LINCOLN — The Gretna East Griffins held Waverly to 26% shooting and earned a 38-34 win on Friday night.

The victory puts the 7-seed Griffins in the state final in just the second year of the program.

Neither side found its offense in the first half and Gretna East led 16-10 at the break. The teams started to hit shots in the third quarter and exchanged the lead a couple of times before the Griffins pulled ahead with 2:50 left in the quarter. They held the lead the rest of the way and made enough free throws down the stretch to seal it.

The Griffins will match up with #1 Omaha Skutt at 6:15 p.m. Saturday at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

Gretna East… 8, 8, 11, 11 = 38

Waverly…….. 5, 5, 12, 12 = 34

Gretna East: Williams 15, Defini 11, Larock 5, Levinson 3, Pfaff 2, Wadsworth 2

Waverly: Christiansen 16, Jackson 9, Kottman 3, Lambrecht 3, Harms 3