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Thursday, 11 March 2010 |
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 By TIM BROWN
Chief Sports Editor
The Boys State Basketball Tournament began at various sites in the state capital city, Lincoln, today. Games begin at 9 a.m. for all classes. The 9 a.m. game in Class D1 featured local favorite and No. 8 seed, Sandhills/Thedford against the No. 1 seed Freeman Falcons at Lincoln Northeast High School.
Freeman lived up to their No. 1 ranking, defeating the Knights by a final score of 54-43. However, the Knights fought hard till the final buzzer sounded, even forcing a turnover in the final minute of the game. Leading scorer for the Sandhills/Thedford Knights was Kale Anderson with 15 points. Matt Thomas scored 11 points in the first round game, Ty Keller added 7 points, Cole Seeley 4 points, and both Brady Marten and Tyler Lee contributed 2 points to the Knights effort. Sandhills/Thedford saw their season end with a record of 18-7. |
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Thursday, 11 March 2010 |
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 By TIM BROWN
Chief Sports Editor
LINCOLN -- The SEM Lady Mustang season concluded last Thursday evening with a first round loss to Chambers 51-68.
Chambers took control of the game from the start as they jumped to an early 20-point first quarter lead over the Lady Mustangs. The Lady Mustangs though did not give up, they worked harder defensively and fought through the mistakes that led to the 20-point deficit. The Lady Mustangs outscored Chambers in the final three quarters 43-40.
In the first quarter, the Lady Mustangs were victims of a tough Chambers full-court press that forced the Mustangs into turnovers resulting in Chambers points. The Lady Mustangs gave up 28 points in the first quarter, 17 of those points were scored by Chambers’ guards Erin DeVries and Kelsey Owen.
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