Boys state tournament picks

Here are my picks for the boys state tournament.
BobHamar

Class A

Thursday, March. 6

At Devaney Sports Center

2 p.m. - - Ralston (21-2) over Bellevue East (16-9)

3:45 p.m. - - Creighton Prep (21-2) over Lincoln High (19-4)

7 p.m. - - Bellevue West (23-2) over Omaha Benson (16-7

8:45 p.m. - - Kearney (18-6) over Omaha Central (22-3)

Friday, March 7

At Devaney Sports Center

7 p.m. - - Creighton Prep over Lincoln High

8:45 p.m. - - Bellevue West over Kearney

Saturday, March 8

At Pershing

5 p.m. - - Consolation, Kearney over Lincoln High

At Devaney Sports Center

7 p.m. - - Championship, Bellevue West over Creighton Prep

Class B

Thursday, March 6

At Devaney Sports Center

9 a.m. - - Omaha Skutt (20-5) over Elkhorn (15-6)

10:45 a.m. - - Lincoln Pius X (15-6) over Alliance (13-10)

At Pershing
7 p.m. - - Beatrice (18-3) over York (13-8)

8:45 p.m. - - Gretna (17-6) over McCook (16-10)

Friday, March 7

At Devaney Sports Center

2 p.m. - - Pius over Skutt

3:45 p.m. - - Beatrice over Gretna

Saturday, March 8

At Pershing

11:30a.m. - - Consolation, Skutt over Gretna

At Devaney Sports Center

1:30 p.m. - - Championship, Beatrice over Pius

Class C-1

Thursday, March 6

At Pershing

9 a.m. - - Boys Town (21-5) over Pierce

10:45 a.m. - - Hastings SC (20-2) over Minden

2 p.m. - - Chadron (19-2) over Lincoln Lutheran (11-10)

3:45 p.m. - - Bennington (23-0) over Wisner-Pilger (23-1)

Friday, March 7

At Devaney Sports Center

9 a.m. - - Hastings SC over Boys Town

10:45 a.m. - - Bennington over Chadron

Saturday, March 8

At Pershing

1:30 p.m. - - Consolation, Boys Town over Chadron

At Devaney Sports Center

9:30 a.m. - - Championship, Hastings SC over Bennington

Class C-2

Thursday, March 6

At Lincoln SE

2 p.m. - - Ravenna (23-1) over Perkins County (13-9)

3:45 p.m. - - Grand Island CC (15-7) over Deshler (22-1)

7 p.m. - - Ponca (21-2) over Oakland Craig (16-8)

8:45 p.m. - - Heartland High (19-3) over Elmwood-Murdock (20-3)

Friday, March 7

At Pershing

2 p.m. - - Ravenna over Grand Island CC

3:45 p.m. - - Ponca over Heartland

Saturday, March 8

At Pershing

9 p.m. - - Consolation, GICC over Heartland

At Devaney Sports Center

5 p.m. - - Championship, Ravenna over Ponca

Class D-1

Thursday, March 6

At Lincoln East

9 a.m. - - Fremont Bergan (24-0) over Kenesaw

10:45 a.m. - - Palmer (20-3) over Mead (19-3)

2 p.m. - - Hayes Center (22-1) over Callaway (15-4)

3:45 p.m. - - Humphrey SF (21-2) over West Boyd

Friday, March 7

At Pershing

9 a.m. - - Bergan over Palmer

2 p.m. - - Hayes Center over Humphrey SF

Saturday, March 8

At Pershing

9:30 a.m. - - Consolation, Humphrey SF over Palmer

At Devaney Sports Center

11:30 a.m. - - Championship, Bergan over Hayes Center

Class D-2

Thursday, March 6

At Lincoln SE

9 a.m. - - Falls City SH (23-2) over Potter-Dix (13-8)

10:45 a.m. - - Ewing (24-0) over O’Neill SM (20-3)

At Lincoln East

7 p.m. - - St. Edward (20-3) over Pleasanton (22-1)

8:45 p.m. - - Hampton (19-4) over Bruning-Davenport (20-5)

Friday, March 7

At Pershing

7 p.m. - - Falls City SH over Ewing

8:45p.m. - - St. Edward over Hampton

Saturday, March 8

At Pershing

7 p.m. - - Consolation, Ewing over Hampton

At Devaney Sports Center

9 p.m. - - Championship, Falls City SH over St. Edward

State volleyball schedule

The NSAA board of directors decided Wednesday that the tbree-day 2008 state volleyball tournament will start on Nov. 13 at Pershing Auditorium and five other high schools in the Lincoln area. Matches will begin at 1:30 p.m. The semifinals will be played on Nov. 14 at Pershing and a Lincoln High school with the championship matches on Nov. 15 at the NU Coliseum.