Basketball Weather Forceast Changing Some District Boys Finals Start Times

[Alum-Ni]

Due to the forecast of potential winter weather on Tuesday, some District finals games have been moved to Monday. Here is the updated list of boys district finals in all classes

CLASS A

A-1
Monday, March 3 - 7:00 PM
Grand Island at Papillion-LaVista South

A-2
Monday, March 3- 7:00 PM
Papillion-LaVista at Omaha Westview

A-3
Monday, March 3 - 7:00 PM
Lincoln Southwest at Omaha Westside

A-4
Monday, March 3 - 6:00 PM
Kearney at Lincoln North Star

A-5
Monday, March 3 - 6:00 PM
Millard South at Millard North

A-6
Monday, March 3 - 7:00 PM
Lincoln Southeast at Lincoln Northeast

A-7
Monday, March 3 - 7:00 PM
Bellevue West at Omaha Creighton Prep

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CLASS B

B-1
Monday, March 3 - 7:00 PM (MT)
Gretna at Scottsbluff

B-2
Monday, March 3 - 7:00 PM
Elkhorn Mt. Michael at Norris

B-3
Monday, March 3 - 6:00 PM
McCook at Wahoo

B-4
Monday, March 3 - 6:00 PM
Grand Island Northwest at Omaha Skutt

B-5
Monday, March 3 - 7:00 PM
Platteview at Douglas County West

B-6
Monday, March 3 - 6:00 PM
Bennington at Elkhorn North

B-7
Tuesday, March 4 - 7:00 PM
Lincoln Pius X at Crete

B-8
Monday, March 3 - 7:00 PM
Gretna East at Aurora

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CLASS C1

C1-1
Monday, March 3 - 7:00 PM
Lincoln Christian at Lincoln Lutheran

C1-2
Ogallala 84, Adams Central 52

C1-3
Omaha Concordia 54, Bridgeport 47 (OT)

C1-4
Monday, March 3 - 6:00 PM
Columbus Scotus at Cozad

C1-5
Ashland-Greenwood 47, West Point-Beemer 29

C1-6
Tuesday, March 4 - 7:00 PM
Fillmore Central at Auburn

C1-7
Doniphan-Trumbull 57, Holdrege 52

C1-8
Monday, March 3 - 4:30 PM
Sidney at Wayne

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CLASS C2

C2-1
Monday, March 3 - 6:30 PM
Sandy Creek at Freeman

C2-2
Yutan 42, Alma 36

C2-3
Cross County 74, Kimball 51

C2-4
Tuesday, March 4 - 6:00 PM
Atkinson West Holt at Grand Island Central Catholic

C2-5
Tuesday, March 4- 3:00 PM
Sutton at Hartington Cedar Catholic

C2-6
Monday, March 3 - 6:30 PM
Pender at Summerland

C2-7
Exeter-Milligan/Friend 74, Perkins County 58

C2-8
Tuesday, March 4 - 7:00 PM
Fremont Bergan at Norfolk Catholic

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CLASS D1

D1-1
Johnson-Brock 88, Blue Hill 47

D1-2
Monday, March 3 - 6:00 PM
Axtell at Howells-Dodge

D1-3
Bancroft-Rosalie 64, Hartington-Newcastle 47

D1-4 at Boone Central
Monday, March 3 - 6:30 PM
Boyd County vs. McCool Junction

D1-5
Monday, March 3 - 5:00 PM
Hitchcock County at Elm Creek

D1-6
Monday, March 3 - 6:00 PM
Central Valley at North Platte St. Patrick's

D1-7 at Kearney
Tuesday, March 4 - 6:00 PM
East Butler vs. Dundy County-Stratton

D1-8
Elmwood-Murdock 52, Bertrand 44

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CLASS D2

D2-1 at Kearney Catholic
Monday, March 3 - 5:30 PM
Bayard vs. O'Neill St. Mary's

D2-2 at Boone Central
Tuesday, March 4 - 6:30 PM
Sandhills/Thedford vs. Wausa

D2-3 at Kearney Catholic
Tuesday, March 4 - 7:00 PM
Medicine Valley vs. Archangels Catholic

D2-4 at O'Neill
Monday, March 3 - 6:00 PM
Cody-Kilgore vs. Wynot

D2-5
Stuart 61, Diller-Odell 45

D2-6 at Lexington
Tuesday, March 4 - 6:00 PM
Garden County vs. Fullerton

D2-7
Elgin/Elgin Pope John 43, Kenesaw 36

D2-8
Silver Lake 65, Ansley/Litchfield 37

 

[northeastNebraska]

NPSP vs Central Valley moved to Monday.

 

[Alum-Ni]

NPSP vs Central Valley moved to Monday.

B-8 has also been rescheduled to Monday

 

[gunslinger6]

C2-5: Cedar Catholic vs Sutton has been moved to 3:00, Tuesday, March 4

 

[northeastNebraska]

Good on Kearney Catholic and Boone Central for willing to host. They are about the only two who consistently host subs that don't involved their teams year in and year out. While the system is currently still in place for Class D, it's nice to have those schools willing to step up to do it.

