Basketball Holiday Tournament Schedules

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DECEMBER 27, 28 & 30

Metro Conference Tournament
Dec. 27-28 & 30 at Bellevue West

Great Northeast Nebraska Shootout
at Wayne State College (Dec. 27-28, 30)
Pierce vs. South Sioux City
Hartington Cedar Catholic vs. Pender
Wayne vs. Winnebago
Laurel-Concord-Coleridge vs. Plattsmouth

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DECEMBER 27 & 28

Arapahoe Holiday Tournament
Blue Hill vs. Southern Valley
Franklin vs. Arapahoe

Ashland Holiday Tournament
Aurora vs. Omaha Gross
Omaha Roncalli vs. Ashland-Greenwood

Axtell Holiday Tournament
Chambers/Wheeler Central vs. Axtell
Heartland Lutheran vs. Dundy County-Stratton

Battle Creek Holiday Tournament
Norfolk Catholic vs. Elkhorn Valley
Battle Creek vs. O'Neill St. Mary's

Broken Bow Holiday Tournament
Adams Central vs. Boone Central
Alliance vs. Broken Bow

David City Holiday Tournament
Palmyra vs. Douglas County West
David City vs. David City Aquinas

Doane Holiday Tournament
Crete vs. Maryville (Missouri)
Scottsbluff vs. Omaha Skutt

East Butler Holiday Tournament
Walthill vs. High Plains
Cedar Bluffs vs. East Butler

Elba Holiday Tournament
Palmer vs. Newman Grove/St. Edward
Twin Loup vs. Elba

Exeter-Milligan/Friend Holiday Tournament
Exeter-Milligan/Friend vs. Shelby/Rising City
Humphrey/Lindsay Academy vs. Fullerton

Grand Island Central Catholic Holiday Tournament
North Platte St. Patrick's vs. Grand Island Central Catholic
Minden vs. Superior

Madison Holiday Tournament
Lyons-Decatur Northeast vs. Elgin/Elgin Pope John
Riverside vs. Madison

Malcolm Holiday Tournament
Oakland-Craig vs. Grand Island Northwest
Malcolm vs. Centennial

Maxwell Holiday Tournament
South Loup vs. Brady
Sandhills Valley vs. Maxwell

North Bend Holiday Tournament
Thayer Central vs. Guardian Angels Central Catholic
North Bend vs. Ord

O'Neill Holiday Tournament
O'Neill vs. St. Paul
Loomis vs. North Central

Pleasanton Holiday Tournament
Pleasanton vs. Cambridge
Anselmo-Merna vs. Ravenna

Sidney Holiday Tournament
Sidney vs. Lexington
Chase County vs. Fillmore Central

Stanton Holiday Tournament
Tri County Northeast vs. Neligh-Oakdale
Stanton vs. Twin River

Summerland Holiday Tournament
Ainsworth vs. Wakefield
Winside vs. Summerland

Wahoo Holiday Tournament
Wahoo Neumann vs. Elkhorn Mt. Michael
Wahoo vs. Seward

Weeping Water Holiday Tournament
Division A
Johnson-Brock vs. Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer
Parkview Christian vs. Johnson County Central
Division B
Weeping Water vs. Conestoga
Falls City vs. Raymond Central

Wisner Holiday Tournament
Plainview vs. Santee
Wisner-Pilger vs. Ponca

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DECEMBER 27 & 30

DGMT Holiday Tournament
Meridian vs. Tri County
Diller-Odell vs. Deshler

Atkinson West Holt Holiday Tournament
Hartington-Newcastle vs. Atkinson West Holt (Dec. 27)
Lutheran High Northeast vs. Atkinson West Holt (Dec. 30)

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DECEMBER 28 & 30

Eastern Midlands Conference Tournament
Bennington at Norris
Gretna East at Elkhorn North
Waverly at Gretna
Hastings at Elkhorn
Lincoln Northwest at Blair

Columbus Lakeview Holiday Tournament
Columbus Scotus vs. Clarkson/Leigh
Columbus Lakeview vs. Schuyler

Freeman Holiday Tournament
Freeman vs. Syracuse
Falls City Sacred Heart vs. McCool Junction

Omaha Concordia Holiday Tournament
Omaha Brownell-Talbot v.s Elmwood-Murdock
Logan View/Scribner-Snyder vs. Omaha Concordia

Osceola Holiday Tournament
Osceola vs. Fremont Bergan
Sutton vs. Mead

West Point-Beemer Holiday Tournament
Archangels Catholic vs. Crofton
West Point-Beemer vs. Wynot

Wilcox-Hildreth Holiday Tournament
Wilcox-Hildreth vs. Hampton
Kenesaw vs. Harvard

