State Tournament Field Set in Classes D-1 & D-2……Almost

<p>Even after all the district finals, there is still some drama unfolding in Class D-2.</p> <p>With all the results in, one wild card is still up for grabs in Class D-2. Either Mead or Giltner will get the final wild card and it all depends on the outcome of Saturday's Class C-2 Sweet 16 match between Archbishop Bergan and Sandy Creek. Huh?</p> <p>If Archbishop Bergan wins its match against Sandy Creek, it will remain a Tier 1 team when it comes to computing NSAA wild card points. If Bergan loses to Sandy Creek, Bergan drops to a Tier 2 team. Mead played Bergan twice this year, meaning Mead could lose six wild card points if Bergan drops to Tier 2. Currently, Mead has a very slight lead over Giltner for the final wild card spot. But, if Mead loses those six points, it would actually drop below Giltner and Giltner would be headed to state.</p> <p>Regardless if it's Mead or Giltner that goes to state, that team will be the #6 seed in the state tournament based on wild card standings of all the other qualified teams. Below is a recap of all the district final action from last night and the projected state tournament pairings.</p> <p><strong>D1-1 at Norris:</strong> Johnson-Brock def. Meridian 25-16, 25-16, 26-24</p> <p><strong>Fallon Stutheit</strong> had 19 kills, 10 digs and 4 1/2 blocks to lead the Eagles past Meridian. <strong>Kaitlynn Simon</strong> added nine kills while <strong>Brynn Westenburg</strong> had 29 assists and 15 digs for Johnson-Brock.</p> <p><strong>Halle Pribyl</strong> had nine kills for Meridian and <strong>Rylee Pieper</strong> added seven. <strong>Erin Johnson</strong> had 21 assists.</p> <p><strong>D1-2 at Wahoo:</strong> Clarkson/Leigh def. Lourdes CC 15-25, 25-22, 25-15, 25-20</p> <p><strong>D1-3 at Neligh-Oakdale:</strong> Elkhorn Valley def. Elgin/PJ 25-23, 25-23, 25-19</p> <p><strong>Hannah Ollendick</strong> had 20 kills and <strong>Sierra Rystrom</strong> added 13 as Elkhorn Valley upset Elgin Public-Pope John. <strong>Bree Werner</strong> had 18 digs for Elkhorn Valley and <strong>Amber Miller</strong> had 33 assists.</p> <p><strong>Grace Henn</strong> had 13 kills for EPPJ and <strong>Paige Meis</strong> added 11 kills and 15 digs. <strong>Allyson Wemhoff</strong> had 17 assists and <strong>Nicki Payne</strong> had 13.</p> <p><strong>D1-4 Shelby: </strong>Heartland def.Humphrey/LHF 18-25, 25-20, 25-19, 25-21</p> <p><strong>Taylor Quring</strong> had 25 kills while<strong> Kyra Dick</strong> added 10 and <strong>Rhianna Wilhelm</strong> had nine as Heartland defeated Humphrey-LHF. Quiring also had a team high 19 digs for the Huskies and Wilhelm finished with 43 assists.</p> <p><strong>D1-5 at Grand Island CC:</strong> Blue Hill def. Overton 25-22, 25-12, 27-29, 25-13</p> <p><strong>Kacey Allen</strong> had 20 kills and <strong>Rylee Kohmetscher</strong> had 14 to lead Blue Hill to the district title. <strong>Brianna Danehey</strong> had 25 digs and <strong>Jamie Bonifas</strong> had 41 assists.</p> <p><strong>Rachel Ecklund</strong> led Overton with 14 kills while <strong>Gracie Grote</strong> had 11. <strong>Jaycee Wallace</strong> finished the match with 37 assists and 21 digs.</p> <p><strong>D1-6 at Ogallala:</strong> Bertrand def. Crawford 25-6, 25-7, 25-5</p> <div class="subscriber-only"> <p><strong>D2-1 at Beatrice:</strong> Exeter-Milligan def. Falls City SH 25-20, 37-35, 25-15</p> </div> <div class="subscriber-only"> <p><strong>D2-2 at Norfolk Catholic:</strong> Humphrey St. Francis def. Wynot 25-11, 25-16, 16-25, 25-18</p> <p><strong>Caitlin Jarosz</strong> had 10 kills while <strong>Logan Wemhoff</strong> and <strong>Bridget McPhillip</strong> added 8 and<strong> Tara Foltz</strong> had seven for Humphrey St. Francis. <strong>Allie Kosch</strong> had 28 digs for the Flyers and McPhillips had 29 assists.</p> </div> <div class="subscriber-only"> <p><strong>D2-3 at Albion:</strong> Ewing def. Riverside 25-21, 21-25, 25-22, 25-21</p> </div> <div class="subscriber-only"> <p><strong>D2-4 at Kearney Catholic: </strong>Elwood def. Red Cloud 25-21, 13-25, 21-25, 27-25, 15-8</p> </div> <div class="subscriber-only"> <p><strong>D2-5 at North Platte:</strong> Mullen def. Brady 25-18, 25-19, 23-25, 25-21</p> </div> <div class="subscriber-only"> <p><strong>D2-6 at Bridgeport:</strong> Hyannis def. Potter-Dix 25-23, 25-21, 25-21</p> </div> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="https://prepdig.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Screen-Shot-2017-11-02-at-9.44.04-PM.png"></a></p> <p><a href="https://prepdig.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Screen-Shot-2017-11-02-at-9.59.00-PM.png"></a></p> <div class="subscriber-only"> </div> <div class="subscriber-only"> </div>