Classes D-1 and D-2
Class D-1
1. Pawnee City………………8-0 {MUDECAS Tourney Tue. vs. BDS (8-2)}
2. O’Neill St. Marys ………..8-0 {Thur. @ Ewing (4-6) Sat. Chambers/Wheeler Central (8-3)}
3. Humphrey St. Francis …7-1 {Fri Leigh (2-7) Sat. Madison (0-9)}
4. BDS …………………………8-2 {MUDECAS Tourney Tue. vs. Pawnee City (8-1)}
5. West Point GACC ……….5-4 {Tue. @Wahoo Neumann (5-4) Fri.@ Battle Creek. (2-6) Sat. Boone Central (4-6)}
6. Paxton ……………………..9-1 {Fri. Wallace (2-5) Sat. Creek Valley (3-4)}
7. High Plains ………………..7-3 {Tue. Palmer (4-5) Thur @Twin River (9-3) Fri. Dorchester (0-9)}
8. Overton ……………………7-2 {Fri. North Platte St. Pats (8-2) Sat. @ Bertrand (5-6)}
9. Randoplh ………………….6-3 {Tue. @ West Holt (2-9) Fri. Wausa (9-3)}
10. Kenesaw …………………..7-3 {Tue. @Giltner (10-0) Fri. Lawrence-Nelson (2-7) Sat.@Elm Creek (6-5)}
*Considered: Exeter-Milligan 8-1, Humphrey 7-4, Deshler 6-3, Bancroft-Rosalie 9-3, West Boyd 8-1, Sandhills-Thedford 7-3, Chambers/Wheeler Central 8-3.
Pawnee City moves into the top slot after previous #1 BDS’ 19 point loss to D-2′s top dog, Giltner. Humphrey St. Francis and O’Neill St. Marys slide up one spot each and BDS slips to 4th.
Teams holding numbers 5 through 10 spots remain the same. Randolph is not punished for a loss to unbeaten Creighton, who is now rated 9th in C-2.
The 83rd MUDECAS tournament gets under way at the Beatrice City Auditorium and SE Community’s Truman Center this week. Boys start play on Tuesday, and 4 teams that hold down ratings slots and several others that are knocking on the ratings door are involved. BDS can redeem itself by winning it’s 1st round match-up with D-1′s top rated Pawnee City.
Class D-2
1. Giltner ……………………10-0 {Tue. Kenesaw (7-3) Fri. Osceola (6-3)}
2. Howells …………………..8-1 {Fri. @Wisner-Pilger (7-4) Sat. Newman Grove (3-7)}
3. Sterling …………………..10-2 {MUDECAS Tourney Tue. vs. Nebr. City Lourdes (8-4)}
4. Wynot ……………………11-1 {Tue. @Niobrara-Verdigre (4-7) Fri. Winnebago (7-3)}
5. GI Heartland Lutheran..8-3 {Tue. @ Hampton (4-6) St. Edward (1-8)}
6. Falls City Sacred Heart..6-3 {MUDCECAS Tourney Tue. vs. Johnson County Central (7-1)}
7. Pleasanton ………………7-3 {Fri. @ Amherst (6-5) Sat. SEM (5-5)}
8. Brady ……………………..9-1 {Fri. @Hayes Center (6-3) Sat. South Loup (4-3)
9. Dodge …………………….9-1 {Tue. @Oakland-Craig (7-4) Thur@ Lindsay Holy Family (4-7) Fri. @ Clarkson (8-3)}
10 Loomis …………………..7-3 {Fri. Wilcox-Hildreth (2-8) Sat. @Elwood (6-1)
*Considered: Wausa 9-3, Clarkson 8-3, Lewiston, 5-2, Hayes Center 6-3
Giltner strenghtens it’s number one rating with that 45-26 win over previous D-1 number 1 BDS. Howells, Sterling, and Wynot all remain the same, and Grand Island Heartland Lutheran holds on to #5 despite it’s loss to C-2′s #4 Lutheran High NE. The Red Hornets of coach Lloyd Wagnitz also beat C-1 Lincoln Lutheran 61-55 in the Lutheran Invitational Tournament last week at Concordia’s University’s magnificient facility. Falls City Sacred Heart stays at #6, but Loomis slides from 7th to 10th because of the Wolves 13 point loss to Arapahoe (8-4). Pleasanton, Brady, and Dodge all advance one slot.
Falls City SH faces C-2′s #10 Johnson County Central in the opening round of the MUDECAS tourney Tuesday at 7:00 at the Beatrice City Auditorium. #3 Sterling drew Nebraska City Lourdes (8-4) in the same tournament Tuesday at 8:45 in the nightcap.
This Week’s top games:
Tuesday:
Class B: Boys Town @ Gretna
Class C-1: Pierce @ Columbus Lakeview, Hastings St. Cecilia @ Boone Central, Minden @ Ravenna
Class C-2: Dodge @ Oakland-Craig, Aquinas @ Twin River
Class D-2: Kenesaw @ Giltner
Thursday:
Class C-1: St. Paul @ Kearney Catholic,
Class C-2: Ravenna @ Shelton, High Plains @ Twin River
Friday:
Class B: Scottsbluff @ Cheyenne East, Elkhorn @ Lincoln Pius X, Gretna @ Nebraska City, Adams Central @ Grand Island Northwest, Omaha Skutt @ Omaha Gross
Class C-1: Hartington CC @ Pierce, Milford @ Tri-County
Class C-2: North Platte St. Pats @ Overton
Class D-1: Winnebago @ Wynot
Class D-2: West Boyd @ CWC, Dodge @ Clarkson
Saturday:
Class B: Beatrice @ South Sioux City
Class C-1: Doniphan-Trumbull @ Adams Central, Wayne @ Boys Town, Hastings St. Cecilia @ Kearney Catholic
Class C-2: O’Neill @ Creighton, Sutton @ Tri-County
Class D-2: CWC @ O’Neill St. Marys