For those who never had the pleasure of watching Rick Hesse coach a basketball game, watch his son, Joe, coach Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family — it's a mirror image ... including the success.

The Howells-Dodge Jaguars and the Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family Bulldogs were quite familiar with each other ahead of the Class D1 championship.

LINCOLN — After pulling one of the biggest upsets of the tournament in the opening round of the Class C1 Nebraska state tournament, Wayne found itself in the consolation game Saturday morning after a semifinal loss Friday night.

LINCOLN — Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family came from 10 points down entering the fourth quarter to defeat Howells-Dodge for the Class D1 state championship Saturday morning at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

LINCOLN — Here are some notes and quotes from the first three days of the boys state basketball tournament.

LINCOLN — Both Bancroft-Rosalie/Lyons-Decatur Northeast and Hartington Cedar Catholic ended up in a game they didn’t want to play.

LINCOLN — Hastings Adams Central used its length and athleticism to stymie a young Wayne team in a 52-40 victory over the Blue Devils in the Class C1 semifinals on Friday at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

LINCOLN — Consolation games are "like a box of chocolates," as Forrest Gump once said.

LINCOLN — For the first time in three years, the Bancroft-Rosalie/Lyons-Decatur Northeast Wolverines will not compete for the Class C2 championship as they dropped their semifinal bout with the Yutan Chieftains 49-47 on Thursday night at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

LINCOLN — Grand Island Central Catholic waltzed into the Class C2 Nebraska Boys State Basketball Championships with a lofty seeding and a 22-4 record.

LINCOLN — The Howells-Dodge Jaguars started slowly but found their groove to throttle the Burwell Longhorns 76-45 on Thursday afternoon at Pinnacle Bank Arena in the Class D1 semifinal. The loss put an end to Burwell’s undefeated season.With the Longhorns behind by just one point at halftime…

LINCOLN — Humphrey St. Francis and Falls City Sacred Heart collided here at Pinnacle Bank Arena in the Class D2 boys state basketball semifinals in a rematch of last season’s title game.

LINCOLN — O'Neill St. Mary's quest for its first state championship since 2012 came to an abrupt end Thursday morning at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

LINCOLN — Two teams that met back in the West Point-Beemer Holiday Tournament at the end of December met again here at Lincoln East High School in the opening round of the Class D2 boys state basketball tournament on Wednesday.

LINCOLN — Going into the Class C1 state tournament, Wayne believed it had nothing to lose. And, the seventh-seeded Blue Devils played like it against Kearney Catholic on Wednesday evening.

LINCOLN — It was neck and neck with 2 minutes to go in the third quarter. Then the two-time defending C2 state champion, No. 6 Bancroft-Rosalie/Lyons-Decatur showed its state tournament experience by going on a 14-1 run and left Lincoln Northeast with a 59-43 victory against No. 3 Bridgeport…

LINCOLN — Second-seeded Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family led by as many as 13 and gave up the advantage with 1:38 left in the game.

LINCOLN — The Howells-Dodge Jaguars stymied the usually potent Walthill Blujays en route to a 68-49 win in the Class C1 quarterfinal Wednesday afternoon at Lincoln Southeast.

LINCOLN — As a senior, Myles Thoene is expected to lead his team, and he hit the shot of shots on Wednesday.

LINCOLN — Pierce struggled mightily in the first half, and by the time the Bluejays got going offensively, two-time defending champion Auburn only stretched its lead even further.

LINCOLN — After an exit in the opening round of the Class D2 state basketball tournament last season, the O’Neill St. Mary’s boys powered through an opening-round 62-50 win over Osceola at Lincoln East High School on Wednesday.

Upsets, blowouts and nail-biters fill the air in Lincoln every year. Schools from around the state come to make history and hang up a banner.

Bancroft-Rosalie/Lyons-Decatur will be heading to the Class C2 state basketball tournament on Wednesday in Lincoln as the two-time defending state champion in Class C2.