Alloway returns to coach Lutheran boys

Eric Alloway, recently hired as the Warriors’ boys basketball coach, is returning to the school where he began his high school coaching career.

Super-State boys basketball teams, 2007-08

Selections are based on nominations received from coaches and staff observations.

Final area boys basketball leaders, 2007-08

Statistics submitted by area coaches.

Ryly Jane Hambleton: Omaha Central showed its versatility

Omaha Central wound up its three-peat in the Class A state boys basketball championship with a display of versatility and diversification.

Final boys basketball rankings, 2007-08

Omaha Central hit its stride at the right time, although a surging Bellevue East almost ended the Eagles' reign.

Class B: Beatrice wins state title

Mike Fox hit two free throws with 2.4 seconds left, intercepted a last-second, full-court pass and led the Orangemen to their third state title since 1998 with a 39-36 victory against Elkhorn on Saturday at the Devaney

Class C-1: St. Cecilia wins title; Pierce takes third

In a Class C-1 championship game where points were tough to come by for three quarters, it was only fitting Hastings St. Cecilia’s defense finally got the Bluehawks’ offense going.

Class C-2: Elmwood-Murdock downs Grand Island CC for title

Finally, Elmwood-Murdock’s boys basketball team had a wow factor. The team that all season won games with efficiency and tenaciousness, which disdained flashiness, stood before a blinding set of

Class D-1: Eikmeier scores 43 in Bergan win

The Iowa State recruit set the Class D-1 single-game and tournament scoring record.

Class D-2: Falls City Sacred Heart wins championship

Falls City Sacred Heart’s Bryce Ebel stepped up big when his team needed it most Saturday and sparked the fourth-ranked Irish to a 66-54 win against second-ranked Pleasanton in the Class D-2 champions