Lincoln-The Lyons-Decatur Northeast Girls hung with Sandhills/Thedford for three quarters and led at halftime at the State Tournament in Lincoln Thursday night, but the Knights outscored the Cougars 20-9 in the fourth quarter to win 49-36.
Scoring was at a premium early as Lyons-Decatur Northeast found themselves down 5-1 in the first quarter. The Cougars were able to go on a 6-0 run to go up 7-5 before Sandhills/Thedford tied the game up at 7 at the end of the first frame.
Both offenses had a tough time in the second quarter as well as the Cougars won the second period 7-4 to take a 14-11 lead into the locker room.
The Knights put up 18 points in the third quarter compared to 13 for Lyons-Decatur Northeast to go up 29-27 at the end of three.
Brianne Haskell had a team-high 17 points for the Cougars.
Lyons-Decatur Northeast played a good game, but credit Sandhills/Thedford for keeping Lexie Bacon in check. I thought not allowing her to go off was a big difference in the game.
Lyons-Decatur Northeast ends their final season at 16-8.
The Cougars made their last season a memorable one, reaching state for the first and only time. Lyons-Decatur Northeast also won the Class D-2 Sportsmanship Award, a very nice honor for the school.
The Cougars came out of the gates strong, and ended the season strong, winning five out of their first six to begin the season, and five out of their last six to end it.
Lyons-Decatur Northeast played a difficult schedule, yet managed to beat some good teams, and hang with others.
The Cougars picked up quality wins over Fremont Bergan, Tekamah-Herman, Mead, Cedar Bluffs, Oakland-Craig, Wisner-Pilger, Humphrey St. Francis, and Spalding Academy.
I think the win over the Gators really got Lyons-Decatur Northeast's season back on track at the end.
The Cougars had just lost to Wisner-Pilger in the East Husker Conference Tournament, but turned around five days later and knocked off the Gators.
This team will not soon be forgotten, and made their school, coaches, parents, and communities proud.
Lyons-Decatur Northeast says goodbye to Haskell, Tessie Collins, Libby Henneman, Mariah Jessen, and Abby Peterson.
Bacon and Kelly Wakeley figure to be key contributors on next year's co-op team without a doubt. I wouldn't be surprised if the BRLD Wolverines make a trip to state in Girls Basketball in 2017.
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