The C2-4 District Final: #4 Alma Falls to #13 EMF in District Final Saturday Evening
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Alma hosted EMF in the C2-4 district final on Saturday evening. The teams, of course, were playing for the chance to advance to the NSAA Boys State Basketball Tournament next week. #13 EMF defeated #4 Alma, 50-46 in an excellent game.
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In the first couple of minutes of the opening quarter, you could tell there was a bit of a feeling-out process between the two teams. But Alma got their offense going as the quarter went on. Alma led 15-7 heading to the second.
The second quarter opened up with a nice lob pass from Creighton Lynch to Zavier Mitchell, and it was slammed home. Talk about making a statement to start the period. Alma led 20-7 at one point, but EMF cut the deficit to 20-13 with 3:33 to go before halftime. Alma maintained a 22-17 lead at the intermission.
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The Bobcats countered with a big start in the third quarter, tying things up at 23-23. It looked like, for a moment, Alma was going to run away, but the Bobcats knocked down three three-pointers late in the third quarter to keep it close. Alma led 37-34 going to the final quarter
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Early in the fourth quarter, the three-point shots were still falling for EMF. Keltyn Kirchhoff got a triple to give the Bobcats a two-point lead, 42-40, with about 5:45 in the fourth. The Bobcats used an effective 2-3 zone, making it very hard for the Cardinals to get clean looks. In the final seconds, EMF missed five straight free throws, giving the Cardinals a chance. Grady Bresson broke that streak by hitting a free-throw to give EMF a 50 to 46 lead with about seven seconds to go. That is how the game finished with EMF defeating Alma.
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For Alma, Tucker Biskup had 26 points, and Zavier Mitchell had 11 points.
For EMF, Grady Bresson had 17 points, Kelton Kirchhoff had 14 points, and AJ Milton had 11 points.
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Alma finished their season with a record of 25-2.
EMF advances to the state tournament with a record of 18-7, which runs March 11th-14th, 2026 in Lincoln
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