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Lincoln East District Basketball Preview

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The Spartan boys basketball team has a tough road to make it to state, but don’t count this team out.  They’re ranked 2nd in their district but, they happen to be in the same district as Norfolk who is the #1 seed.  Norfolk is one of the best shooting teams in the state and are a hard team to stop because of Logan Strom.  The Spartans went to Norfolk just over a week ago and were blown out because Norfolk hardly missed any shots in the first half and the Spartans struggled to come back in the 2nd half.  

The team plays Fremont on Saturday at East in the first round of districts, and that could be an interesting game.  The Fremont Tigers came 2nd in state last year but have struggled to reach the same level as last year; this year they are 9-14.  Lincoln East has already beat Fremont this season on the 61-47 in early January.

It has been Coach Campbell’s goal since the beginning of the year to get the team to state, and this is the year to do it. It is no doubt that Coach Campbell can coach, he’s done a great job this season.  The team missed out at state last year when they lost at home in the district championship to Norfolk, and it could be the complete opposite this year as the Spartans could be going to Norfolk for the district championship next Tuesday.

The champion of the district has an automatic spot in the state tournament and it’s been the been a dream of almost every player of the Spartans to be able to play at the Pinnacle Bank Arena.  The state basketball tournament is one of the biggest weekends of the year and it’s where young athletes dreams, aspirations, and hard work get put to the test.  The feeling inside the arena is just electric.

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