The Lyons-Decatur Northeast Boys lost 58-57 at home to Oakland-Craig last Thursday night before beating Madison 66-53 on Saturday in the first round of the East Husker Conference Tournament, and Clarkson/Leigh 65-61 in the quarterfinals Monday night.
The Knights led 16-13 after one. The Cougars outscored Oakland-Craig 14-10 in the second quarter to take a 27-26 lead into the locker room.
The Knights won the third quarter 17-14 to go up 43-41 at the end of three.
Lyons-Decatur Northeast notched 16 fourth quarter points compared to 15 for Oakland-Craig.
Cole Christoffersen had 20 points and 7 rebounds while Alec Anderson totaled 15 points and 13 rebounds, good enough for a double-double. Marcus Hegy added 11 points.
The Cougars doubled up the Dragons 18-9 in the first quarter. Lyons-Decatur Northeast outscored Madison 21-6 in the second quarter to lead 39-15 at halftime.
The Dragons won the third quarter 13-6 to make it a 45-28 game at the end of three.
Madison scored 25 fourth quarter points compared to 21 for the Cougars.
Anderson registered 32 points and 7 rebounds while Montana Riecken added 12 points. Hegy had a double-double of 10 points and 11 rebounds while Christoffersen notched 8 rebounds.
The Patriots led Lyons-Decatur Northeast 16-13 after one. Clarkson/Leigh outscored the Cougars 20-18 in the second quarter to lead 36-31 at halftime.
Lyons-Decatur Northeast won the third quarter 10-9 to make it a 45-41 game at the end of three.
The Cougars notched 24 fourth quarter points compared to 16 for the Patriots.
Anderson recorded a game-high 24 points and 8 rebounds. Marcus Hegy added 19 points while Christoffersen registered 7 points and 10 rebounds. Riecken totaled 8 rebounds.
Lyons-Decatur Northeast showed how resilient and tough they are by jumping on Madison early, and coming from behind to beat Clarkson/Leigh.
The Cougars (13-4) will no doubt need to be tough and resilient Friday night when Lyons-Decatur Northeast battles North Bend Central (17-1) in the East Husker Conference Semifinals in North Bend.
The Tigers beat Bancroft-Rosalie 66-58 in the quarterfinals at home Monday night, going on a 19-0 run to close the game.
North Bend Central just keeps finding ways to win games. It's not that they're a whole lot better than their competition, it's just they're super tough and resilient.
The Tigers have been down late in games lately, and yet have found ways to comeback and win. That's a sign of a really good team.
North Bend Central is very good, but the Cougars have to be optimistic about their chances.
Lyons-Decatur Northeast, like the Tigers, has some scorers and is capable of playing tough defense.
These two teams are somewhat equal in my mind. Both teams have had really good seasons, and are capable of taking that next step and reaching the championship game.
It should be a good, tough, physical battle between the two squads. It's going to be tough for the Cougars to win, especially with the game being on North Bend Central's home floor, but anything can happen.
Lyons-Decatur Northeast has to play their game and cannot not be intimidated.
Friday night's game is set to tip off at 6:00 p.m. It can be heard on 107.9 the Bull.
The winner gets either Twin River or Stanton in the championship game on Saturday in Columbus.
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