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ARAPAHOE’S ZACK KERNER (on top) takes down Elkhorn Valley’s Chris Petersen during the Nebraska High School State Wrestling Champion-ships at CenturyLink Center in Omaha on Friday. Kerner won his match, advancing to the Championship today (Saturday).

By BUCK MAHONEYHub Sports Editor

OMAHA — Most people didn’t have Arapahoe’s Zack Kerner picked to win the Class D 182-pound state wrestling championship.

But don’t call his semifi nal win over second-ranked Chris Petersen of Elkhorn Valley an upset.

“Everyone coming in here is 0-0. Everyone’s the same,” the Arapahoe junior said after his 2-1 victory Fri-day. “It wasn’t an upset, it was just smart wrestling.”

Kerner (33-3) scored a fi rst-period

takedown to account for his only two points.

Then he allowed an escape and kept from being turned to his back for the entire third period.

His points came when Petersen used the same move once too often, reaching in and grabbing for

Kerner’s head and neck.

“Every day in practice, we do a drill to block it and go in. That’s

‘Smart’ wrestling gets Kerner a shot at Class D title

A Wise WinnerSTATE WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS

Class D

KCHS boys knock off LPC champsStars avenge conference tournament loss vs. AC

By DAVID MUELLERSpecial to the Hub

KEARNEY — It takes a solid effort to hold any caliber of a team scoreless through an entire quarter, especially a team that has put up over 70 points on four different occasions.

Kearney Catholic did exactly that. The Patriots couldn’t climb all the way back from a scoreless second quarter.

With hard-nosed defense and clutch free-throw shooting down the stretch from sophomore Brady Holtmeier,

the Stars were able to upend Adams Central Friday night, 52-49.

Kearney Catholic’s 14-0 run in the second quarter provided them with the

much-needed momentum they were desperately seeking.

Despite their drought, the Patriots battled back after the break, scoring 18 points in the third quarter to set the score even going into the fi nal quarter.

As both teams exchanged scores, KC

grabbed a late one-point lead after Zack Jackson nailed a 3-pointer at the 2:37 mark.

“I thought we played extremely

well especially after the fi rst quarter. Defensively we held them to 49 points, and that’s the team that lit us up for 70 points a few weeks ago.” Kearney Catholic coach Scott Carlin said. “I thought our communication was so much better, and we took better shots. Anytime you play in a big game, you have to take care of the ball — you’ve got to do the little things.”

Adams Central coach Zac Foster acknowledged their second-quarter struggle as a difference-maker.

“Kearney Catholic’s game plan to

Lincoln SE spoils KHS’ senior night

Helen Glatter, Kearney Hub

KEARNEY CATHOLIC’S BRADY Holtmeier (14) scrambles for a loose ball with Adams Central’s Evan Lindblad Friday night at Cope Coliseum.

By CONNOR O’GARAHub Sports Writer

KEARNEY — It was not the senior send-off the Kearney High boys hoped for.

In a game where the Bearcats never led in the second half, they played catch-up against

a Lincoln Southeast team that had no problem playing spoiler on Friday night.

A 52-48 loss to the four-win Knights was not the plan KHS coach Scott Steinbrook had in mind to close out the regular season.

“I feel horrible for our seniors,” he said. “In a perfect world, you come out on senior

night and everybody plays great, you win going away, all 14 guys get in the game. That scenario did not unfold at all.”

Doing the damage for Southeast was Sam Morris, who delivered a game-high 20 points on 8-of-14 shooting. He, Jace Anderson and Trevor Dockum provided an offensive boost that put KHS on its heels early.

A 6-0 Lincoln Southeast run quickly

Doug Welliver, Kearney Hub

KEARNEY HIGH BRIAN Arp (55), battles Lincoln Southeast’s Sterling Smith (32) Fri-day night at Kearney. Kearney lost the game 52-48.

Storm fall to Stars in another shootout

LINCOLN — A late comeback by the Lincoln Stars (14-23-5) resulted in a 3-2 shootout loss for the Tri-City Storm (26-

11-6) at the Ice Box on Friday night.

Storm forwards Nick Master and Jake Wahlin scored for Tri-City, while Jared Rutledge made 25 saves, and both Chris Wilkie and Cody Milan scored in the shootout.

Master gave the Storm the early lead with a power play goal at 11:01 of the opening

period. Garrett Gamez made the pass to get the fi rst assist, while Mason Appleton was credited with the second helper on the play.

The Storm had a chance to extend their lead in the middle frame when Appleton

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By BUCK MAHONEYHub Sports Editor

OMAHA — William Bloom knew his road to a state championship wouldn’t be easy.

