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Round 1: Superior

LINCOLN — The Cedar Catholic Lady Trojans picked up the Class C2 State Runner-up trophy Saturday night at the Bob Devaney Sports Center.

Cedar dropped a back and forth 49-44 nail-biter to Sandy Creek in the title game.

LINCOLN — Cedar County is well represented at this year’s State girls’ basketball tournament, with two teams playing for a state title at the Bob Devaney Sports Center here Saturday.

Wynot is hoping to complete an undefeated season by beating Lindsey Holy Family in today’s 5 p.m. Class D2 State championship game.

Cedar Catholic will take on Sandy Creek in the 9 p.m. Class C2 state title game. Cedar and Sandy Creek last met at the Devaney Center in March 2001. The Cougars won that contest to earn their sixth straight state title.

LINCOLN — Wynot took a 29-27 lead into the fourth quarter of Saturday’s Class D2 state championship game here against Lindsey Holy Family.

The Lady Devils extended that lead to 31-27 n the early going of the final frame.

This story will be updated after the game.

LINCOLN — Nebraska high school basketball fans have long known the MidState Conference as one of the toughest leagues in the state.

The smallest two schools from the conference battled it out at Pershing Auditorium Friday in the Class C2  state semifinal game with Cedar Catholic pulling out a thrilling 50-45 overtime win over the Jays of WPCC.

The contest marked the third time this season the two teams have squared off. Cedar won the first game, but fell 61-47 in their MidState Conference Tournament rematch.

LINCOLN — Cedar Catholic used an aggressive defense and a driving, penetrating offense to earn a 50-36 win over Superior Thursday night in first-round action of the  Class C2 State girls basketball tournament.

Other first-round winners were Sandy Creek, West Point CC, and Elmwood-Murdock.

Cedar will now take on West Point CC at 8:45 p.m. Friday at the Pershing Auditorium in Lincoln. The winner will advance to Saturday’s State Championship game, while the loser will play for third place at 2 p.m. Saturday.

LINCOLN — Cedar Catholic’s Chad Koch has been named as a member of the 2010 Nebraska Shrine Bowl.

The 52nd annual game has also been moved up a month, and will be held June 19 at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln.

The annual high school all star football game will be played at 6:30 p.m. June 19.

Koch set almost every major rushing record at Cedar Catholic High School in his four-year career.

He will play for the Wayne State College Wildcats next Fall.

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NORFOLK — A fierce defense, crisp passing and accurate shooting all added up to success for the Cedar Catholic Lady Trojans Friday.

Cedar easily defeated Elgin/Elgin Pope John 55-37 in the District title game to advance to the Class C2 State Girls Basketball Tournament for the second straight year.

The Lady Trojans enter the Class C2 State Tournament with a 19-4 record and as the third seed. The third seed will face sixth-seeded Superior at 8:45 p.m. Thursday at Lincoln High School.

Cedar cranked its offense into high gear right from the start of Friday’s contest, rolling to a 21-13 first-quarter advantage.

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HARTINGTON — Two ranked teams will square off in Battle Creek at 7 p.m. Monday for the right to advance to the State Class C2 State Tournament.

Cedar Catholic, 18-3, and ranked fourth in the latest Lincoln Journal poll, will take on Burwell, 21-1, and ranked eighth in the Statewide poll.

Cedar had been ranked number one in the polls before  a loss to S.D. Class A powerhouse Wagner and two defeats to C1 Top Five Norfolk Catholic.

WAYNE — Cedar Catholic post player Andy Moser picked a good time to have a break-out game.

Moser’s inside play and the long-range shooting of Cody Klug and Kevin Wintz carried Cedar to a 66-52 SubDistrict C2-7 title game win over Laurel-Concord here Thursday.

The game stayed close through the first half, but the Cedar defense and strong third-quarter scoring put the game away for the 18-3 Trojans.

HARTINGTON —Wynot battled through a stingy Newcastle defense to earn a 45-35 SubDistrict D2-5 title game win here Thursday night.

The Lady Devils will now take on O’Neill St. Marys next Friday at Norfolk in the District title game. The winner of that contest will advance to the Class D2 state tournament in Lincoln. Wynot’s offense was led by the post play of Ashley Schmidt, who pounded in 16 points from the paint. Sarah Schulte added 10 points for the Lady Devils.

WAYNE – Cedar Catholic used all of its weapons in an SubDistrict semifinal game win over Ponca here Thursday.

The Cedar girls cruised to a 40-point win over Ponca thanks to solid play in all facets of the game and from everyone on the Lady Trojan bench.

Cedar did not allow the Ponca girls to score until 4:03 had elapsed in the first quarter, but that time the Lady Trojans had parlayed seven Ponca turnovers into 13 points. The Cedar girls continued to turn turnovers into points as they ended the first frame with a 22-4 advantage and by forcing 12 Ponca turnovers.