Big plays late lead Beatrice to Class B win

LINCOLN - The defending champs in Class B made championship-type plays late to advance to the semifinals.

Six-seed Beatrice scored five points in the final minute, completing an impressive comeback in their 38-35 win over three-seed Scottsbluff on Monday.

The Orangemen trailed by as much as 11 in the third quarter after a 12-0 run by the Bearcats to open the second half, but a corner three by Shelton Crawford followed by a lay-in off a steal by Luke Feist sealed it for Beatrice.

The defending champs will face two-seed Roncalli Catholic in the semifinals on Wednesday.

GAME SUMMARY

BEATRICE (17-6)         - 10  6  8 14 - 38 

SCOTTSBLUFF (21-6) -  4 11  14  6 - 35

STATS:

BEATRICE: Tucker Timmerman - 12 pts, Luke Feist - 10 pts, Elliot Jurgens - 8 pts, Crew Meints - 5 pts, Shelton Crawford - 3 pts

SCOTTSBLUFF: Austin Thyne - 11 pts, Tyler Harre - 9 pts, Taten Talkington - 8 pts, Kellon Harris - 3 pts, Trevor Schwartz - 2 pts, Michael Mickey - 2 pts