Now he’s there.Bloom, of Elm Creek, defeated Cen-

tral Valley’s Trey Nikoliczak 4-2 Friday night in the Class D 126-pound semi-fi nals at the state tournament at Centu-ryLink Center Omaha. Bloom’s victory earns a rematch today (Saturday) with Amherst’s Kalen Klingelhoefer, who defeated Colby Erickson of Winside, also by a 4-2 score.

“It feels pretty good,” Bloom said.

“I’ve got Klingelhoefer, he’s a good kid. I wrestled him at districts and I beat him.”

That score was 2-0 and it was the fi rst time the two met this year because Klingelhoefer didn’t wrestle in the Fort Kearny Conference Tournament.

Their championship match is one of two head-to-head match-ups between FKC foes — heavyweights Tanner Hircock of Amherst and Zach Zeleski of Overton will meet for the fourth time. And, from the D-3 District, Brandt Florell of Amherst will take on

HUB TERRITORY FINALISTS

Class B152 – Brian Messersmith, Cozad (43-3) vs. Ty Snyder, Syracuse (34-2)160 – Dakota Hernandez, Lexington (45-3) vs. Chase Nelson, Beatrice

(43-1)Class D

126 – Kalen Klingelhoefer, Amherst (25-9) vs. William Bloom, Elm Creek (44-6)

132 – Brody Lewis, Franklin (37-6) vs. Brandt Florell, Amherst (31-8)145 – Colton Lammers, Pleasanton (44-1) vs. Clay Dickinson, Friend

(34-13)152 – Devin Dibbern, Amherst (45-2) vs. Zemua Baptista, Friend (39-1)182 – Zack Kerner, Arapahoe (34-3) vs. Jaylon Sturdivant, Maxwell

(38-0)220 – Payton Schake, Amherst (39-2) vs. Taylor Alcorn, Crawford) (26-5)285 – Zachary Zeleski, Overton (40-1) vs. Tanner Hircock, Amherst (33-5)

Rick Tucker, Kearney Hub

ELM CREEK’S WILLIAM Bloom gains an advantage over Central Valley’s Trey Nekoliczak during the Class D 126-pound semifi nals match of the Nebraska High School State Wrestling Championships at CenturyLink Center in Omaha on Friday. Bloom won his match and advanced to the Championship today (Saturday).

Elm Creek’s Bloom earns way to 126-pound fi nals

SIX BEARCATS STILL IN CONTENTION

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REGIONAL PREP SCHEDULE NBA

NHL

SPORTS ROUNDUP

SPORTS ON THE AIR

CORRECTIONS

SCOREBOARD

SATURDAY, FEB. 21

BOYS BASKETBALL1:30 p.m.

Hershey at Lexington5 p.m.

Wilcox-Hildreth at Harvard7:30 p.m.

Cozad at McCookSouth Loup at S-E-M

WRESTLINGTBA

State Tournament at Omaha

Park and Rec taking youth soccer registrationsThe Kearney Park and Recreation Department is taking regis-

trations for U11-14 Boys and Girls Recreational Soccer League. Hired Park and Recreation coaches will lead the teams. One

practice will be led by University of Nebraska at Kearney Wom-en’s Soccer Coach John Maessner. The league will play at Ted Baldwin Park on Mondays and Thursdays, March 30-April 20. Cost for this league is $31 if registered by Monday. To register or for more information, contact the Park and Recreation Depart-ment, at 237-4644, or stop by 2005 First Ave.

Local youths win Elks Hoop Shoot, advance to RegionalThe Nebraska Elks Association held the annual State Hoop

Shoot contest in York on Feb. 7 at the York Middle School. The District event was directed by the District Director, Greg Wil-liams and hosted by the Kearney Elks Lodge. It provided six area contestants that competed in the State Shoot.

The girls state event qualifi ers were Shayln Safranek (Merna), Carly Jensen (Cozad) and Avery Campbell (Broken Bow).

The Boys Division sent Ben Johnson (Kearney), Carter Mann (Burwell) and Oliver Combs (Kearney). Advancing to the Elks Region 8 contest in Denver on March 13-14 were Ben Johnson for the 8-9 Boys Division and Cater Mann in the 10-11 Boys Division.

They will compete against the state event winners from Colora-do, Kansas and Wyoming. The Region 8 contest will provide six winners (three girls, three boys) to complete in Springfi eld, Mass in April for the national title.

SATURDAY TELEVISION

AUTO RACING9:30 a.m.

FS1 — NASCAR, Sprint Cup, “Happy Hour Series,” fi nal practice for Daytona 500, at Daytona Beach, Fla.

11 a.m.FS1 — NASCAR, XFINITY Series, pole qualifying

for Alert Today Florida 300, at Daytona Beach, Fla.2:30 p.m.

