The Gothenburg boys basketball team shocked St. Patrick’s 45-44 in Gothenburg last night. Logan Koehler’s three-point play with 4 seconds left lifted the Swedes to the final margin of victory. Koehler scored 16 points to lead Gothenburg in the win. Andrew Vinton’s 20 points led the Irish in defeat. The win is the Swedes’ fifth straight to start their season, matching their win total from all of last season. With the loss, the Irish boys fall to 2-2. In the girls contest, the seventh ranked Lady Irish cruised past the Lady Swedes 63-32. Mandy O’Malley scored 23 points, including five three pointers, for the Lady Irish. Jacey Wiggins’ 14 points were tops for the Lady Swedes. The Lady Irish improve to 3-1 on the year while Gothenburg’s girls drop to 1-4.

It’s the quarterfinal round of the state football playoffs, as eight teams in each class C1 through D2 remain left to fight for a championship. The St. Patrick’s Irish have earned a rematch with two-time defending state champions Hastings St. Cecilia in the C2 quarterfinals. The Bluhawks topped the Irish 21-14 in the semifinal round last season. ESPN Radio 1410 will have all the action from Duncan Field in Hastings tonight. Pregame coverage will begin at 5:30, leading to the kickoff at 6. The Gothenburg Swedes, fresh off their quadruple overtime upset victory over Ogallala last week, get another chance to avenge a regular season loss as they travel to Minden for a C1 quarterfinal against the Whippets. Q-Country 107.3 will have the call of the Swedes game, with the pregame show at 5:30 and a 6 PM kick.

The St. Patrick’s Irish are headed back to the Class C2 quarterfinals for the second year in a row after knocking off Cambridge 31-20 last night at Knights of Columbus Field. Matthew Jensen rushed for two scores and the Irish took advantage of four turnovers as they defeated the Trojans for the second time this season. The Irish will travel to face two-time defending state champion Hastings St. Cecelia in a rematch of last year’s state semifinal, won by the Bluehawks, in the next round. Also moving on to the state quarterfinals was Gothenburg in C1 after a thrilling quadruple overtime win over second-seeded Ogallala in Gothenburg. Tyler Aden’s two-point conversion in the fourth OT gave the Swedes the 36-35 upset win. The Swedes take on Minden in the quarterfinal round. Minden beat Gothenburg 34-7 in the regular season.