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C-1 and C-2 projected state tournament pairings
Here are the projected state tournament pairings for Class C-1 and C-2. C-1 No. 2-rated Hastings St. Cecilia will play seventh seed North Bend Central in the opening round at Pershing next Thursday. Win that and the Bluehawks will either play Boys Town or Pierce. St. Cecilia defeated Boys Town 65-63 in the Centennial Conference tournament and lost to Pierce 50-48 at the Doane College Holiday Tournament. Both are tough match ups. Boys Town may be 18-7, but they enter state on a nine-game winning streak. There really isn't a favorite on this side of the bracket.
C-1 is just so brutal. The other side of the bracket has Syracuse playing No. 1 Chadron - a team that needed overtime to beat Kearney Catholic in a district final - and Bennington vs. Minden. This side of the bracket isn't nearly as tough as the other side, but Chadron is far from a shoe in to advance to the finals.
I'm going to take Chadron and St. Cecilia to advance to the finals with the Bluehawks winning their second straight title - but it won't be easy, especially that semifinal game.
Ravenna will go into the Class C-2 tournament as a No. 3 seed. The Bluejays have played very well down the stretch since suffering back-to-back losses to St. Paul and Adams Central in early February. The Bluejays aren't very big and lack a real inside presence, but they can burn you from outside from any position. They will open state play agaisnt Sutherland, a team I know nothing about at this time. The winner of that game plays the Wilber-Clatonia/Axtell winner in the semifinals. Axtell entered post season No. 1 in C-2, but Ravenna rolled past them in a subdistrict final.
The other side of the bracket has Freeman facing Hartington Central Catholic and Elmwood-Murdock vs. Archbishop Bergan. Top-seeded Freeman is certainly the team to beat on this side.
My pick is Freeman and Ravenna to advance to the finals with Freeman coming out on top.
Class C-1
Thursday, March 12
At Pershing Center
2 p.m.—No. 7 seed North Bend Central (19-4, 44.0) vs. No. 2 Hastings St. Cecilia (21-1, 45.6)
3:45 p.m.—No. 6 Boys Town (18-7, 44.2) vs. No. 3 Pierce (21-2, 45.3)
7 p.m.—No. 8 Syracuse (21-3, 43.9) vs. No. 1 Chadron (23-0, 47.4)
8:45 p.m.—No. 5 Bennington (21-2, 44.8) vs. No. 4 Minden (18-3, 44.9)
Friday, March 13
At Devaney Center
2 p.m.—North Bend Central/Hastings SC winner vs. Boys Town/Pierce winner
3:45 p.m.—Syracuse/Chadron winner vs. Bennington/Minden winner
Saturday, March 14
At Lincoln NE
10 a.m. - - Third-place game
At Devaney Center
5 p.m.- - Championship game
Class C-2
Thursday, March 12
At Lincoln Southeast
9 a.m.—No. 1 seed Freeman (23-1, 45.4) vs. No. 8 Hartington Cedar Catholic (13-9, 42.6)
10:45 a.m.—No. 4 or No. 5 Elmwood-Murdock (19-3, 44.8 or 44.5) vs. No. 4 or No. 5 Archbishop Bergan (17-5, 44.5)
2 p.m.—No. 7 Wilber-Clatonia (18-5, 43.5) vs. No. 2 Axtell (19-2, 45.0)
3:45 p.m.—No. 6 Sutherland (17-6, 43.9) vs. No. 3 Ravenna (20-5, 44.9)
Friday, March 13
At Pershing Center
9 a.m.—Freeman/Hartington CC winner vs. Elmwood-Murdock/Archbishop Bergan winner
10:45 a.m.—Wilber-Clatonia/Axtell winner vs. Sutherland/Ravenna winner
Saturday, March 14
At Devaney Center
9:30 a.m.—Championship game
At Lincoln Southwest
Noon—Third-place game
C-1 is just so brutal. The other side of the bracket has Syracuse playing No. 1 Chadron - a team that needed overtime to beat Kearney Catholic in a district final - and Bennington vs. Minden. This side of the bracket isn't nearly as tough as the other side, but Chadron is far from a shoe in to advance to the finals.
I'm going to take Chadron and St. Cecilia to advance to the finals with the Bluehawks winning their second straight title - but it won't be easy, especially that semifinal game.
Ravenna will go into the Class C-2 tournament as a No. 3 seed. The Bluejays have played very well down the stretch since suffering back-to-back losses to St. Paul and Adams Central in early February. The Bluejays aren't very big and lack a real inside presence, but they can burn you from outside from any position. They will open state play agaisnt Sutherland, a team I know nothing about at this time. The winner of that game plays the Wilber-Clatonia/Axtell winner in the semifinals. Axtell entered post season No. 1 in C-2, but Ravenna rolled past them in a subdistrict final.
The other side of the bracket has Freeman facing Hartington Central Catholic and Elmwood-Murdock vs. Archbishop Bergan. Top-seeded Freeman is certainly the team to beat on this side.
My pick is Freeman and Ravenna to advance to the finals with Freeman coming out on top.
Class C-1
Thursday, March 12
At Pershing Center
2 p.m.—No. 7 seed North Bend Central (19-4, 44.0) vs. No. 2 Hastings St. Cecilia (21-1, 45.6)
3:45 p.m.—No. 6 Boys Town (18-7, 44.2) vs. No. 3 Pierce (21-2, 45.3)
7 p.m.—No. 8 Syracuse (21-3, 43.9) vs. No. 1 Chadron (23-0, 47.4)
8:45 p.m.—No. 5 Bennington (21-2, 44.8) vs. No. 4 Minden (18-3, 44.9)
Friday, March 13
At Devaney Center
2 p.m.—North Bend Central/Hastings SC winner vs. Boys Town/Pierce winner
3:45 p.m.—Syracuse/Chadron winner vs. Bennington/Minden winner
Saturday, March 14
At Lincoln NE
10 a.m. - - Third-place game
At Devaney Center
5 p.m.- - Championship game
Class C-2
Thursday, March 12
At Lincoln Southeast
9 a.m.—No. 1 seed Freeman (23-1, 45.4) vs. No. 8 Hartington Cedar Catholic (13-9, 42.6)
10:45 a.m.—No. 4 or No. 5 Elmwood-Murdock (19-3, 44.8 or 44.5) vs. No. 4 or No. 5 Archbishop Bergan (17-5, 44.5)
2 p.m.—No. 7 Wilber-Clatonia (18-5, 43.5) vs. No. 2 Axtell (19-2, 45.0)
3:45 p.m.—No. 6 Sutherland (17-6, 43.9) vs. No. 3 Ravenna (20-5, 44.9)
Friday, March 13
At Pershing Center
9 a.m.—Freeman/Hartington CC winner vs. Elmwood-Murdock/Archbishop Bergan winner
10:45 a.m.—Wilber-Clatonia/Axtell winner vs. Sutherland/Ravenna winner
Saturday, March 14
At Devaney Center
9:30 a.m.—Championship game
At Lincoln Southwest
Noon—Third-place game
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