FS1 — NASCAR, XFINITY Series, Alert Today Florida 300, at Daytona Beach, Fla.

MidnightESPN2 — NHRA, qualifying for Carquest Auto

Parts Nationals, at Chandler, Ariz. (delayed tape)BOXING4:45 p.m.

HBO — Champion Gennady Golovkin (31-0-0) vs. Martin Murray (29-1-1), for WBA/WBC/IBO mid-dleweight title, at Monaco

GOLFNoon

TGC — PGA Tour, Northern Trust Open, third round, at Pacifi c Palisades, Calif.

2 p.m.CBS — PGA Tour, Northern Trust Open, third

round, at Pacifi c Palisades, Calif.8 p.m.

TGC — LPGA, Women’s Australian Open, fi nal round, at Black Rock

HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING3 p.m.

NET — Nebraska High School State Wrestling Championships

MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL10 a.m.

ESPNU — South Florida at East Carolina11 a.m.

ESPN — Minnesota at WisconsinESPN2 — UMass at VCUESPNEWS — Oklahoma at Texas TechFOX — Seton Hall at St. John’s

NoonCBS — Florida at LSUESPNU — Kansas St. at Baylor

1 p.m.ESPN — Teams TBAESPN2 — Teams TBAESPNEWS — West Virginia at Oklahoma St.NBCSN — Dayton at Duquesne

1:30 p.m.FOX — Villanova at Marquette

2 p.m.ESPNU — Penn St. at Northwestern

3 p.m.ESPN — Teams TBAESPN2 — Teams TBANBCSN — Drexel at Northeastern

5 p.m.ESPN2 — Virginia Tech at NC State

6 p.m.ESPN — Auburn at Kentucky

6:30 p.m.ESPNU — Tennessee at Mississippi

7 p.m.ESPN2 — Georgia at Alabama

8 p.m.ESPN — UCLA at Arizona

8:30 p.m.ESPNU — Cincinnati at Houston

9 p.m.ESPN2 — Gonzaga at Saint Mary’s (Cal)

MOTORSPORTS6 p.m.

FS1 — AMA Supercross, at AtlantaNHL HOCKEY

9 p.m.NBCSN — Los Angeles vs. San Jose, at Santa

Clara, Calif.SOCCER8:55 a.m.

NBCSN — Premier League, teams TBA11:30 a.m.

NBC — Premier League, Newcastle at Manches-ter City

WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL11 a.m.

BTN — Nebraska at IndianaFSN — Iowa St. at West Virginia

1 p.m.BTN — Michigan at Minnesota

6 p.m.BTN — Iowa at Ohio State

WOMEN’S COLLEGE GYMNASTICS8 p.m.

BTN — Oklahoma at Michigan

SATURDAY RADIO

HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING9 a.m.

KXPN AM (1460)/KICS AM (1550) OR KKPR FM (98.9) — State Wrestling Reports (9 a.m. to 7 p.m.)

MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL4 p.m.

KHAS AM (1230) — Northwestern at Hastings7:15 p.m.

KGFW AM (1340) — Fort Hays State at UNKWOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

10:45 a.m.KLIQ FM (94.5) — Nebraska at Indiana

1:45 p.m.KHAS AM (1230) — Northwestern at Hastings

5:15 p.m.KGFW AM (1340) — Fort Hays State at UNK

USHL HOCKEY6:50 p.m.

KLIQ FM (98.9) — Lincoln at Tri-City

SUNDAY TELEVISION

AUTO RACING11 a.m.

FOX — NASCAR, Sprint Cup, Daytona 500, at Daytona Beach, Fla.

7 p.m.ESPN2 — NHRA, Carquest Auto Parts Nationals,

at Chandler, Ariz. (same-day tape)COLLEGE WRESTLING

11:30 a.m.BTN — NWCA National Duals Finals

GOLFNoon

TGC — PGA Tour, Northern Trust Open, final round, at Pacifi c Palisades, Calif.

2 p.m.CBS — PGA Tour, Northern Trust Open, final

round, at Pacifi c Palisades, Calif.MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

NoonCBS — Ohio St. at MichiganFSN — W. Kentucky at Middle Tenn.

1:30 p.m.NBCSN — La Salle at Saint Louis

2 p.m.BTN — Iowa at NebraskaFS1 — Utah at Oregon

3 p.m.ESPNU — Evansville at Wichita St.

3:30 p.m.NBCSN — William & Mary at Hofstra

4:15 p.m.BTN — Indiana at Rutgers

5:30 p.m.ESPNU — Florida St. at Virginia

6:30 p.m.BTN — Michigan State at Illinois

7:30 p.m.ESPNU — Washington at Washington St.