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DECEMBER 28-31

Lincoln Christian Holiday Tournament
Silver Lake vs. Lincoln Christian (Dec. 28)
Milford vs. Silver Lake (Dec. 30)
Milford vs. Lincoln Christian (Dec. 31)

Paxton Holiday Tournament
Maywood/Hayes Center vs. Paxton (Dec. 28)
Garden County vs. Maywood/Hayes Center (Dec. 30)
Paxton vs. Garden County (Dec. 31)

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Dec. 28-Jan. 2

Runza Classic
Central City at Wilber-Clatonia
Bruning-Davenport/Shickley at Fairbury
Cozad at Nebraska Christian
Central City at Wood River

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DECEMBER 30-31

Amherst Holiday Tournament
York vs. Hastings St. Cecilia
Amherst vs. Kearney Catholic

Chadron Holiday Tournament
Bridgeport vs. Valentine
Chadron vs. Ogallala

Elm Creek Holiday Tournament
Bertrand vs. Gibbon
Arcadia/Loup City vs. Elm Creek

Lincoln Lutheran Holiday Tournament
Arlington vs. Platteview
Lincoln Lutheran vs. Holdrege

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DECEMBER 31-JANUARY 2

Perkins County Holiday Tournament
Wallace vs. Mitchell
Perkins County vs. South Platte

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JANUARY 2-3

Creighton Holiday Tournament
Boyd County vs. Bloomfield
Creighton vs. Wausa

Fremont Bergan Holiday Tournament
Hartington Cedar Catholic vs. Council Bluffs St. Albert (Iowa)
South Sioux City vs. Fremont Bergan

Louisville Holiday Tournament
Ralston vs. McCook
Louisville vs. Nebraska City

Ravenna Holiday Tournament
Overton vs. Sandhills/Thedford
Ravenna vs. Shelton

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JANUARY 3-4

Brady Holiday Tournament
Hitchcock County vs. Anselmo-Merna
Brady vs. Cody-Kilgore

Howells-Dodge Holiday Tournament
Centura vs. Fort Calhoun
Howells-Dodge vs. Sandy Creek

Sioux County Holiday Tournament
Niobrara County (Wyoming) vs. Crawford
Sioux County vs. Morrill

Tekamah-Herman Holiday Tournament
Bancroft-Rosalie vs. Homer
Omaha Nation vs. Tekamah-Herman

 

[TC53]

Where's the Runza Classic played?

 

[northeastNebraska]

Where's the Runza Classic played?

Central City

 

[Hardwoodbeaver]

Disappointed in BOB! Hate to say it but I wonder if any media outlet actually does the research into small towns and the ball that is being played there. The two best holiday tournaments in my opinion are in Battle Creek and Malcolm

The north bend tournament Might have been a good one but it looks like Bob hasn’t done his home work. He has GACC at 3-2 with a loss to Columbus scotus?? They haven’t even played! More interesting is it would have been a great game between Thayer Central and GACC but GACC top player, one of the top 3 players in the state all class is out due to an injury. I wish the media would do there homework before they just post stuff.
For example.. the Battle Creek tournament has multiple college athletes competing but no pub

 

[Suhisabeast]

Disappointed in BOB! Hate to say it but I wonder if any media outlet actually does the research into small towns and the ball that is being played there. The two best holiday tournaments in my opinion are in Battle Creek and Malcolm

The north bend tournament Might have been a good one but it looks like Bob hasn’t done his home work. He has GACC at 3-2 with a loss to Columbus scotus?? They haven’t even played! More interesting is it would have been a great game between Thayer Central and GACC but GACC top player, one of the top 3 players in the state all class is out due to an injury. I wish the media would do there homework before they just post stuff.
For example.. the Battle Creek tournament has multiple college athletes competing but no pub

Feel free to start your own media company and provide the coverage you feel is lacking…. There are few, if any, who have provided better coverage of Nebraska high school athletes than Huskerland Bob.

Oh and you might want to do your homework because the GACC GIRLS are 3-2 with a loss to Scotus.

 

[Hardwoodbeaver]

I stand corrected!! I apologize BOB. I misread

 

[Yossarian23]

Central City

If it's like last few years, home sites first two rounds, final day at Central City.

 

[northeastNebraska]

If it's like last few years, home sites first two rounds, final day at Central City.

Correct. I feel the first few years it was all at Central City? But maybe I’m remembering incorrectly.

 

[Llama57]

Disappointed in BOB! Hate to say it but I wonder if any media outlet actually does the research into small towns and the ball that is being played there. The two best holiday tournaments in my opinion are in Battle Creek and Malcolm

The north bend tournament Might have been a good one but it looks like Bob hasn’t done his home work. He has GACC at 3-2 with a loss to Columbus scotus?? They haven’t even played! More interesting is it would have been a great game between Thayer Central and GACC but GACC top player, one of the top 3 players in the state all class is out due to an injury. I wish the media would do there homework before they just post stuff.
For example.. the Battle Creek tournament has multiple college athletes competing but no pub

Top 3 player on the state all class!
🤣

 

[GrizzzlyPanda]

Top 3 player on the state all class!
🤣

ABSURD.

