The Guardian Angels Central Catholic Girls blew out Weeping Water 59-18 in the D1-2 District Final at Elkhorn South on Saturday.
The Bluejays led 21-4 after one before outscoring the Indians 22-7 in the second quarter to take a 43-11 lead into the locker room.
GACC won the third quarter 12-2 to go up 55-13 at the end of three.
Weeping Water put up 5 points in the fourth quarter compared to 4 for the Bluejays.
This was a very dominant win for GACC. The Bluejays definitely appeared to be in championship form.
21-2 and top seeded GACC and 20-6 and 8th seeded Meridian meet in the first round of State in Lincoln Thursday morning. Head Coach Jerry Stracke says the Mustangs are battle tested and athletic. "Yeah Meridian can give us a lot of problems. They have a lot of speed and quickness, they've played a lot of good teams. It just depends how well we can adjust to their speed and how well we play."
Meridian topped Lourdes Central Catholic 42-39 in the D1-1 District Final at Crete Friday night.
The Mustangs are a tough team, and should not be taken lightly or for granted.
The Bluejays should win, but Meridian isn't your typical 8 seed, in my opinion.
GACC has to come out and play the way they did against Weeping Water, and leave the Mustangs in the dust.
The Bluejays have to put away Meridian early so they can coast to the easy win, and get ready for their semifinal game on Friday.
I think this GACC team is the team to beat in this state tournament. Pender or Dundy County-Stratton could have something to say about that, but when it's all said and done, I look for the Bluejays to hoist the State Championship Trophy on Saturday and receive gold medals.
GACC is a fixture at the state tournament, and has been a very good team for a very long time.
The Bluejays are experienced, veteran laden, and well seasoned so that should really benefit GACC.
This is an experience of a lifetime for these girls, and they have to enjoy it.
Tip-off is set for 9:00 a.m. at Lincoln Southwest.
Stracke says his team likes the early start time. "Actually we probably play our best games in the morning. Seems like whenever we get morning draws down at state that we play really well. And it's kind of nice cause then you have the rest of the day to work on other things and just enjoy the day and experience down there."
The Bluejays, who are seeking their first state title since 2012, are appearing at state for the 20th consecutive year.
Thursday's game can be heard on 107.9 the Bull.
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