wahoo 76, Ogallala 40 Syracuse 69, Hastings AC 63 Semifinals Lincoln Pius X 69, Ord 66 Wahoo 60, Syracuse 43 Final Wahoo 68, Lincoln Pius X 66

Class C1 Quarterfinals Sutton 81, Palmyra 75 OT Stanton 69, Ponca 68 OT Sandy Creek 70, Battle Creek 66 Scribner-Snyder 72, Bridgeport 50 Semifinals Sutton 83, Stanton 52 Sandy Creek 76, Scribner-Snyder 64 Final Sutton 71, Sandy Creek 62 Class C2 Quarterfinals Spencer-Naper 56, Elwood 47 Deshler 69, Shelby 55 Kenesaw 75, Adams-Douglas 67 Grant 60, Walthill 51 Semifinals Deshler 48, Spencer-Naper 39 Grant 59, Kenesaw 56 Final Grant 61, Deshler 41

Class D1 Quarterfinals Falls City SH 80, Lindsay HF 49 Fairmont 78, Clearwater 61 Maxwell 74, Beaver City 61 Potter-Dix 79, Coleridge 67 Semifinals Falls City SH 81, Fairmont Maxwell 64, Potter-Dix 50 Final Falls City SH 82, Maxwell 53

Class D2 Quarterfinals Spalding 69, Wallace 57 Hildreth 69, Dawson-Verdon Hampton 75, Butte 47 Bradshaw 62, Sidney St. Patrick 61 Semifinals Hildreth 62, Spalding 42 Hampton 75, Bradshaw Final Hampton 49, Hildreth 43

1990 Boys basketball had six classes in 1989-90. Each class qualified eight teams for the State Tournament which was held March 8-9-10, 1990. Class A was 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 East and Bellevue West were the wild card teams. Class B and D2 were divided into eight districts with the champion from each district qualifying for the State Tournament. Classes C1, C2, and D1 were divided into sixteen subdistricts and eight district finals. The winners of the district finals in each class advanced to the State Tournament. Attendance was 103,410.

1990 State Tournament Results

Class A Quarterfinals Lincoln East 91, Bellevue West 60 Omaha South 66, Kearney 42 Columbus 73, Omaha Westside 67 Lincoln Northeast 62, Millard North 47 Semifinals Omaha South 75, Lincoln East 57 Lincoln Northeast 62, Columbus 54 Final Omaha South 65, Lincoln Northeast 53 Class B Quarterfinals Wahoo 76, Schuyler 61 Lincoln Pius X 56, Lexington 55 OT Grand Island NW 67, Elkhorn Mt. Mich. 62 York 76, Ogallala 56 Semifinals Wahoo 72, Lincoln Pius X 59 Grand Island Northwest 72, York 42 Final Wahoo 66, Grand Island Northwest 53

Class C1 Quarterfinals Wakefield 58, Wood River 45 Bridgeport 57, Fullerton 55 Sutton 100, Norfolk Catholic 81 Wisner-Pilger 61, Sutton 53 Semifinals Bridgeport 52, Wakefield 41 Wisner-Pilger 61, Sutton 53 Final Bridgeport 55, Wisner-Pilger 51 Class C2 Quarterfinals Kenesaw 71, Hastings St. Cecilia 64 OT Grant 68, Anselmo-Merna 53 Scribner-Snyder 65, Walthill 59 Shelby 91, Lincoln Christian 70 Semifinals Grant 70, Kenesaw 49 Scribner-Snyder 89, Shelby 68 Final Grant 66, Scribner-Snyder 54

Class D1 Quarterfinals Meridian 64, Lindsay Holy Family 62 Humphrey St. Francis 71, Pleasanton 62 Wynot 70, Potter-Dix 62 Sandhills 78, Elwood 68 Semifinals Humphrey St. Francis 62, Meridian 48 Sandhills 70, Elwood 68 Final Humphrey St. Francis 86, Sandhills 53

Class D2 Quarterfinals Hampton 80, Davenport 39 Hildreth 75, Loup County 59 Falls City Sacred Heart 92, Palisade 40 Butte 72, Cody-Kilgore 57 Semifinals Hampton 68, Hildreth 47 Falls City Sacred Heart 88, Butte 61 Final Falls City Sacred Heart 85, Hampton 65

1991 Boys basketball had six classes in 1990-1991. Each class qualified eight teams for the State Tournament which was held March 7-8-9, 1991. Class A was 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 Southeast and Omaha Benson were the wild card teams. Class B and D2 were divided into eight districts with the champion from each district qualifying for the State Tournament. Classes C1, C2, and D1 were divided into sixteen subdistricts and eight district finals. The winners of the district finals in each class advanced to the State Tournament. Attendance was 96,273.

