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    Class C1 Boys
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    Class C1 Boys State Basketball Preview

    By Dean Backes
    March 2024
    5 min read

    The Nebraska boys take their turn at center court this weekend and will crown six state champions over the course of the next four days. While many of the same programs are back in the hunt, there are plenty of schools making it on the brackets after missing the chaos for a year or two, or more.

    While there is just one rematch scheduled for Wednesday's Class C1 quarterfinal action, there is plenty of basketball excitement on the docket. MaxPreps Top-ranked Lincoln Lutheran and No. 10 Fillmore Central will kick off the Class C1 state tournament action Wednesday at 9 AM at Devaney.

    No. 4 Cozad and sixth-ranked Ashland-Greenwood will then go head-to-head at about 10:45 AM. No. 8 Doniphan-Trumbull has an opportunity to avenge one of its six losses when it faces second-ranked Ogallala at 1:30.

    Picking the Class C1 Field

    Quarterfinals

    No. 1 Lincoln Lutheran (22-3) over No. 10 Fillmore Central (21-5)
    No. 6 Ashland-Greenwood (20-5) over No. 4 Cozad (24-3)
    No. 2 Ogallala (24-1) over No. 8 Doniphan-Trumbull (18-6)
    No. 3 Omaha Concordia (21-4) over No. 12 Sidney (18-8)

    Championship

    No. 2 Ogallala (26-1) over No. 1 Lincoln Lutheran (24-3)

    Dark Horse

    Cozad

    Top Scoring Leaders

    Sawyer Smith
    Ogallala
    22.8
    571 pts
    Daniel Stoner
    Fillmore Central
    18.1
    471 pts
    Jacob Duitsman
    Lincoln Lutheran
    17.7
    443 pts
    Jack Poppe
    Doniphan-Trumbull
    16.7
    401 pts
    Derek Tonjes
    Ashland-Greenwood
    16.6
    414 pts

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