The high school basketball season opened with a flurry of games on Thursday night with a total of eight contests being played in Scottsbluff, Gering, and Mitchell. Friday will see the scene shift to just two gyms with the winners bracket games at WNCC and the consolation bracket games being held at Scottsbluff High School.
In the boys bracket on Thursday top seed Scottsbluff ran past an overmatched Arvada, CO squad by the final of 71-27. Tyler Harre finished with 13 points while Austin Thyne scored 11. The Cats had 11 different players score in the win.
Over at Mitchell High it was Chadron rallying in the second half to beat the Gering boys by the final of 45-40 behind a team high 13 points from Justus Alcorn. Gering was by Max Greeley who finished with 12 points on the night. Gering ran into issues in the middle two quarters scoring a total of just 12 points in those 16 minutes of action.
Elsewhere last night in the boys bracket Sterling, CO ran past Mitchell with a big second half, the final was 68-29. Ryder McConell and Jackson Keil each scored over 20 in the win for Sterling. And in a matchup of panhandle rivals at Scottsbluff High School it was Sidney defeating Alliance 56-46 to advance to the semifinals.
In girls action there were some major blowouts on opening night. Sidney thrashed Arvada, CO 92-10 and Scottsbluff was all over Sterling, CO 68-11.
In the win for the Lady Cats sophomore Marly Laucomer finished with a team high 13 points as the starters rested the entire second half with a running clock in effect for the third and fourth quarters.
Over at Mitchell it was Chadron knocking off Gering big, the final there was 63-30. Gering was without Sydnee Winkler, who was out sick for opening night and they also lost Maddie Seiler to an in-game injury. In the other first round game on Thursday, Mitchell got a win over Alliance 48-41.
Those eight results set things up for day two with games at WNCC’s Cougar Palace and Scottsbluff High School.
Friday schedule at WNCC (semifinals)
- Boys- Scottsbluff vs. Chadron, 3:30…KNEB.tv/106.9 The Trail starting at 3:15
- Girls- Sidney vs. Chadron, 5:00…KNEB.tv
- Boys- Sterling vs. Sidney, 6:30…KNEB.tv
- Girls- Scottsbluff vs. Mitchell, 8:00…KNEB.tv/106.9 The Trail
Friday schedule at SHS (consolation)
- Boys- Gering vs. Arvada CO, 3:30…KMOR 93.3 starting at 3:15
- Girls- Gering vs. Arvada CO, 5:00…KMOR 93.3
- Boys- Alliance vs. Mitchell
- Girls- Alliance vs. Sterling