 

[ACICOD]

C2-8 now at 5:00pm on Tuesday, March 4.

Archbishop Bergan @ Norfolk Catholic

 

[northeastNebraska]

C2-8 now at 5:00pm on Tuesday, March 4.

Archbishop Bergan @ Norfolk Catholic

Still shocked they didn't move it to today. NC must have something where they couldn't host tonight.

5PM doesn't really do much. It's going to be awful driving after 5PM tomorrow on the eastern side of the state.

 

[alacyradio]

Wausa vs. Sandhills/Thedford at Boone Central is now Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.

 

[ACICOD]

Bergan @ Norfolk Catholic now Wednesday at 6:00pm.

 

[gunslinger6]

Every game that was scheduled for today has been moved to Wednesday, March 5, except for Sutton @ Cedar Catholic. Common sense has to kick in at some point doesn't it?

 

[footballguy61]

Every game that was scheduled for today has been moved to Wednesday, March 5, except for Sutton @ Cedar Catholic. Common sense has to kick in at some point doesn't it?

I understand your "common sense" comment, but it is also fairly tough when Cedar's girls play Wednesday night in Lincoln for state. Not really sure moving to Wednesday would be doable.

 

[runningback43]

I understand your "common sense" comment, but it is also fairly tough when Cedar's girls play Wednesday night in Lincoln for state. Not really sure moving to Wednesday would be doable.

It's doable, but I'm sure they don't want to split their fan base. Should have thought about this when they scheduled the game for Tuesday instead of Saturday or yesterday.

 

[Llama57]

It's doable, but I'm sure they don't want to split their fan base. Should have thought about this when they scheduled the game for Tuesday instead of Saturday or yesterday.

I'm not a fan on the boys subs & district finals being such a rush. IMO bunny bracket games should be Saturday, then sub district semis on Monday, finals Tuesday or Wednesday, then all district finals on Saturday with weather date on Mon or Tues.

 

[runningback43]

I'm not a fan on the boys subs & district finals being such a rush. IMO bunny bracket games should be Saturday, then sub district semis on Monday, finals Tuesday or Wednesday, then all district finals on Saturday with weather date on Mon or Tues.

Teams are used to playing every 2 or 3 days during the regular season. Playing on Thursday and then playing another game on Saturday isn't that big of a deal.

 

[Hardwoodbeaver]

Teams are used to playing every 2 or 3 days during the regular season. Playing on Thursday and then playing another game on Saturday isn't that big of a deal.

Not a lot a time to plan for an opponent you might not have much of a history against

 

[runningback43]

Not a lot a time to plan for an opponent you might not have much of a history against

The opponent doesn't have much time either. It's a wash.

 

[Hardwoodbeaver]

The opponent doesn't have much time either. It's a wash.

Takes the fun out of it as a coach. Strategizing and coming up with a game plan for some is pretty cool

 

[runningback43]

Takes the fun out of it as a coach. Strategizing and coming up with a game plan for some is pretty cool

You can do that on Thursday night after the sub final. Put the game plan in on Friday and then go play the game on Saturday. Pretty much the same thing you do all season long.

 

[Hardwoodbeaver]

You can do that on Thursday night after the sub final. Put the game plan in on Friday and then go play the game on Saturday. Pretty much the same thing you do all season long.

Nothing like what you do all season if you’re a good coach. You know your conference foes inside and out over years of playing against them. Possibly implement offensive and defensive strategies to get the most wins possible based on your scheduled opponent’s.

 

[runningback43]

Nothing like what you do all season if you’re a good coach. You know your conference foes inside and out over years of playing against them. Possibly implement offensive and defensive strategies to get the most wins possible based on your scheduled opponent’s.

A good coach will stay up and watch film on Thursday night into Friday morning and get the plan put together. Get it installed on Friday at practice. There were a lot of teams that played their district final on Saturday and I'm sure all of the coaches got their game plan done and installed on Friday. Might not be ideal but it's very possible.

 

[ACICOD]

Perfect world.............of course you want 2, 3, or 4 practices to prepare for the District Final. Coaches want control and the ability to game plan the perfect setup.

But let's face it, if you want to win in the postseason, you have to win 3 games in 3 days to be a state champion. You aren't getting any prep time after day one. Having one practice prior to the district final goes both ways, so no one is at a disadvantage.

 

[VortecHusker]

Coaches should have a pretty good idea who they might play in a district final going into subs. Not impossible to get film on the 2 or 3 strongest possibilites early to get a jump start on scout and game planning for each. I would imagine most coaches are doing this, especially ones that are accustomed to advancing in the post-season.

 

[northeastNebraska]

I don’t hate the idea of bunny bracket games on Saturday’s. Just host them at the higher seed of the bunny. Then play the 1 vs Bunny and 2 vs 3 on Monday, sub final Tuesday.

 

[Yossarian23]

Elephant in the room with bunny bracket weekend before...the large club volleyball tournament in Omaha on Presidents Day weekend.

Already impacts girls basketball participation in parts of the state. Would likely do it even more if there was a direct conflict.