The Lyons-Decatur Northeast Girls are in the D2-2 District Final against Spalding Academy thanks to a 53-51 win over Bancroft-Rosalie and a 57-41 victory over Humphrey St. Francis in Sub Districts last week.
Bancroft-Rosalie led the Cougars 10-8 at the end of one. Lyons-Decatur Northeast won the second quarter 14-13 to make it a 23-22 game at halftime.
The Cougars outscored the Panthers 17-12 in the third quarter to go up 39-35 at the end of three.
Bancroft-Rosalie scored 16 fourth quarter points compared to 14 for Lyons-Decatur Northeast.
Lexie Bacon registered 22 points and 7 rebounds while Brianne Haskell had 14 points and 7 rebounds. Mariah Jessen chipped in 7 rebounds.
Head Coach Rex Haskell says the Panthers are always tough. "Well whenever you play Bancroft they always play hard, you can throw the records out the window. Both teams are going to show up and give you the best game they got, and that's what you get when we play Bancroft."
The Flyers led the Cougars 10-8 at the end of one. Lyons-Decatur Northeast outscored Humphrey St. Francis 19-6 in the second quarter to take a 27-16 lead into the locker room.
The Cougars won the third quarter 11-9 to go up 38-25 at the end of three.
Lyons-Decatur Northeast put up 19 fourth quarter points compared to 16 for the Flyers.
Haskell led the way with 18 points while Bacon and Kelly Wakeley notched 13 and 12, respectively. Jessen added 9 points and 8 rebounds.
The Cougars played great against Humphrey St. Francis. I wasn't sure how Lyons-Decatur Northeast would fare with the close win against Bancroft-Rosalie the game before.
Lyons-Decatur Northeast (15-7) and Spalding Academy (15-5) square off at Lutheran High Northeast Friday night.
Haskell says making state would be a fitting reward for all the hard work his players have put in over the course of their careers. "Well it would mean so much to these kids, regardless of whether it's the last year or not. These girls have worked so hard in the offseason the last four years. And they're a dedicated bunch of kids, and I really think they would deserve to go if everything falls into place for them they've earned it."
The Shamrocks beat Riverside 49-44 in the D2-4 Sub District Final at Central Valley last Thursday night.
This is going to be a tough, close, hard fought battle, in my opinion. It's just like any other district final would be.
The Cougars have to limit turnovers and execute at a really high level Friday night. Sure there will be early game jitters as there should be, but I'm sure Lyons-Decatur Northeast will settle down and settle into the game at some point.
These girls are one step away from achieving the ultimate dream. A chance to play in Lincoln at the State Tournament.
These girls have been working for this the last four years and perhaps even earlier than that.
All the hard work the Cougars have put in comes down to 32 minutes of basketball.
It would be so fitting for Lyons-Decatur Northeast to win with it being their final season as the Lyons-Decatur Northeast Cougars.
The Cougars and Shamrocks are set to square off at 7:00 p.m. The game can be heard on 107.9 the Bull.
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