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    Class C2 Boys
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    Class C2 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 are no rematches scheduled for Thursday's Class C2 quarterfinal action, there is plenty of basketball excitement on the docket. MaxPreps Top-ranked Freeman and No. 10 Archbishop Bergan will kick off Class C2 state tournament action Thursday at 9 AM at Devaney.

    No. 5 Summerland and third-ranked Exeter-Milligan/Friend will then go head-to-head at about 10:45 AM. No. 6 Yutan will square off against ninth-ranked West Holt at 1:30 PM at Devaney while No. 4 Cross County will face seventh-ranked Hartington Cedar Catholic at about 3:15.

    Picking the Class C2 Field

    Quarterfinals

    No. 1 Freeman (24-1) over No. 10 Archbishop Bergan (16-9)
    No. 5 Summerland (23-3) over No. 3 Exeter-Milligan/Friend (23-4)
    No. 9 West Holt (21-5) over No. 6 Yutan (19-5)
    No. 4 Cross County (24-2) over No. 7 Hartington Cedar Catholic (21-6)

    Championship

    No. 1 Freeman (26-1) over No. 4 Cross County (26-2)

    Dark Horse

    Archbishop Bergan

    Top Scoring Leaders

    Gavin Baker
    Archbishop Bergan
    19.4
    485 pts
    Grady Bresson
    Exeter-Milligan/Friend
    17.2
    446 pts
    Nolan Becker
    Hartington Cedar Catholic
    16.1
    436 pts
    Zach Hooey
    West Holt
    13.6
    353 pts
    Easton Buss
    Freeman
    13.1
    315 pts

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