H.S. District B-Ball Finals 3/2/2020

Bellevue West, Omaha Central, Creighton Prep, Elkhorn & Auburn all punched their ticket to the boys' state basketball tournament on Monday night.

TEAMS PUNCHINGTHEIR TICKET TOSTATE...BELLEVUE WESTBRINGING IN THETOP SEED TODISTRICT PLAY...CHUCKY HEPBURNAND THE T-BIRDSGOING FOR THEIR3RD STRAIGHT TRIPTO LINCOLN...BELLEVUE WESTTAKING ONLINCOLNSOUTHEAST FORTHE DISTRICTTITLE ...THUNDERBIRDSBEAT THE KNIGHTSBY 21 JUST ACOUPLE WEEKSAGO...===== 1ST QTR...T-BIRDS' JOHNSHANKLIN FORTWO....BELL WEST UPTWO EARLY ...===== I SEE YOUT-BIRDS FANS ...==== LATER1ST...MORE BELLWEST...FRANKIE FIDLERFOR THREE...PUTS T-BIRDS UPFIVE ...======= STILL1ST....CHUCKYHEPBURN....STEAL AND TWOTHE OTHER WAY...BELL WEST OPENSTHE GAME ON A10-NOTHING RUN...===== T-BIRDSCHEERLEADERSLIKING THAT...===== ONE MOREFOR GOODMEASURE...HEPBURN 3....BELLEVUE WESTWINS AND HEADEDTO STATE, 68-58 ...TOP-RANKEDOMAHA CENTRALSQUARING OFFAGAINST GRETNA...THE DRAGONSUPSETTINGLINCOLN NORTHSTAR IN THEDISTRICT SEMIS...======= 2NDQTR....EAGLES' JAKSONPAGE FIGHTINGDOWN LOW FORTWO...CENTRAL UP FIVE...====== LATER2ND....GRETNA'SQUINNLAN FROSTFINDING ELY DOBLEFOR THE DEUCE...EAGLES LEADDOWN TO 3 ...===== CENTRALFANS NOT TOOWORRIED...===== STILL 2ND...JAYDEN DAWSONDRILLS 3 ....EAGLES SOAR TOSTATE, 55-36...CREIGHTON PREPAND GRANDISLAND...THE JR.JAYS LOST TO THEISLANDERS ONTHEIR HOMEFLOOR LESS THANA MONTH AGO...=== LATE 3RDQTR...SPENCERSCHOMERS TO A-JROLLINS HOOP ANDTHE HARM!!

PREPUP FOUR AFTERBEING DOWNEIGHT AT THEHALF...===== 4TH QTR...SCHOMERS TWOAND THE TATTOO!JR.JAYS UP 42-36...==== LITTLE ONESIN THE CROWDIMPRESSED...==== TIME WINDINGDOWN...ISLANDERS DOWNTWO...G-I'S THEM KOANGBEATS THEBUZZER...WE GO TOOVERTIME TIED AT51!!

======= IN O-T....SHOWTIME TAKESOVER....SCHOMERS: 29OF HIS GAME-HIGH31 COMING IN THE2ND HALF ANDOVERTIME...CREIGHTON PREPMOVING ON TOSTATE....64-60 INO-T...SPENCER: I KNEWTHIS WAS MY LASTGAME IN THEHEIDER CENTER SO IWANTED TO PUTEVERYTHING OUTAND LEAVE IT ONHERE.SO THAT'S WHAT ITRIED TO DO.JOSH: I TELL YOUWHAT, I GOT A LOTMORE GRAY HAIRTODAY THAN I DIDAT THE START OFTHE SEASON.THIS IS A GREATGROUP.IT'S A FUN GROUP.THE RIDE WITHTHESE GUYS HASBEEN AWESOME.ELKHORN HOSTINGLINCOLNNORTHEAST...TIME WINDINGDOWN...TIED AT 35...ANTLERS' BRYSONHOCHSTEIN HITSTHE GO-AHEADBUCKET WITH 2.9SECONDS LEFT....ROCKETSWOULDN'T GET ASHOT OFF BEFORETHE BUZZER...ELKHORN IN ITSLONE SEASON INCLASS A GOING TOSTATE, 37-35 ...CLASS C-1...AUBURN ANDAQUINAS...LAST YEAR'S C-1CHAMP BULLDOGSTRYING TO KEEP ITROCKING AND STAYUNBEATEN...===== 2ND HALF...AUBURN'S CAMBINDER 2 OF HIS21....BULLDOGS STILLPERFECT, 58-35...J-D SPIELMAN IS