 

[Hardwoodbeaver]

SMH
Same 2 haters as last year

 

[Llama57]

SMH
Same 2 haters as last year

I'm not a hater. He's a very good player, but top 3 all class? Come on man... I don't watch any A/B ball, but the best C/D players I've seen over the last 10-15 years would be Daum, Glock, Jacobsen, Schutte, Binder, Wingett, Vogt, Kingsbury & the like. (Sure I'm missing some) IMO he's not in that group. Maybe/hopefully he'll get there, I wish the kid nothing but the best. Nothing would make me happier than a NE Nebraska kid from a D1/C2 school making it big.

 

[Hardwoodbeaver]

You’ve obviously not watched him then. Closest one in your list to how he plays is wingett. Very similar players both 6’7 have elite handles and scoring ability from all 3 levels. I never watched daum play in high school but have reffed all the other ones you mentioned and it not even close.

 

[ACICOD]

The GACC player is a nice player. He’ll play at the collegiate level if he wants………

BUT, nowhere near a top 3 player in Nebraska.

 

[Hardwoodbeaver]

Have you seen him play? Know what AAU program he played on? Who’s the top ten in the state? I would like to hear peoples opinion.

 

[Hardwoodbeaver]

I'm not a hater. He's a very good player, but top 3 all class? Come on man... I don't watch any A/B ball, but the best C/D players I've seen over the last 10-15 years would be Daum, Glock, Jacobsen, Schutte, Binder, Wingett, Vogt, Kingsbury & the like. (Sure I'm missing some) IMO he's not in that group. Maybe/hopefully he'll get there, I wish the kid nothing but the best. Nothing would make me happier than a NE Nebraska kid from a D1/C2 school making it big.

It’s interesting that you don’t watch class a or b ball but can say he’s not a top 3 player in the state. There are a handful of kinds in the lower classes that get over looked every year Blows my mind a kid can drop 20 6 and 6 every night while facing a double or triple team because they are the teams only option. How would they do if they were on a team with class a talent??

 

[ACICOD]

Have you seen him play? Know what AAU program he played on? Who’s the top ten in the state? I would like to hear peoples opinion.

Fair question. I have seen him play, and I see a ton of basketball games every year. I wouldn’t have an opinion on this if I didn’t see so many games.

Top 5 players in the state in my opinion:

1. Bryson Bahl - Papio South
2. Jacob Webber - Kearney
3. Derek Rollins - Millard North
4. Tayvin Zephier-Murphy - Omaha Westview
5. Robby Garcia - Bellevue West

 

[northeastNebraska]

The GACC player is a nice player. He’ll play at the collegiate level if he wants………

BUT, nowhere near a top 3 player in Nebraska.

This.

 

[northeastNebraska]

Fair question. I have seen him play, and I see a ton of basketball games every year. I wouldn’t have an opinion on this if I didn’t see so many games.

Top 5 players in the state in my opinion:

1. Bryson Bahl - Papio South
2. Jacob Webber - Kearney
3. Derek Rollins - Millard North
4. Tayvin Zephier-Murphy - Omaha Westview
5. Robby Garcia - Bellevue West

Would add Barrett Boesiger of Norris to a top 10 list.

 

[Hardwoodbeaver]

Fair question. I have seen him play, and I see a ton of basketball games every year. I wouldn’t have an opinion on this if I didn’t see so many games.

Top 5 players in the state in my opinion:

1. Bryson Bahl - Papio South
2. Jacob Webber - Kearney
3. Derek Rollins - Millard North
4. Tayvin Zephier-Murphy - Omaha Westview
5. Robby Garcia - Bellevue West

Fair question. I have seen him play, and I see a ton of basketball games every year. I wouldn’t have an opinion on this if I didn’t see so many games.

Top 5 players in the state in my opinion:

1. Bryson Bahl - Papio South
2. Jacob Webber - Kearney
3. Derek Rollins - Millard North
4. Tayvin Zephier-Murphy - Omaha Westview
5. Robby Garcia - Bellevue West

Solid top 5.
Mine would be
1. Jacob Weber
2. Bryson Bahl
3. Konnor Kralik
4. Derek Rollins
5. Zerek Houston

 

[Llama57]

It’s interesting that you don’t watch class a or b ball but can say he’s not a top 3 player in the state. There are a handful of kinds in the lower classes that get over looked every year Blows my mind a kid can drop 20 6 and 6 every night while facing a double or triple team because they are the teams only option. How would they do if they were on a team with class a talent??

