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PIERCE, Neb. — The O’Neill St. Mary’s Cardinals outscored Coleridge 19-7 in the second quarter to pull away to a 55-34 victory over the Bulldogs in the District D2-3 Boys’ Basketball Final Tuesday at Pierce High School.
PIERCE, Neb. — The O’Neill St. Mary’s Cardinals outscored Coleridge 19-7 in the second quarter to pull away to a 55-34 victory over the Bulldogs in the District D2-3 Boys’ Basketball Final Tuesday at Pierce High School.
Zach Sibbel scored a game-high 33 points to lead St. Mary’s. Cody Eiler and Andrew Krotter each had nine points in the victory.
For Coleridge, Seth Schroeder scored 11 points and Brandon Ebbeson added nine points.
St. Mary’s advances to state with a 20-3 record. Coleridge ends its season with a 13-9 mark.
O’NEILL ST. MARY’S (20-3) 8 27 36 55
Ponca 54, LHNE 48
HARTINGTON, Neb. — The Ponca Indians earned their way to state with a 54-48 victory over Lutheran High Northeast in the District C2-4 final Tuesday at Cedar Catholic High School. The game was postponed from Monday due to poor weather conditions.
Lutheran High Northeast led 37-34 before Ponca outscored the Eagles 20-11 in the deciding fourth quarter.
Garrett Peterson led Ponca with 20 points. Justin Blatchford added 12 points for the Indians.
Porter Birtell and Jordan Coolidge each had 20 points for Lutheran High Northeast.
Ponca (21-2) advances to state, winners of 15 straight.
LUTHERAN HIGH NORTHEAST (12-11) 11 21 37 48
Centerville 79, Viborg 73, 2 OT
CENTERVILLE — The Centerville Tornadoes kept their season alive with a 79-73 double-overtime upset of second-seeded Viborg in the semifinals of the District 8B Boys’ Basketball Tournament Tuesday night.
Viborg led 35-34 at the half, then the game was after the next three periods, at 46 after three, at 58 after regulation and at 69 after the first overtime. Centerville outscored the Vikings 10-4 in the second extra period to win.
Jack Foley posted a game-high 28 points and added nine rebounds to lead Centerville. Nick Blake netted 17 points and seven rebounds. Bill Smit also had 17 points. Lee Hansen grabbed a team-high 11 rebounds in the win.
Brett Jensen scored 22 points and Brett Zimmerman had 20 points to lead a balanced Viborg attack. B.J. Zimmerman netted 15 points. Kevin Danielson added 10 points for the Vikings.
Centerville, 14-8, advances to face fourth-ranked Irene-Wakonda in the district finals, Friday at Tea. Start time is 8 p.m., following the District 7B final.
Irene-Wakonda 68, Hurley 63
CENTERVILLE — The fourth-ranked Irene-Wakonda Eagles ended Hurley’s hopes of defending their 2007 Class B title, battling past the Bulldogs 68-63 in the semifinals of the District 8B Boys’ Basketball Tournament Thursday.
Josh Nielson posted 33 points to lead Irene-Wakonda. Eric Anderson and Luke Liebert each had 12 points in the win.
Bo Lacroix led Hurley with 33 points and 12 rebounds. Heath Hult added 19 points and nine rebounds.
Irene-Wakonda, 18-3, advances to face Centerville in the district final Friday at Tea. Start time is 8 p.m., following the District 7B final.
Freeman 44, Marion 35
MENNO — The Freeman Flyers avoided the same upset bid that derailed their cross-town rivals a night ago, holding off Marion 44-35 in the semifinals of the District 10B Boys’ Basketball Tournament Tuesday at Menno High School.
Marion, which ousted third-seeded Freeman Academy on Monday, pushed the second-seeded Flyers to a one-point margin through three quarters, 27-26.
Josh Korn finished with 20 points and four steals for Freeman. Aaron Boese posted 10 rebounds and four steals. Jacob Weier added four steals in the win.
For Marion, Phil Luke led the way with seven points and six rebounds.
Freeman, 15-6, faces top-seeded Scotland in the final Thursday at Menno. Start time is 7 p.m.
Scotland 61, Ethan 57
MENNO — The Scotland Highlanders used a 22-10 margin in the third quarter to rally past Ethan 61-57 in the semifinals of the District 10B Boys’ Basketball Tournament Tuesday.
Ethan led 28-19 at the half, thanks to a 13-4 quarter that broke a 15-all tie. Scotland took the lead with its big third quarter and held the Rustlers at bay in the closing minutes.
Carl Evenson posted 19 points and five assists to lead Scotland. Skyler Bloch added 15 points and 11 rebounds in the win.
Tanner Duba finished with 18 points and three steals to lead Ethan. Josh Endres posted 16 points and four assists. Cory Wegehaupt scored 11 points and Drew Fergen added eight rebounds in the win.
Scotland, 15-6, advances to face second-seeded Freeman in the championship game Thursday. Start time is 7 p.m.