NHL HOCKEY11:30 a.m.

NBC — Washington at Philadelphia2:30 p.m.

NBC — Boston at Chicago7 p.m.

NBCSN — Dallas at MinnesotaSOCCER5:55 a.m.

NBCSN — Premier League, West Ham at Tot-tenham

8:05 a.m.NBCSN — Premier League, Leicester City at

Everton10:10 a.m.

NBCSN — Premier League, Liverpool at South-ampton

WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL11 a.m.

ESPN2 — Duke at NC State1 p.m.

ESPN2 — Rutgers at Michigan St.2 p.m.

FSN — Old Dominion at Louisiana Tech3 p.m.

ESPN2 — California at StanfordWOMEN’S COLLEGE SWIMMING

8 a.m.BTN — Big Ten Women’s Swimming and Diving

Championship

SUNDAY RADIO

MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL2 p.m.

KHAS AM (1230) — Iowa at NebraskaNBA

7 p.m.KXPN AM (1460)/KICS AM (1550) — Memphis

at PortlandUSHL HOCKEY

2:50 p.m.KLIQ FM (94.5) — Tri-City at Sioux City

If you see anything inaccurate in the paper, call the Kearney Hub news-room at 237-2152 or 800-950-6113.

UNK

Feb. 21 — BSB: at Central Oklahoma, Noon (DH)FEB. 21 — WBB: FORT HAYS STATE, 5:30 P.M.FEB. 21 — MBB: FORT HAYS STATE, 7:30 P.M.Feb. 21 — SB: Minnesota State-Mankato, 9 p.m. (at St. Cloud,

Minn.)Feb. 22 — BSB: at Central Oklahoma, Noon.Feb 22: — SB: Wayne State, 12:30 p.m.; Augustana, 2:30

p.m. (at St. Cloud, Minn.)Feb. 26 — WBB: at Northeastern Oklahoma, 5:30 p.m.Feb. 26 — MBB: at Northeastern Oklahoma, 7:30 p.m.FEB. 27 — BSB: NORTHEASTERN, OKLAHOMA, 3 P.M.Feb. 27-28 — WR: NCAA Super Regional, 9 a.m.

TRI-CITY STORM

SAT., FEB. 21 — LINCOLN 7:05 P.M.Sun. Feb. 22 — at Sioux City 3:05 p.m.FRI., FEB. 27 — SIOUX CITY, 7:30 P.M.SAT., FEB. 28 — SIOUX CITY, 7:05 P.M.Thur., March 5 — at Fargo 7:05 p.m.Fri., March 6 — at Fargo 7:05 p.m.Tue., March 10 — at Lincoln 7:05 p.m.FRI., MARCH 13 — LINCOLN 7:30 P.M.SAT., MARCH 14 — OMAHA 7:05 P.M.FRI., MARCH 20 — DES MOINES 7:30 P.M.SAT., MARCH 21 — DES MOINES 7:05 P.M.FRI., MARCH 27 — FARGO 7:30 P.M.

KHS BEARCATS

Feb. 19-21 — WR: State at Omaha.FEB. 24 — GBB: DISTRICT, vs. Lincoln North Star, 7 p.m.,

KearneyFEB. 26 — GBB: DISTRICT, TBAFeb. 26-28 — SW: State at LincolnFeb. 28 — BBB: District, TBAFEB. 28 — WR: STATE DUALS CHAMPIONSHIPMarch 3 — BBB: DistrictMarch 5-7 — GBB: StateMarch 12-14 — BBB: State

KCHS STARS

Feb. 19-21 — WR: State at OmahaFeb. 24 — BBB: Subdistricts, vs. Cozad, 7 p.m., LexingtonFeb. 26 — BBB: Subdistricts, TBAFeb. 26 — SWIM: State Diving @ Lincoln, TBAFeb. 27 — GBB: Districts, vs. Central City, 7 p.m., Hastings

CollegeFeb. 27-28 SWIM: State @Lincoln, TBAMarch 19 — TENN: at GICC INVITATIONAL, 9 A.M.March 19 — BSOC/GSOC: @York, 5 P.M.March 20 — TRK: @UNK Indoor Invitational, 1 P.M.March 21 — BSOC/GSOC: Scottsbluff/Gering @ North

Platte, 11 A.M.

MISC.

