February 13, 2016
FINAL: Amherst def. BDS, 70-40
FINAL: Riverside def. Clearwater-Orchard, 71-48
FINAL: Winnebago def. Gothenburg, 80-78
FINAL: Seward def. Grand Island Central Catholic, 59-25
FINAL: Columbus Scotus vs Adams Central def. Columbus Scotus, 61-52
FINAL: Hastings St. Cecilia def. Sidney, 59-42
FINAL: Aurora def. Bishop Neumann, 67-64 OT
FINAL: Overland High School Aurora Colorado def. Omaha South, 59-55
Oak Hill Academy’s Joe Hampton shoots as Omaha South’s Anthony Naimie defends during Saturday’s Heartland Hoops Classic game at the Heartland Events Center in Grand Island. Oak Hill defeated Omaha South 59-54 (Matt Dixon Photo)
(Articles and recaps appeared originally in The Grand Island Independent and were written by Bob Hamar) Omaha South gave the No. 1-ranked team in the nation all it wanted in the final game of the Heartland Hoops Classic Saturday night at the Heartland Events Center. But Oak Hill Academy had just enough to come away with a 59-54 victory over the Packers, who are the No. 2-ranked team in Nebraska behind unbeaten Norfolk.
Oak Hill’s Dwayne Bacon, a Florida State commit, led all scorers with 32 points. He was the only Warrior player to score in double figures. Omaha South coach Bruce Chubick Sr. said he knew the Packers had an uphill battle ahead of them in the eyes of most people against a team that probably has at least a couple of future NBA players.
“Here’s my take. There wasn’t a person in the arena that thought we had a prayer, including you guys (the media). Not anybody thought we had a prayer,” Chubick said. “The only guys who thought we had a chance were the guys in that room and the coaches.”
The game was tied deep into the fourth quarter, and Omaha South had the lead at 50-48 after two free throws by Karlon McSpadden with 3:27 left on the clock. It was tied later at 54 before Joshua Reaves, a future Penn State player, hit a 3-pointer, then made 1 of 2 from the line for a 58-54 Oak Hill lead with 47 seconds left. Continue Reading
The eighth-annual Heartland Hoops Classic is almost here.
If your Valentine is a basketball fan in Central Nebraska, you just might want to spend at least part of this Valentine’s Day Saturday at the Heartland Events center.
Six games are on tap this year featuring several teams that have been rated No. 1 in the state this year, one that still is No. 1, and another that is No. 1 in the country.
Yes, the entire country. – Read Entire Article from Bob Hamar of the Grand Island Independent.
Tickets are STILL available now to the 2015 Heartland Hoops Classic!
Order your tickets now before they sell out! Tickets are available now through Ticketmaster!
See you all on Saturday at the Heartland Events Center!!!
The official schedule of the 8th Annual Heartland Hoops Classic has been announced. The games are as follows:
11:00am – RAVENNA VS AMHERST
12:45pm – HASTINGS ST. CECILIA VS BRUNING DAVENPORT SHICKLEY
2:30pm – OMAHA SKUTT VS NORFOLK CATHOLIC
4:15pm – AURORA VS GRAND ISLAND CENTRAL CATHOLIC
6:00pm – ELKHORN SOUTH VS COLUMBUS SCOTUS
8:00pm – OAK HILL ACADEMY VS OMAHA SOUTH
The 8th annual “Heartland Hoops Classic” will be held on February 14, 2015 at the Heartland Event Center in Grand Island, Neb. Be sure to check back later for a complete schedule of all the games and activities surrounding the event.
For more information on the event or to sponsor next year’s classic contact Event Organizer Tino Martinez via email at tino@proteamdesign.com or call (308) 398-1154
Thanks to everyone who helped to make this year’s event possible!
Article Originally Published in the Omaha World Herald by Stu Pospisil
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. — Omaha Central saw in the fourth quarter why Colorado recruited Denver East’s Dom Collier.
At the same time, what Tre’Shawn Thurman was doing for the Eagles was a good audition for more Division I offers.
Thurman scored nine of his team-high 26 points — including the basket that gave Central its margin of victory — down the stretch of a 68-65 win over the Angels in the marquee game of the seventh Heartland Hoops Classic.
Collier, a 6-foot-2 senior, scored 15 points in the fourth quarter as East (16-4) erased an 11-point deficit and took a brief two-point lead, but Central scored the final four points. Continue Reading