I don't live in an area to watch A/B. Facing double & triple teams every night happens often for the best players on most every C/D team. Even if they're not one of the 3 best players in the state.

 

[northeastNebraska]

Saw Kralik play multiple times last year, he was a good player, but he’s not a can’t miss prospect. Kids in Class C and D who are that good get double and triple teamed all the time. Go back and watch Brecken Erickson from NPSP for a few years ago.

Not taking anything away from the kid, but I have watched a lot of WPCC hoops for many years, he’s not the best Bluejay to trot out on the basketball court in their school’s history.

 

[mgbreis]

You’ve obviously not watched him then. Closest one in your list to how he plays is wingett. Very similar players both 6’7 have elite handles and scoring ability from all 3 levels. I never watched daum play in high school but have reffed all the other ones you mentioned and it not even close.

Just want to make sure I understand you - you're saying the other guys on that list besides Wingett and Daum.... are not even close to being as good as this GACC kid? And you've seen those other guys play? Again... not even close?

 

[ClkTwr2011]

I have not watched the GACC player so this is a general statement.

It is so hard for the Class C and D players to get into that top 5, even in a state as sparsely populated as Nebraska. The reason for this is that Omaha is a hot bed for Division 1 talent. It is not personal, my own kids played Class C sports.

Most people can't comprehend the difference between Class A and Class C boys basketball. The game is SO much faster. Just getting a shot off is challenging. Something else that most can't comprehend is the talent level of players at schools like UNK, Wayne State, etc. It is an assumption that the only really good players in Nebraska are in Lincoln. Not true. Those other schools have extremely talented rosters. Now look at the difference between UNK/Wayne and UNL. Day and night.

So, I have no issue with people making claims about a Class C/D player being D1 material. Maybe they are. Likely they are not but that doesn't mean they aren't really good players. However, Omaha is loaded up with D1 players and that is a fact.

 

[northeastNebraska]

I have not watched the GACC player so this is a general statement.

It is so hard for the Class C and D players to get into that top 5, even in a state as sparsely populated as Nebraska. The reason for this is that Omaha is a hot bed for Division 1 talent. It is not personal, my own kids played Class C sports.

Most people can't comprehend the difference between Class A and Class C boys basketball. The game is SO much faster. Just getting a shot off is challenging. Something else that most can't comprehend is the talent level of players at schools like UNK, Wayne State, etc. It is an assumption that the only really good players in Nebraska are in Lincoln. Not true. Those other schools have extremely talented rosters. Now look at the difference between UNK/Wayne and UNL. Day and night.

So, I have no issue with people making claims about a Class C/D player being D1 material. Maybe they are. Likely they are not but that doesn't mean they aren't really good players. However, Omaha is loaded up with D1 players and that is a fact.

This. Kids like Wes Eikmeier and Jesse Carr are few and far between. The game is alot faster.

 

[ClkTwr2011]

This. Kids like Wes Eikmeier and Jesse Carr are few and far between. The game is alot faster.

I purposely did not mention those two guys because I was curious how long this thread would go before anyone mentioned the two that I consider to be the most obvious players to come through in the last 15 years. I KNOW how good those two were because I watched them play in the same organization that my own son played in.

Yes, they are so rare.

 

[Llama57]

I purposely did not mention those two guys because I was curious how long this thread would go before anyone mentioned the two that I consider to be the most obvious players to come through in the last 15 years. I KNOW how good those two were because I watched them play in the same organization that my own son played in.

Yes, they are so rare.

Agreed! But those 2 guys played HS when most of the kids playing now weren't even born! 🤣 Darn, time slips by.

 

[Hardwoodbeaver]

I have not watched the GACC player so this is a general statement.

It is so hard for the Class C and D players to get into that top 5, even in a state as sparsely populated as Nebraska. The reason for this is that Omaha is a hot bed for Division 1 talent. It is not personal, my own kids played Class C sports.

Most people can't comprehend the difference between Class A and Class C boys basketball. The game is SO much faster. Just getting a shot off is challenging. Something else that most can't comprehend is the talent level of players at schools like UNK, Wayne State, etc. It is an assumption that the only really good players in Nebraska are in Lincoln. Not true. Those other schools have extremely talented rosters. Now look at the difference between UNK/Wayne and UNL. Day and night.

So, I have no issue with people making claims about a Class C/D player being D1 material. Maybe they are. Likely they are not but that doesn't mean they aren't really good players. However, Omaha is loaded up with D1 players and that is a fact.

I agree with all of what you said. That’s why it’s cool to see the small town kids make the top AAU programs in the area. Bison use to be fun to watch because they would take a small town kid now and then. Most of the kids that have been mentioned played on ETG or Lincoln Supreme