Feb. 21-22 — BKB: Midway Snow Jam Youth TournamentFeb. 28 — Roller Derby: Heartland Hellcats vs. Platte Valley

Roller Vixens at Grand IslandMarch 1 — IFB: Nebraska Danger at Green Bay, 3 p.m. March 7 — IFB: Wichita Falls at Nebraska Danger, 7 p.m. March 14 — IFB: Nebraska Danger at Wichita Falls, 7 p.m. March 21 — FB: Farley Braves at Kearney Hawks, 3:30 p.m.March 21-22 — BKB: Kearney Blowout Youth TournamentMarch 27 — IFB: Iowa Barnstormers at Nebraska Danger, 7

p.m. March 28 — Roller Derby: Platte Valley Roller Vixens vs. Heart-

land Hellcats at North Platte

PREP BASKETBALL RESULTS

WHAT’S AHEAD

STANDINGS

STANDINGS

FRIDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS

FRIDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS

■ Eastern ConferenceAtlantic Division

W L Pct GBToronto 37 17 .685 —Brooklyn 22 31 .415 14½Boston 20 32 .385 16Philadelphia 12 42 .222 25New York 10 44 .185 27

Southeast Division W L Pct GBAtlanta 43 12 .782 —Washington 33 22 .600 10Miami 23 30 .434 19Charlotte 22 30 .423 19½Orlando 18 39 .316 26

Central Division W L Pct GBChicago 34 21 .618 —Cleveland 34 22 .607 ½Milwaukee 31 23 .574 2½Detroit 22 33 .400 12Indiana 22 33 .400 12

■ Western ConferenceSouthwest Division

W L Pct GBMemphis 39 14 .736 —Houston 36 18 .667 3½Dallas 37 20 .649 4San Antonio 34 21 .618 6New Orleans 27 27 .500 12½

Northwest Division W L Pct GBPortland 36 18 .667 —Oklahoma City 29 25 .537 7Denver 20 34 .370 16Utah 20 34 .370 16Minnesota 12 42 .222 24

Pacifi c Division W L Pct GBGolden State 43 9 .827 —L.A. Clippers 36 19 .655 8½Phoenix 29 26 .527 15½Sacramento 19 34 .358 24½L.A. Lakers 13 41 .241 31

■ Eastern ConferenceAtlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GAMontreal 58 37 16 5 79 154 130Tampa Bay 60 36 18 6 78 195 160Detroit 56 32 14 10 74 163 143Boston 58 28 21 9 65 151 154Florida 57 26 19 12 64 141 157Ottawa 56 23 23 10 56 159 160Toronto 59 23 31 5 51 163 180Buffalo 59 17 38 4 38 109 200

Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GAN.Y. Islanders 59 39 19 1 79 193 165N.Y. Rangers 57 35 16 6 76 181 142Washington 59 32 17 10 74 176 147Pittsburgh 58 32 17 9 73 163 146Philadelphia 58 24 23 11 59 155 170Columbus 56 26 27 3 55 149 173New Jersey 58 23 26 9 55 130 157Carolina 57 21 29 7 49 129 155

■ Western ConferenceCentral Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GANashville 58 39 13 6 84 177 137St. Louis 58 38 16 4 80 184 142Chicago 59 35 19 5 75 175 138Winnipeg 60 30 20 10 70 166 162Minnesota 58 30 21 7 67 162 154Dallas 58 27 23 8 62 181 185Colorado 59 25 23 11 61 154 166

Pacifi c Division GP W L OT Pts GF GAAnaheim 59 36 16 7 79 176 167Vancouver 58 33 22 3 69 165 155Calgary 59 32 23 4 68 171 156San Jose 60 30 22 8 68 170 172Los Angeles 57 27 18 12 66 159 151Arizona 58 20 31 7 47 131 194Edmonton 60 17 33 10 44 139 203

NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

■ Warriors 110, Spurs 99Stephen Curry had 25 points and 11

assists, Klay Thompson scored 20 and the Golden State Warriors returned from the All-Star break to beat the San Antonio Spurs 110-99 on Friday night.

■ Cavaliers 127, Wizards 89LeBron James set aside fi rst-half foul

trouble to fi nish with 28 points in only 25 minutes Friday night, and Kyrie Irving scored 25 points, helping the surging Cleveland Cavaliers overwhelm the Washington Wizards 127-89.

■ Raptors 105, Hawks 80Lou Williams made seven of 10 3-point-

ers and scored 26 points and Toronto routed Atlanta in a matchup of the Eastern Conference’s top teams.

■ Heat 111, Knicks 87With Chris Bosh hospitalized in South

Florida for tests and Goran Dragic not yet available, eight of nine Miami players scored in double fi gures and the Heat beat New York.

■ Bucks 89, Nuggets 81Khris Middleton scored 15 points,

John Henson added 14 and Milwau-kee beat Denver in its fi rst game since tweaking its roster at the NBA trade deadline.

■ Pistons 100, Bulls 91Andre Drummond had 18 points and

20 rebounds to lead short-handed Detroit past Chicago.