1991 State Tournament Results

Class A Quarterfinals Millard South 62, Hastings 60 Kearney 70, Lincoln Northeast 63 Lincoln Southeast 65, Millard North 62 Bellevue West 90, Omaha Benson 76 Semifinals Millard South 51, Kearney 33 Bellevue West 70, Lincoln Southeast 63 Final Millard South 66, Bellevue West 47 Class B Quarterfinals Wahoo 66, Lincoln Pius X 41 Elkhorn Mt. Michael 69, Lexington 66 York 63, Ogallala 50 O’Neill 51, Neligh 46 Semifinals Wahoo 82, Elkhorn Mt. Michael 46 York 67, O’Neill 51 Final Wahoo 62, York 50

Class C1 Quarterfinals Wilber-Clatonia 64, David City Aquinas 54 Wahoo Neumann 60, Battle Creek 44 Wood River 71, Oakland-Craig 62 Hartington Cedar Catholic 70, Mitchell 54 Semifinals Wahoo Neumann 56, Wilber-Clatonia 47 Hartington CC 67, Wood River 49 Final Wahoo Neumann 60, Hartington 54 Class C2 Quarterfinals Grant 64, Humphrey 39 Sandy Creek 54, Anselmo-Merna 53 Lincoln Christian 60, Shelby 59 OT Bertrand 86, Newcastle 64 Semifinals Grant 65, Sandy Creek 48 Lincoln Christian 62, Grant 61 Final Lincoln Christian 62, Grant 61

Class D1 Quarterfinals Maxwell 76, Loomis 62 Wallace 52, Beemer Pleasanton 68, Lewiston 54 Humphrey SF 72, Chambers 70 OT Semifinals Maxwell 87, Wallace 66 Pleasanton 90, Humphrey St. Francis 75 Final Maxwell 82, Pleasanton 69

Class D2 Quarterfinals Elgin 86, Diller 71 Hildreth 70, Brady 62 Falls City Sacred Heart 69, Spalding 35 Lewellen 68, Bradshaw 60 Semifinals Hildreth 81, Elgin 67 Falls City Sacred Heart 89, Lewellen 55 Final Falls City Sacred Heart 76, Hildreth 54

1992 Boys basketball had six classes in 1991-92. Each class qualified eight teams for the State Tournament which was held March 12-14, 1992. Class A was 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. Ralston and Omaha Benson were the wild card teams. Classes B and D2 were divided into eight districts with the champion from each district qualifying for the State Tournament. Classes C1, C2, and D1 were divided into sixteen subdistricts and eight district finals. The winners of the district finals in each class advanced to the State Tournament. Attendance was 99,988.

1992 State Tournament Results Class A Quarterfinals Omaha Benson 66, Fremont 52 Ralston 67, Millard South 52 Hastings 59, Papillion-LaVista 56 North Platte 58, Omaha North Semifinals Omaha Benson 65, Ralston 56 Hastings 47, North Platte 42 Final Omaha Benson 95, Hastings 76 Class B Quarterfinals Ogallala 58, Nebraska City 40 Wahoo 92, Plattsmouth 55 Lexington 76, Schuyler 71 OT Lincoln Pius X 64, Grand Island CC 61 Semifinals Ogallala 84, Wahoo 68 Lincoln Pius X 62, Lexington 59 OT Final Lincoln Pius X 59, Ogallala 50

Class C1 Quarterfinals Sandy Creek 77, Hartington CC 58 Battle Creek 66, David City 58 Grant 93, Atkinson West Holt 50 Tecumseh 90, West Point CC 55 Semifinals Battle Creek 61, Sandy Creek 55 Tecumseh 50, Grant 47 Final Battle Creek 64, Tecumseh 62 Class C2 Quarterfinals Newman Grove 50, Sterling 45 Bertrand 76, Kenesaw 61 Harvard 70, Maxwell 62 Shelby 72, Pender 71 OT Semifinals Bertrand 64, Newman Grove 60 Shelby 76, Harvard 64 Final Bertrand 69, Shelby 56

Class D1 Quarterfinals Newcastle 72, Polk-Hordville 42 Humphrey SF 74, Medicine Valley 54 Wallace 63, Greeley 60 Adams 87, Butte 58 Semifinals Humphrey St. Francis 74, Newcastle 49 Wallace 66, Adams 61 Final Humphrey St. Francis 80, Wallace 69

