Terry Douglass, Central Nebraska Today
GRAND ISLAND — Grand Island Central Catholic broke open a tight game with a decisive 14-3 run spanning the third and fourth quarters on the way to a 51-38 win over Adams Central in the Class C-1, Subdistrict 9 final Thursday night.
Top-seeded GICC (21-5), ranked No. 3 by the Omaha World-Herald, found its rhythm from long range in the second half, hitting 5 of 8 from beyond the arc and finishing 7 of 18 overall.
Crusader Braylon Wolfe led all scorers with 13 points, while Thomas Birch and Conner Haney each posted double-doubles. Birch finished with 12 points and 13 rebounds and Haney added 10 points and 10 boards.
Adams Central (15-9) hung with the Crusaders early, leading 11-9 after the first quarter and heading into halftime tied at 20. Brodie Luksan scored 11 points to pace the Patriots, who briefly regained the lead at 28-27 on Luksan’s 3-pointer with 3:52 left in the third.
From there, GICC seized control. The Crusaders’ 14-3 surge pushed the margin into double digits, where it stayed for most of the fourth quarter.
GICC 51, Adams Central 38
Adams Central (15-9)……….11 9 11 7—38
GICC (21-5)……………………..9 11 18 13—51
ADAMS CENTRAL—JJ Foster 3, Riley Propp 9, Brodie Luksan 11, Trey Slechta 7, Kowen Rader 8.
GICC—Braylon Wolfe 13, Jack Alberts 9, Thomas Birch 12, Conner Haney 10, Brandon Cloud 4, Isaac Urbanski 3.