■ Pacers 106, 76ers 95Rodney Stuckey scored a season-high

30 points off the bench, C.J. Miles added 17 and Indiana beat Philadelphia for its fi fth victory in six games.

■ Mavericks 111, Rockets 100Devin Harris scored 17 points, Al-Fa-

rouq Aminu set season highs with 17 points and 12 rebounds, and balanced Dallas held on to beat Houston.

■ Timberwolves 111, Suns 109Kevin Martin scored 28 points and

Andrew Wiggins added 20 to lead Minne-sota past Phoenix.

■ Magic 95, Pelicans 84Victor Oladipo scored 22 points,

and Nik Vucevic had 18 points and 13 rebounds in Orlando’s victory over New Orleans.

■ Jazz 92, Trail Blazers 76Gordon Hayward scored 20 points,

and Trey Burke had 19 points off the bench to help Utah beat Portland.

■ Mavericks 111, Rockets 100Devin Harris scored 17 points,

Al-Farouq Aminu set season highs with 17 points and 12 rebounds, and the balanced Dallas Mavericks held on to beat the Houston Rockets 111-100 Friday night.

■ Rangers 3, Sabres 1Rick Nash had a goal and assist, and

Mackenzie Skapski stopped 24 shots in his NHL debut in the New York Rangers’ 3-1 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Friday night.

Carl Hagelin, on a breakaway, and Mats Zuccarello also scored for New York. The Rangers improved to 8-1-2 in their past 11, beat Buffalo for the sixth straight time, and extended their road winning streak to a season-best fi ve straight.

■ Blues 5, Bruins 1Vladimir Tarasenko became the young-

est St. Louis player to score 30 goals in 23 years, getting the last two scores in the Blues’ victory over Bruins.

Tarasenko’s 30th of the season capped the four-goal second and he got his 31st midway through the third. At 23 years, 65 days, he’s the team’s youngest 30-goal scorer since Brendan Shanahan got his 30th at 23 years, 63 days in 1991-92.

■ Aavalanche 4, Blackhawks 1Tyson Barrie had two goals and an as-

sist, Gabriel Landeskog scored for the fi fth straight game, and Colorado beat Chicago.

Colorado used a pair of costly inter-ference penalties on Chicago to win for just the third time in its last eight games. Brad Stuart added his second goal of the season when goaltender Corey Crawford badly misplayed his dump in from center ice, punctuating a frustrating performance for the Blackhawks.

■ Wild 4, Oilers 0Devan Dubnyk stopped all 15 shots he

faced for his sixth shutout of the season, leading Minnesota past Edmonton.

The former Oilers goalie now has fi ve shutouts in 16 games for Minnesota since being acquired in a trade with Arizona on Jan. 14. He improved to 5-0 this season against Edmonton.

■ Devils 4, Canucks 2Mike Cammalleri scored twice in New

Jersey’s victory over Vancouver.Jordin Tootoo and Patrik Elias also

scored, defenseman Adam Larsson had three assists and Cory Schneider had 21 saves against his former teammates to give New Jersey points in 12 of its last 14 games (9-2-3) at the Prudential Center.

■ Hurricanes 2, Maple Leafs 1Eric Staal had a goal and an assist and

Carolina beat Toronto to sweep the three-game season series.

Jordan Staal had the other goal for the Hurricanes. Carolina goalie Cam Ward, playing in his 499th NHL game — all for the Hurricanes — had 23 saves. Bran-don Kozun had his fi rst NHL goal for the Maple Leafs.

■ Ducks 6, Flames 3.Ryan Getzlaf scored a fl uke tiebreaking

goal midway through the third period to key the Anaheim Ducks’ fi ve-goal outburst in the fi nal 14 minutes in a 6-3 victory over the Calgary Flames on Friday night.

RESULTS, SCHEDULE

RESULTS, SCHEDULE

Thursday’s GamesOklahoma City 104, Dallas 89L.A. Clippers 119, San Antonio 115

Friday’s GamesIndiana 106, Philadelphia 95Orlando 95, New Orleans 84Toronto 105, Atlanta 80Detroit 100, Chicago 91Miami 111, New York 87Minnesota 111, Phoenix 109Cleveland 127, Washington 89Dallas 111, Houston 100Milwaukee 89, Denver 81Utah 92, Portland 76Sacramento 109, Boston 101Golden State 110, San Antonio 99Brooklyn 114, L.A. Lakers 105

Saturday’s GamesOklahoma City at Charlotte, 6 p.m.New Orleans at Miami, 6:30 p.m.Phoenix at Chicago, 7 p.m.Toronto at Houston, 7 p.m.Sacramento at L.A. Clippers, 9 p.m.