Class D2 Quarterfinals Wheatland 43, Stuart 40 Hildreth 77, Shickley 45 Brady 86, Prague 82 OT Lewellen 77, Chester-Hubbell-Byron 70 Semifinals Hildreth 47, Wheatland 46 Brady 67, Lewellen 57 Final Hildreth 50, Brady 49

1993 Boys basketball had six classes in 1992-93. Each class qualified eight teams for the State Tournament which was held March 11-13, 1993. Class A was 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. Papillion-LaVista and Omaha Burke were the wild card teams. Classes B and D2 were divided into eight districts with the champion from each district qualifying for the State Tournament. Classes C1, C2, and D1 were divided into sixteen subdistricts and eight district finals. The winners of the district finals in each class advanced to the State Tournament. Attendance was 95,363.

1993 State Tournament Results

Class A Quarterfinals Papillion-LaVista 63, Omaha Creigh. Prep 54 Kearney 59, Millard South 50 Omaha South 65, Lincoln East 54 Omaha Burke 90, Norfolk 86 OT Semifinals Papillion-LaVista 44, Kearney 36 Omaha Burke 71, Omaha South 66 Final Papillion-LaVista 58, Omaha Burke 52 OT Class B Quarterfinals Crete 67, Omaha Roncalli 63 Wahoo 65, Sidney 49 Hartington CC 48, Columbus Scotus 47 Grand Island NW 53, McCook 43 Semifinals Wahoo 77, Crete 58 Hartington CC 54, Grand Island NW 50 Final Wahoo 74, Hartington CC 42

Class C1 Quarterfinals Wahoo Neumann 33, Battle Creek 32 Hershey 70, Arapahoe 44 Lincoln Christian 62, Oakland-Craig 56 Randolph 51, Henderson 46 Semifinals Hershey 50, Wahoo Neumann 49 Lincoln Christian 41, Randolph 38 Final Hershey 73, Lincoln Christian 68 OT Class C2 Quarterfinals Sterling 79, Cedar Bluffs 41 Shelton 56, Hay Springs 51 Sargent 73, Osmond 42 Republican Valley 59, Spencer-Naper 54 Semifinals Sterling 74, Shelton 60 Republican Valley 63, Sargent 61 Final Sterling 66, Republican Valley 50

Class D1 Quarterfinals Cedar Rapids 68, Clarkson 60 Hampton 59, Howells 46 Adams 81, Maxwell 50 Paxton 68, Ansley 49 Semifinals Cedar Rapids 68, Hampton 60 Adams 78, Paxton 57 Final Adams 80, Cedar Rapids 48

Class D2 Quarterfinals Elgin 60, Giltner 52 Prague 54, Filley 52 Hyannis 70, Sandhills 36 Chester-Hub.-Byron 74, Hildreth/Camp. 47 Semifinals Elgin 56, Prague 55 Hyannis 78, Chester-Hubbell-Byron 54 Final Elgin 63, Hyannis 62

1994 Boys basketball had six classes in 1993-94. Each class qualified eight teams for the State Tournament which was held March 10-11-12, 1994. Class A was 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. Alliance and Norfolk were the wild card teams. Classes B and D2 were divided into eight districts with the champion from each district qualifying for the State Tournament. Classes C1, C2, and D1 were divided into sixteen subdistricts and eight district finals. The winners of the district finals in each class advanced to the State Tournament. Attendance was 98,349.

1994 State Tournament Results

Class A Quarterfinals Lincoln Northeast 72, Omaha Central 61 Kearney 87, Norfolk 67 Omaha Creighton Prep 81, Omaha Burke 77 Hastings 48, Alliance 44 Semifinals Lincoln Northeast 82, Kearney 66 Omaha Creighton Prep 48, Hastings 46 Final Omaha Creighton Prep 57, Lincoln NE 44 Class B Quarterfinals McCook 62, Valentine 35 Norris 58, Ogallala 41 Wahoo 81, Aurora 43 Omaha Gross 48, Wayne 46 Semifinals Norris 67, McCook 64 Wahoo 64, Omaha Gross 49 Final Wahoo 62, Norris 47

