Published Feb 16, 2019
Class B Girls Basketball District Finals Today
Bob Jensen  •  HuskerlandPreps
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Here in a bit we get our first taste of the newfangled district basketball finals format with the Class B girls playing their district finals at eight locations across the state, from Omaha to Sidney.

Earlier this season we published a feature story on South Sioux City senior all-stater McKenna Sims. You can check it out for free by copying and pasting this link, promise - https://huskerlandpreps.rivals.com/news/survivor-mckenna-sims-south-sioux-city

Here is a quick look at what to expect in today's games:

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B-1 at Waverly

No. 1 Waverly (21-2) v. No. 16 Beatrice (9-11).

Maybe this isn't the mountain to climb you might first expect - back in early January Beatrice played the Vikings within 48-41. Crazier things have happened...but probably won't.

Waverly.

B-2 at Sidney

No. 2 Sidney (21-3) v. No. 15 Platteview (15-10).

Sidney was cruising, 16 wins in a row, before losing to Scottsbluff in the subdistrict final. Platteview has been toughened by a five losses to teams with at least 21 wins. This won't be easy.

Sidney.

B-3 at Seward

No. 3 Seward (19-4) v. No. 14 Norris (11-11).

Seward has won seven in a row and beat Norris by 21 points when they met earlier this season. But see, Norris also beat Crete...

Seward.

B-4 at Omaha Skutt

No. 4 Omaha Skutt (17-6) v. No. 13 Omaha Gross (16-9).

Skutt has beaten Gross by 25 and 30 points in their two previous meetings.

Skutt.

B-5 at Crete

No. 5 Crete (18-5) v. No. 12 North Platte (12-9).

Every thing was going great for Crete - 11 straight wins - before the upset loss to Norris. North Platte is unbeaten against Class B competition this season but none of those rise to the level of what Crete will bring to the table.

Crete.

B-6 at Elkhorn

No. 6 Elkhorn (18-5) v. No. 11 Bennington (14-9).

Defending state champion Elkhorn awakened here while ago, winning nine of its last 10. Weirdly enough this is the third game in a row Elkhorn and Bennington will play one another, counting regular season, subdistrict and now district final play.

Elkhorn.

B-7 at Grand Island Northwest

No. 7 Northwest (17-5) v. No. 10 Scottsbluff (12-10).

GINW has won six straight and all five of its losses are to fellow district finalists. Scottsbluff had lost three of four before its current three-game winning streak that includes the upset of Sidney.

Northwest.

B-8 at South Sioux City

No. 8 South Sioux City (16-5) v. No. 9 Elkhorn South (11-13).

SSC has won 12 of 13 and all but Elkhorn South has played an almost exclusive Class A schedule, its only two losses coming to Elkhorn including a 49-45 double overrtime defeat in the subdistrict final. This should be a classic.

Elkhorn South.