Class C1 Girls State Basketball Preview
By Dean Backes
It’s ladies up first in Nebraska when it comes to putting on the show that decides which basketball programs take home the championship hardware. While many of the same programs are back in the hunt, there are no guarantees when it comes to March Madness.
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 are no rematches scheduled for Wednesday’s Class C1 quarterfinal action, there is plenty of basketball excitement on the docket. Defending C1 champion Lincoln Christian kicks off its title defense by locking horns with state tournament heavyweight North Bend Central.
After missing the tournament a year ago, Gothenburg is back and takes on tournament regular Bridgeport who is on a 17-game winning streak. Combined, Minden and Columbus Scotus have won 13 straight games. One team will stay hot while the other goes home following Wednesday’s action.
Milford and Arlington are both making their first trip to Lincoln in some time. But both clubs are loaded with basketball talent and the ability to make a deep March run.
Now, let’s take a look at the weekend’s Class C1 field.
Picking the Field for Class C1
No. 1 Lincoln Cristian (25-0) over No. 5 North Bend Central (20-7)
No. 11 Bridgeport (25-1) over No. 7 Gothenburg (20-3)
No. 3 Minden (24-2) over No. 4 Scotus Central Catholic (21-4)
No. 2 Milford (23-1) over No. 6 Arlington (21-4)
No. 1 Lincoln Christian (26-0) over No. 11 Bridgeport (26-1)
No. 2 Milford (24-1) over No. 3 Minden (25-2)
Championship: No. 1 Lincoln Cristian (27-0) over No. 2 Milford (25-1)
Consolation: No. 3 Minden (25-3) over No. 11 Bridgeport (26-2)
Dark Horse: Scotus Central Catholic
Class C1 Scoring Leaders
Mattea Kassebaum, Lincoln Christian 506 Points (20.2)
Britt Nielsen, Arlington 430 Points (17.2)
Mattie Kamery, Minden 439 Points (16.9)
Tacey From, Bridgeport 386 Points (16.1)
Kena Ailes, Lincoln Christian 381 Points (15.2)
Lindsey Emanuel, North Bend Central 403 Points (14.9)
Lauren Sterup, North Bend Central 401 Points (14.9)
Myla Emery, Minden 370 Points (14.8)
Emerson Timm, Arlington 367 Points (14.7)
Ella Schluterbusch, Bridgeport 377 Points (14.5)
Shayla Rautenberg, Milford 321 Points (14.0)
Aylandra Roth, Milford 333 Points (13.9)
Alex Beveridge, Gothenburg 303 Points (13.2)
Zoe Beveridge, Gothenburg 295 Points (12.8)
Emma Brezenski, Scotus Central Catholic 305 Points (12.7)
Halsey Thomalla, Gothenburg 279 Points (12.1)
Olivia Brown, Bridgeport 299 Points (12.0)
Macy Wolf, Arlington 283 Points (11.3)
Maci Pittenger, Lincoln Christian 258 points (10.8)
Lola Doerneman, Scotus Central Catholic 257 Points (10.3)
Ashlynn Miller, Milford 243 Points (10.1)
Izabelle Yeackley, Milford 240 Points (10.0)
Class C1 Rebound Leaders
Kena Ailes, Lincoln Christian 277 Rebounds (11.1)
Lindsey Emanuel, Nort Bend Central 232 Rebounds (8.9)
Shayla Rautenberg, Milford 205 Rebounds (8.9)
Kinsie Land, Minden 205 Rebounds (8.2)
Britt Nielsen, Arlington 189 Rebounds (7.6)
