Class D-2 Boys State Tournament Capsules

GAME 1 @ Lincoln Southeast 9:00 am Thursday

#3 Bancroft-Rosalie (23-4) vs. Hitchcock County (21-3)

Bancroft-Rosalie Starting Lineup:

Nicholas Sjuts - 6'3 Sr. Forward-----16.1 ppg, 10.0 Reb, 110 asst, 116 steals, 62 Blks

Drew Zitek - 6'1 Sr. Forward-----13.5 ppg, 3.5 Reb, 78 asst, 52 steals, 0 blks

Preston Peters - 6'1 Sr. Guard-----11.0 ppg, 2.5 Reb, 28 asst, 31 steals, 6 blks

Carsten Tietz - 6'0 Jr. Forward-----9.3 ppg, 6.8 Reb, 62 asst, 59 steals, 2 blks

Kenneth Appleton - 5'7 Jr. Guard-----7.8 ppg, 1.6 Reb, 181 asst, 35 steals, 0 blks.

Hitchcock County Starting Lineup:

Austin Blume - 6'2 Sr. Guard-----16.9 ppg, 4.5 Reb, 70 asst, 82 steals, 10 blks

Daniel Arp - 6'4 Jr. Forward-----14.1 ppg, 9.4 Reb, 14 asst, 28 steals, 25 blks

Nathan Rick - 6'4 Sr. Forward-----6.1 ppg, 3.5 Reb, 50 asst, 23 steals, 3 blks

Justin Kershaw - 6'2 Jr. Center-----5.5 ppg, 3.1 Reb, 23 asst, 20 steals, 11 blks

Alex Whipps - 6'1 Sr. Guard-----5.0 ppg, 3.0 Reb, 81 asst, 46 steals, 5 blks

Last 10 Games and path to state:

Bancroft-Rosalie - 8-2 (Wild Card) (Lost to High Plains 55-67)

Hitchcock County - 9-1 (District 5 Champion beat Paxton 58-54)

2013/2014 losses:

Bancroft-Rosalie-4 (Howells-Dodge 39-51, Clarkson-Leigh 51-59, Howells-Dodge 50-56, High Plains 55-67)

Hitchcock County -3 (Oberlin/Decatur, Kan. 36-40, Paxton 55-63, Southern Valley 41-46)

Offensive/Defensive team Averages:

Bancroft-Rosalie - 65.0-41.4

Hitchcock County - 61.9-37.1

Massey Ratings Prediction - Bancroft-Rosalie 58-42 Hitchcock County

GAME 2 @ Lincoln Southeast 10:45 am Thursday

#7 Leyton (18-5) vs. Falls City Sacred Heart (23-4)

Leyton Starting Lineup:

Brennen Cruise - 6'1 Sr. Forward-----13.2 ppg, 9.1 Reb, 72 asst, 58 steals, 19 Blks

Dylan Brenner - 5'9 Sr. Guard-----12.7 ppg, 4.5 Reb, 85 asst, 48 steals, 4 blks

Cody McCay - 6'2 Jr. Center-----11.8 ppg, 6.0 Reb, 16 asst, 28 steals, 5 blks

Alex Frerichs - 5'11 Sr. Forward-----6.0 ppg, 1.9 Reb, 48 asst, 36 steals, 1 blk

Jared Westman - 5'7 Jr. Guard-----5.0 ppg, 3.0 Reb, 42 asst, 16 steals, 0 blks

Falls City Sacred Heart Starting Lineup:

Chaz Dunn - 6'0 Sr. Guard-----13.6 ppg, 3.8 Reb, 123 asst, 54 steals, 10 blks

Matt Goltz - 6'3 Sr. Forward-----11.8 ppg, 8.4 Reb, 40 asst, 23 steals, 48 blks

Colin Niemeyer - 6'0 Sr. Guard-----8.6 ppg, 2.0 Reb, 43 asst, 17 steals, 11 blks

Austin Malone - 6'0 Jr. Guard -----7.9 ppg, 3.9 Reb, 88 asst, 45 steals, 4 blks

Logan Scheitel - 6'1 Jr. Guard-----5.1 ppg, 2.3 Reb, 25 asst, 13 steals, 5 blks

Last 10 Games and path to state:

Leyton - 8-2 (District 6 Champion) (Beat Cody-Kilgore 35-21)

Falls City Sacred Heart - 8-2 (Wild Card) (Lost to Exeter-Milligan 60-63 Ove.)

2013/2014 losses:

Leyton-5 (Bridgeport 43-61, Hemingford 39-58, Bridgeport 36-60, Minatare 54-61, Sedgwick, Colo 55-56)

Falls City Sacred Heart -4 ( Freeman 51-61, Freeman 42-47, Nebr. City Lourdes 51-60, Ex-Milligan 60-63 Ove)

Offensive/Defensive team Averages:

Leyton - 55.0-39.0

Falls City Sacred Heart - 58.4-41.1

Massey Ratings Prediction - Falls City Sacred Heart 55-38 Leyton

GAME 3 @ Lincoln EAST 7:00 pm Thursday

#4 High Plains (25-1) vs. Exeter-Milligan (22-3)

High Plains Starting Lineup:

Logan Fleming - 6'0 Sr. Guard-----20.1 ppg, 3.3 Reb, 54 asst, 76 steals, 10 Blks

Cole Klingsporn - 5'10 Jr. Guard-----12.7 ppg, 3.5 Reb, 145 asst, 92 steals, 2 blks

