Heartland Hoops Classic

The lineup has been announced for the 14th Annual Heartland Hoops Classic, which will take place Feb. 13, 2021.

The upcoming event will feature three Grand Island teams as well as two high-profile national teams.

Two out-of-state favorites return to the Hoops Classic to face off against Nebraska’s best Class A teams. Sunrise Christian Academy will face 2020 Class A State Champion Bellevue West and Wisconsin commit Chucky Hepburn. Sunrise Christian’s Elite Team has produced 38 Division I players, was a 2019 Geico Nationals qualifier, and is currently ranked No. 2 on the MaxPreps Way-Too-Early Top 25.

Oak Hill Academy, a perennial national powerhouse, has produced 35 NBA players and countless Division I players over the years; the team is ranked No. 18 in the MaxPreps poll after graduating most of its starters. Oak Hill will take on Class A State runner-up Millard North and star point guard Hunter Sallis. Continue Reading

February 13, 2021
Loomis vs. Mullen
BRLD vs. Auburn
Sunrise Christian vs. Bellevue West
Oak Hill Academy vs. Millard North

More to come. . .

Game 1: Riverside 72 Loomis 59

Game 2: BRLD 68 Auburn 52

Game 3: Aurora 72 Cozad 52

Game 4: Skutt Catholic 71 Adams Central 50

Game 5: GICC 52, North Bend Central 43

Game 6: York 63 Bennington 43

Game 7: Wasatch Academy 65 Sunrise Christian Academy 53

Game 8: Hastings 45 Freeman 40

Article by Mike Sautter from the Omaha World Herlad 2/10/2019
It was an all-day affair in Grand Island for the 12th annual Heartland Hoops Classic. The eight-game slate saw one upset. USA Today Super 25 No. 14 Wasatch Academy rolled to a 65-53 win over No. 13 Sunrise Christian Academy in the featured contest.

Here are World-Herald prep recruiting specialist Mike Sautter’s stars of the day: Continue Reading

2018 HHC Results

Platteview def. Crete, 63-52

Sunrise Christian Academy def. Oak Hill Academy, 76-65

Omaha Skutt def. Aurora, 73-68

GICC def. Winnebago, 67-61

Ponca def. Gretna, 34-33

York def. Omaha South, 61-41

Hastings Saint Cecilia def. O’Neill, 65-51

Yutan def. South Loup, 57-48

Sunrise 50, Papillion-La Vista 49

Omaha Skutt 75, Gothenburg 66

Columbus Scotus 52, O’Neill 35

Bishop Neumann 68, York 43

Gretna 63, Beatrice 52

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The lineup has been announced for the 10th Annual Heartland Hoops Classic, which will take place February 11, 2017. The event will once again include eight exciting high school basketball match-ups, including the headliner game of Papillion-La Vista vs. Sunrise Christian Academy, a nationally known team out of Wichita, KS. The event kicks off at 9 a.m. and includes the following eight games:

9:00 a.m. Grand Island Central Catholic vs Elmwood Murdock
10:45 a.m. Omaha Skutt Catholic vs Gothenburg
12:30 p.m. O’Neill vs Scotus Central Catholic
2:15 p.m. Bishop Neumann vs York
4:00 p.m. Gretna vs Beatrice
5:45 p.m. St. Cecilia vs Winnebago
7:30 p.m. Omaha South vs Aurora
9:15 p.m. Sunrise Christian Academy, Wichita, KS vs Papillion La Vista

Tickets go on sale December 1, and are available at the Heartland Events Center box office and http://www.ticketmaster.com/ General admission tickets are $16 for adults and $10 for students, and are good for all eight games. A limited number of courtside seats are available for $75 each.

Media passes will be issued for this event but NSAA passes will not be accepted. News and sports department personnel who wish to receive media credentials should contact Erin Martinez at 308-379-0283 or emartinez311@gmail.com

This event is proudly brought to you by Tom Dinsdale Automotive, West Faidley Medical Center, Pro Team Design and TM Sporting Goods.

It is sponsored generously by these businesses: Home Federal Bank, Five Points Bank, Gary Thompson Agency, GI Sports Council, Jerrys Sheet Metal & Bosselman’s Pump & Pantry.