Sunday’s GamesCleveland at New York, NoonAtlanta at Milwaukee, 2:30 p.m.Washington at Detroit, 2:30 p.m.Philadelphia at Orlando, 5 p.m.Golden State at Indiana, 5 p.m.Denver at Oklahoma City, 6 p.m.Charlotte at Dallas, 6:30 p.m.Memphis at Portland, 8 p.m.Boston at L.A. Lakers, 8:30 p.m.

Thursday’s GamesVancouver 5, N.Y. Rangers 4, SOBuffalo 3, Philadelphia 2, SOFlorida 3, Montreal 2, SON.Y. Islanders 5, Nashville 2Columbus 2, Pittsburgh 1Washington 5, Winnipeg 1San Jose 5, Dallas 2

Friday’s GamesNew Jersey 4, Vancouver 2Carolina 2, Toronto 1N.Y. Rangers 3, Buffalo 1St. Louis 5, Boston 1Colorado 4, Chicago 1Anaheim 6, Calgary 3Minnesota 4, Edmonton 0

Saturday’s GamesN.Y. Islanders at Washington, 11:30 a.m.Nashville at Philadelphia, Noon

Winnipeg at Toronto, 6 p.m.Columbus at Montreal, 6 p.m.Florida at Ottawa, 6 p.m.Carolina at New Jersey, 6 p.m.Anaheim at Edmonton, 6 p.m.Pittsburgh at St. Louis, 7 p.m.Detroit at Dallas, 7 p.m.Tampa Bay at Arizona, 7 p.m.Los Angeles vs. San Jose at Santa Clara, CA, 9 p.m.

Sunday’s GamesWashington at Philadelphia, 11:30 a.m.Boston at Chicago, 2:30 p.m.Nashville at Buffalo, 5 p.m.Vancouver at N.Y. Islanders, 5 p.m.Florida at Pittsburgh, 65p.m.Tampa Bay at Colorado, 6 p.m.Columbus at N.Y. Rangers, 6:30 p.m.Dallas at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Arapahoe 42, Alma 34Archbishop Bergan 76, Oakland-Craig 41Ashland-Greenwood 68, Malcolm 38Aurora 56, Holdrege 36Bancroft-Rosalie 70, Pender 16Battle Creek 76, O’Neill 42Bayard 63, Banner County 35Beatrice 54, York 41Bellevue West 93, Omaha Central 54Bennington 74, Blair 55Bertrand 54, Cambridge 48Bishop Neumann 70, Lincoln Christian 44Bloomfi eld 52, Wausa 37Boone Central/Newman Grove 72, Crofton 45Bridgeport 88, Perkins County 24Broken Bow 47, Minden 43Bruning-Davenport/Shickley 54, Osceola 39Burwell 49, CWC 48Cedar Bluffs 70, Clarkson/Leigh 62Clearwater/Orchard 58, Boyd County 38Columbus 67, Lincoln High 52Columbus Lakeview 63, Central City 45Conestoga 49, Weeping Water 48Creek Valley 58, Wallace 43Crete 54, Seward 47Cross County 50, Friend 37Deshler 42, Lawrence-Nelson 16Douglas County West 68, Tekamah-Herman 53Dundy County-Stratton 86, Wauneta-Palisade 50Elkhorn South 74, Omaha Northwest 59Elm Creek 63, Elwood 53Elmwood-Murdock 48, Louisville 34Eustis-Farnam 56, Medicine Valley 52Exeter/Milligan 65, Dorchester 39Falls City 58, Fairbury 35Falls City Sacred Heart 69, Lewiston 41

Fillmore Central 59, Thayer Central 57Fort Calhoun 53, North Bend Central 45Freeman 47, Sterling 25Fremont 44, Lincoln East 42Fullerton 57, Palmer 27Giltner 52, McCool Junction 50Gothenburg 75, Ogallala 48Grand Island Central Catholic 69, St. Paul 31Grand Island Northwest 56, McCook 47Gretna 41, Norris 40Guardian Angels 76, Winnebago 52Hartington Cedar Catholic 61, Norfolk Catholic 60Hartington-Newcastle 50, Randolph 42Hastings St. Cecilia 54, Centura 39Heartland 54, Doniphan-Trumbull 40Heartland Lutheran 50, Blue Hill 37High Plains Community 70, Meridian 10Hitchcock County 64, South Platte 23Homer 70, Wakefi eld 43Humboldt/Table Rock-Steinauer 60, Palmyra 50Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family 76, Plainview 61Johnson County Central 57, Auburn 31Kearney Catholic 52, Adams Central 49Leyton 69, Garden County 49Lincoln Lutheran 51, David City 43Lincoln North Star 73, Grand Island 72, OTLincoln Pius X 53, Platteview 32Loomis 64, Maxwell 45