Class C1 Quarterfinals Yutan 56, Wood River 42 Hershey 59, Lyons-Decatur NE 35 Sandy Creek 73, Fullerton 51 Lincoln Christian 46, Hartington CC 43 Semifinals Hershey 58, Yutan 56 Sandy Creek 70, Lincoln Christian 57 Final Sandy Creek 80, Hershey 68 Class C2 Quarterfinals Osmond 51, Sutton 40 Emerson-Hubbard 71, Newman Grove 70 North Loup-Scotia 59, Wauneta-Palisade 40 Sterling 63, Republican Valley 45 Semifinals Osmond 59, Emerson-Hubbard 48 Sterling 56, North Loup-Scotia 55 Final Sterling 65, Osmond 54

Class D1 Quarterfinals Hampton 75, Oxford 59 Adams 74, Butte 59 Hyannis 70, Winnebago 55 Humphrey St. Francis 65, Paxton 59 Semifinals Hampton 73, Adams 70 Humphrey St. Francis 78, Hyannis 55 Final Humphrey St. Francis 68, Hampton 67

Class D2 Quarterfinals Chester-Hubbell-Byron 67, Giltner 43 Elgin 66, Lodgepole 45 Odell 63, Spalding Academy 50 Brady 53, Benedict 35 Semifinals Elgin 50, Chester-Hubbell-Byron 48 Odell 63, Brady 46 Final Odell 66, Elgin 47

1995 Boys basketball had six classes in 1994-95. Each class qualified eight teams for the State Tournament which was held March 9-10-11, 1995.

Class A was divided into six districts with the district champion and two wild card teams selected on the basis of a point system qualifying for the State Tournament. North Platte and Millard South were the wild card teams. Class B was divided into eight districts with the champion from each district qualifying for the State Tournament. Classes C1, C2, D1, and D2 were divided into sixteen subdistricts and eight district finals. The winners of the district finals in each class advanced to the State Tournament. Attendance was 106,475.

1995 State Tournament Results

Class A Quarterfinals Lincoln Northeast 62, Grand Island 50 Omaha Burke 78, Lincoln Southeast 70 Omaha Creighton Prep 64, Norfolk 57 Millard South 62, North Platte 59 Semifinals Lincoln Northeast 71, Omaha Burke 68 Millard South 37, Omaha Creighton Prep 30 Final Lincoln Northeast 79, Millard South 53 Class B Quarterfinals Norris 60, Schuyler 50 Ralston 80, Ogallala 66 Waverly 70, Boys Town 69 OT Lexington 72, Scottsbluff 62 Semifinals Norris 58, Ralston 53 Lexington 64, Waverly 35 Final Norris 60, Lexington 59

Class C1 Quarterfinals Fairbury 60, Wahoo 59 Madison 49, Mitchell 47 Grand Island CC 93, Ashland Greenwood 82 St. Paul 49, Hartington Cedar Catholic 48 Semifinals Fairbury 54, Madison 36 St. Paul 57, Grand Island CC 55 Final St. Paul 55, Fairbury 42 Class C2 Quarterfinals Laurel-Concord 59, Doniphan 52 Sandy Creek 75, Sutton 53 Cambridge 65, Fremont Bergan 57 Lincoln Christian 89, Stanton 61 Semifinals Laurel-Concord 56, Sandy Creek 38 Lincoln Christian 86, Cambridge 63 Final Laurel-Concord 74, Lincoln Christian 59

Class D1 Quarterfinals Clearwater 53, Shelton 52 Paxton 56, Bertrand 43 Mead 51, Pleasanton 39 Sterling 64, Dodge 51 Semifinals Paxton 57, Clearwater 50 Sterling 44, Mead 28 Final Paxton 54, Sterling 46

Class D2 Quarterfinals Giltner 71, Beaver City 68 Table Rock-Steinauer 61, Lodgepole 47 Elgin 53, Arcadia 43 Chester-Hubbell-Byron 56, Lindsay HF 39 Semifinals Table Rock-Steinauer 86, Giltner 67 Elgin 60, Chester-Hubbell-Byron Final Elgin 51, Table Rock-Steinauer

1996 Boys basketball had six classes in 1995-96. Each class qualified eight teams for the State Tournament which was held March 7-8-9, 1996. Class A was 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. North Platte and Grand Island were the wild card teams. Class B was divided into eight districts with the champion from each district qualifying for the State Tournament. Classes C1, C2, D1, and D2 were divided into sixteen subdistricts and eight district finals. The winners of the district finals in each class advanced to the State Tournament. Attendance was 108,299.

