The 2024 Panhandle Athletic Conference basketball tournament will take place on Friday and Saturday in the Chicoine Center on Chadron State’s campus.
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The conference includes local high schools Sioux County, Crawford, Hay Springs, Hemingford, Morrill, Hyannis and Edgemont.
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Other than the number one seed in each bracket, teams played each other earlier this week. On the girl’s side, #3 Edgemont will meet #2 Morrill in one side of the semifinals while #1 Hay Springs plays #4 Crawford.
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Crawford defeated Hyannis 54-17 and Edgemont beat Hemingford 38-24 on Monday.
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There are only six girls’ teams entered, compared to seven boy’s teams. Crawford and Sioux County are combined for high school girls’ basketball.
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The boy’s bracket #1 seed is undefeated Hay Springs. The Hawks will play #4 Crawford in one semifinal game while #3 Morrill is the home team against #2 Hyannis on the other side.
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In Tuesday’s pre-tournament games, Crawford beat Hemingford 46-36, Morrill beat Sioux County 47-25 and Hyannis was victorious over Edgemont, 58-32.
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The tournament begins at 12:15 pm on Friday with Edgemont and Sioux County boys facing off for a spot in the 5th and 6th place game on Saturday.
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A complete schedule and brackets can be found below.
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Friday, January 19, 2024
Game 1 (Boys)– Edgemont vs Sioux County – 12:15 pm
Game 2 (Girls)– Hay Springs vs Crawford – 2:00 pm
Game 3 (Boys)– Hay Springs vs Crawford – 3:45 pm
Game 4 (Girls)– Edgemont vs Morrill – 5:30 pm
Game 5 (Boys)– Morrill vs Hyannis – 7:15 pm
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Saturday, January 20, 2024
Game 1 (Girls)– Hyannis vs Hemingford (5th/6th place) – 10:00 am
Game 2 (Boys)– Hemingford vs (Winner of Friday Game 1) – 11:45 am
Game 3 (Girls)– Losers of Friday Games 2 and 4 (3rd/4th place) – 1:30 pm
Game 4 (Boys)– Losers of Friday Games 3 and 5 (3rd/4th place)– 3:15 pm
Game 5 (Girls)– Winners of Friday Games 2 and 4 (Championship) – 5:00 pm
Game 6 (Boys)– Winners of Friday Games 3 and 5 (Championship)– 6:45 pm