Emilyn Kavan, Scotus Central Catholic 140 Rebounds (6.4)
Lola Doerneman, Scotus Central Catholic 157 Rebounds (6.3)
Tacey From, Bridgeport 152 Rebounds (6.3)
Hailey O’Daniel, Arlington 150 Rebounds (6.0)
Ashlynn Miller, Milford 136 Rebounds (5.5)
Myla Emery, Minden 136 Rebounds (5.4)
Reese Petersen, North Bend Central 139 Rebounds (5.3)
Makenna Starkey, Minden 133 Rebounds (5.1)
Izabelle Yeackley, Milford 116 Rebounds (5.0)
Alex Beveridge, Gothenburg 114 Rebounds (5.0)
Class C1 Assist Leaders
Emerson Timm, Arlington 155 Assists (6.2)
Aylandra Roth, Milford 99 Assists (4.1)
Jessa Hueser, Lincoln Cristian 95 Assists (3.8)
Emma Brezenski, Scotus Central Catholic 91 Assists (3.8)
Zoe Beveridge, Gothenburg 87 Assists (3.8)
Ella Schluterbusch, Bridgeport 94 Assists (3.6)
Mattie Kamery, Minden 91 Assists (3.5)
Lindsey Emanuel, Nort Bend Central 92 Assists (3.4)
Mattea Kassebaum, Lincoln Cristian 80 Assists (3.2)
Maci Pittenger, Lincoln Cristian 74 Assists (3.1)
Izabelle Yeackley, Milford 74 Assists (3.1)
Tacey From, Bridgeport 73 Assists (3.0)
Abby Crabtree, Milford 68 Assists (3.0)
Kinsie Land, Minden 67 Assists (2.7)
Myla Emery, Minden 67 Assists (2.7)
Ellie Wyatt, Gothenburg 62 Assists (2.7)
Macy Wolf, Arlington 63 Assists (2.5)
Taryn O’Hare, Gothenburg 57 Assists (2.5)
Sam Dearking, Lincoln Christian 60 Assists (2.4)
Elizabeth Velazquez, Bridgeport 59 Assists (2.3)
Emilyn Kavan, Scotus Central Catholic 48 Assists (2.2)
Olivia Brown, Bridgeport 53 Assists (2.1)
Halsey Thomalla, Gothenburg 48 Assists (2.1)
Kena Ailes, Lincoln Christian 49 Assists (2.0)
Class C1 Steals Leaders
Tacey From, Bridgeport 163 Steals (6.8)
Olivia Brown, Bridgeport 122 Steals (4.9)
Emma Brezenski, Scotus Central Catholic 111 Steals (4.6)
Mattie Kamery, Minden 107 Steals (4.1)
Ella Schluterbusch, Bridgeport 102 Steals (3.9)
Elizabeth Velazquez, Bridgeport 86 Steals (3.3)
Emerson Timm, Arlington 81 Steals (3.2)
Alex Beveridge, Gothenburg 68 Steals (3.0)
Aylandra Roth, Milford 63 Steals (2.6)
Lindsey Emanuel, North Bend Central 68 Steals (2.5)
Mattea Kassebaum, Lincoln Christian 61 Steals (2.4)
Jessa Hueser, Lincoln Christian 61 Steals (2.4)
Ellie Wyatt, Gothenburg 55 Steals (2.4)
Myla Emery, Minden 58 Steals (2.3)
Maci Pittenger, Lincoln Christian 54 Steals (2.2)
Emilyn Kavan, Scotus Central Catholic 48 Steals (2.2)
Taryn O’Hare, Gothenburg 49 Steals (2.1)
Sam Dearking, Lincoln Cristian 50 Steals (2.0)
Jailyn Nichols, Bridgeport 51 Steals (2.0)
Zoe Beveridge, Gothenburg 47 Steals (2.0)
Class C1 Block Leaders
Shayla Rautenberg, Milford 64 Blocks (2.8)
Kena Ailes, Lincoln Christian 31 Blocks (1.2)
Jessa Hueser, Lincoln Cristian 25 Blocks (1.0)
Jailyn Nichols, Bridgeport 18 Blocks (0.7)
Kinsie Land, Minden 17 Blocks (0.7)
Makenna Starkey, Minden 17 Blocks (0.7)
Lola Doerneman, Scotus Central Catholic 16 Blocks (0.6)
Britt Nielsen, Arlington 14 (0.6)
Halsey Thomalla, Gothenburg 14 Blocks (0.6)
Makenna Betty, Minden 13 Blocks (0.5)
Ashlynn Miller, Milford 13 Blocks (0.5)
Tacey From, Bridgeport 12 Blocks (0.5)