1996 State Tournament Results Class A Quarterfinals Columbus 50, Fremont 46 Lincoln Southeast 76, North Platte 73 Lincoln Northeast 57, Grand Island 48 Lincoln High 76, Bellevue West 67 Semifinals Columbus 67, Lincoln Southeast 53 Lincoln Northeast 69, Lincoln High 59 Final Lincoln Northeast 67, Columbus 55 Class B Quarterfinals Seward 51, Gering 41 Hastings 81, Ogallala 56 Beatrice 75, Plattsmouth 40 Omaha Roncalli 72, Ralston 67 Semifinals Hastings 53, Seward 512 Omaha Roncalli 57, Beatrice 51 Final Omaha Roncalli 79, Hastings 66

Class C1 Quarterfinals Fairbury 68, Grand Island CC 64 St. Paul 71, Battle Creek 55 O’Neill 75, Kimball 59 Wahoo 56, Columbus Scotus 55 Semifinals St. Paul 50, Fairbury 38 Wahoo 73, O’Neill 43 Final Wahoo 63, St. Paul 52 Class C2 Quarterfinals Lincoln Christian 68, Malcolm 57 Sutherland 70, Plainview 64 Stanton 75, West Point CC 48 Tecumseh 74, Kearney Catholic 71 Semifinals Lincoln Christian 75, Sutherland 52 Stanton 92, Tecumseh 59 Final Stanton 67, Lincoln Christian 66 OT

Class D1 Quarterfinals Paxton 53, Dodge 52 Sterling 83, Orchard 66 Pleasanton 55, Mead 51 Bertrand 89, Hyannis 62 Semifinals Sterling 66, Paxton 47 Pleasanton 62, Bertrand 61 Final Sterling 71, Pleasanton 53

Class D2 Quarterfinals Filley 61, Exeter 50 Potter-Dix 67, Stuart 44 Shickley 69, Hayes Center 49 Petersburg 63, Coleridge 61 Semifinals Filley 66, Potter-Dix 58 Shickley 61, Petersburg Final Filley 59, Shickley 51

1997 Boys basketball had six classes in 1996-97. Each class qualified eight teams for the Stat Tournament which was held March 13-14-15, 1997. 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. Omaha Central and Columbus were the wild card teams for Class A; Fairbury and Chadron were the Class B wild card teams. Classes C1, C2, D1, and D2 were divided into sixteen subdistricts and eight district finals. The winners of the district finals in each class advanced to the State Tournament. Attendance was 92,323.

1997 State Tournament Results Class A Quarterfinals Columbus 59, Papillion-LaVista 46 Lincoln East 44, Grand Island 42 Lincoln High 51, Omaha Central 46 Lincoln Northeast 66, Omaha North 60 Semifinals Lincoln East 46, Columbus 37 Lincoln Northeast 84, Lincoln High 62 Final Lincoln Northeast 66, Lincoln East 48 Class B Quarterfinals Chadron 60, Hastings 51 Elkhorn 47, Fairbury 45 Gering 68, Schuyler 56 Beatrice 52, Ralston 49 Semifinals Chadron 54, Elkhorn 53 Gering 70, Beatrice 56 Final Chadron 58, Gering 47

Class C1 Quarterfinals Aquinas 70, Wood River 62 Omaha Flanagan 62, Hartington CC 58 St. Paul 60, Albion 57 Syracuse 70, Kimball 58 Semifinals Aquinas 69, Omaha Flanagan 55 St. Paul 49, Syracuse 42 Final Aquinas 53, St. Paul 41 Class C2 Quarterfinals West Point CC 58, Plainview 55 Wahoo Neumann 67, Grant 49 Tecumseh 68, Hastings St. Cecilia 61 Doniphan 91, Homer 80 Semifinals Wahoo Neumann 65, West Point CC 46 Tecumseh 71, Doniphan 56 Final Tecumseh 50, Wahoo Neumann 41

Class D1 Quarterfinals Johnson-Brock 82, Culbertson 77 Newman Grove 53, Coleridge 46 Pleasanton 77, Deshler 71 Mead 65, Paxton 37 Semifinals Johnson-Brock 67, Newman Grove 62 Pleasanton 78, Mead 62 Final Johnson-Brock 76, Pleasanton 57

Class D2 Quarterfinals Shickley 67, Nebraska City Lourdes 39 Litchfield 57, Lodgepole 32 Dodge 61, Filley 52 Loomis 47, Greeley 44 Semifinals Shickley 46, Litchfield 36 Dodge 64, Loomis 49 Final Shickley 61, Dodge 52