Lutheran High Northeast 53, Howells/Dodge 45Lyons-Decatur Northeast 59, Emerson-Hubbard

55Mead 60, Johnson-Brock 40Milford 66, Syracuse 61Millard West 51, North Platte 36Minatare 63, Potter-Dix 55Mullen 62, Twin Loup 34Neligh-Oakdale 72, Niobrara/Verdigre 63Norfolk 67, Lincoln Northeast 66North Platte St. Patrick’s 65, Hayes Center 18Omaha Burke 61, Bellevue East 44Omaha Creighton Prep 56, Omaha Westside 46Omaha Nation 67, Allen 30Omaha North 57, Millard South 45Omaha South 78, Millard North 53Ord 60, Ravenna 53Osmond 71, Elkhorn Valley 33Overton 64, Gibbon 61, OTPapillion-LaVista South 69, Omaha Benson 68Pawnee City 56, Southern 40Paxton 48, McPherson County 20Pierce 45, Wayne 32Plattsmouth 74, Omaha Gross Catholic 44Pleasanton 48, Ansley-Litchfi eld 45Red Cloud 39, Franklin 13Riverside 95, Central Valley 45Sandhills/Thedford 61, Brady 38Sandy Creek 72, Tri County 51Scottsbluff 61, Gering 48Shelby/Rising City 53, Nebraska Christian 36Sidney 72, Alliance 60Silver Lake 67, Shelton 57Sioux County 64, Edgemont, S.D. 42South Loup 50, Sumner-Eddyville-Miller 45Southern Valley 63, Axtell 31Southwest 66, Maywood 26Spalding Academy 69, St. Edward 30Stanton 59, Scribner-Snyder 36

Stuart 58, North Central 38Sutton 65, Superior 24Twin River 49, Humphrey St. Francis 39Wahoo 70, Schuyler 31Waverly 70, Nebraska City 34West Holt 65, Ewing 14Wilber-Clatonia 69, Centennial 50Wilcox-Hildreth 53, Amherst 36Wisner-Pilger 66, Madison 28Wood River 67, Kenesaw 41Wynot 51, Laurel-Concord/Coleridge 38Yutan 63, Logan View 55

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Aurora 59, Holdrege 43Beatrice 53, York 42Bellevue East 48, Omaha Burke 41Bellevue West 53, Omaha Central 46Bennington 47, Blair 45Columbus 54, Lincoln High 43Crete 64, Seward 50Elkhorn 38, Omaha Roncalli 30Fremont 68, Lincoln East 47Grand Island 39, Lincoln North Star 37Grand Island Northwest 56, McCook 14Kearney 53, Lincoln Southeast 20Lincoln Northeast 57, Norfolk 50Lincoln Pius X 67, Platteview 40Millard North 62, Omaha South 48Millard South 54, Omaha North 25Millard West 58, North Platte 46Norris 38, Gretna 31Omaha Benson 68, Papillion-LaVista South 43Omaha Skutt Catholic 45, South Sioux City 44Scottsbluff 55, Gering 39Sidney 44, Alliance 34Waverly 59, Nebraska City 42

STARS: Kearney Catholic puts clamps on Adams Central to avenge LPC semis loss

play gap man and not pressure us as much was the number one thing, and number two was the second quarter. You can’t get beat 14-0 in a quarter and expect to win against somebody good,” Foster said. “I thought we had good shots for the most part, we just didn’t make them.”

Leading the offensive attack for the Patriots was post, Even Lindblad. He fi n-ished the night with a team-high 14 points. Junior guard Garrett Sittner chipped in 12

for his squad.Carlin also mentioned that rebounding

was a huge factor for his squad, as the Stars’ pulled down 29 boards.

Holtmeier tallied up a game-high 17 points for the Stars, and team-

mates Tyler Mestl and Jackson both netted 10 points on the evening.

“Our losses are to great teams. We feel like this is a great chance to show that we

can beat those great teams,” said Carlin. “Anytime you can beat a team like Adams Central that really gives you some confi -dence.”■ Kearney Catholic 52, Adams Central 49

KEARNEY CATHOLIC (15-9)Tyler Mestl 10, Zach Jackson 10, Brady Holtmeier 17, John Masker

3, Harrison Pearse 2, Cam Moore 6, Nathan Williams 3.ADAMS CENTRAL (19-4)Garrett Sittner 12, David Bohlen 11, Connor Nelson 5, Kyler Worm-

stadt 5, Cale Pleak 2, Evan Lindblad 14.Score by Quarters

KCHS 11 14 13 14 — 52ACHS 20 0 18 11 — 49

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