Dylan Shenk - 6'3 Sr. Forward-----8.2 ppg, 3.3 Reb, 61 asst, 58 steals, 13 blks

Ben Nunnenkamp - 6'3 Sr. Guard-----5.8 ppg, 3.9 Reb, 15 asst, 17 steals, 15 blks

Logan Engel - 6'0 Sr. Guard-----5.4 ppg, 3.6 Reb, 54 asst, 48 steals, 7 blks

Exeter-Milligan Starting Lineup:

Nolan White - 6'2 Sr. Guard-----13.7 ppg, 9.0 Reb, 78 asst, 63 steals, 10 blks

Derek Luzum - 6'3 Sr. Forward-----11.6 ppg, 6.5 Reb, 22 asst, 41 steals, 19 blks

James Sluka - 5'8 Sr. Guard----11.2 ppg, 2.7 Reb, 74 asst, 43 steals, 0 blks

Kyle Jensen - 5'11 Jr. Guard -----7.9 ppg, 4.0 Reb, 61 asst, 38 steals, 3 blks

Jesse Hall - 6'1 Sr. Guard-----5.1 ppg, 4.1 Reb, 14 asst, 17 steals, 15 blks

Last 10 Games and path to state:

High Plains - 9-1 (District 2 Champion) (Beat Exeter-Milligan 63-60 Ove)

Exeter-Milligan - 8-2 (Wild Card) (Lost to High Plains 60-63 Ove.)

2013/2014 losses:

High Plains-1 (Exeter-Milligan 50-59 @ Crossroads tournament final)

Exeter-Milligan -4 ( Heartland 49-63, High Plains 58-60, FCSH 43-46 Ove, High Plains 60-63 Ove)

Offensive/Defensive team Averages:

High Plains - 66.3-37.3

Exeter-Milligan - 57.0-42.0

Massey Ratings Prediction - High Plains 60-52 Exeter-Milligan

GAME 4 @ Lincoln EAST 8:45 pm Thursday

#1 Spalding/Spalding Academy (22-3) vs. Elwood (14-10)

Spalding/Spalding Academy Starting Lineup:

Brandon Stevens - 5'11 Jr. Guard-----15.1 ppg, 4.4 Reb, 46 asst, 49 steals, 5 Blks

Tanner Hudson - 6'4 Soph. Forward-----10.8 ppg, 4.8 Reb, 23 asst, 29 steals, 5 blks

Joseph Glaser - 5'10 Jr. Guard-----10.8 ppg, 4.8 Reb, 47 asst, 64 steals, 9 blks

Bronc McKay - 6'0 Jr. Guard-----8.5 ppg, 3.0 Reb, 18 asst, 40 steals, 2 blks

Logan Engel - 6'0 Jr. Guard-----7.4 ppg, 2.2 Reb, 39 asst, 21 steals, 3 blks

Elwood Starting Lineup:

Skyler Werger - 6'0 Jr. Guard-----20.0 ppg, 6.3 Reb, 82 asst, 39 steals, 8 blks

Jacob Schmeekle- 6'1 Sr. Forward-----11.7 ppg, 7.0 Reb, 34 asst, 33 steals, 16 blks

Zachary Hackbart - 6'2 Jr. Forward----11.5 ppg, 8.3 Reb, 162 asst, 61 steals, 10 blks

Blake Summer - 6'2 Sr. Forward -----10.1 ppg, 12.0 Reb, 34 asst, 28 steals, 84* blks

Billie Smith - 5'9 Jr. Guard-----7.5 ppg, 3.0 Reb, 73 asst, 49 steals, 6 blks

Last 10 Games and path to state:

Spalding/Spalding Academy - 9-1 (District 4 Champion) (Beat Wynot 62-54)

Elwood - 6-4 (District 4 Champion) (Beat Kenesaw 57-48)

2013/2014 losses:

Spalding/Spalding Academy-3 (Nebr. Christian 42-49, Boyd Co. 56-59, Boone Central/NG 51-82)

Elwood -10 (Wilcox-Hil. 54-59, Bertrand 66-82, Anselmo-Merna 58-59, Gibbon 49-77, Anselmo-Merna 54-63, Arapahoe 56-61, Overton 36-78, Amherst 71-81, Wil-Hil 45-60, Elm Creek 40-78)

Offensive/Defensive team Averages:

Spalding/Spalding Academy - 63.7-46.7

Elwood - 62.5-57.3

Massey Ratings Prediction - Spalding/Spalding Academy 71-55 Elwood

Class D-2 Tournament Leading Scorers:

1. Logan Fleming-High Plains - 20.1

2. Skyler Werger-Elwood - 20.0

3. Austin Blume-Hitchcock County - 16.9

4. Nicholas Sjuts-Bancroft-Roaslie - 16.1

5. Brandon Steven-Sp. Spalding Academy - 15.1

Tournament Leading Rebounders:

1. Blake Summer-Elwood - 12.0

2. Nicholas Sjuts-Bancroft-Rosalie - 10.0

3. Daniel Arp-Hitchcock County - 9.4

4. Brennen Cruise-Leyton - 9.1

5. Nolan White-Exeter-Milligan - 9.0

Tournament Leading Assists:

1. Zach Hackbart-Elwood - 162

2. Cole Klingsporn-High Plains - 145

3. Chaz Dunn-Falls City Sacred Heart - 123

Tournament Leading Steals:

1. Nicholas Sjuts-Bancroft-Rosalie - 116

2. Cole Klingsporn-High Plains - 92

3. Austin Blume-Hitchcock County - 82

Tournament Leading BLOCKS:

1. Blake Summer-Elwood - 84

2. Nicholas Sjuts- Bancroft-Rosalie - 62

3. Matt Goltz-Falls City Sacred Heart - 48