The Emerson-Hubbard Girls won the Class D-1 State Championship Saturday Morning at Pinnacle Bank Arena, defeating Howells-Dodge 41-38. The Pirates beat Fullerton 52-43 in the semifinals on Friday at the Bob Devaney Sports Center after beating Cambridge 45-26 on Thursday at Lincoln North Star.
Emerson-Hubbard led the Trojans 12-9 after one. The Pirates won the second quarter 11-5 to take a 23-14 lead into the locker room.
Emerson-Hubbard outscored Cambridge 17-7 in the third quarter to go up 40-21 at the end of three.
Both teams scored 5 fourth quarter points.
The Pirates jumped on the Warriors 14-5 at the end of one. Emerson-Hubbard won the second quarter 13-12 to take a 27-17 lead into the locker room.
The Pirates outscored Fullerton 14-12 in the third quarter to go up 41-29 after three.
The Warriors put up 14 fourth quarter points compared to 11 for Emerson-Hubbard.
The Jaguars led the Pirates 9-7 after one. Emerson-Hubbard won the second quarter 13-10 to lead 20-19 at halftime.
The Pirates outscored Howells-Dodge 14-9 in the third quarter to go up 34-28 at the end of three.
The Jaguars notched 10 fourth quarter points compared to 7 for Emerson-Hubbard.
Abby Drieling, Ashley Bokemper, and Payton Blanke each had 13 points to pace the Pirates.
What a run for Emerson-Hubbard. It doesn't get any better than winning a state championship.
The Pirates the 2015-2016 season with an astounding 28-1 record.
Emerson-Hubbard beat many good teams along the way, including Wisner-Pilger, Hartington-Newcastle, Ponca, Lyons-Decatur Northeast, Omaha Nation, Wynot (twice), Pender (three times), Bloomfield, Randolph, and North Central.
The Pirates' only loss of the season came to C-2 Runner-Up Guardian Angels Central Catholic.
Emerson-Hubbard graduates a lot of good players, including Drieling, Morgan Hansen, Emma Haberman, Bokemper, Blanke, Kylie Belt, Mercedes King, Shelby Utech, and Taylor Lamp.
These nine seniors made their mark on this program not only this season, but throughout their careers.
These players have a lot to be proud of and their accomplishments should be remembered for a long time.
It's hard telling what next year's Emerson-Hubbard team is going to look like, but either way this year's senior class has set the bar for success.
It's a bar future Emerson-Hubbard teams should follow for years to come.
The Pirates did the communities of Emerson and Hubbard proud this season, and brought home a state championship. This is an accomplishment that will be remembered for the rest of these players' lives.
There's a lot to be proud of if you are involved with the Emerson-Hubbard Girls Basketball program in any way. Each and every person that is and was a part of this program should take credit for what this team did this season.
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