Platte-Geddes 47, Winner 41
PLATTE — The Platte-Geddes Black Panthers jumped out to a 32-22 halftime lead and held on for a 47-41 victory over Winner in the opening round of the District 13A Boys’ Basketball Tournament Tuesday.
Jordan Johnson posted 18 points to lead Platte-Geddes. Collin Ringling added nine points and a game-high 15 rebounds in the win.
Zach Horstman led Winner with a game-high 26 points. Ryan Kindt added nine rebounds.
Platte-Geddes advances to face Todd County in the final Thursday at Winner.
Bon Homme 55, Wagner 38
TYNDALL — Bon Homme advanced to the final of the District 10A Tournament with a 55-38 victory over Wagner in the opening round Tuesday.
Dustin McLouth led Bon Homme with 17 points, five steals and five assists. Tyler Van Winkle netted 14 points. Joey Mann posted 10 points. Cody Tjeerdsma had nine rebounds and Austin Koch finished with seven assists in the win.
For Wagner, Chase Kuhlman had nine points and five assists.
Bon Homme travels to Parkston (15-5) Friday for the district final. Start time is 7 p.m.
BON HOMME (11-10) 14 28 42 55
Tri-Valley 71, Parker 51
COLTON — Tri-Valley outscored Parker 41-17 in the first half on the way to a 71-51 victory over the Pheasants in the opening round of the District 9A Boys’ Basketball Tournament Tuesday.
Marty Petersen scored 22 points and dished out four assists to lead Tri-Valley. Tyler Bergh netted 11 points. Brennan Welbig added eight rebounds in the win.
For Parker, Darren Deneui led the way with 21 points and 16 rebounds.
Tri-Valley, 18-3, takes on West Central at Salem for the District title on Friday. West Central advanced with a 53-28 victory over McCook Central Tuesday.
Lincoln 57, Washington 48
SIOUX FALLS — Top-ranked Sioux Falls Lincoln earned a rematch with Yankton by holding off Sioux Falls Washington 57-48 in the opening round of the District 2AA Boys’ Basketball Tournament Tuesday.
Brett Anderson scored 16 points and Al Krdzalic added 14 points to lead Lincoln.
For Washington, Ryan Jans scored a game-high 17 points. Riley Conklin added 13 points.
Lincoln (17-4), which has won 16 of 17, hosts Yankton in the District 2AA championship Friday at 7:30 p.m. Yankton beat the Patriots 52-47 on Dec. 15.
Washington, 9-12, travels to Brandon Valley (11-10) for the third place game Friday, a 7:30 p.m. start. Brandon Valley beat Washington 44-30 on Jan. 29.
Arlington 86, O-R-R 69
ARLINGTON — The Arlington Cardinals exploded for 49 second-half points to pull away for an 86-69 victory over Oldham-Ramona-Rutland in the semifinals of the District 4B Boys’ Basketball Tournament Tuesday.
Arlington led 37-32 at the half, then stretched the lead with a 28-15 advantage in the third quarter.
Aaron King posted 28 points, 10 rebounds and three steals to lead Arlington. Jacob Christensen netted 14 points. Cam Huntmer, Trevor Kollsen and Seth Hoffman each had 11 points in the victory.
For O-R-R, Chris Carper led the way with 16 points and 13 rebounds. Jon Gehrek netted 14 points. Alex Waba and Rob Froke each had 10 points. Curt Clark added six assists in the effort.
Arlington, 14-6, advances to the final against top-seeded Estelline, Saturday at the Swiftel Center in Brookings. Start time is 8 p.m.
T-D-A 68, Colome 57
WAGNER — Tripp-Delmont-Armour advanced to the finals of the District 12B Boys’ Basketball Tournament with a 68-57 victory over Colome Monday.
Craig Holbeck posted 18 points and 11 rebounds, and Adam Fink also had 18 points for TDA. John Schnyder scored 12 points and Cory Fink added 10 points in the win.
For Colome, Josh Sherman and Ethan Vobr each scored 16 points.
TDA draws Avon in the final Friday at Wagner.
SBA 61, Iroquois 48
MILLER — Sunshine Bible Academy rallied from a 28-19 halftime deficit to claim a 61-48 victory over Iroquois in the opening round of the District 5B Boys’ Basketball Tournament Monday.
SBA outscored Iroquois 19-8 in the third quarter and 25-12 in the fourth quarter to earn the victory.
Will McClain scored a game-high 23 points and Nathan Bridgman posted 13 points and 10 rebounds to lead Sunshine Bible. Preston Liebert grabbed eight rebounds and Justin Stampe added five assists in the win.
For Iroquois, Robert Brown led the way with 19 points and four assists. Chase DeJong posted 13 points, nine rebounds and four assists.
Sunshine Bible, 13-7, advances to face James Valley Christian in the semifinals Thursday. Highmore draws Lower Brule in the other semifinal.
SUNSHINE BIBLE (13-7) 7 19 38 61

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