Higher seeds dominate boys MUDECAS quarterfinals, semifinals set

BEATRICE, NE — The teams that entered the MUDECAS Boys Basketball Tournament quarterfinals Tuesday went undefeated on the day, although some were tested, setting up the semifinals for Thursday. 

Through the quarterfinal round, three of the four defending MUDECAS champions are still alive to repeat. The only champion from last year to be knocked out was the Johnson-Brock boys, who won the B Division title in 2022. This is guaranteed to change during the semifinal round, however, as the defending Girls A and B Division champs — Falls City Sacred Heart and BDS — are matched up in this year's A Division semis. 

Also of note, BDS, Exeter-Milligan, Palmyra and Parkview Christian each sent both their boys and girls team through to the semifinals. 

Here's the results from Tuesday's games:

BOYS B DIVISION

No. 1 Pawnee City def. No. 8 Meridian 57-29
No. 2 Diller-Odell def. No. 7 Lewiston 50-43
No. 3 BDS def. No. 6 HTRS 58-21
No. 4 Exeter-Milligan def. No. 5 Sterling 50-36

BOYS A DIVISION

No. 1 Freeman def. No. 8 Johnson County Central 56-41
No. 2 Parkview Christian def. No. 7 Southern 75-53
No. 3 Palmyra def. No. 6 Falls City Sacred Heart 43-38
No. 4 Tri County def. No. 5 Johnson-Brock 44-36

Note: Click here to see the girls quarterfinals results

That sets up the following semifinal matchups on Thursday, Jan. 12.

Ol' Red 99.5 and KWBE will broadcast select semifinal games on Thursday. You can see which below along with the full schedule. Ol' Red and KWBE will broadcast all four championship games on Friday and Saturday. 

B DIVISION SEMIFINALS (at Beatrice Middle School)

GIRLS

No. 2 Meridian vs. No. 6 Exeter-Milligan at 4 p.m. - Listen on KWBE (1450 AM, 94.7 FM)
No. 1 Lewiston vs. No. 4 Palmyra at 5:30 p.m.

BOYS 

No. 1 Pawnee City vs. No. 4 Exeter-Milligan at 7 p.m.
No. 2 Diller-Odell vs. No. 3 BDS at 8:30 p.m. - Listen on Ol' Red (99.5 FM)

A DIVISION SEMIFINALS (at Beatrice Municipal Auditorium)

GIRLS

No. 2 BDS vs. No. 3 Falls City Sacred Heart at 3:30 p.m. - Listen on Ol' Red (99.5 FM)
No. 1 Johnson-Brock vs. No. 4 Parkview Christian at 5 p.m.

BOYS

No. 1 Freeman vs No. 4 Tri County at 6:30 p.m. - Listen on KWBE (1450 AM, 94.7 FM)
No. 2 Parkview Christian vs. No. 3 Palmyra at 8 p.m.

Following Thursday's semifinals, the girls consolation, third-place and championship games will be played Friday, Jan. 13. 

The boys consolation, third-place and championship games will be on Saturday, Jan. 14.