Area high school basketball scores for the week of March 3rd through the 8th.

2014 NSAA State Girls Basketball Championships Class D1

Friday, March 7

Girls Basketball

Class D1 State Tournament

No. 2 Friend 42 No. 3 St. Patrick’s 29
The Lady Irish fell in the semifinals to Friend in the Class D1 State Tournament. Anna O’Malley led St. Pat’s with 10 points in the loss. The Lady Irish will now play for 3rd and 4th at Lincoln Southwest High School Saturday at 2:00 pm. They will play the loser of No. 8 Emerson-Hubbard and No. 5 Humphrey St. Francis.

Thursday, March 6

Girls Basketball

Class D1 State Tournament

No. 3 St. Patrick’s 42 No. 6 Sutherland 33
Brittany Lawrence scored a season-high 22 points to lead St. Pat’s to the semifinals with the win over Sutherland. The third-seeded Irish will now play second-seeded Friend in the semifinals Friday at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. The Lady Sailors season came to an end and finished with a 20-6 record.

Tuesday, March 4

Boys Basketball

D1-6 District

St. Patrick’s 60 Hemingford 59
The Irish trailed throughout the first half before tying the game going into the third quarter and eventually coming away with the one-point victory. The win for St. Pat’s secured their berth in the Class D1 State Tournament next week.

Monday, March 3

Boys Basketball

A-1 District

No. 1 Omaha Benson 42 No. 3 North Platte 31
The Dawgs season came to an end at the hands of the No. 1 ranked team in the state, the Omaha Benson Bunnies. North Platte wanted to slow the tempo and keep the game low scoring, which they accomplished until the last 5 minutes of the game. The Dawgs trailed 28-26 with 5:25 left before Benson went on a 14-5 run to win the district and advance to the state tournament. North Platte finishes the year with a 12-14 record.