Sub-district openers hit the hardwood Tuesday across Classes C1, C2, D1 and D2 boys basketball. Eighty-eight postseason games. Fifteen upsets by the NebPreps Computer Ratings. Here’s your daily recap.
Upset of the Day
No. 42 Wood River 67, No. 11 Cross County 62 — C2 Subdistrict
The biggest rating upset of the day by a wide margin. Wood River carried a 40.9-point rating deficit into this one and won by five. Cross County, a top-12 C2 team, is out in round one. Tournament basketball is undefeated.
Upsets to Know
No. 46 O’Neill 57, No. 14 Pierce 56 — C1 Subdistrict
One point. O’Neill was a 27.4-point underdog and survived by a single point to knock off Pierce. The kind of result that makes sub-districts appointment viewing.
No. 37 Lincoln Lutheran 53, No. 11 Omaha Concordia 46 — C1 Subdistrict
Lincoln Lutheran rolled through a 23.7-point rating gap to oust an Omaha Concordia team that entered with a top-11 ranking in C1.
No. 10 Grand Island Lutheran 55, No. 3 Deshler 51 — D2 Subdistrict
Third-ranked Deshler (19-2) is gone in round one. Grand Island Lutheran erased an 18.5-point rating deficit to pull the highest-profile upset of the night in D2.
Nail-Biters
Six games were decided by three points or fewer. O’Neill’s one-point win over Pierce leads the list, followed by No. 17 Amherst 53, Arcadia/Loup City 52 in C2 and No. 20 Boyd County 48, Niobrara-Verdigre 47 in D1 — both one-point survival games. Riverside edged Central Valley 53-51 in a D1 matchup between the 12th and 13th-ranked teams.
Top Seeds Rolling
All four No. 1 seeds in C1, C2, D1 and D2 advanced comfortably. Ogallala (C1) won 83-52 to improve to 22-0. Alma (C2) won 65-40. Howells-Dodge (D1) cruised 60-28. St. Mary’s (D2) handled Stuart 71-59. No drama at the top — yet.
By the Numbers
88 postseason games played | 15 upsets by rating | 6 games decided by 3 points or fewer | Biggest blowout: Wynot 82, Santee 20 (D2, +62)
All ratings from the NebPreps Computer Ratings.
