Warriors Earn 5th Seed, Will Play Amherst At State

The Warriors' first trip to the state boys basketball tournament in 26 years puts them right in the thick of action as the fifth seed in Class C2.

Neligh-Oakdale will meet No. 4 Amherst at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday, March 9, at Lincoln Southeast High School. The official NSAA brackets were released around 8:30 this morning. 

With a 24-3 record, this marks the first Lincoln trip for the Warriors since 1991, before any of the players were born and a third of the coaching staff. Amherst enters the game with a 23-3 record.

If the Warriors win, they 'll move on to the 2 p.m. semifinal at the Bob Devaney Sports Center on Friday. A win there would put Neligh-Oakdale in the 4:30 p.m. championship at Pinnacle Bank Arena while a loss would push the Warriors to a 9 a.m. consolation final at Lincoln East on Friday.