Class C1 Boys State Basketball Preview

By Dean Backes

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.

Here at Heartland Prep Basketball Scoop, we’ve taken some time to crunch numbers and pick the field ahead of this weekend’s State Basketball Tournament. Then, we gathered data from MaxPreps and elsewhere to make a list of the state tournament’s top players.

 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. The Indians outscored the Cardinals 75-33 in December. No. 3 Omaha Concordia will then face No. 12 Sidney at 3:15.

Now, let’s take a look at the weekend’s Class C1 field.

 

Picking the Class C1 Field

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)

 

No. 1 Lincoln Lutheran (23-3) over No. 6 Ashland-Greenwood (21-5)

No. 2 Ogallala (25-1) over No. 3 Omaha Concordia (22-4)

 

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

Consolation: No. 3 Omaha Concordia (22-5) over No. 6 Ashland-Greenwood (21-6)

Dark Horse: Cozad

 

Nebraska Class C1 Boys Scoring Leaders

Sawyer Smith, Ogallala 571 Points (22.8)

Daniel Stoner, Fillmore Central 471 Points (18.1)

Jacob Duitsman, Lincoln Lutheran 443 Points (17.7)

Jack Poppe, Doniphan-Trumbull 401 Points (16.7)

Derek Tonjes, Ashland-Greenwood 414 Points (16.6)

Alek Doty, Sidney 426 Points (16.4)

Parker Volk, Doniphan-Trumbull 392 Points (16.3)

Andrew Kulus, Omaha Concordia 388 Points (15.5)

Noah Shoemaker, Cozad 394 Points (14.6)

Keian Kaise, Sidney 360 Points (13.8)

Edan Cain, Ogallala 337 Points (13.5)

Jackson Thrasher, Omaha Concordia 294 Points (13.4)

Cooper Westerhold, Ashland-Greenwood 311 Points (12.4)

Jarin Tweedy, Fillmore Central 319 Points (12.3)

Ryan Gilmore, Ogallala 287 Points (12.0)

Olliver Davis, Cozad 308 Points (11.8)

Ty Bennett, Doniphan-Trumbull 278 Points (11.6)

Ryan Hager, Lincoln Lutheran 278 Points (11.1)

Cal Kissinger, Ashland-Greenwood 278 Points (11.1)

Kiffin Theobald, Fillmore Central 262 Points (10.9)

Joey Stoner, Fillmore Central 274 Points (10.5)

 

Nebraska Class C1 Boys Rebound Leaders

Sawyer Smith, Ogallala 237 Rebounds (9.5)

Keian Kaiser, Sidney 242 Rebounds (9.3)

Parker Volk, Doniphan-Trumbull 204 Rebounds (8.5)

Daniel Stoner, Fillmore Central 207 Rebounds (8.0)

Kiffin Theobald, Fillmore Central 184 Rebounds (7.7)

Derek Tonjes, Ashland-Greenwood 193 Rebounds (7.7)

Jackson Thrasher, Omaha Concordia 160 Rebounds (7.3)

Jacob Duitsman, Lincoln Lutheran 157 Rebounds (6.3)

Noah Soemaker, Cozad 170 Rebounds (6.3)

Andrew Kulus, Omaha Concordia 144 Rebounds (5.8)

Jarin Tweedy, Fillmore Central 147 Rebounds (5.7)

Jackson Shepherd, Omaha Concordia 135 Rebounds (5.4)

Alek Doty, Sidney 140 Rebounds (5.4)

Edan Cain, Ogallala 127 Rebounds (5.1)

Jack Poppe, Doniphan-Trumbull 121 Rebounds (5.0)

 

Nebraska Class C1 Boys Assist Leaders

Sawyer Smith, Ogallala 172 Assists (6.9)

Jack Poppe, Doniphan-Trumbull 127 Assists (5.3)

Keian Kaiser, Sidney 120 Assists (4.6)

Daniel Stoner, Fillmore Central 117 Assists (4.5)

Jackson Shepherd, Omaha Concordia 112 Assists (4.5)

Ryan Gilmore, Ogallala 85 Assists (3.5)

Edan Cain, Ogallala 80 Assists (3.2)

Andrew Kulus, Omaha Concordia 77 Assists (3.1)

Noah Shoemaker, Cozad 77 Assists (2.9)

Tregan Barnes, Doniphan-Trumbull 66 Assists (2.8)

Ty Bennett, Doniphan-Trumbull 66 Assists (2.8)

Jacob Duitsman, Lincoln Lutheran 67 Assists (2.7)

Kiffin Theobald, Fillmore Central 62 Assists (2.6)

Kellen Shoemaker, Cozad 68 Assists (2.5)

Cole Cheatham, Omaha Concordia 59 Assists (2.5)

Derek Tonjes, Ashland-Greenwood 58 Assists (2.3)

Jarin Tweedy, Fillmore Central 57 Assists (2.2)

Landon Mohs, Ashland-Greenwood 55 Assists (2.2)

Alek Doty, Sidney 55 Assists (2.1)

Ryan Hager, Lincoln Lutheran 49 Assists (2.0)

Mason Fales, Cozad 54 Assists (2.0)

 

Nebraska Class C1 Boys Steal Leaders

Sawyer Smith, Ogallala 98 Steals (3.9)

Jack Poppe, Doniphan-Trumbull 83 Steals (3.5)

Kiffin Theobald, Fillmore Central 60 Steals (2.5)

Noah Shoemaker, Cozad 66 Steals (2.4)

Ryan Gilmore, Ogallala 57 Steals (2.4)

Edan Cain, Ogallala 53 Steals (2.1)

Keian Kaiser, Sidney 54 Steals (2.1)

 

Nebraska Class C1 Boys Block Leaders

Jackson Shepherd, Omaha Concordia 36 Blocks (1.4)

Daniel Stoner, Fillmore Central 30 Blocks (1.2)

Tanner DeCastro, Ogallala 30 Blocks (1.2)

Cooper Westerhold, Ashland-Greenwood 27 Blocks (1.1)

Jack Poppe, Doniphan-Trumbull 25 Blocks (1.0)

Derek Tonjes, Ashland-Greenwood 26 Blocks (1.0)

Ty Bennett, Doniphan-Trumbull 21 Blocks (0.9)

Jackson Thrasher, Omaha Concordia 19 Blocks (0.9)

Parker Volk, Doniphan-Trumbull 18 Blocks (0.8)

Keian Kaiser, Sidney 22 Blocks (0.8)

Jacob Duitsman, Lincoln Lutheran 16 Blocks (0.6)

William Johnson, Doniphan-Trumbull 4 Blocks (0.6)

Cy Lowery, Ogallala 12 Blocks (0.5)

Ryan Gilmore, Ogallala 13 Blocks (0.5)